# Benoit Valentin

> Benoit Valentin is a private equity investor at Temasek (London) backing FinTech and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Temasek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/temasek)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoit-valentin-5544416

Benoit Valentin is a private equity investor at Temasek in London focused on FinTech and Finance. Benoit Valentin - Senior Managing Director EMEA, and Head of Private Equity Fund Investments @ Temasek Holdings

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LeapFrog Investments | LeapFrog Investments is a private equity firm specializing in growth-stage and expansion investments. It does not invest in green fields or startups. The firm invests in financial institutions, distributors for financial products, or enablers of financial services, such as administrators or technology platforms. | $500M | Private Equity | Nov 30, 2023 |  |
| LeapFrog Investments | LeapFrog Investments is a private equity firm specializing in growth-stage and expansion investments. It does not invest in green fields or startups. The firm invests in financial institutions, distributors for financial products, or enablers of financial services, such as administrators or technology platforms. | $500M | Private Equity | Mar 09, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [European Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Temasek

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

Temasek Holdings is a lender provider. The company offers debt financing and focuses on transforming economies, increasing middle-income populations, developing comparative advantages, and emerging champions. Financial services, transportation, industrial, consumer, real estate, telecommunications, media, technology, and life sciences are among theindustries served by the firm.

5 contacts available at Temasek.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beng Teck Ong | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beng-teck-ong |
| Benoit Valentin | Senior Managing Director EMEA, and Head of Private Equity Fund Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benoit-valentin |
| David Heng | Joint Head, Consumer; Head, Real Estate; Joint Head, China; Head, Japan & Korea | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-heng |
| Eric Bielke | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-bielke |
| John Marren | Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-marren |

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## FAQ

### What does Benoit Valentin invest in?

Benoit Valentin invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Financial Services startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mauritius. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Benoit Valentin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benoit Valentin closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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