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Julien Pageaud

Investor

General Partner at Sparkle Ventures

France

Writes $250K – $2M checks · typically $750K

About

Julien Pageaud founded Sparkle Ventures, a deep tech investment firm, and brings over 20 years of investment industry experience, including a decade in PE/VC investing. Previously, he held positions as Chief Investment Officer at Nomura, worked at Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital, and served as an aerospace technology engineer at Safran Defence. He holds an engineering degree from ESIEE, a master's degree in physics from UPEM, and a master's degree in finance from ESSEC, and currently advises the Investment and Entrepreneurship Center at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.

Experience

  1. MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence)Advisor to the IECcurrent2024 — presentAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
  2. Sparkle VenturesMerchant Banking, Foundercurrent2022 — present
  3. NomuraChief Investment Officer and Tech Lead2017 — 2021
  4. Goldman SachsExecutive Director2014 — 2017
  5. Barclays Investment BankDirector2007 — 2014
  6. BNP ParibasAssociate2004 — 2006
  7. SafranComputer Vision Research Engineer2001 — 2003Paris, Île-de-France, France
  8. TotalEnergiesPhysicist2000 — 2001

Skills & more

Investment Banking41Corporate Finance25Fixed Income27Equity Derivatives8Derivatives41Private Equity7Capital Markets18Valuation7Financial Modeling7Financial Markets12Risk Management11Financial Structuring5
+12 moreFinancial AnalysisData AnalysisAIStart-upsBlockchainRuby on RailsInterest Rate DerivativesQuantitative FinanceCryptoStructured ProductsLeveraged FinanceLBO

Languages English · French · Portuguese (Brasileiro) · Spanish

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Colleagues at Sparkle Ventures

Thibaut Chessé
Partner at Sparkle Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Julien Pageaud?
Julien Pageaud founded Sparkle Ventures, a deep tech investment firm, and brings over 20 years of investment industry experience, including a decade in PE/VC investing. Previously, he held positions as Chief Investment Officer at Nomura, worked at Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital, and served as an aerospace technology engineer at Safran Defence. He holds an engineering degree from ESIEE, a master's degree in physics from UPEM, and a master's degree in finance from ESSEC, and currently advises the Investment and Entrepreneurship Center at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence.
Where does Julien Pageaud work?
Julien Pageaud is General Partner at Sparkle Ventures.
What check size does Julien Pageaud write?
Julien Pageaud typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
Where did Julien Pageaud go to school?
Julien Pageaud studied at ESSEC Business School (MSc, Finance); ESIEE PARIS (Engineer's Degree, Physics & Applications in Industrial Process); Université Paris-Est (Master of Advanced Study, Quantum Physics).

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