Thomas Le Forestier, CFA

General Partner at Takara Capital

📍 Switzerland🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 4 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2022
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Feb 2022
Entrepreneurship in the service of the climate emergency! We identify, fund, and launch 100 companies designed and structured from start to finish to combat greenhouse gases. Our mission: > identify high-impact innovations; > recruit experienced entrepreneurs to transform these innovations into companies with solid business models; > inject financial resources to maximize and accelerate deployment. All innovations are made available as open source. Every euro raised is used to combat climate change. Any individual or organization can join the effort starting at €1 on our website (in just a few minutes) and take concrete action, on a global scale, against climate change. Everything is detailed (and you can contact us) at team-planet.com
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2022
Investor
Feb 2022
Entrepreneurship in the service of the climate emergency! We identify, fund, and launch 100 companies designed and structured from start to finish to combat greenhouse gases. Our mission: > identify high-impact innovations; > recruit experienced entrepreneurs to transform these innovations into companies with solid business models; > inject financial resources to maximize and accelerate deployment. All innovations are made available as open source. Every euro raised is used to combat climate change. Any individual or organization can join the effort starting at €1 on our website (in just a few minutes) and take concrete action, on a global scale, against climate change. Everything is detailed (and you can contact us) at team-planet.com
2020
CEO and founder
May 2020
Calvin._ offers Vendor Leasing services to local actors contributing to Switzerlands transition towards net-zero carbon emissions. Through our 100% digital platform, integrated seamlessly into the customer experience, our partners can provide immediate and fully digital financing solutions to their clients. This allows them to convert more sales and increase their average basket size, while securing an upfront revenue.
2017
Head of Advisory and Thematic Equity Research
Feb 2017
SILEX is an independent investment group that supports wealth managers at every step of the investment process, combining human convictions with technology. SILEX provides open-ended and tailor-made investment solutions, leveraging synergies across three business lines: Investment Solutions, Research & Development and Asset Management. Our suite of quantitative digital tools, SPARK, feeds into everything we do. Disclaimers & disclosures : https://www.silex-partners.com/legal-notices
2009
General Partner and founder
Feb 2009
Takara Capital is a venture capital firm based in Paris, Geneva, and Luxembourg. We back elite B2B technology founders and support them from seed to scale, with an Article 150-0 B ter–compliant route available for French investors. Our thesis centers on superior founders building B2B technology solutions that enable the verticalization of innovation and AI, where flawless execution and true industry savviness convert technology into adoption and growth. We invest with clear prerequisites: a monetized proof of concept, a scalable business model with exceptional growth potential, and an attractive entry valuation.
2006
Client Advisor, Associate Director
Mar 2006
From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills – at UBS we believe that you should never stop growing and learning because life never stops teaching. We know that its our people – with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests – who drive our ongoing success. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact? Find out more at ubs.com/careers. UBS works with individuals, families, institutions, and corporations around the world to help answer some of lifes questions – whether through award winning wealth management advisory, investment banking and asset management expertise, or private and corporate banking services in Switzerland*. In June 2023, Credit Suisse became a UBS Group company. With our large and diverse team operating internationally, we have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries. Although we all come from different backgrounds and specializations, two things unite us: the conviction that we’re stronger together, and the will and curiosity to constantly innovate. That’s the key to us unlocking our full potential (and what we look for in everyone who joins us). It’s also why we’re regularly recognized as an attractive employer.* * Our awards https://www.ubs.com/awards Social Media Legal Terms: http://www.ubs.com/social-legal