Axeleo

The human side of capital

Team

Eric Burdier Founding Partner

Engineer by training, 20+ years in tech, operator turned entrepreneur and investor, backing founders for the long run. France Invest board member since 2025. Father of three, cyclist and open-water swimmer, fly-fisher, nature lover. Deeply European.

Mathieu Viallard Founding Partner

Finance by training, 15+ years in venture capital, 30+ early-stage investments across fintech, cybersecurity and deeptech. The firm's structuring mind, experienced board member and long-term partner to founders building ambitious technology companies. Ultra-trail runner.

Virginie Lucchini Partner, Head of Middle Office

Former banker turned General Counsel, built the compliance function at a consumer-credit fintech and led the regulatory setup of its European expansion. ESSEC graduate, expert in financial regulations, sustainability and governance. Mother of two, hiker, trail runner, traveler.

Marc Lechantre Partner

Greentech investor and industrial operator, 16+ years in the automotive sector across France, Slovakia and the UK, after 12 years at the French Treasury. From the shop floor to a €7B business unit, committed to circularity and resource efficiency. Sciences-Po Paris and ENA graduate. Father of two, nature lover, rugby player.

Brice Lapouble Partner

A decade investing in B2B software across Europe (AI, data, cybersecurity, infrastructure), from pre-seed to Series B. 5 years at international VC firms before Axeleo, sharpened by a founder-side run at a Spanish delivery startup. Mathematics-engineering and corporate-finance graduate, four languages, a life across several countries. A lot of sport outside the office, mostly tennis and triathlon.

Guillaume Sarlat Venture Partner

Former French Treasury official and technology investment banker. 15+ years across Paris and London (Société Générale, Perella Weinberg Partners, Sarlat Advisory), before joining the launch of a hedge fund as partner and head of Net Zero investment. École Polytechnique and ENA graduate, focused on climate and sustainability. Plant-based and zero-waste, community gardener with a soft spot for electronic music. French and British citizen.

Laure Goupil Head of Investor Relations

Investor relations and fundraising, overseeing Axeleo's relationships with institutional and private investors. Built and led the IR function at AVP, after capital-raising mandates at placement agent Axonia Partners across mature and emerging markets. ISC Paris graduate.

Noémie Bristol Courgeon Investment Director

Private-equity investor, leading investments, board work and M&A across B2B services and technology. A track record built at Seven2 (formerly Apax), after strategy consulting at Arthur D. Little in London. Télécom Paris engineer and LSE graduate. Sabre fencer, regatta sailor, mountain climber.

Sandra Dubos Investment Director

Biochemist by training, 15+ years across deeptech, chemistry, healthcare and industrial innovation, with the most recent chapter in venture capital. At Axeleo, leading investments for the Greentech Industry fund.

Clémence Rivoire Chief Financial Officer

Overseeing the firm's finance, operations and administration. Previously at a fintech lender. Sciences Po graduate and entrepreneur, co-founded two restaurants. Rugby player, sailor in Brittany.

Paul Varasso Principal

Backing early-stage B2B software founders across Europe for the past six years, with a focus on Fintech and AI/ML. Previously worked in a payments fintech and as a Tech investment banker. Travel, kitesurfing, and analog photography enthusiast.

Dimitri Kremp Principal

Focused on B2B Services and Energy investments. HEC Paris and Sciences Po Paris graduate, built deep expertise in digital transformation through a year-long, seven-country research expedition across three continents, distilled into a published, corporate-sponsored report. An all-rounder, equally at home on the sports field and the theatre stage.

Victor Chamfeuil Associate

Focused on industrial decarbonization and the financing of first-of-a-kind (FOAK) plants. Expertise in energy markets, renewable technologies and industrial scaling, grounded in earlier roles across the energy sector. UC Berkeley (Haas) graduate.

Alix François-Poncet Associate

Focused on early-stage B2B software startups across AI, fintech, cybersecurity and enterprise software. Previously a venture investor at two Paris-based funds. Golfer, skydiver and extreme skier.

Paul Parenty Analyst

Focused on Digital, Energy and ConTech software startups. Previously a venture investor at a Paris VC firm, with operating experience in Product & Growth at an energy startup. ESCP Business School graduate.

Victor Angot Analyst

Engineer by training, graduate of École Centrale de Lyon in energy, with a research year at Penn State focused on green technology. Industry and Europe enthusiast, driven by the goal of shrinking humanity's footprint on the planet. Nature and theater lover.

Lucie Blanc ESG Analyst

Focusing on fund performance, portfolio monitoring and ESG analysis.

Sivan Mootoosamy Analyst

Focused on early-stage B2B software investments. Previously at Evolem.

Bastien Couasnon Analyst

Focusing on industrial decarbonization, climate technologies and deeptech hardware.

Axeleo Capital is a tech-specialist, operator-led investment firm fueled by entrepreneurial DNA, scaling Software and Greentech Industry leaders backed by a trusted circle of entrepreneurs and experts.