Valère Rames joins C4 Ventures as Investment Partner to strengthen its European early-stage focus in AI and deep tech
Paris, September 8, 2025 – C4 Ventures announces the appointment of seasoned tech VC investor Valère Rames as Investment Partner, reinforcing its European early-stage strategy in artificial intelligence and deep tech, technologies that will shape the global economy for decades to come.
Valère joins C4 Ventures’ Partners: Pascal Cagni (Founder; former VP & GM Apple EMEIA), Boris Bakech (Co-founder and Managing Partner), Eric Boustouller (former President, Microsoft Western Europe), Michel Sassano (Deep Tech Partner), and Mathieu Bourdié (CFO & Head of Investor Relations).
Valère Rames brings more than a decade's experience in early-stage venture capital. His hands-on approach, recognized by the founders he backed, helped them shape their organizations and contributed to a strong track record in the software industry.
As Partner at Hi Inov–Dentressangle, Valère participated in 25 investments, leading a dozen of them, resulting in successful exits to strategic cross border buyers and private equity firms.
This experience, coupled with significant board involvement at companies such as Deepki (sustainability solutions for real estate), Zelros (AI platform for banking and insurance), and Per Angusta (procurement performance management software), positions Valère to reinforce C4 Ventures’ founder-first ethos, and its mission to back ambitious teams shaping the future of technology.
“I’m excited to join C4 Ventures at such a pivotal moment for European tech. The firm’s DNA as a fund led by former operators, with a strong track record of standing alongside founders, deeply resonates with me. Over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with entrepreneurs, helping them structure their organizations and scale internationally, and supporting them through to exit. I look forward to bringing this experience to C4 Ventures, to support founders as they navigate the opportunities and challenges of the AI revolution with ambition and rigour,” said Valère Rames.
“Valère’s appointment reflects our commitment to reinforcing C4 Ventures’ edge in early stage European investments. His proven ability to deliver results across the full investment cycle, combined with his European perspective, makes him a perfect fit for our partnership,” said Pascal Cagni.
Boris Bakech, Co-founder and Managing Partner, added: “C4 Ventures was built on a vision of operators backing entrepreneurs with global ambitions and strong involvement. Valère’s hands-on experience alongside the founders he backed from inception to exit will be key assets as we deploy our next funds.”
C4 Ventures: early-stage AI and deep tech
C4 Ventures has always been convinced by the potential of the European venture asset class, and its ability to generate future global leaders. The firm sees artificial intelligence as the defining technological shift of our time, which will transform both Software Applications, where much of the industry is currently focused, and Physical AI (robotics and autonomous systems), where C4 has been a pioneer since its inception.
C4 Ventures is recognized for its hardware expertise with five hardware unicorns and leading portfolio companies such as NEURA Robotics (cognitive robots), PsiQuantum and Alice & Bob (quantum computing), Graphcore, and more recently Arago (AI semiconductors).
This conviction is grounded in the belief that Europe has the talent, research base, and entrepreneurial drive to lead the AI revolution.
The appointment of Valère Rames, a recognized investor with a proven early-stage track record, and a reputation for working shoulder-to-shoulder with entrepreneurs, comes at the perfect time to capture this once-in-a-lifetime technological cycle.
