About
Xavier Mesnier, head of frontiers in health and bio, focuses on biology, data and advanced engineering and is an AgroParisTech-trained engineer with regulated R&D experience at Givaudan and Nitto Denko.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechRobotics
Experience
- Verve VenturesPartner - Head of Health & Bio investmentscurrent2025 — present
- Verve VenturesPrincipal2022 — 2025
- Verve VenturesInvestment Manager - France2020 — 2022
- Verve VenturesAssociate2018 — 2019Zürich Area, Switzerland
- Nitto Denko Technical CorporationIntrapreneur in Health & Bio2015 — 2017Région de Lausanne, Suisse
- NATUREXScientific Coordinator2013 — 2015United Kingdom
- University of SheffieldPhD Chemical & Biological Engineering2009 — 2013Sheffield, UK
- Nestle S.A.Master thesis2008 — 2009Région de Lausanne, Suisse
- Bonne MamanProcess Engineer2008Blois Area, France
Education
- AgroParisTechIngénieur - Meng, Paris Institute of technology for life2005 — 2009
- IMDFinance Fundamentals Executive Course2017
- IMDBeing Innovative Executive Course2017
- The University of SheffieldDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Chemical & Biological Engineering2009 — 2013
- Wageningen University & ResearchMaster of Science (MSc)2007 — 2009
Skills & more
Private InvestmentNegotiationR&D10Technology Scouting5Project Management6Product Development4Venture Capital2FinanceMarket Analysis2Due Diligence1Project Finance1Food Technology9
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Food ScienceFood IndustryIngredientsFood ProcessingResearchMaterials ScienceNatural ingredientsPowder TechnologyMicrobiologyGranulationResearch and Development (R&D)EntrepreneurshipLanguages English · French · Spanish
From Xavier's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended AgroParisTech12
Anne-Valérie BachManaging Director at CapagroPierre KienerInvestment Director at CapagroJuliette Raoul-FortésaInvestment Manager at CapagroTiphaine MuepuSenior Associate at CapagroMariliis HolmOperations & Scientific Diligence at Sustainable Food VenturesPierreInvestor at Sanofi Ventures
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Also attended IMD137
Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpDavidFormer Chief Technology Officer at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcChris EdwardsManaging Partner at Tall Grass VenturesIdil KavakliExperts | Venture Partner at 212
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Also attended The University of Sheffield52
Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesFrancois PrinslooInvestor at MedicxiRoberto BonanzingaPartner at Inreach VenturesAndy McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorRyan ProcterHead of Marketing & Communications at Nauta CapitalDr. A A Mohamed AdilMD, Bangalore Bioinnovation Centre at Seafund
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Also attended Wageningen University & Research17
Thomas van den BoezemPartner at PeakBridge VCLaura ArgelichAssociate at Ysios CapitalPavlos KalaitzoglouDirector of Research at Astanor VenturesMarcel ZijpSenior Investment Manager at Brightlands Venture PartnersLauri ReuterPartner at Nordic Foodtech VCFernando RussoAdvisor at The First Thirty
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Shared employers
Also worked at Verve Ventures5
Also worked at Nitto Denko Technical Corporation1
Also worked at NATUREX1
Colleagues at Verve Ventures
Andy Weymann
Venture Partner, Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve Ventures
Friederike Reinl
Partner, Head of Investor Relations at Verve Ventures
Lucas Laib
Partner, COO at Verve Ventures
Lukas Weber
Partner, CEO at Verve Ventures
Mike Hobmeier
Partner, Head Asset Management & Products at Verve Ventures
Romeo Bütler
Partner, CIO at Verve Ventures
Steffen Wagner
Partner, CEO at Verve Ventures
Thomas Meier
Partner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve Ventures






































