Fundraising Fox

Thibaut Chessé

Investor

Partner at Sparkle Ventures

Paris, France

Writes $500K – $2M checks · typically $750K

About

Thibaut Chessé is Director of Operations at Maresquier Partners, where he structures and executes investments in late-stage technology companies through private markets and secondary transactions, including SPV structuring and investor allocation management. As co-founder and Partner at Sparkle Ventures, he built a portfolio of 24 companies focused on AI, compute, and distributed systems, providing governance and board support to founders. Since 2019, he has also worked on institutional tokenization and CBDC programs, designing financial infrastructure involving regulation, custody, and settlement.

Experience

  1. Maresquier PartnersDirector • Operations, Structuring & Capital Deploymentcurrent2026 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  2. Sparkle VenturesPartner • Venture & Portfolio Managementcurrent2022 — present
  3. Nomadic LabsManager • Enterprise & Developer Strategy2019 — 2022Paris Area, France
  4. IBMEngineering Consultant • IT Account Management2018 — 2019Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  5. Lazard Frères GestionAnalyst • Asset Management2018Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  6. PRIMEVIEW independent researchAnalyst • Macro Research2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  7. Les EconoclastesMember • Think Tank2015 — 2019Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  8. Vaincre la mucoviscidoseVolunteer2013 — 2014Greater Toulouse Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Université Paris Dauphine - PSLMSc, CS / IT2017 — 2019
  2. Sciences Po (MSc Finance)Five Years Program | Finance2014 — 2019
  3. University of DüsseldorfErasmus | Finance, Law2016 — 2017
  4. Lycée Emilie de Rodat2011 — 2014

Skills & more

Languages Allemand · Anglais · Français

  • IBM Cybersecurity Roles, Processes & Operating System SecurityIBM

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