# Top 50 Biotechnology Angel Investors in France in June 2026 ## Bernard Majoie - Type: Angel - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care Bernard Majoie - President @ Fournier-Majoie ## Sake Bosch - Type: Angel - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Biotechnology Sake Bosch is a Founder and Managing Partner of Prime Ventures since 1999. Sake brings over 25 years of experience in marketing and sales and venture capital to Prime. Prior to founding Prime in 1999, Sake was a Senior Principal at Holland Venture and was responsible for managing investments in technology companies. Sake was involved in many ofthe Holland Venture technology investments including Applicare Medical Imaging (acquired by GE Medical Systems), BWise (acquired by Nasdaq), SQL Systems (acquired by Datastream) and Freecom (acquired by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media). Before joining Holland Venture in 1994, Sake worked as an Independent Corporate Finance Consultant focusing primarily on early stage companies. Prior to this position Sake was a Sales Executive at Securitas Group. Sake started his career in 1989 as a Strategic Market Analyst at VNU. Sake serves on the board of directors of Civolution, 4C, Dealerdirect, Digital Origin, Greetz, Forcare, SaaSPlaza, SlimPay and Takeaway.com. Previous investments include: 3mensio Medical Imaging (acquired by Esaoto), eBuddy (acquired by Booking.com), Global Collect (acquired by General Atlantic), MarketXS (acquired by Markit), Nedstat (acquired by comScore Inc.), Tridion (acquired by SDL) and Watermark (acquired by Qurius). Sake holds an M.Sc. degree in Business Administration as well as a B.A. degree in Management Science and Industrial Engineering. ## Romain Sautrau - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Agriculture, Video Romain Sautrau is a Investment Director at Supernova Invest. Romain attended INSEAD. ## Xavier Niel - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS Xavier Niel is based out of Paris, Ile-de-France and is the Co-Founder and CEO of NJJ Capital. Xavier previously worked at Worldnet as a Founder. Xavier Niel attended Saint Michel de Picpus Catholic private high school. ## Nicolas Douay - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Previously cofounder @ Keldoc - currently early stage investor @ Better Angle ## Thomas France - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Information Technology Entrepreneur, Investor ## André-Jacques Auberton-Hervé - Type: Angel - Location: Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Medical, Biotechnology Dr. André-Jacques Auberton-Hervé co-founded Soitec with Jean-Michel Lamure in 1992. As President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Auberton-Hervé is responsible for overseeing the strategic, operational and financial activities of the company.Prior to founding Soitec, Auberton-Hervé managed several joint development programs between Leti andThomson-CSF, which focused on the technological transfer from R&D to production applications. These programs included the transfer of 1.2 µm and 0.8 µm SOI CMOS for space applications. He was also in charge of several projects, which applied SOI to 3D integration, VLSI and ULSI.In July of 2005, Auberton-Hervé was elected to serve as the European representative to SEMI’s International Board of Directors. His demonstrated vision, experience and leadership capabilities within the industry contributed to his appointment to the board. Auberton-Hervé is also the recipient of the 1999 European SEMI Award in recognition of his work on Smart Cutâ„¢ technology and his overall contributions to the semiconductor industry as a whole. Auberton-Hervé is a member of the Electrochemical Society and the IEEE. ## Andrew Nutter - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, FinTech Andrew Nutter is a Co-Founder at Gama. He attended Stanford University. ## Raphaël Varane - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Sports, Apps, Drones Raphaël Varane is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team. ## Alexandre Yazdi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Gaming, Internet Alexandre Yazdi is the CEO at Voodoo. ## Sylvain Zimmer - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Food and Beverage Sylvain is a French software developer turned entrepreneur, conference organizer and angel investor. ## Lara Nuchowicz - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Product Research, Consumer Research Lara Nuchowicz ## Andreï Polukhtin - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Biopharma, Biotechnology Andreï Polukhtin ## Cyril Grislain - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Big Data, Software, Artificial Intelligence Cyril Grislain - Board advisor @ Smart Me Up ## Khaled Helioui - Type: Angel - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Software Khaled Helioui is a Partner at Plural, an early stage investment firm founded & led by entrepreneurs. We invest serious time & early stage venture capital to back the next generation of iconic founders. Plural lead investors have the scar tissue & reach to best support founders & tilt the odds for them to build legendary companiesthat can have a GDP-level impact in Europe, tackle systemic risks & address opportunity gap. ## Geoffrey Duyk - Type: Angel - Location: Tampa, Florida, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Chemical Dr. Geoffrey Duyk was a member of the Board from May 2006 through May 2011, and re-joined the Board in May 2012. Dr. Duyk is a partner of TPG Growth, LLC, an affiliate of TPG Biotechnology Partners II, L.P.Previously, he served on the board of directors and was President of Research and Development at Exelixis, Inc., a biopharmaceutical companyfocusing on drug discovery, from 1996 to 2003.Prior to Exelixis, Dr. Duyk was Vice President of Genomics and one of the founding scientific staff at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, from 1993 to 1996.Before that, Dr. Duyk was an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School in the Department of Genetics and Assistant Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.Dr. Duyk currently serves on the boards of directors of several private companies and the non-profit Wesleyan University Board of Trustees. He served on the board of directors of Agria Corporation from August 2007 to May 2009, Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (formerly Replidyne, Inc.) from 2004 to February 2009, Exelixis, Inc. from 1996 to 2003. Dr. Duyk holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Wesleyan University and Doctor of Philosophy and Medicine degrees from Case Western Reserve University. ## Rajat Khare - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Drones, Robotics, Security An Internet-age investor and a serial entrepreneur, Rajat Khare is the founder of the European (luxembourg based) investment firm -Boundary Holding. A prominent investment fund with presence in France and Luxembourg, Boundary Holding invests globally in spaces related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and allied fields such as Data Analytics andMining, Machine learning and Predictive Analytics.Each field contributes significantly to the development of various industries. Data Analytics optimizes business decisions, enhances healthcare, and fortifies cybersecurity. Machine Learning propels autonomy, refines user experiences, and advances predictive maintenance. Predictive Analytics revolutionizes finance, streamlines supply chains, improves healthcare, and tailors customer relations.Boundary Holding primarily acts as a Bridge fund for startups and organizations, facilitating funds across Safe cities, Internet of Things, Algorithmic trading, AI and Analytics. The company has a network of startup programs around the world.Rajat khare holds a Computer Science degree from IIT-Delhi, and has interned at RUCA, University of Antwerp in the Department of Mathematics. He has been a keynote speaker in over 20 major conferences and events across the globe. His work as an investor has also been cited as a case study in the course of Entrepreneurship run by Professor Patrick Turner in INSEAD Business School. He has authored various research papers published in international conferences and books, such as Data Mining V by WIT press. Rajat has co-authored Make the Move on entrepreneurship and Science of Achievement on education. Both the books reflect Rajat’s inclination towards promoting entrepreneurship and a holistic incubation of innovative solutions around the world.An active member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE), the IIT Delhi alumni association and the Indian angel network, Rajat proactively supports and encourages entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial ventures around the world. For his efforts to promote entrepreneurship, he was appreciated by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at the President’s house in 2006, spotlighting his significant role in promoting entrepreneurship on a global scale. ## Pierre Olivier Goineau - Type: Angel - Location: Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Medical, Biopharma, Health Care Pierre Olivier Goineau - President @ Neuronax ## Arthur Waller - Type: Angel - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology Arthur Waller is a co-founder of PriceMatch, a start-up aiming to industrialize and democratize yield management.Arthur studied economics and econometrics at Ecole polytechnique and Sciences Po. He first worked in economic research at the IMF and at Goldman Sachs before creating his start-up, PriceMatch, with some friends. Using theirskills in economics, econometrics, software engineering, they developed a SaaS platform offering revenue management solutions to companies. ## Guillaume Amblard - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Banking, FinTech Guillaume Amblard ## Eric Carreel - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Ride Sharing, Biotechnology, Manufacturing Eric started his career in institutional research as a researcher in the field of radio.He then co-founded Inventel and remained its President from 2002 to 2005, being recognised as one of the major architects of Triple Play in Europe. After Thomson bought Inventel, Eric became technical director of Thomson's domestic products divisionwhile creating and managing the Advanced Product Development group.Eric is an Engineer from the Industrial Physics & Chemistry Grande Ecole in Paris (ESPCI) and has a PhD in engineering from the University of Paris VI. He is the author of over fifty patents and directs the vision and innovation at Withings. ## Alain Tingaud - Type: Angel - Location: Saint-astier, Aquitaine, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Cryptocurrency Alain Tingaud is a Founder & CEO at Alain Tingaud Innovations. ## Thomas Wolf - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence Thomas Wolf ## Sebastian Lombardo - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Internet, Lifestyle Sebastian Lombardo - CEO @ Valtech ## Nicolas Morin-Forest - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Product Research, Consumer Research Nicolas Morin-Forest is the Co-Founder & CEO at GOURMEY. He attended Sciences Po. ## Fabio Mondini de Focatiis - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Information Technology Venture Partner, Eurazeo InvestmentInternational Venture Capitalist, Business Angel and SVP with >20 years experience in >20 countries, with a successful track as VC, BA and Entrepreneur in a truly global environment. Fabio is a Venture Partner in Eurazeo Investment, following their acquisition of IDINVEST Partners, a leading Europeanprivate equity firm with >9B€ AUM, focusing on Venture Capital investments in Italy across sectors and in the Smart City sector (Energy, Cleantech, Eco-mobility) worldwide. Fabio is the Founder and CEO of growth Capital, the leading Italian investment banking focusing on advising innovative, fast-growing companies on fund raising and M&A. Fabio is also an active Business Angel, with a personal portfolio of more than 30 startups. a Member of the Investment Committee of Lazio Innova. Previously Fabio has been a Senior Advisor in the European Investment Fund (EIF), leading the joint efforts of EIF and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) to establish TT Investment Funds in Italy to develop its ecosystem for Innovation. Before entering the Private Equity sector, Fabio has lead Soitec Solar Division sale after it has increased its revenues from ~2M€ to >40M€ and achieved the world record of PV Module Efficiency and Solar Cell Efficiency. He had earlier founded and lead RenEn Renewable Energy to a leading renewable energy consulting firm. Earlier Fabio has been in McKinsey, ENEL and Russell Reynolds. In ENEL, Fabio has been Head of Integration, Head of International Management, Head of HR and Organisation and member of the Board of various international companies. Fabio received his M.S. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from M.I.T. and his M.B.A. from INSEAD. He is fluent in English, Italian, French and Spanish. ## Jeanne Kehren - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Neuroscience Jeanne Kehren is the SVP Digital & Commercial Innovation & CIO at Bayer. She attended Alfort National Veterinary School - EnvA. ## Irwan Bello - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Life Science Irwan Bello is an individual investor. ## Mehdi Ghissassi - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology Mehdi Ghissassi serves as the Head of Product Management at DeepMind. ## Jacques Gardette - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Medical Device Jacques Gardette is the Founder & President of Brenus Pharma. ## Hesham Zreik - Type: Angel - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster. ## Rémi Gaston- Dreyfus - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Biotechnology Rémi Gaston- Dreyfus ## Jean-Paul Kress - Type: Angel - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Biotechnology Jean-Paul Kress ## Christophe Ricard - Type: Angel - Location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Life Science, Biotechnology, Medical Device Christophe Ricard CEO of OM Pharma ## David Helgason - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Gaming, Information Technology David is a technologist, the founder of Unity Technologies, non-exec director to others, and a restless entrepreneur with a passion for creating feedback loops between innovation and teams and products, applying new and old business models to changing industries, and pushing people to do the very best they can do.David's background is inprogramming, an assortment of university dabbling, creating companies, and helping entrepreneurs. He served as CEO of Unity Technologies since co-founding it in 2003 and until October 2014, with an unflinching vision to democratize game development, and to develop technology and business models for the next phase of the games industry. David Helgason attended the University of Copenhagen. ## Alexandre Prot - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking Alexandre Prot - Co-Founder and CEO @ Qonto ## Maxime Hurtebize - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: CleanTech, Electronics, Health Care Maxime Hurtebize is an Investment Officer - Financial Institutions at PROPARCO. He attended emlyon business school. ## Giorgio Anania - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Biotechnology Giorgio has spent more than 30 years in senior management at high-technology companies, from start-up ventures to international public companies, and has led two successful IPOs. He is chairman of Cube Optics AG and vice president of the executive board at Photonics21.Previously, Giorgio was CEO of Bookham, now Oclaro, which he grew from astart-up into a quarter-billion-dollar NASDAQ-listed public company. He also served as the vice president of sales, finance and business development for Flamel Technologies.Prior to that, he was the founder and general manager of the Miniplex DSL Business Unit at Raychem and strategy consultant at Booz Allen.He has a M.A. degree in physics from Oxford University and a Ph.D. in thermonuclear fusion from Princeton University. ## Niklas Zennström - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Internet, Apps, FinTech Niklas Zennström is CEO and Founding Partner at Atomico. He works daily with founders and sits on the boards of Farmdrop, Lilium, Pipedrive, Oden Technologies and Varjo. Niklas is an experienced technology investor and entrepreneur, having previously co-founded and managed globally successful technology companies including Skype, Kazaa andJoltid. Niklas founded Atomico in 2006. He is passionate about partnering about founders solving big challenges facing their planet with digital technology.In 2007, he co-founded Zennström Philanthropies with his wife, Catherine. They focus their efforts in two areas: human rights and the environment. Niklas also founded the Race for the Baltic, a foundation for a well-managed and sustainable Baltic Sea, one of the most threatened major bodies of water in the world.Niklas is a keen yachtsman and has won four World Championships with his yacht racing team, Rán.Niklas holds dual degrees in Business and MSc Engineering Physics/Computer Science from Uppsala University in Sweden, and he spent his final year at the University of Michigan. ## Bertrand Jacquelot - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Food and Beverage Bertrand Jacquelot is the Founding President of Projim. He attended the University of Marne-la-Vallee. ## Fidji Simo - Type: Angel - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet Fidji Simo is the CEO and Chair of the Board of Directors of Instacart. She previously worked at Facebook as a Head of the Facebook App. Fidji Simo attended HEC Paris. ## Julien Lopizzo - Type: Angel - Location: Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Legal Tech, Advertising, Digital Media Julien Lopizzo is the PDG at Major Corp. He attended emlyon business school. ## David Lamond - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Retail, Genetics, E-Commerce David Lamond ## Cédric Delorme - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, CRM Business angel investing with impact in Foodtech, Winetech, Insuretech and Fintech ## Flavien Kulawik - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care Flavien Kulawik ## Bertrand Jelensperger - Type: Angel - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Apps, Software, E-Commerce Bertrand Jelensperger is the Co-Founder and Advisory Board at TheFork. ## Olivier Pomel - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Olivier Pomel is based out of New York, New York and is the CEO and Co-Founder of Datadog. Olivier previously worked at Wireless Generation as Vice President of Technology. Olivier Pomel attended the CentraleSupélec. ## Grant Aarons - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Sustainability, Waste Management Grant Aarons - Co-Founder & CEO @ FabricNano ## Jacques Lewiner - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care Jacques Lewiner - Member of the Board of Directors @ Axilum Robotics ## Max Jamilly - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Biotechnology Max Jamilly is the Co-Founder at Hoxton Farms.