About
Mehdi Belkahla joined Citizen Capital in 2020 on the Growth team and currently serves as operating partner for several portfolio companies. In 2025 he launched Margin Ventures, a fund backing underrepresented entrepreneurs, in strategic partnership with Citizen Capital. He previously worked as an Associate in Rothschild & Co's Global Advisory team advising on M&A and financing across telecoms, retail and services, with earlier internships at Ardian and Morgan Stanley. He holds a degree from ESCP Business School and also studied at Queen's University in Canada.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- Margin VenturesCo-fondateurcurrent2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Citizen CapitalInvestment Directorcurrent2020 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Rothschild & CoInvestment Banking Associate2015 — 2019Paris, Île-de-France, France
- ArdianAnalyst intern2014Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Morgan StanleyAnalyst intern2013 — 2014Paris, Île-de-France, France
Skills & more
Corporate FinanceValuationCommunicationMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointCapital IQReal Estate TransactionsBloombergLBOAcquisition par empruntAnalyse financièreAnglais
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Banque d'investissementCapital-investissementEnglishFinance d'entrepriseFinance d’entrepriseFrançaisFusions et acquisitionsGestion de projetModélisation financièreProject ManagementStratégie commercialeCapital risqueLanguages Allemand · Anglais · Arabe · Français
From Mehdi's professional profile.
Colleagues at Citizen Capital
Alexis Leydet
Analyste Impact & ESG at Citizen Capital
Anas Jaballah
Co-fondateur Margin Ventures | Operating partner at Citizen Capital
Antoine Vedrenne
Partner at Citizen Capital
Aurore Aspar
Investment Director at Citizen Capital
Clara Deniau
Chief Impact Officer at Citizen Capital
Diane Roujou de Boubée
Investment Director at Citizen Capital
Diane Roujou du Paty
Operating partner | Early stage at Citizen Capital
Flora Velle-Bonvouloir
Investment Director at Citizen Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mehdi Belkahla?
- Mehdi Belkahla joined Citizen Capital in 2020 on the Growth team and currently serves as operating partner for several portfolio companies. In 2025 he launched Margin Ventures, a fund backing underrepresented entrepreneurs, in strategic partnership with Citizen Capital. He previously worked as an Associate in Rothschild & Co's Global Advisory team advising on M&A and financing across telecoms, retail and services, with earlier internships at Ardian and Morgan Stanley. He holds a degree from ESCP Business School and also studied at Queen's University in Canada.
- Where does Mehdi Belkahla work?
- Mehdi Belkahla is Operating Partner at Citizen Capital.
- What does Mehdi Belkahla invest in?
- Mehdi Belkahla invests in Impact & Social Good.
- Where did Mehdi Belkahla go to school?
- Mehdi Belkahla studied at ESCP (Master in Management, Corporate Finance); Queen's University (Master in International Business); Lycée Albert Schweitzer, Le Raincy (Classe préparatoire ECS).
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Shared employers
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