About
Pierre-Antoine Cognard began his career in SNCF's Open Innovation department, sourcing startups to address the group's strategic and operational challenges. He later helped set up an accelerator at Amaris and worked at Kinov, a SaaS company focused on collaboration between large corporations and startups. He joined Kreaxi in 2018 as an Associate and holds a degree from Grenoble Business School with a dual specialization in entrepreneurship and finance.
Experience
- Crédit Agricole Transitions Région (CATR)Directeur d'investissementscurrent2025 — presentLyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- UI InvestissementChargé d'affaires senior2024 — 2025Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- KREAXIVC - Chargé d'affaires senior2022 — 2024
- KREAXIVC - Chargé d'affaires2018 — 2022Greater Lyon Area
- KinovBusiness Developer2017 — 2018Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- AmarisChef de projet accélérateur de startups2017Greater Lyon Area
- SNCFOpen innovation project manager2016La plaine Saint Denis
- GemstorePresident2015 — 2016Greater Grenoble Metropolitan Area
- PMI FranceCommunication Manager (student team)2014 — 2015Grenoble
- salaisons du maconnais (SA)Worker2014Pierreclos
- UPCLCommunity manager & E-marketing manager2014
- MetsoManagement control internship2014mâcon
- SMADEC (Véolia)Heating techninian2013mâcon
- SARL guéritainePyrotechnist2013mâcon
- Banque Populaire Rives de ParisIntern2013Bondy
- --Summer jobs2006 — 2013
Education
- Grenoble Ecole de Management2014 — 2018
- ESSEC Business SchoolMOOC Réussir le changement, Conduite du changement2016
- University institute of technology of DijonDUT in business, Finance2012 — 2014
- lycée montaigne (Paris)Intensive foundation degree2011 — 2012
- lycée Lamartine (mâcon)Baccalaureat scientific (mention well)2008 — 2011
Skills & more
Management20Travail d'équipe5Communication2Stratégie1Gestion de projet16Marketing9Réseaux sociaux4Comptabilité2Entrepreneuriat2Stratégie marketing1Stratégie commerciale1Project Management2
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LogistiqueOpen innovationMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointFrançaisAnglaisLanguages Chinese · English · French · Spanish
- Water Leadership Program — Mines Paris - PSL
- European first aid certification — Ministère de l'Intérieur
From Pierre-Antoine's professional profile.
Colleagues at KREAXI
Anne-Lise Flandin
Office Manager at KREAXI
Isabelle Bou Antoun
Executive Director at KREAXI
Jacqueline Renard
Secretary General at KREAXI
Lydia Vicente
Back Office Assistant at KREAXI
Maximilien Glenat
Senior Associate at KREAXI
Mélanie Barradi
Head of Investor Relations at KREAXI
Michel Dahan
Managing Partner at KREAXI
Sandra Dubos
Investment Director at Axeleo Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Pierre-Antoine Cognard work?
- Pierre-Antoine Cognard is Senior Associate at KREAXI.
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Also attended ESSEC Business School193
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Also attended lycée montaigne (Paris)1
Shared employers
Also worked at KREAXI4
Also worked at SNCF13
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