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Alven

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Alven is a European venture investment firm that has backed more than 160 startups in the digital technology space.

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01.01.2000

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With over $500 million under management, Alven Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that primarily invests in French and French-related entrepreneurs. They focus on sectors such as AI, data management platforms, Saas, security solutions, marketplaces, and web brands. Founded in 1999 and based in Paris, Alven Capital Partners seeks to invest in seed, early, and later-stage companies in Europe across various sectors, including big data, mobile, software-as-a-service, information technology, machine learning, virtual reality, e-commerce, consumer, and media.
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Charles Letourneur
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Charles Letourneur is Member Of Board Of Directors at Digibonus. Charles is co-founder and a managing partner at Alven Capital, a Paris-based independent venture-capital firm. He joined the M&A department of Lazard in 1991 in New York and later Paris. In 2000, he was appointed member of the Executive Committee of Gaz & Eau (renamed Eurazeo). Charles is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique, ENSAE and IEP Paris.

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