# Sébastien Descarpentries

> Sébastien Descarpentries is a funding round investor at Auriga Partners backing Energy. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Auriga Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/auriga-partners)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2004
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Sébastien Descarpentries is a funding round investor at Auriga Partners focused on Energy and Consulting. Partner in Auriga Partners since 1999 and Member of the Executive Board, Sébastien Descarpentries is responsible for analyzing business models and development plans of potential investments. He also handles the financial monitoring of companies within the Auriga Partners portfolio and Investor relations.Before joining Auriga, Sébastien workedfor 5 years, including 2 in England, in the financial division of an industrial group. As part of the strategic and financial development of the Group, he was responsible in particular for the study of acquisition records and prepared its IPO.Sébastien is a graduate of the French management school, the Institut Supérieur de Gestion where he studied Financial Management and Advanced Accounting, awarded by the DECF, the French institute of certified public accountants.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Consulting | 1 | 100% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OXAND | Oxand is an international consulting and solutions provider with proven capabilities, knowledge and tools for capital intensive assets. As an independent company, they deliver risk-informed decision support information that improves returns across the life cycle of their clients’ assets.Their worldwide clients are investors, owners, contractorsand managers in Energy (Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Renewables), Transport (Railways, Roads & Waterways) and Public/Private Properties (Public Infrastructures, Private & Industrial assets).Enhancing their clients’ reputations by supporting better decisions, with more than 1,150 billion Euros worth of analysed assets, they have experience that includes optimising the life cycle decisions and reducing costs by 10 to 30%; making possible life extension versus renewals; and reducing costly delays of large projects.Their solutions, supported by their Simeo™ technologies and data libraries, are fully compliant with best standards (as ISO 55000, ISO 31000, ISO 15288, NEC3…). They deliver tailored consultancy, training and IT solutions. | $1.8M |  | Jun 30, 2004 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EDF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edf-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Auriga Partners

VC Fund · Paris, France

Since 1998, AURIGA PARTNERS, an independent Venture Capital firm, has been managing several early stage funds specializing in Information Technology and Life Sciences.

5 contacts available at Auriga Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sébastien Descarpentries | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sbastien-descarpentries |
| Anne Sossou Hounto | Legal assistant | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anne-sossou-hounto |
| Arnaud-Guilhem Le Ribault | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arnaud-guilhem-le-ribault |
| Bernard Daugeras | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernard-daugeras |
| Françoise Lugand | Office manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franoise-lugand |

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## FAQ

### What does Sébastien Descarpentries invest in?

Sébastien Descarpentries invests primarily in Energy, Consulting and Oil and Gas startups, most often at Funding Round 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 Sébastien Descarpentries last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sébastien Descarpentries closed in Jun 2004. 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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