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🏭 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚̀ 𝐥’𝐞́����𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐱 𝐝𝐞́𝐟𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Demain soir, nous nous retrouvons pour un Deeptech Afterwork autour du passage à l’échelle des startups deeptech. Au programme, deux tables rondes : 𝟏) 𝐆𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 : 𝐥𝐞𝐜̧𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞s 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 ? Alors que les projets de gigafactory ont essaimé en Europe ces dernières années, quel bilan et quelles bonnes pratiques tirer des échecs et des réussites nées de ces projets ? En présence de : - Enzo RIBEIRO, Chief of Staff auprès du CEO de Verkor - Mathieu Zeisser, CFA, Managing Director au sein de la Societe Generale - Jean-Marc Bally, Managing Partner, Aster Capital 𝟐) 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚̀ 𝐥'𝐞́𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 ? 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐝𝐞́𝐟𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐱 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞̀𝐥𝐞𝐬 L'écosystème Deeptech, de plus en plus résilient, doit à présent relever des défis de maturité et de passage à l'échelle. Ces défis ont été récemment adressés dans un rapport publié par la Direction générale des Entreprises. Nous aurons le plaisir de découvrir les conclusions et d'en discuter avec des speakers issus de l'écosystème. En présence de : - Guillaume Heim, Direction générale des Entreprises, Ministère de l'Economie et des Finances - Nicolas Billecocq, COO de la startup HyPrSpace - Vincent PRÊTET, investisseur en capital-risque industriel, Aster Capital Ce moment d'échange sera clôturé par un cocktail sur la terrasse de Mines Paris - PSL Rappel : - Lieu : école des Mine de Paris – PSL, 60 Bd Saint Michel, 75006 Paris - Tables rondes : 18h30 – 20h30 - Cocktail : 20h30 – 21h30 - 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 : 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐥𝐧𝐤𝐝.𝐢𝐧/𝐞𝐜𝐖𝐰𝐪𝟒𝐖𝐞 MS Deeptech Mines Paris - PSL Bastien VIVENOT Wim VAN WASSENHOVE Cédric DENIS-REMIS

As an active secondary player in the VC ecosystem, we had the opportunity to participate in a roundtable discussion to share our insights on secondary market trends and valuation perspectives. "𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬?" The session opened with Gilles Morel from Jasmin Capital, who delivered a comprehensive overview of the current secondary market landscape. Jean-Marc Bally then shared our perspective, highlighting the challenges, opportunities, and strategic considerations involved in secondary transactions. 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐂 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐋𝐏𝐬' 𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. Davide Romeo Nanni also shared Engie New Ventures’ experience and strategy for generating liquidity from its portfolio through various approaches. A big thank you to Sandrine Mikowsky and Sébastien Paillet from ScaleX Invest for the invitation and for hosting this valuable discussion. #secondary #transaction #roundtable #event

Yesterday we hosted a #ClimateCoffee in our offices ☕🌍 An open, inclusive meet-up for anyone curious, passionate, or active in the climate space - whether you're building, funding, studying, or just starting to explore. No stage. No agenda. Just real conversations over coffee. At Aster Capital we've been investing in Climate Tech for over 25 years. We simply love meeting people, sharing ideas, and helping grow the ecosystem.🌱 Thanks to Thomas Bajas (Tilt Energy & Founders Future), Rebecca Ravenni (RAISE Sherpas) and Raphaele Leyendecker Fabbri (Techstars Sustainability Paris) for helping make it happen!

[EXIT] Aster exits US portfolio company, Swiftly, Inc. We’re excited to announce the successful exit of our portfolio company, Swiftly, Inc., following a strategic investment led by Cove Hill Partners. 🚍 Swiftly is transforming public transportation by providing transit agencies with real-time data and actionable insights to improve operations and service reliability. By making public transit more efficient and attractive, Swiftly helps reduce car usage and lower emissions. Since partnering in 2019, Swiftly has grown from serving 50 agencies with a simple tool to supporting over 190 agencies across 12 countries, enabling 2.4 billion passenger journeys annually. After six rewarding years, Aster is proud to fully exit its position and grateful to have been part of Swiftly’s journey toward smarter, greener transit. Congratulations to CEO Jonathan Simkin and the entire team! 👏 https://lnkd.in/dfNgAbTf

🚨 We’re opening our doors next June 24! ☕ We're thrilled to host the next edition of Climate Coffee right here at Aster Capital - our home base for investing in deep tech, industry, and climate solutions. 🌱 What’s Climate Coffee? An open, inclusive meet-up for anyone curious, passionate, or active in the climate space - whether you're building, funding, studying, or just starting to explore. No stage. No agenda. Just real conversations over coffee. 💡 Built on the belief that time is of the essence in tackling climate change, Climate Coffee is all about growing local ecosystems and accelerating the flow of ideas, capital, and collaboration across the climate tech world. We're proud to support this great initiative led by: 👉 Thomas Bajas (Tilt Energy & Founders Future) 👉 Rebecca Ravenni (RAISE Sherpas) 👉 Raphaele Leyendecker Fabbri (Techstars Sustainability Paris) 📍 See you at Aster Capital - come for the coffee, stay for the community! ☕ Register here: https://lnkd.in/eSsHvNYz #ClimateTech #VC #ClimateCoffee #DeepTech #Sustainability #Networking #ClimateCommunity #AsterCapital #Aster

[🧭 Pourquoi un Deeptech Forum en région ?] Et surtout : que manque-t-il encore pour faire de la Deeptech un levier de transformation économique local, durable et structurant ? C’est par ces interrogations que s’ouvrira le Deeptech Forum Sophia le 4 juin à 14h, sur le campus Pierre Laffitte (Mines Paris - PSL). 🎙 La session d’ouverture posera le cadre de l’après-midi avec des regards croisés : • Xavier Fernandez – VP Innovation, Université Côte d’Azur • Rani J. DANG – VP Entrepreneuriat, Université Côte d’Azur • Pauline PENALVA – Chargée d’affaires, Incubateur Provence Côte d’Azur • Vincent PRÊTET – Venture Partner, Aster Capital Ensemble, ils dresseront un état des lieux du développement de la Deeptech en région : ✔️ Chiffres clés ✔️ Success stories ✔️ Besoins et efforts pour accélérer l’émergence des startups deeptech 🔗 Lien d’inscription en commentaire Mines Paris - PSL Université Côte d'Azur Incubateur Provence-Côte d'Azur #Deeptech #Innovation #Entrepreneuriat #Recherche #Startup #SophiaAntipolis #France2030 #MinesParisPSL

We are looking for an amazing VC analyst to join our investment team at our Paris headquarters. 🚀 This is an opportunity for you to play a central and integral role within Aster. We are working on raising our next funds, with the ambition of building a leading early-stage European focused Climate Tech VC platform. Since 2000, we have notably built our expertise with investments in the mobility, energy and industry sectors. Apply now and join our tightly-knit team of passionate and caring investors Jean-Marc Bally and Fabio Lancellotti.   -- Aster was named by Climate50 as the "Leading early-stage VC in the sustainable energy transition". ☀ https://lnkd.in/dX3YvA5

Vive l’entrepreneuriat féminin ! Chez Aster, nous nous engageons pleinement pour la diversité. En 2020, nous avons fondé Paris VC Ladies, aujourd’hui devenu SISTA VC, une initiative dédiée à promouvoir la place des femmes dans le capital-risque. En parallèle, nous soutenons activement l’entrepreneuriat féminin. Nous sommes heureux de partager la participation ce matin de notre Venture Partner, Adrien Chaltiel, en tant que speaker au #FDTour 100% féminin, organisé par France Digitale. Adrien est intervenu lors de la table ronde : « Stratégie de financement : trouver le bon mix pour son entreprise ». 👏 Un grand merci à Adrien, fondateur de Men at Work, qui continue d’acculturer l’écosystème à ces enjeux essentiels. Et merci à France Digitale pour cette initiative inspirante quifavorise leur accès aux financements.

🎙️ From the internet bubble to today's unicorns, Jean-Marc Bally was invited on Benjamin WATTINNE's podcast to share his 24 years of venture capital experience. Jean-Marc demystifies → Traditional shares vs convertible bonds, → Preference and structuring mechanisms, → Pitfalls to avoid for entrepreneurs and investors, → Best practices for professionals... Whether you're an entrepreneur or an investor, we hope you'll enjoy the episode! To discover it, the link is in the comments

🚗 Grand Prix ACF AutoTech, call for applications Are you a startup transforming the automotive industry? Apply by November 29th for a chance to showcase your innovation! Link: https://lnkd.in/dQdURAM What you'll gain: • Media Coverage from the semi-finals onward • Networking Opportunities with top executives in finance and automotive • Business Coaching from 26 prestigious partners • Lifetime Membership in the Grand Prix ACF AutoTech community Don’t miss this opportunity to accelerate your vision! #GPACF #Automotive #Startups #Innovation