# Quentin Besnard

> Quentin Besnard is a funding round investor at Ace Capital Partners backing Software. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ace Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ace-capital-partners)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/quentin-besnard-854453a3/?originalSubdomain=fr

Quentin Besnard is a funding round investor at Ace Capital Partners in Paris focused on Software and Cyber Security. Quentin Besnard - Executive Director @ Ace Capital Partners

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 17% |
| Risk Management | 1 | 17% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChapsVision | ChapsVision enables sectors with a large data footprint, such as Retail, Finance and Public Services, to successfully complete their digital transformation thanks to a highly complementary portfolio of business solutions fully integrated around a unified Customer and Product repository and a modern analysis and investigation platform. | $89.8M |  | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| ChapsVision | ChapsVision enables sectors with a large data footprint, such as Retail, Finance and Public Services, to successfully complete their digital transformation thanks to a highly complementary portfolio of business solutions fully integrated around a unified Customer and Product repository and a modern analysis and investigation platform. | $90.1M | Series C | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| ChapsVision | ChapsVision enables sectors with a large data footprint, such as Retail, Finance and Public Services, to successfully complete their digital transformation thanks to a highly complementary portfolio of business solutions fully integrated around a unified Customer and Product repository and a modern analysis and investigation platform. |  |  | Sep 28, 2023 |  |
| Egerie | EGERIE solutions are unique and efficient because they have been conceived and designed by cybersecurity experts, motivated by the desire to allow all actors (at least experienced or more expert) to carry out effective cyber security actions and Mastered. | $32.9M |  | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| Egerie | EGERIE solutions are unique and efficient because they have been conceived and designed by cybersecurity experts, motivated by the desire to allow all actors (at least experienced or more expert) to carry out effective cyber security actions and Mastered. | $32.6M | Series B | Jan 23, 2023 |  |
| ChapsVision | ChapsVision enables sectors with a large data footprint, such as Retail, Finance and Public Services, to successfully complete their digital transformation thanks to a highly complementary portfolio of business solutions fully integrated around a unified Customer and Product repository and a modern analysis and investigation platform. | $98.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 22, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [GENEO Capital Entrepreneur](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geneo-capital-entrepreneur) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Qualium Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qualium-investissement) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Banque des Territoires](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banque-des-territoires) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Jolt Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jolt-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Open CNP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/open-cnp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Ace Capital Partners

VC Fund · Paris, France

Ace invests with a sector-focused approach, active in Industrials and Technology. The firm builds partnerships with large corporates (including Airbus, Safran, Dassault Aviation, Thales, EDF, Naval Group, Sopra Steria), which invest in its funds and maintain an ongoing dialogue with the firm, enabling Ace to take a differentiated approach toinvesting. Ace provides capital for businesses going through transformation, with the ability to invest with a variety in growth, buyout, and restructuring situations. We focus on companies with a proven expertise in their market, and with high and resilient intrinsic value, but which require transformation to deliver on their potential. We act as a strategic partner to management as we transform operations, and restructure/grow the business both organically and through external growth. Ace is active throughout Europe and North America. The firm has offices in Paris, Toulouse, Bordeaux and Montreal, and accesses the global network of Tikehau Capital offices (London, Milan, Madrid, Brussels, New York, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). Investment strategies overview: - Growth Capital: investment in high/hyper growth companies raising money in Series A through C, active in the Cybersecurity and Digital Trust verticals o Investment amount: up to €50m o Sector of focus: Technology (e.g. Cybersecurity, Digital Trust) - Support Capital: development capital / special opportunities (minority or control) investments in companies requiring capital to stabilise and or grow operations o Investment amount: up to €50m o Sector of focus: Industrials (e.g. Aerospace, Defence) - Platform Capital: development capital / special opportunities (minority or control) investments in companies requiring capital to stabilise and or grow operations o Investment amount: €50-200m o Sector of focus: Industrials (e.g. Aerospace, Defence)

5 contacts available at Ace Capital Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quentin Besnard | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quentin-besnard |
| Arnaud Coustillière | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arnaud-coustilli%C3%A8re |
| Eric Zanin | Operating Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-zanin |
| Franck Crépin | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franck-cr%C3%A9pin |
| François Lavaste | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fran%C3%A7ois-lavaste |

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- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Quentin Besnard invest in?

Quentin Besnard invests primarily in Software, Cyber Security and Risk Management startups, most often at Funding Round and Series B stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Quentin Besnard last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Quentin Besnard closed in Nov 2024. Shizune tracks 6 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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