# Iohan Dessard

> Iohan Dessard is a startup investor at Contrarian Ventures. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Contrarian Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contrarian-ventures)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iodessard/

Iohan Dessard is a startup investor at Contrarian Ventures. Iohan is the Finance and Operations Manager at Contrarian Ventures. Before joining Contrarian Ventures, Iohan was a Manager in the Private Equity Department of EY Luxembourg, where he specialized in the external audit of PE and VC structures. He brings 5 years of experience dealing with all stakeholders involved in the life of a Fund (i.e.:investors, service providers, institutions, etc.). Iohan holds a Bachelor of European Studies from Maastricht University and a MSc in International Business Economics & Management from KU Leuven. Born in Belgium, Iohan also had the chance to develop himself through various internal experiences in the USA, the Netherlands, Poland and Lithuania.

## About Contrarian Ventures

VC Fund · Vilnius, Lithuania

Contrarian Ventures is the Seed stage VC for the climate generation, mobilising resources for climate action in Europe & Israel with our collaborative, hands-on, founders-first approach.Benefitting from unparalleled levels of engagement with the climate tech community, our platform-based model backs the pioneers building the technology thatwill become the infrastructure of tomorrow.Given that decades of collective actions got us into the climate mess, we leverage Energy Tech Summit, Energy Tech Challengers and Climate50 to make a collaborative effort to mobilise resources and get humanity back on track to decarbonize the economy.For press inquiries info@cventures.vc

5 contacts available at Contrarian Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Darius Zakaitis | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/darius-zakaitis |
| Iohan Dessard | Finance and Operations Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iohan-dessard |
| Marc Wesselink | Partner and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-wesselink |
| Patrikas Feiferas | Investment Analyst | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrikas-feiferas |
| Robina von Stein | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robina-von-stein |

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