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Julien van den Rul

Investor

Vice President at Forestay Capital

London

About

Julien joined Forestay from HarbourVest, where he worked on private equity investments across Europe, and previously was a consultant at Strategy& (formerly Booz & Co) advising on M&A and strategy in software. He focuses on verticalized AI/ML applications with strong data moats that automate enterprise workflows in legal, finance, supply chain, and industrial sectors.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTech

Experience

  1. Forestay CapitalVP - Enterprise AI & Softwarecurrent2022 — presentGreater London
  2. FonoaInvestorcurrent2026 — present
  3. PivotInvestor & Boardcurrent2026 — presentParis
  4. BuynomicsInvestor & Boardcurrent2025 — presentCologne
  5. LuminanceInvestorcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  6. K2viewInvestor & Boardcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  7. ConvelioBoard Observer2025 — 2026Paris
  8. Manta, an IBM CompanyInvestor & Board2022 — 2023Tampa, FL
  9. HarbourVest PartnersAssociate (Private Equity)2020 — 2021London / Boston
  10. Strategy&Strategy Consultant (Software M&A)2017 — 2020London, England, United Kingdom
  11. Roland BergerSummer Associate2015

Education

  1. London Business SchoolMaster of Science - MS, Business Administration and Management
  2. UCLBSc. & MSc., Mechanical Engineering

Skills & more

Microsoft Excel8Matlab4Teamwork26Problem Solving20Driven By Results15Strategy17Management10Analysis10Public Speaking4Analytical Skills3French11Project Management9
+3 moreCorporate FinanceEconomicsResearch

Languages English · French · German

From Julien's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended London Business School460

Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures

+ 454 more

Also attended UCL272

André DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at Medicxi

+ 266 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Fonoa10

Hannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesStephane KurganInvestor at Index VenturesEugene LeeInvestor at OMERS VenturesJulian JohnsonOperating Partner at AlbionVCMina MutafchievaInvestor at HV CapitalEvgenia PlotnikovaGeneral Partner at Dawn Capital LLP

+ 4 more

Also worked at Luminance4

Vasile FocaVenture Partner and Co-Founder at Talis CapitalSaqib E. AwanFounder and Managing Director at GTM CapitalVarun DoshiAssociate at Forestay CapitalSri ChandrasekarManaging Partner at Point72 Ventures

Also worked at K2view3

Jonas JeandupeuxPrincipal at Forestay CapitalDeborah PittetPartner at Forestay CapitalAyal ShiranGeneral Partner, Viola Growth at Viola Ventures

Also worked at Convelio4

Nicolas SlotineSenior Associate at Forestay CapitalJannat RajanPrincipal at Forestay CapitalDavid SainteffInvestment Partner at Global Founders CapitalFritz OidtmannInvestor at Acton Capital

Colleagues at Forestay Capital

Bin Jin, PhD
Data Science Manager at Forestay Capital
David Ephrati
Senior Associate at Forestay Capital
Deborah Pittet
Partner at Forestay Capital
Fred Wohlwend
Investor at Forestay Capital
Frederic Wohlwend
Managing Partner at Forestay Capital
Jacob Emanuel Toresson
Associate at Forestay Capital
Jannat Rajan
Principal at Forestay Capital
Jonas Jeandupeux
Principal at Forestay Capital