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Pietro Hughes

Investor

Member, Growth Investment Team at Astanor Ventures

Europe

About

Pietro Hughes joined Astanor in October 2023 as part of the Growth investment team, where he supports deal sourcing, due diligence, and financial analysis. He previously worked in investments and sustainability at Oxford University Endowment Management with a focus on rural assets, and interned with agriculture and food startups in Europe, an intergovernmental organization in Central Asia, and a research group in the Midwestern USA. He holds Master's degrees from the University of Oxford and Imperial College London and speaks English, Italian, and conversational Spanish.

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Invests in

AgTechFoodTech

Experience

  1. AstanorInvestorcurrent2024 — presentParis, France
  2. AstanorVisiting Analyst2023 — 2024Paris, France
  3. Oxford University Endowment ManagementAnalyst2022 — 2023Oxford, United Kingdom
  4. Oxford University Endowment ManagementResearcher2021Oxford, United Kingdom
  5. KlimStrategist2020Berlin, Germany
  6. UN Environment ProgrammeConsultant2020Bonn, Germany
  7. Realizing Increased Photosynthetic EfficiencyResearcher2018Chicago, United States

Education

  1. University of OxfordMaster of Arts, Biological Sciences
  2. Imperial College LondonMaster of Science, Environmental Technology

Skills & more

Financial Analysis
  • Private Equity Transition — Training The Street
  • Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA) — Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI)
  • Investment Management Certificate (IMC) — CFA UK

From Pietro's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford687

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Imperial College London295

Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniLoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi

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Shared employers

Also worked at Astanor34

Kanira ShahVenture Partner, Future Content Fund at IPR.VCAdrian FriederichPrincipal, Investment at FoodLabsNikolaj AbrahamsenPortfolio Analyst at Astanor VenturesEric ArchambeauSenior Managing Partner at Astanor VenturesYuhua BaiAccounting Officer at Astanor VenturesBenoit BoisseuilPartner at Astanor Ventures

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Also worked at Klim2

Matt LoganGeneral Partner at Earthshot VenturesFelix FerstlPrincipal at Ananda Impact Ventures

Also worked at UN Environment Programme7

Katie ChoiInvestor at Chaac VenturesMeryem CherifHead of Investor Relations at World FundCara TobinInvestor at Clean Energy VentureBrock DickinsonExecutive-In-Residence at Interactive Niagara Media Cluster o/a Innovate NiagaraNadja Bresous MehiganPartner Impact at XAngeYoussef HannaAnalyst at Global Ventures

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Colleagues at Astanor Ventures

Adrian Friederich
Principal, Investment at FoodLabs
Antoine Cuny
Director of Operations at Astanor Ventures
Arne Hautekiet
Investments at Astanor Ventures
Arnout Dijkhuizen
Principal at Astanor Ventures
Benoit Boisseuil
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Bruno Verjus
Advisor at Astanor Ventures
Camille Grisard
Head of Investor Relations at Astanor Ventures
Christina Ulardic
Partner at Astanor Ventures