# Charles Fourault

> Charles Fourault is a seed investor at AFI Ventures backing Environmental Consulting and Software. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AFI Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afi-ventures)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-fourault-80679636/?ppe=1

Charles Fourault is a seed investor at AFI Ventures in Paris focused on Environmental Consulting and Software. I have spent +15 years in investment, financial advisory and entrepreneurship. Prior to founding 50 Partners & Swenson, I spent over six years in investment banking at HSBC and BNP Paribas in Paris.In 2010, I cofounded 50 Partners, the leading French accelerator funded by 50 successful entrepreneurs (founders of Blablacar, ShowRoomPrivé, LeBon Coin, Reworld Media…) dedicated to support tech & digital startups. During that period, I advised entrepreneurs on fundraising, business development and growth. In the meantime, I cofounded 50 Partners Capital, an early stage VC fund investing from 100k€ to 1M€ per project (more than 40 investments, among them TheGuarantors, Selency, Brigad, BirdOffice, Simplifield, DataDome, Sqreen,…).In 2016, I cofounded Swenson, whose mission is to connect a global community of entrepreneurs and nurture them with inspiring places, content and events.I am now Partner at Ventech, managing AFI Ventures, a seed fund investing in impact-driven startups reimagining every sector of the global economy in a fairer and more sustainable way.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Environmental Consulting | 2 | 40% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Analytics | 1 | 20% |
| Construction | 1 | 20% |
| Life Science | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vorteX-io | vorteX-io is a flood warning and forecasting system meant to monitor watercourses and reduce flood risk. It provides hydrology monitoring services with compact space-based altimeters intended to accurately measure the height of the sea surface, allowing users to get a continuous, real-time measurement of several hydrological parameters withcentimeter accuracy. | $3.2M | Seed | Jun 06, 2024 |  |
| Entroview | Entroview is a deep-tech startup specializing in battery software diagnostics. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 04, 2024 |  |
| Green Praxis | Green PRAXIS' goal is to identify value-creation opportunities from natural assets (e.g. forests, roadsides) to boost economic returns and preserve biodiversity sustainably. The diversity and complexity of data and scientific facts required to make the right decisions are very high. Information, technology and expertise are the foundation ofour automated solution. After diagnosing the biotope, candidate scenarios are tested thanks to data and AI to produce value-generating recommendations. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 20, 2024 |  |
| Dionymer | Dionymer is putting money into the circular economy by creating a method that uses microorganisms to convert industrial organic waste into biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates, or PHA, polymers. | $1.6M | Seed | Dec 05, 2023 |  |
| Optimiz Construction | Optimiz Construction is a solution to optimize the cutting and laying of materials to save time, money, and CO2. | $1.6M | Seed | Jun 12, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adi-nouvelle-aquitaine) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AQUITI Gestion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aquiti-gestion-aci) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Banque des Territoires](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banque-des-territoires) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exergon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exergon-149c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Holnest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holnest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AFI Ventures

VC Fund · Paris, France

AFI Ventures is the seed fund of Alliance for Impact, Europe's day one impact launchpad. AFI Ventures invests in impact-driven startups reimagining every sector of the economy in a fairer and more sustainable way. We are on a mission to finance up to 2 companies per month with 100K-500K€ pre-seed/seed tickets.

1 contacts available at AFI Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Charles Fourault | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-fourault |

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## FAQ

### What does Charles Fourault invest in?

Charles Fourault invests primarily in Environmental Consulting, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Charles Fourault last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Charles Fourault closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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