# Julien Potier

> Julien Potier is a private equity investor at NextStage AM backing Shoes. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NextStage AM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nextstage-am)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julien-potier-7649228/

Julien Potier is a private equity investor at NextStage AM in Paris focused on Shoes and Energy. Julien Potier joined NextStage AM in January 2011. He has since supported 12 companies in the portfolio, such as STPI, Greenflex, PEI, Resto-In and Arma+ in achieving their development projects, through organic growth and acquisitions, in France but also internationally, particularly in innovative industrial fields, with the expansion in a dozen ofnew countries worldwide.Before joining NextStage AM, Julien worked for 4 years in Mergers & Acquisitions at Merrill Lynch, London. Prior to that, he worked at Ernst & Young, then within the financial and strategic team of the AXA group. Julien is a graduate of EDHEC Business School and Maastricht University (MSc International Business).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shoes | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| Shopping | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aventa | Aventa is a service-providing company that offers consulting, engineering, and digitalized services to marine energy projects. | $11.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 14, 2023 | https://aventa.fr |
| FAGUO | SARL FAGUO manufactures and sells shoes and accessories. It offers adult and children shoes; accessories, such as bags and wallets; and tee shirts for men and women. The company sells its products through upscale stores, as well as online. It offers its products in Japan, Hong-Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark,Norway, Spain, and Canada. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Paris, France. | $15.9M | Private Equity | Mar 16, 2023 | http://www.faguo-shoes.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About NextStage AM

VC Fund · Paris, France

NextStage AM is a multi-strategy private equity platform investing in innovative and growth-driven mid-market companies.

1 contacts available at NextStage AM.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bastien Aversa | private Equity Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bastien-aversa |

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## FAQ

### What does Julien Potier invest in?

Julien Potier invests primarily in Shoes, Energy and Mobile startups, most often at Private Equity and Venture - Series Unknown 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.

### How do I contact Julien Potier?

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### When did Julien Potier last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Julien Potier closed in Apr 2023. 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.

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