# Jean-Francois Billet

> Jean-Francois Billet is a funding round investor at Mérieux Equity Partners backing Health Care. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mérieux Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merieux-equity-partners)
- Location: Lyon, France
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Jean-Francois Billet is a funding round investor at Mérieux Equity Partners in Lyon focused on Health Care and Manufacturing. Jean-François holds a Phd in Pharmacy and graduated from ESSEC in Paris. He started his career with Pasteur-Mérieux (now Sanofi-Pasteur), the leading global vaccine manufacturer, as Southeast Asia Marketing Manager. Then Joining bioMérieux he developed the company’s initial strategy in Food Safety and Quality services, leading to the investment inSilliker (now Mérieux NutriSciences). Later, he managed Commercial and Business Development operations for bioMérieux Industry, a business Unit of bioMérieux. He then served as Principal at Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman), a strategy and management consulting firm, doing extensive work in the fields of sales force effectiveness, operational optimization and growth strategy. Prior to joining Mérieux Developpement, he served as Senior Vice-President at Mérieux NutriSciences, in charge of Strategy, M&A activities and overseeing operations in various geographical zones.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stiplastics S.A.S. | Stiplastics S.A.S. engages in designing, developing, and manufacturing medical devices for the healthcare industry |  |  | Jan 18, 2018 |  |
| Stiplastics S.A.S. | Stiplastics S.A.S. engages in designing, developing, and manufacturing medical devices for the healthcare industry |  |  | Jan 18, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gimv](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gimv) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mérieux Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/merieux-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mérieux Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/m%C3%A9rieux-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mérieux Equity Partners

VC Fund · Lyon, France

Mérieux Equity Partners (“MxEP”) is a management company dedicated to venture, growth and LBO investments in the healthcare and nutrition sectors. MxEP actively supports entrepreneurs and industrial companies with differentiated products and services, by providing privileged access to its expertise and international network. MxEP currently managesmore than €600m AUM and has recently launched a new vehicle MP3 of €350m dedicated to growth/LBO.

5 contacts available at Mérieux Equity Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Francois Valencony | Managing Partner,/founder & Executive Officer; Managing Partner & Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francois-valencony |
| Jean-Francois Billet | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-francois-billet |
| Jean-Guillaume Lafay | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-guillaume-lafay |
| Thierry Chignon | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thierry-chignon-2 |
| Valerie Calenda | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valerie-calenda |

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## FAQ

### What does Jean-Francois Billet invest in?

Jean-Francois Billet invests primarily in Health Care, Manufacturing and Medical Device startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jean-Francois Billet last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jean-Francois Billet closed in Jan 2018. 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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