In 2000, Steve Jobs appointed Pascal as General Manager and Vice President for Apple EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa).

Leading a region made of more than 120 countries, he launched groundbreaking products and services such as the iPod (2001), iTunes Store (2003), iPhone (2007), the App Store (2008) and iPad (2010).

He developed an innovative Go-To-Market strategy that included the successful rollout of the Apple Premium Reseller (APR) and Apple Shops while working with CEOs and Executive Teams of over 200 retailers and 170 telecom operators.

Under Pascal’s leadership, EMEIA was consistently Apple’s fastest growing region, with annual sales increasing from $1.2bn in 2001 to $40bn in 2012.

Since 2013 Pascal has been advising executive teams of large Private Equity and European groups on how to leverage at best the digital revolution and the opportunities it creates.

Across 2014, he conducted a strategic review of Net-A-Porter for Richemont SA, advising on a full business re-engineeering before the merger with Yoox.

Before Apple, Pascal led Packard Bell to become the leading European Home Computer Company. He started his career as strategy consultant at Booz, Allen and Hamilton.

Pascal joined the 63rd Promotion of IHEDN (Institute for Higher National Defence Studies) in 2011, providing deep view on geostrategic and foreign policy matters.

In addition to his role at C4 Ventures, in 2017, Pascal was appointed by French President Macron as Ambassador for International investment and Chairman at Business France.

Eric Boustouller is a Partner at C4 Ventures, where he focuses on Future of Work where AI is paramount. He seats on the Board of portfolio company Jus Mundi and surpervises investments in Duda and Centrical.

He has been an active investor in VC  Funds (Partech, CapHorn, Acequia Capital) and startups for 12 years (Contentsquare, Codingame, Confiant, Elevo, Adriver, Jus Mundi, Lokki, Trace for Good,…) investing both directly and through Seed4Soft, a Business Angel Club that he joined since its inception in 2011.

He is also a a non-executive Director at Econocom, since September 2021, at Headmind Partners since April 2024 and Chairman of the Board at Graitec since April 2024.

Eric has spent 38 years in the Tech Industry, starting at Compaq where he held several key Marketing and Sales positions in France and across the EMEA region.

In 2002, Eric joined Microsoft where he was named President of Microsoft France in 2005. He establishes Microsoft as a true partner of the French economy and society. He was instrumental in developing and growing Microsoft’s digital ecosystem, as well as in building tight connections with research centers in France, and led the creation of the Microsoft-Inria partnership. Under his tenure, Microsoft France grew double digits annually. He became President of Western Europe & Corporate Vice President in 2012, successfully leading the business across 12 countries for 5 years.

From 2017 to 2020, he was CEO of Solocal, a French listed company where he launched an in-depth transformation plan, switching to a fully digital SAAS-like subscription model, simplifying the product portfolio, streamlining substantially the organization and hiring a highly talented management team that brought the Ebitda back to growth after a decade of decline. In 2020, he completed a financial restructuring which enabled the Company to exit the pandemic period with a new solid shareholder base.

Embodying a cosmopolitan culture, Eric served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in France between 2010 and 2012. He is a Knight of the Legion d’Honneur in France. He graduated from Sciences Po in 1986.

Mathieu Bourdié is the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations at C4 Ventures.

Mathieu has spent more than 20 years in the Private Asset industry holding several senior positions in various management companies both in France and abroad.

Prior to C4 Ventures, Mathieu was Chief Operating Officer of ODDO BHF Private Equity (2012-2022) the private asset branch of the ODDO BHF group with €2.8b AuM in Private Equity. He developed a strong and recognised knowledge in managing relationship with demanding Limited Partners, from national to international institutions as well as Family Offices. He was responsible for finance, reporting, growing management company and fund operations, and broadly all the back and middle-office duties. Previously, Mathieu spent 6 years in Madrid at Altamar CAM Partners, a fund of fund investing in primary and secondary where he was Global Head of Portfolio Management (2011-2012) and at Mercapital, the direct Iberian buyout fund where he was Chief Financial Officer (2006-2011).

Mathieu also worked from 2004 to 2006 at VPSA (former Viventures Partners), a Venture Capital fund where he was involved in financial duties as well as being Board Observer for several portfolio companies. He started his career as a Consultant in Audit and Transaction Advisory Services at Arthur Andersen (then Ernst & Young Paris) in 2001. 

Mathieu graduated from IE Business School (International Executive MBA-2009) and from Paris Dauphine University (MiM Technology & Innovation-2000). He is passionate about padel and kitesurf.

Jean is an analyst at C4 Ventures where he evaluates new investment opportunities and supports portfolio companies.

Before joining C4 Ventures, Jean earned a Ph.D. in Theoretical  Physics from Northwestern University in the US, publishing research on neutrino physics in Physical Review Letters. He later pursued an MBA at HEC Paris, where he specialized in finance and led the Venture Capital branch of the MBA Finance Club.

Jean began his career as a researcher, applying advanced mathematical and computational techniques to study some of the Universe’s most beautiful hidden secrets. He has since transitioned to venture capital, combining scientific expertise with financial insight to evaluate and support cutting-edge technologies.

Outside of work, he is passionate about tennis, hiking, and applying the scientific method to everything he encounters.

Sumeet is an Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. He focuses on accelerating start up and growth in India & Middle East for portfolio companies.

Sumeet is the Founder of IndSight Growth Partners, a strategy consulting and advisory boutique firm that assists clients and entrepreneurs on building successful businesses in Consumer, Retail, Industrial & Chemicals & recently Tech.

He works closely with top management at global and country levels on entry & growth strategy as well as M&A and strategic partnerships advisory. Prior to founding IndSight, he had over 15 years of CXO experience with leading European multinationals, twice as CEO & Country Manager for India & South Asia.

He is the President of the Indo-French Chamber of Commerce & Industry/ CCI France-India and is a Board Member of CCI France International. He is also a Member of the Global Committee of HEC Alumni.

André is Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. He focuses on hardware companies.

Most recently, André founded the consulting group 4A Consulting & Engineering to bring his expertise to Companies in Renewable Energy and Digital Innovation.

In 1992, André co-founded Soitec, a leader of the Industry 4.0. The company developed and commercialised the revolutionary Smart CutTM “atomic scalpel” technology for semiconductor fabrication. The advanced material produced by Soitec are used in almost all smartphone platforms and computing activities.

For 23 years as President and CEO, he was responsible for overseeing the strategic, operational and financial activities of the company. He built an international high tech firm in 10 countries, including 5 manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and the US. He IPO’ed his Soitec in 1999 and managed financials operations for a sum close to $1bn.

André has been nominated “Chevalier de la légion d’Honneur” and “Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite”.

Xavier is an Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. He focuses on go to market for B2B SaaS companies.

Xavier has extensive experience leading and growing go to market teams across Europe for US and non-US based SaaS vendors, including companies such as Koros, Oracle, Jive Software, Nice Systems or SuccessFactors.

He currently serves as the Senior Vice President EMEA & LATAM for Bitsight, a US based unicorn in the cybersecurity.

He also has been an active investor in startups for 5 years both directly and through Seed4Soft, a Business Angel Club that he joined in 2019, and seats at the Board of 3 of them (Dastra, OpenLake Technologies and NRicher).

David advises portfolio companies on Marketing and Merchandising with his expertise in go-to-market strategy, retail development and product marketing.

David is an entrepreneur. He founded several startups incl. Aitrak, a startup using AI to help brands and retailers maximise the visual impact of their designs and Crux. He was CEO and Head of Product Design at the video-messaging startup Wordeo from 2012 to 2015. He is a non-executive director of the shopper intelligence startup Vizualize.

Since January 2023, he is CMO at Azreco.

Between 2020 and 2022, he was CMO at OnceHub,  a B2B SAAS scale-up focusing on smart scheduling solutions that shorten time-to-engagement in all phases of the customer lifecycle.

From 2015 to July 2018, David was VP Marketing at SmartThings, a Silicon Valley startup using sensors to turn your home into a smart home, which was acquired by Samsung in 2014.

David was Director of Worldwide Retail Development at Apple from 2003 to 2011 where he was responsible for retail partner programs. Based in London, Beijing and Cupertino, he led the creation and development of the highly successful Apple Premium Reseller and Apple Shop-in-Shop programs, opening more than 2,700 premium partner stores across 60 countries to deliver more than 20% of Apple’s worldwide Mac business.

Previously, David was Head of International Sales Programs at Gap Inc where he was responsible for distribution of the Gap, GapKids, Banana Republic and Old Navy brands.

David has a MBA from INSEAD and is a Chartered Management Accountant.

Philippe Boissou is Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. He brings expertise in Scale-ups.

With 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley, Philippe has held CEO and executive positions in several companies. As a Venture Capitalist, he successfully invested $43M and generated a double-digit return. In addition to that, he has led a considerable number of management consulting projects and served on the board of 14 companies.

In 2014 Philippe Bouissou founded Blue Dots Partners where he is now the Managing Partner. Preceding that, Philippe co-managed the Milestone Group, an advisory firm serving over 220 clients. Previously, he held leadership roles as Managing Director and General Partner at Astra Venture Partners, Allegis Capital and Ventech.

Prior to becoming a Venture Capitalist, Philippe played a key role in building and managing the online Apple Store, growing its revenue from zero to $350M.

During his early career, Philippe has held roles at Matra Hachette Multimedia and G2i, Inc. as Senior VP and CEO.

Michel is an Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. He leverages his expertise in Talent acquisition to support the growth of our portfolio companies. He advises them on a number of subjects including Recruitment, Talent assessment and the Organisational evolution.

In 2003, Michel founded Lancor. He has led numerous senior executive searches for board members, C-suite, and heads of function for financial sponsors and leading international corporations throughout Europe and the Middle East. He’s able to work with large companies and small Startups with equal success.

Prior to joining Lancor, Michel was Co-Managing Partner of the Global Technology and Media Practice at Whitehead Mann, a leading executive search firm. Prior to that, he founded and managed the European Telecommunications and Internet Infrastructure Practice at Heidrick & Struggles. In his early career, Michel was Deputy Managing Director of the Benelux countries for AT&T, with responsibility for sales, business development, and customer support.

Philippe Dewost has a deep experience in deploying for the many, through both scaling and empowering. He built and ran product management for Wanadoo across its first 4 years and first million subscribers. As CEO of imsense in Cambridge, he turned proprietary, patent protected dynamic range processing into eye-fidelity^TM technology, now used half a billion times a day to enhance pictures taken with iPhones after Apple acquired the company.

While deploying Leonard, VINCI Group’s Corporate Innovation & Transformation Program, he combined a series of exploration groups ranging across 7 key future topics (Autonomous Vehicle, Climatic Resilience, AI, …) with an Intrapreneurship Program currently considered as a reference by other large Corporates.

Previously at Caisse des Dépôts, he led a €4,25 Bn digital package for the French Government – the « Investments for The Future » Programme, where he wrote the report to the Prime Minister on how to make France a more attractive destination for innovators, Tech Entrepreneurs, and foreign VCs: this report sparked “La French Tech“. He also initiated a joint Blockchain R&D effort with 27 institutions and partners.

Philippe is a senior advisor to CEOs & VCs funds, sits on Agritech SunR’s board, and serves as Keynote Speaker in international events on a large palette of tech topics.

A graduate in Physics at Normale Sup (Ulm), former Navigation Officer in the French Navy, Philippe holds a Master in Telecommunications from Telecom ParisTech and a MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs.

Christophe Frey is an Operating Partner at C4 Ventures, with over 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, operations, and management in an international context.

He holds a MS degree from PHELMA and has held various roles in design, management, and program management at STMicroelectronics in Crolles, France, for 12 years. He played a key role in establishing the Crolles2 alliance with Philips and Motorola, an experience that led to his first international professional immersion in Austin, Texas.

He then took the opportunity to join the startup SOISIC, where he served as Vice-President of Engineering before the company was acquired by Arm in 2006.

At Arm, he further enriched his international experience with a four-year stay in Silicon Valley, California. As Vice-President of Operations for the Physical IP division, he oversaw project management and quality control teams while managing the division’s operational budget.

Currently based in Sophia Antipolis, he has been the General Manager of Arm France since 2014. Under his leadership, Arm’s French entity has experienced significant workforce growth, multiplying its staff by four.

Having coordinated the management of Arm buildings globally for five years, including crisis management during the COVID-19 pandemic, he now serves as Vice-President of European Engagements. In this role, he focuses on strengthening Arm’s presence within the European semiconductor ecosystem.

Emmanuel Grenier is an Operating Partner at C4 Ventures advising portfolio companies on e-commerce and marketplace-related topics.

Emmanuel Grenier left Cdiscount in 2023, having been its CEO since 2008 and significantly expanding its operations. Under his leadership, Cdiscount’s activity grew from €800 million in 2008 to €4 billion in 2022, challenging Amazon’s dominance. In 2019, he steered Cdiscount into the BtoB market with the launch of Octopia, a marketplace technology solution, and Clogistics, a logistics service for e-retailers. A pivotal moment in his tenure was the 2014 IPO of CNOVA, Cdiscount’s parent company, on the NASDAQ. Grenier initiated a marketplace in 2011, which now accounts for 65% of Cdiscount’s activity.

Before leading Cdiscount, Emmanuel managed Casino’s Supply Chain and logistics in France from 2002 to 2008. Grenier’s career at the Casino Group started at 24, in 1995 in Poland, where he managed the Supply Chain and IT until 2002.

He is a graduate of ESC Chambéry (INSEEC).

Philippe Gillet is Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. He brings his expertise in Deep Tech related matters.

Philippe is currently Chief Scientific Officer at SICPA and a Professor at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) where he was also VP of Academic Affairs, President ad Interim and Director of the Human Brain project for 2 years. Before EPFL, he served as Chief of Staff of the French Minister for Higher Education and Research – Mrs Valérie Pécresse.

Prior to that, Philippe was Director of the CNRS Institut National des Sciences de l’Univers, President of the French synchrotron facility SOLEIL, of the French National Research Agency and Director of the Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon.

In addition to his professional career, Philippe holds several advisory board roles, including President of the Scientific Boards of both the French “Ile de France” region and of the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique.

As part of his academic experience, Philippe published more than 150 articles in international scientific journals such as “Nature” and “Science”.

Yassir Khalid advises C4 Ventures on opportunity sourcing and transaction structuring and brings extensive expertise in corporate finance and fundraising in the telecom and digital sectors.

Yassir is currently Managing Director at Torch Partners. Previously, he was Executive Director at Leonardo & Co., where he was leading the coverage of the TMT sector for the French market and was in charge of the development of the bank’s operations on the Moroccan market.

At Leonardo & Co., Yassir advised large corporations, private equity funds and start-ups on over 30 successful transactions, and played an instrumental part in transforming a 5-people boutique into a pan-European investment bank.

Prior to joining Leonardo & Co., Yassir was an M&A analyst in the telecom team at Credit Suisse First Boston in London.

A French and Moroccan national, Yassir holds an MSc in Management from HEC Paris and a joint Executive MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School.

Jean-Michel is an Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. He advises portfolio companies on all aspects relating to Field Engineering. This covers everything from the development and structuring of direct and indirect engineering teams in charge of commercial development, to product marketing and product development cycles.

Previously, Jean-Michel spent a large part of his career as a member of the Executive Committee of Apple Europe, building, developing and directing for 20 years the technical pre-sales strategy, technical relations with partners, as well as professional services in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India.

An Engineer in IT and Applied Mathematics, Jean-Michel participated in the creation and development of various start-ups in the B2B world, both in hardware and software, before joining NeXT and Apple.

Bernard Ourghanlian is Operating Partner at C4 Ventures, with over 30 years’ experience in cybersecurity.

Bernard Ourghanlian has been Chief Technology and Security Officer of Microsoft France for 25 years, he is a member of the executive committee since 2009. He represented Microsoft on a technical level to key government officials and major government agencies, general management and IT departments, standardization committees, and the education and research sectors. Working closely with Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Research, and various product groups, he actively contributed to the evolution of Microsoft’s products and solutions, particularly in OS, software development, Cloud, and Artificial Intelligence. He was instrumental in the creation of the “Bleu” company in France. He was a member of the steering committee of the joint research center created between INRIA and Microsoft Research, which he helped establish. He also served as a board member of Numeum and the University of Paris-Sud.

Before joining Microsoft, Bernard Ourghanlian was the Chief Technology Officer at Digital France, where he actively participated in the design and development of the Alpha microprocessor architecture and the various system software components supporting it. Prior to that, he was involved in the design and implementation of the first Scanner and MRI imaging techniques at Thomson. He began his career as a teacher and researcher in statistics at the University of Orsay after teaching at middle and high school levels.

Bernard Ourghanlian holds a PhD in mathematics and is the author of several specialized books on statistics and computer science, including a reference book on Alpha microprocessors.

Alain is an Operating Partner with C4 Ventures. He contributes to portfolio value creation by bringing 30 years of experience in go-to-market optimization. 

Previously, Alain was Chief Commercial Officer at Navico, a leader in marine electronics and a Goldman Sachs portfolio company, which he scaled globally, leading to a successful exit. Before that, Alain held various leading roles in the consumer tech industry and was CEO of TCL Europe, CMO at TomTom, and General Manager of EMEA at Logitech. 

Alain started his career developing the North American market for UbiSoft and has worked and lived in 7 countries across Europe and North America. He holds an MSc from EMLyon Business School and completed an executive education at IMD Business School.

Serge is an Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. He contributes to portfolio value creation by bringing his expertise in computing & AI infrastructure.

Serge is Vice President of Alliances & OEMs EMEA, France Government Affairs at NVIDIA. Focused on system design wins and key global accounts management, his responsibilities extend to overseeing Alliances & OEMs for EMEA, covering Data Centers & Cloud, Storage & ISVs to develop Artificial Intelligence & compute adoption from end to end. In this scope, Serge Palaric leads France Government affairs for the company.

Before joining NVIDIA in 2004, he spent 20 years working in the IT sector in different positions for OEMs such as Dell, Packard Bell, and NEC, but also software companies at the European level.

Serge holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Sheryl Seitz is an Operating Partner at C4 Ventures. A Marketing and Communications executive with deep roots in B2G, B2B, and B2C tech, she’s worked at large corporations including Apple and Samsung as well as a number of VC-backed, high-growth startups.

At Apple, Sheryl helped create launch strategies for iconic products including the iPod, iTunes, iPhone and App Store. At Samsung, Sheryl led the marketing effort for the Global Innovation Center, a corporate marketing group responsible for M&A, investments, and two accelerators in NY and SF. At Symantec, she led an EMEA team that created brand initiatives including product positioning and experiential events.

Most recently, she was VP Marketing & Communication at Plus One Robotics, a startup expanding the capabilities of warehouse robots with software, and then May Mobility, a startup transforming cities through autonomous vehicle (AV) technology.

In her career, she’s helped market leaders and emerging technology companies position themselves against larger competitors and accelerate growth to meet business goals.  Sheryl creates and drives brand-building and GTM strategy using a range of marketing channels.  She’s won several industry awards, and was named ‘Global Best Partner’ while at Apple. Sheryl sits on the Application Review Committee at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center in SF, where she also mentors entrepreneurs. Sheryl writes about marketing and communications for Forbes.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University.

Michel is the former Group President of Hertz International, the leading global car rental brand, where he was responsible for all of its wholly owned and franchise operations in 150 countries across all continents, outside North America.

Over his 38-year career in the constantly transforming car rental business, Michel has progressed through the organization, holding numerous leadership positions in operational, commercial, country and divisional management.

Most recently, Michel has been championing the « smart mobility » strategies for Hertz, working closely with start-ups and incubators.

Since he moved on from Hertz in April 2019, Michel is an Advisor and a Consultant focusing on Travel, Transportation and Smart Mobility.

He is the Chair of the Advisory Board for the GTTP (Global Travel and Tourism Partnership), a non-for-profit organization that supports education programs enabling each year 700,000 students from 15  countries to build careers in Travel and Tourism.

He is also an Ambassador for the WTTC (World Travel and Tourism Council), and a Foreign Trade Advisor to the French Embassy in London.

Joel is Operating Partner at C4 Ventures leveraging his expertise in strategy development, brand building, business turnaround to support international expansion of our portfolio companies.

Since 2007 Joel is the founder and CEO of CREAXIL Consulting specialized in conducting and managing consulting and development projects for corporate clients in fields of eCommerce, Hospitality, Lifestyle, Retail and Real Estate in Asia Pacific and Europe.

Prior to founding CREAXIL Consulting, Joel was President and CEO for Club Med Asia Pacific since 2001. He pioneered a new upscale strategy that he developed and implemented to make Asia Pacific the most profitable and fastest growing region. He led a turn around commercial strategy to radically transform the Club Med offer. This successful repositioning was rolled out globally in 2005.

As President of Oregon Scientific, he successfully engineered and led The @rt of Living global brand strategy. Joel previously held leadership roles at LVMH, General Electric and Bain & Company.

Joel is a Corporate Advisor on the Board of HKUST Business School.

Based in New York, Caroline is a 19+ years experienced Media & PR consultant, developing and implementing media and PR programs with a unique understanding of the communications challenges faced by European entrepreneurs coming to the USA.

Caroline was Head of Media & PR for Business France in North America, where she focused on highlighting the strength of the French economy and tech ecosystem to the US business community through high-profile events, media & PR programs.

Caroline started her career in 2000 with Pleon, the leading European Tech PR firm, handling media relations in France for global tech brands such as IBM Global Services, Phillips and American Power Conversion. She rapidly brought her experience and passion about science, entrepreneurship and innovation to develop and implement tailored media relations strategies to the emerging French startups ecosystem and moved to the United States in 2004 where she continued working as a PR consultant for various BtoB and BtoC tech startups.

She is now collaborating with the Galion Project, the exclusive French startups Entrepreneurs club founded by Jean-Baptiste Rudelle (Criteo). She is also on the executive Board of La French Tech NYC Community, playing a central role in bridging the gap between the French and local tech community. She actively supports the Women in Innovation Forum in NYC since its creation in 2016.

Caroline holds a degree in Biochemistry from Paris X University and a degree in Communications from L’EFAP Communications.

Franck Zayan is an expert in retail, e-commerce and technology.

Franck took the CEO role at Clippings, one of C4 Ventures portfolio companies. He brings along his unique experience and leadership skills in an effort to take the company to its next growth phase.

Franck started his career at Cabletron in 1994 as Manager of Information Systems before joining AOL as VP of Content and Production. At AOL he was Member of the Board of Directors, managing a team of developers, graphic/web designers and journalists.

He also participated in the development of the American payment platform IPIN before becoming COO of Gloria, the pioneer of DVD rental service in Europe. In 2004, he Co-founded Sarenza, the first online shoe retailer in France. He ran the company during 4 years as CEO, after which he created Traffic Garden in 2008 – an Online content Management and Domain Name Monetisation.

From 2011 to 2013, Franck was the head of Omnichannel and e-commerce for the Galeries Lafayette Group, a major retail chain with department stores in France, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. During his time there, annual visitors on the Galeries Lafayette Website grew from 12 million to over 40 million. He then took the role of CEO at Style.com, the e-commerce entity of Condé Nast Group. He led the company from its inception all the way to its sell to Farfetch.

Franck Zayan holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Sciences from Université Paris Sud and the New York City College.