Franck A. Willaime

C4 Ventures is a leading European Venture firm led by former Apple and Microsoft executives, a team of business operators backing ambitious tech entrepreneurs with capital and much more. C4 Ventures supports entrepreneurs as lead investor in Early-stage companies and smart co-investor in Growth-stage companies. Its strategy is based on its expertise in three major themes: Smart Hardware, Future of Commerce and Future of Work. Its leaders believe in transformational technology at the service of business, society and our planet. More than an investor, C4 Ventures strives to create value through deep understanding, strong involvement, and concrete operational support, notably companies’ development in Europe. Since inception, C4 Ventures has backed over 50 startups of which 10 became unicorns.

C4 Ventures is a leading European Venture firm led by former Apple and Microsoft executives, a team of business operators backing ambitious tech entrepreneurs with capital and much more. C4 Ventures supports entrepreneurs as lead investor in Early-stage companies and smart co-investor in Growth-stage companies. Its strategy is based on its expertise in three major themes: Smart Hardware, Future of Commerce and Future of Work. Its leaders believe in transformational technology at the service of business, society and our planet. More than an investor, C4 Ventures strives to create value through deep understanding, strong involvement, and concrete operational support, notably companies’ development in Europe. Since inception, C4 Ventures has backed over 50 startups of which 10 became unicorns.

Founded in 2009, BlackFin Capital Partners is the leading private equity firm investing in financial services companies across Europe. A fully independent firm, BlackFin is led by its partners, who have worked together as senior executives and entrepreneurs in the European financial industry for decades. The firm now spans Europe with offices in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and London and has team of +50 investment professionals with nationalities spanning the globe. Backed by institutional investors from Europe, the Americas and Asia, BlackFin has raised an aggregate of +€4 billion in commitments and deploys capital from its complementary financial services buyout and fintech venture funds. Our Buyout strategy targets asset-light businesses, such as: asset management, institutional and retail brokerage, distribution of insurance and banking products, payments, fund administration, business process outsourcing, and financial software. BlackFin Tech, our VC strategy, focuses on early-stage B2B FinTech, InsurTech and RegTech companies with exceptional growth that have also a demonstrated a clear product-market fit with potential to be international category leaders. We believe in responsible investing and incorporate ESG in our investment and monitoring processes.

Markit Ltd. was a global financial information and services company with over 4,000 employees, founded in 2003 as an independent source of credit derivative pricing. The company provides independent data, trade processing of derivatives, foreign exchange and loans, customized technology platforms and managed services. The company aims to enhance transparency, reduce financial risk and improve operational efficiency. Its client base includes institutional participants in the financial marketplace. On 12 July 2016, Markit and IHS Inc. merged in an all-stock merger of equals to form IHS Markit.

Markit Enterprise Data Management (EDM) - Formerly Cadis Software Markit acquired Cadis Software, the enterprise data management specialist, on the 9th May 2012. Markit is a leading, global financial information services company with over 2,300 employees. The company provides enterprise data management, independent data, valuations and trade processing across all asset classes in order to enhance transparency, reduce risk and improve operational efficiency. Its client base includes the most significant institutional participants in the financial marketplace. With over 1,500 institutions using our independent services as clients - including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, central banks, regulators, rating agencies and insurance companies - we provide round-the-clock support from our offices in London, New York, Dallas, Toronto, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Henley on Thames, Altrincham, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. Markit is an entrepreneurial company and a fast-growing business. We continue to expand our presence around the world and offer exciting career opportunities across sales, customer support, product management, information technology and professional services. For more information, please see www.markit.com. Specialties: data, enterprise data management (EDM), distribution, valuations and risk analytics, processing, environmental