# Frederic Chesnais

> Frederic Chesnais is a post-ipo equity investor at CBI backing Apps and Metaverse. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CBI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cbi)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredericchesnais

Frederic Chesnais is a post-ipo equity investor at CBI focused on Apps and Metaverse. Frédéric Chesnais is a graduate of the French institute of political sciences (Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris) and holds degrees in Finance and in law. He started his career as a financial consultant and practised as a lawyer focused on merger and acquisitions. He then worked for Lazard from 1995 to 2000. From 2001 to 2007, he was partof the management team of the Atari Group, the videogame publisher, first as Deputy COO and Chief Financial Officer of the Group, and then as Chief Executive Officer of Atari Interactive. In 2007, he left Atari to create his own videogame production company. In 2013, he became a significant shareholder of the Atari group through the purchase of Atari securities held by BlueBay.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Metaverse | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |
| Video Games | 1 | 100% |
| Casual Games | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Animoca Brands | Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security,and new business models. | $250K | Post-IPO Equity | Dec 18, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About CBI

VC Fund



1 contacts available at CBI.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frederic Chesnais | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederic-chesnais |

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## FAQ

### What does Frederic Chesnais invest in?

Frederic Chesnais invests primarily in Apps, Metaverse and Blockchain startups, most often at Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Frederic Chesnais last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frederic Chesnais closed in Dec 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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