# Philippe Vuagnat

> Philippe Vuagnat is a Series A investor at Sofimac Investment Managers backing Industrial Engineering. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sofimac Investment Managers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofimac-partners)
- Location: Lyon, France
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippe-vuagnat-094b4219/

Philippe Vuagnat is a Series A investor at Sofimac Investment Managers in Lyon focused on Industrial Engineering. Philippe Vuagnat holds a doctorate in geology from Claude Bernard University in Lyon. Geologist for four years for mining groups such as Elf Aquitaine and BRGM, he then converted into management at CESI in Lyon before taking charge for twelve years of the General Management of the incubator of projects of innovative companies Axone in the Monts duLyonnais. Philippe Vuagnat joined Sofimac Partners in November 2000 and is now Associate Director at Sofimac innovation. He is based in Lyon.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vulkam | Vulkam is an innovative microtechnology start up from the french research laboratories. | $3.9M | Series A | Feb 04, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BNP Paribas Développement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-developpement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sud Rhone-Alpes Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sud-rhone-alpes-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Supernova Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/supernova-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sofimac Investment Managers

VC Fund · Clermont-ferrand, France

Acteur incontournable du capital risque de proximité, SOFIMAC PARTNERS accompagne depuis maintenant plus de 30 ans les PME régionales dans le financement de leur développement à moyen / long terme. Répondant à la problématique de sous capitalisation des PME françaises, SOFIMAC PARTNERS intervient en fonds propres aux côtés des chefsd’entreprises quelle que soit leur problématique : Création, Développement, Transmission. Gérant 200 M€ d’actifs au travers de 16 fonds (FCPR, FCPI, SCR, FIP,…), notre groupe réalise ses investissements sur une grande variété de secteurs, couvrant aussi bien les activités traditionnelles que technologiques (chimie verte, éolien, chaudronnerie aéronautique, e-commerce, édition de logiciel, médecine nucléaire etc…)

4 contacts available at Sofimac Investment Managers.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pascal Voulton | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pascal-voulton |
| Philippe Vuagnat | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philippe-vuagnat |
| Helene Trabuchet | Participating Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helene-trabuchet |
| Mario Caria | International Director Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mario-caria |

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## FAQ

### What does Philippe Vuagnat invest in?

Philippe Vuagnat invests primarily in Industrial Engineering startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Philippe Vuagnat last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Philippe Vuagnat closed in Feb 2020. 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?

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