# Louis Tetu

> Louis Tetu is a seed investor backing CAD, Hardware and Robotics. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jan 2018
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/louis-tetu/7/116/29a
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/louistetu

Louis Tetu is a seed investor focused on CAD and Hardware. Louis Têtu is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coveo. Prior to Coveo, Louis co-founded Taleo Corporation, the leading international provider of on-demand Internet software for talent and human capital management, acquired by Oracle for $1.9B in February 2012. Louis held the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board ofDirectors from the company's inception in 1999 through 2007. In 2004, Taleo was recognized as the 11th fastest growing technology company in the United States within the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, and in 2005 it was the only software company among the Inc. 500 winners to have an Initial Public Offering.Prior to Taleo, Louis was President of Baan SCS, the supply-chain management solutions group of Baan, a global enterprise software company with more than 5,000 employees. This followed Baan's acquisition of Berclain Group inc., which he co-founded in 1989 and where he served as president until 1996. Louis is an Engineering graduate from Laval University of Canada in 1985 and in 1997 was honored by Laval for his outstanding social contributions and business achievements. He also received the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year award in the Technology and Communication category.Louis is also Chairman of the Board of PetalMD, a developer of social platforms for the medical sector, and serves on the Board of the Quebec City international airport authority. Louis is involved in private equity within technology, infrastructure projects within emerging countries, education and high school reinsertion for children from financially challenged families. Outside of his professional career, Louis is a commercially licensed helicopter pilot, a skier, a wine and travel enthusiast, and lives in Quebec with his wife and their three children.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CAD | 1 | 25% |
| Hardware | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |
| Industrial | 1 | 25% |
| Search Engine | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Series D | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vention | Vention provides the world's only AI-powered full-stack automation platform, unifying hardware, software, motion control, cloud connectivity, and Physical AI. The platform enables manufacturers to design, simulate, order, deploy, and operate automation systems through a seamless digital experience. With more than 28,000 machines deployedworldwide, Vention serves manufacturers ranging from small and midsize businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises across the automotive, consumer goods, aerospace & defense, food & beverage, and electronics industries. Customers include OpenAI, L'Oréal, Denali, Pratt & Whitney, Hershey, Boeing, Amazon, and Collins Aerospace. | $2.6M | Seed | Jan 16, 2018 | https://www.vention.io |
| Coveo | Coveo designs intelligent enterprise search and predictive insights platform that helps businesses to unlock the power of search to maximize performance. Its platform securely connects and unifies information from across on-premise and cloud applications and automatically suggests relevant information, experts, products, and services to customersas they self-serve and to employees as they work, enabling businesses to harness the full value of their IP and empower their workers with the unified and secure knowledge access. | $35M | Series D | Nov 05, 2015 | http://www.coveo.com/ |
| Coveo | Coveo designs intelligent enterprise search and predictive insights platform that helps businesses to unlock the power of search to maximize performance. Its platform securely connects and unifies information from across on-premise and cloud applications and automatically suggests relevant information, experts, products, and services to customersas they self-serve and to employees as they work, enabling businesses to harness the full value of their IP and empower their workers with the unified and secure knowledge access. | $8.2M | Series B | Dec 08, 2009 | http://www.coveo.com/ |
| Coveo | Coveo designs intelligent enterprise search and predictive insights platform that helps businesses to unlock the power of search to maximize performance. Its platform securely connects and unifies information from across on-premise and cloud applications and automatically suggests relevant information, experts, products, and services to customersas they self-serve and to employees as they work, enabling businesses to harness the full value of their IP and empower their workers with the unified and secure knowledge access. | $6M | Series A | Oct 25, 2006 | http://www.coveo.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BDC Capital Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bolt](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bolt-io) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Investissement Quebec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investissement-quebec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Tandem Expansion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tandem-expansion) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [White Star Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/white-star-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Louis Tetu invest in?

Louis Tetu invests primarily in CAD, Hardware and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Louis Tetu last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Louis Tetu closed in Jan 2018. Shizune tracks 4 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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