About
Thomas brings roughly a decade of combined operational and investment experience across European tech ecosystems, including operational roles at Jumia and Onefinestay and investing at Entrepreneurs First and EQT Ventures. His interests span next-industrial-era technologies such as closed-loop recycling, critical mineral extraction, chip manufacturing, energy sovereignty, and fusion energy.
Invests in
Circular EconomyClimate TechDeep TechEnergyNew Materials
Experience
- EQT Ventures & GrowthPrincipal2023 — 2026Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Entrepreneur FirstPrincipal - France2019 — 2023Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- onefinestayCountry Manager - Italy2018 — 2019Italy
- Jumia GroupCountry Manager - Tunisia2016 — 2018Tunisia
- Take Eat Easy (no longer trading)Regional Manager2016Greater Toulouse Metropolitan Area
- Jumia GroupHead of Sales North Africa2014 — 2016Algeria
- ReebokInternship2013Monza e Brianza, Lombardy, Italy
- TOTALInternship2011Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Skills & more
Negotiation2Management7English10Italian languages4French2Anglais7Français1Marketing7Social Media3Gestion de projet5Développement commercial3SAP Netweaver5
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Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointLanguages Anglais · Espagnol · Français · Italien
From Thomas's professional profile.
Colleagues at Contrarian Ventures
Agne Gudonaviciute
Chief of Staff at Contrarian Ventures
Benjaminas Venslovas
Data Scientist at Contrarian Ventures
Bunmi Adekore
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Christopher Brown
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Darius Zakaitis
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Eryk Frontczak
Venture Partner at Contrarian Ventures
Giedrius Muckus
Investor at Contrarian Ventures
Iohan Dessard
Finance & Operations Manager at Contrarian Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Thomas Poitrineau?
- Thomas brings roughly a decade of combined operational and investment experience across European tech ecosystems, including operational roles at Jumia and Onefinestay and investing at Entrepreneurs First and EQT Ventures. His interests span next-industrial-era technologies such as closed-loop recycling, critical mineral extraction, chip manufacturing, energy sovereignty, and fusion energy.
- Where does Thomas Poitrineau work?
- Thomas Poitrineau is Investor at Contrarian Ventures.
- What does Thomas Poitrineau invest in?
- Thomas Poitrineau invests in Circular Economy, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, New Materials.
- Where did Thomas Poitrineau go to school?
- Thomas Poitrineau studied at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Bachelor's degree); NEOMA Business School (Bachelor's degree, Management); Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Master of Science - MS).
Same school
Also attended Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore71
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Also attended NEOMA Business School59
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Shared employers
Also worked at EQT Ventures & Growth27
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Also worked at Entrepreneur First497
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Also worked at onefinestay15
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