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Laurence joined Chausson in 2017 as an analyst and quickly rose through the ranks to become a Partner in 2021. She has participated in 27 fundraising events since her arrival and has led rounds raising a total of €230m. Previously, she explored the startup side, creating a B2C travel app right after graduation, and served as Chief of Staff at a Series A stage startup called Selectionnist. Laurence graduated from the engineering school INSA Lyon and holds an MSc from HEC Paris. She also studied in South Korea
Investment banker and investor in the tech economy, Marc brings 15y of experience across the industry. He’s been advising +50 tech companies and led many transactions in SaaS and Deeptech in many verticals. Driven by public interest from the start, he co-founded Cheerup! project builder for young cancer patients. As an advisor he has applied his passion for deal-making to many exciting social & environment friendly companies. He also helped shape the VC ecosystem launching the first French Tech accelerator for 30+ scale-ups such as Content Square, Mirakl, Mano Mano... Marc graduated from EDHEC and holds a Bachelor of Philosophy
Eyal helps companies in the tech and start up environment to accelerate since 1997. He took leading financial and strategic positions in companies ranging from pre series A to post IPO, such as Alkemics, Criteo and Dell. During his career Eyal has taken a major part in several fund raising and M&A operations in Israel, France and the US. Eyal has an MBA from INSEAD, an undergraduate degree from Tel Aviv University and is a CPA (Israel).
Before joining Chausson Partners in 2019, Tarik worked in operations at Foodora (formerly Rocket Internet) before joining the VC team of Anaxago. He also gathered experience in MidCap Investment Banking within Vulcain’ team. Tarik graduated in banking and finance from Université Paris Dauphine.
Melchior joined Chausson Partners in 2019 after working in startups at different stages of growth, from series A to IPO. He first worked at Privateaser as biz dev, then at Jumia as sales ops manager. Melchior graduated from EDHEC Business School.
Prior to joining Chausson Partners in 2021, Emilien gathered experience in startups working for Diduenjoy, a SaaS startup at Station F and for Cubyn, a scale up in logistics. He also worked as a VC analyst at Kerala Ventures. Emilien graduated from EDHEC Business School specializing in strategy consulting.
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Victoire joined us in 2023 following a one-year work-study program. As a graduate of the UTC, she had the opportunity to develop technical skills as a biomedical engineer at the Turin Clinic. Combining these competences with more strategic and commercial ones thanks to the Master in Management at ESSEC, she discovered at Bpifrance the world of start-ups and innovation, which she decided to stay in.
Annabelle joined Chausson Partners in 2022 as a work-study student before being offered a permanent position in 2024. She built up her skills as a CEO’s right-hand woman in Hosman, and a VC Analyst at Pléiade Venture. Annabelle holds a degree in International Financial Analysis with a specialization in asset management from Neoma Business School, as well as a degree in Innovation and Transformation from Centrale Supélec Paris.
Prior to joining Chausson Finance in 2024, Ram acquired experience in the venture ecosystem at Ring Capital, an impact venture capital fund, where he focused on social and environmental investments. He also worked as a VC and M&A fundraising analyst at ADER Finance. Ram graduated from Polytechnique with a Masters in Economics, Corporate Finance & Data Analytics.
Pioneer of the fund raising industry in France, Christophe has over 30 years of venture capital experience. Prior to creating Chausson Finance in 1992, he was the head of two venture capital firms. Christophe leverages an unmatched track-record for fund raising. He is also a business-angel in 140+ companies and sits at several companies' boards. He started his career in the advertisement industry at Publicis and Euro RSCG. Christophe graduated from Paris Dauphine.
Laurence joined Chausson in 2017 as an analyst and quickly rose through the ranks to become a Partner in 2021. She has participated in 27 fundraising events since her arrival and has led rounds raising a total of €230m. Previously, she explored the startup side, creating a B2C travel app right after graduation, and served as Chief of Staff at a Series A stage startup called Selectionnist. Laurence graduated from the engineering school INSA Lyon and holds an MSc from HEC Paris. She also studied in South Korea
Investment banker and investor in the tech economy, Marc brings 15y of experience across the industry. He’s been advising +50 tech companies and led many transactions in SaaS and Deeptech in many verticals. Driven by public interest from the start, he co-founded Cheerup! project builder for young cancer patients. As an advisor he has applied his passion for deal-making to many exciting social & environment friendly companies. He also helped shape the VC ecosystem launching the first French Tech accelerator for 30+ scale-ups such as Content Square, Mirakl, Mano Mano... Marc graduated from EDHEC and holds a Bachelor of Philosophy
Eyal helps companies in the tech and start up environment to accelerate since 1997. He took leading financial and strategic positions in companies ranging from pre series A to post IPO, such as Alkemics, Criteo and Dell. During his career Eyal has taken a major part in several fund raising and M&A operations in Israel, France and the US. Eyal has an MBA from INSEAD, an undergraduate degree from Tel Aviv University and is a CPA (Israel).
Before joining Chausson Partners in 2019, Tarik worked in operations at Foodora (formerly Rocket Internet) before joining the VC team of Anaxago. He also gathered experience in MidCap Investment Banking within Vulcain’ team. Tarik graduated in banking and finance from Université Paris Dauphine.
Melchior joined Chausson Partners in 2019 after working in startups at different stages of growth, from series A to IPO. He first worked at Privateaser as biz dev, then at Jumia as sales ops manager. Melchior graduated from EDHEC Business School.
Prior to joining Chausson Partners in 2021, Emilien gathered experience in startups working for Diduenjoy, a SaaS startup at Station F and for Cubyn, a scale up in logistics. He also worked as a VC analyst at Kerala Ventures. Emilien graduated from EDHEC Business School specializing in strategy consulting.
Victoire joined us in 2023 following a one-year work-study program. As a graduate of the UTC, she had the opportunity to develop technical skills as a biomedical engineer at the Turin Clinic. Combining these competences with more strategic and commercial ones thanks to the Master in Management at ESSEC, she discovered at Bpifrance the world of start-ups and innovation, which she decided to stay in.
Annabelle joined Chausson Partners in 2022 as a work-study student before being offered a permanent position in 2024. She built up her skills as a CEO’s right-hand woman in Hosman, and a VC Analyst at Pléiade Venture. Annabelle holds a degree in International Financial Analysis with a specialization in asset management from Neoma Business School, as well as a degree in Innovation and Transformation from Centrale Supélec Paris.
Prior to joining Chausson Finance in 2024, Ram acquired experience in the venture ecosystem at Ring Capital, an impact venture capital fund, where he focused on social and environmental investments. He also worked as a VC and M&A fundraising analyst at ADER Finance. Ram graduated from Polytechnique with a Masters in Economics, Corporate Finance & Data Analytics.
Pioneer of the fund raising industry in France, Christophe has over 30 years of venture capital experience. Prior to creating Chausson Finance in 1992, he was the head of two venture capital firms. Christophe leverages an unmatched track-record for fund raising. He is also a business-angel in 140+ companies and sits at several companies' boards. He started his career in the advertisement industry at Publicis and Euro RSCG. Christophe graduated from Paris Dauphine.
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