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Boris Bakech, technophile

23/06/2022

Our Partner & Managing Director Boris Bakech was featured as one of the PE rising stars in Décideurs Corporate Finance ??

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“France is all about industry, through the French tech and the French Fab”

18/05/2022

Our Founder and CEO Pascal Cagni had the privilege to be invited by Maria Bartiromo on Fox News to talk about France’s new leadership in Europe.

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People and product-driven investments

20/04/2022

Pascal Cagni sat down with Chris O’Brien for a passionate discussion on C4 Ventures, French Tech start-ups and European scale-ups.

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Former ODDO BHF Private Equity CFO Mathieu Bourdié joins C4 Ventures

10/03/2022

We welcomed Mathieu Bourdié - former Chief Operating Officer at ODDO BHF Private Equity - as our Chief Financial Officer & Head of Investor Relations...

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How C4 Ventures backs founders with explosive growth

10/01/2022

In this episode of Capital Calls, Eric Boustouller and Boris Bakech dive into the explosive success that C4 Ventures has seen since 2014...

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For investors, Future of Work isn’t only about HR

18/01/2022

Tech Crunch called on Eric Boustouller to get a better understanding of what #FutureOfWork encompasses from an investor perspective.

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Former Microsoft Western Europe President Eric Boustouller joins C4 Ventures as Partner

17/01/2022

Watch Eric Boustouller tell you more about his experience and how he will continue, as Partner, to apply the same methods that made us so successful!

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Technology at the service of the Rule of Law

02/11/2021

We led Jus Mundi’s $10M Series A round. Read our "Why we invested" article to discover how they are turning upside down the legal research market.

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The Deep Tech Investment Paradox

25/05/2021

The BCG released a report on “The Deep Tech Investment Paradox” and C4 Ventures contributed. Click to read our view on finding a new investment mo...

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France remains popular to foreign investors despite Covid

11/05/2021

Our Founder & CEO Pascal Cagni was interviewed by his alma mater, Sciences Po, on France being more attractive than ever to foreign investors.

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Choosing light over dark

26/04/2021

We joined Everli’s $100M Series C round led by Verlinvest. Read our "Why we invested" article to learn more about their tech & data excellence!

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Why we invested in Centrical

11/03/2021

Centrical announced that it raised $32M in funding led by Intel Capital and we participated. Read why we chose Centrical in this article by Boris.

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Our portfolio company DriveNets becomes a unicorn ?

27/01/2021

DriveNets nabs $208M at a $1B+ valuation... therefore officially becoming our 6th unicorn and the first unicorn in C4V II portfolio !

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Pascal Cagni: “We can emerge stronger from the crisis”

20/11/2020

Interview by Jacques-Olivier Martin on how Europe and France can emerge stronger from the crisis

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C4 Ventures raises a new €80m fund II in a post-Covid-19 world

03/06/2020

Announcing the first closing of our second fund of €80 million, C4 Ventures II ?

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A story of attractiveness and openness

15/05/2020

Back in February, our Founder & CEO Pascal Cagni did a Forbes interview to discuss the positive impact of French reforms & symbols like the #Next40.

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What makes a genius founder?

28/02/2020

At C4 Ventures, we have various criteria when looking at investment opportunities. But the team is by far the most important one.

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90% of American CEOs point out the strengths of the French innovation ecosystem

12/02/2020

Our Founder & CEO Pascal Cagni discusses the latest AmCham France / Bain & Company barometer which showcases interesting new trends!

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A round up of 2019 from Pascal Cagni

16/01/2020

What an incredible and busy year! Meeting with entrepreneurs & investors from around the world as ?? turns into a ?? powerhouse of innovation!

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Meet Cleeng’s founders – C4 Founders Interview

07/11/2019

For our third Founders Interview, we sat down with Gilles, Bénédicte and Donald from Cleeng. Read on to discover their story!

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C4 Ventures signs the SISTAxCNNum charter

17/10/2019

On 17 October 2019, we signed the #SISTAxCNNum charter together with 56 French VC funds, a world’s first initiative to reach a more diverse portfoli...

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Meet Clippings’ founders – C4 Founders Interview

03/05/2019

For our second Founders Interview, we sat down with Adel Zakout and Tom Mallory from Clippings. Read on to understand their story!

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Meet Tempow’s founders – C4 Founders Interview

18/02/2019

We're product lovers, but what really seals the deal is the founders behind the product. Get to know them better with our new series of interviews!

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Here’s Why Silicon Valley VCs are considering France – BFM Business

09/01/2019

Pascal presents C4 Ventures' investment strategy on BFM Business during the "Scale Up tour" event which gathered the best VCs in the world in France

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C4 Ventures’ leading portfolio company, Netatmo, acquired by Legrand

22/11/2018

Today, C4 Ventures is delighted to announce that Netatmo is being acquired by Legrand, the French worldwide leader in digital building infrastructures

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France Needs Reforms, Says Business France Chairman – Bloomberg

18/05/2018

Pascal discusses foreign investment in France, the need for reforms and his perspective as an investor on Bloomberg TV

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NPS for Venture Capital: Measuring Customer Feedback (Part 2)

10/04/2018

We explained previously how we built foundersfeedback.com to measure our NPS and Entrepreneurs' feedback. Read our first learnings.

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Are there still VCs investing in Commerce? #ecommercetech

03/04/2018

We built a few slides explaining which areas we like in the future of commerce and why we think this is a hot topic. This part focuses on eCommerce Te

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NPS for Venture Capital: Measuring Customer Feedback (Part 1)

22/03/2018

We wanted to measure the feedback from entrepreneurs we meet. But it's not always easy for a founder to be honest in the context of a fundraising conv

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Here’s Why France Could Become a Global Tech Hub

08/01/2018

Pascal discusses France's technology landscape and why France could become a global tech hub.

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Bitcoin frenzy : 19th century Gold Rush lessons for crypto-mining

30/12/2017

Like for the Californian Gold Rush of the 19th Century. A sound investment in that sector might mean focusing on the tools the miners need.

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Investment Opportunities in Commercial Drones

17/10/2017

We look at the evolution of drones and talk about investment opportunities we see in the B2B Drone space.

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Semiconductors Champions

07/09/2017

All semiconductor architectures present extremely strong network effect and allow the emergence of wordwide champions. Which ones will the next champi

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Entrepreneurs expect more from Venture Capital firms

07/08/2017

For a VC firm, there are two ways to address the entrepreneur’s expectations and be their chosen partner: vertical focus and operational support.

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Why the designer furniture market is ripe for digitisation

27/05/2017

Boris discusses the evolution of online furniture market and the rationale for our investment in Clippings.

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