Nicolas worked as a Venture Capitalist for 7 years, during which he co-founded Ring Capital, a growth fund with 200M€ AUM. As an investor he deployed 40M€ across 20 deals. As a board member, he worked closely with portfolio companies on operations, helping raise following equity rounds, crafting build-up and M&A strategies.
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Valentin started his carrier as a VC in Europe, before making a switch to pursue his passion for the African tech ecosystem. From Dakar, he first led the expansion of a major FinTech, and then worked as a consultant for several firms (McKinsey, eFounders etc.). He now leads Raisers Partners' African team. Valentin graduated from HEC Paris.
Augustin is a seasoned investment banker with a strong interest for deeptech, climate tech and industrial innovations. Since 2016, he has advised on over €70m worth of deals in Europe and Singapore, working for different firms. Prior to Raisers Partners, he supported the launch of Reflexion Capital, an early growth tech fund. Augustin graduated from EMLyon Business School.
Benoît has been working an investment banker for the last 14 years, with a wide experience gained on numerous M&A and debt advisory transactions ranging from a few millions to large billions, across all sectors. Benoît graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, Paris.
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With 5 years of experience in investment banking at Lazard, Messier & Associés, and Cambon Partners, Nils has supported over 20 entrepreneurs in M&A, LBO, and fundraising transactions across various sectors. He also worked at Socios, a tech startup, as a corporate development manager, and as an independent consultant for a year. Motivated by both his family links with Africa and his deep interest in supporting innovative founders on this continent, Nils joined Raisers Partners in 2024.
Alexandre has worked with more than 500 companies (including the likes of Luko, Ubble, Homa Games or Libeo) to raise non-equity financing. Eager to be even more involved and to have a strategic impact, Alexandre decided to pivot towards equity transactions by joining the Raisers team in late 2022. On the side, Alexandre is an angel investor in early stage tech companies, with 30+ investments in 2022 alongisde tier 1 VC firms.
Before Raisers Partners, Henri spent 8 years in Fintech, in London, UK, and Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. He joined GoCardless, a UK unicorn, as one of the first employees, and then joined Paystack, a Nigerian payment provider acquired by Stripe in 2021. He joined Raisers Partners in 2023 and has since engaged in various fundraising and M&A operations across the African continent, with a focus on SaaS, Fintech and Healthcare. Henri graduated from HEC Paris.
Olivier has been involved in the tech entrepreneurship ecosystem for over 2 years. He gathered experience as a financial advisor at Wilco, which supports innovative startups with non-dilutive funding, and then as a VC analyst at Generis Capital Partners. He started his career in the fundraising and M&A sector for Chausson Finance before joining Raisers in 2022.
Prior to joining Raisers, Amélie gathered experience in financial and strategic advisory firms before focusing on fundraising within investment banks specialized in Seed and Series A. She first worked as a business developer in a Sydney-based marketplace startup dedicated to emerging markets.
Baptiste is a serial entrepreneur and business angel. He notably co-founded Phenix (+35M€ raised), that tackles food waste with a both a B2C and a B2B angle.
Shola Akinlade is the cofounder and CEO of Paystack, a start-up out of Lagos, Nigeria that was acquired by American financial services company Stripe for $200 million in 2020. Paystack is a flagship of the African tech, the 1st African startup ever admitted to Y Combinator, and one of the top exits of the continent. Outside Paystack, Shola Akinlade owns two football clubs, in Nigeria and Denmark.
Julien is a serial entrepreneur and has deep knowledge in Martech. He notably co-founded Creads, an online content creation platform which has been supporting companies in the production of graphic, digital, video and editorial content.
Femi Kuti is the founder and CEO of Reliance Health, a leading B2B healthtech company. Backed by top investors such as Y Combinator, General Atlantic, and Partech, Reliance Health has raised over $48 million to date. Femi is a key figure in transforming access to quality healthcare for businesses and their employees.
Florent co-founded DigitalRecruiters. After scaling the Applicant Tracking System (SaaS HR tech) to 160+ clients in 36 countries, he later sold to CEGID. Florent is also a business angel and advisor for startups.
François is a recognized expert in mobility in Europe. After leading Flixbus B2B operations in Europe, he managed several mobility startups. He is now heading the largest european network of mobility CEOs and stakeholders : Intermobility
Paul is a serial entrepreneur and has deep knowledge in HR Tech industry and recruitment. He notably co-founded Seekube (sold to HelloWork), platform that digitalizes online recruitment forums.
Paul is a serial entrepreneur and business angel. His biggest success is La Belle Vie, which raised 40 m€ and his is among the leaders in online food shopping in Ile-de-France. He notably bought his competitor Frichti.
Jeremy is a serial entrepreneur and investor. His biggest success is LALALAB (ex Polagram), the leading mobile photo printing service in Europe. The company was acquired by Photoweb / Clairefontaine. He is now a founding partner in the Climate Club.
Josef is a serial entrepreneur and business angel. He co-founded Tiller Systems, a provider of all-in-one point-of-sale software for restaurants and merchants, covering ordering, payments, delivery, stock management, loyalty, reservations, and analytics. Tiller was acquired by SumUp, where Josef became Co-CEO for Europe, leading the expansion of SumUp's POS ecosystem globally and focusing on the SMB segment.
Philippe is the co-founder of Captain Contrat which offers a platform of dematerialized legal services to meet the needs of entrepreneurs and managers of very small businesses. It aims at making life easier for entrepreneurs by offering them an online experience enhanced by personalized expert support. The company was acquired by Implid group.