Francois Chopard
Angel Investor @ Starburst Accelerator
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Francois Chopard is a seed investor at Starburst Accelerator in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Energy and Battery. François has over 20 years of experience in strategy consulting, entrepreneurship and business development.He has founded Starburst Accelerator, the 1st incubator/accelerator dedicated to aerospace start-ups.François specializes in the Aviation Aerospace and Defense industries featuring high stakes technology and has developed a wideexperience of innovation-related issues. This has led him to speak about innovation at the World Economic Forum in Davos.He works now on topics like future trends, product strategy, open innovation for companies mainly from the aerospace industry as well as investment funds.Previously to joining Impulse Partners, François was a Paris-based partner at Oliver Wyman. He was also founder and CEO of Arendi Consulting.François received his MS in Electrical Engineering from the Ecole Supérieur d’Electricité (Supélec) in Paris, France. He has started his career as an Airbus Engineer and spent two years in a US Airforce research lab.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Francois Chopard invests in
Stages Francois Chopard invests in
Countries Francois Chopard invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 1 (33%)
- Battery 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
- Aerospace 1 (33%)
- Electronics 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (33%)
- Funding Round 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Rebel Space builds software and systems to ensure mission-critical operations from Earth to deep space are secure, adaptive, and resilient to RF threats. | Seed / Mar 29, 2022 | ||
| Mobius.energy focuses on developing safe, light, fast charging, energy-dense, and rapid cooling advanced battery module. | Pre-Seed / Feb 18, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Starburst Accelerator
Starburst is a global aerospace accelerator that provides a number of programs for entrepreneurs at various stages of development. Define your plan, fine-tune your pitch, get mentorship from industry leaders and subject matter experts, obtain venture financing, and bring your product to market more quickly. Connect with the startup, corporate,government, and academic partners in the company's network.
Starburst Accelerator Contacts
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Benjamin Zeitoun
Director, Starburst Accelerator
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Lukas Oberhofer
Managing Director
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What does Francois Chopard invest in?
Francois Chopard invests primarily in Energy, Battery and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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