Yann Lagalaye

Head of Venture and Impact - Managing Partner BNPP Solar Impulse venture fund

📍 Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2021
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May 2021
Bus stops. Traffic jams. Empty docks. Life’s too short... and you were made to move. Which is why the moment has come for a movement. To unchain the city and give you free rein: whoever you are and wherever you’re going. A movement powered by Pony. No docking. No hassle. No limits. Not just getting around. Changing the way the world goes round.
Board Member
Jun 2020
At Foodvisor, we are building the future of personalized nutrition. For each of our users, we provide individual coaching. Our plans are created by nutrition experts and based on behavioral science for long-term lifestyle changes. Using our unique A.I. technology, we learn what works best for each user based on their profile so they can achieve their personal health and wellness goals. The app was launched in 2018 and is helping millions of people adopt healthier habits.
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Mar 2019
Outsight’s software solutions track the motion of people and vehicles using 3D LiDAR data. Operators of transportation hubs like airports and train stations but also sport venues, road infrastructures and industrial sites can now access accurate and anonymous Spatial Intelligence data, in order to improve operations and increase user safety and satisfaction. Our international team of scientists and engineers drive the development of our solutions from Paris, San Francisco, and Sophia-Antipolis (Nice). To support our global outreach, we also operate commercial offices in the UK, Belgium, Spain, Hong Kong, and Singapore. We believe that accelerating the adoption of LiDAR technology through robust and scalable software solutions will significantly contribute to making the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.
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Sep 2018
METRON is a French Cleantech, leader of energy performance, energy cost & carbon footprint reduction for international groups, thanks to its digital platform of energy management and optimization. Thanks to its Energy Management & Optimization System (EMOS) platform, METRON provides the transparency necessary for industrial and service sector groups to standardize, operate and measure their energy performance and carbon neutrality strategy across their sites. Through its 9 subsidiaries in EMEA, APAC, NORAM and LATAM, supported by nearly 100 employees, METRON supports the greening of more than 25,000 commercial sites and 200 international industrial groups such as Danone, ArcelorMittal, SGD Pharma, Imerys... In 2021 and 2022, the company joined the prestigious FrenchTech Green20 rankings in France and the "CleanTech 100" in San Francisco, and was awarded by Bloomberg NEF in New York in 2019. METRONs solution has also received the Solar Impulse Efficient Solution for the World certification.
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Sep 2016
As the technology leader in organic photovoltaics, Heliatek develops, produces and distributes industrial-grade organic PV solar solutions for virtually any building surface (horizontal, vertical, curved, rigid, and flexible). Heliatek stands for energy solutions designed for various traditional and never been possible before applications based on its unique features – it is ultra-light, flexible, ultra-thin and with a Carbon Footprint of less than 10 g CO2e/kWh a truly green solar solution. HeliaSol® is a ready-to-use solution, ideal for retrofitting on existing building structures. HeliaFilm® is tailor-made solar film for companies in the building and construction material industry, to integrate into their façade or roof system products. Heliatek employs more than 250 people at the Dresden and Ulm locations in Germany.
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2023
Head of Ecological Transition & Impact - Managing Partner BNPP Solar Impulse Venture fund
Jan 2023
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is the asset manager of BNP Paribas, a leading banking group in Europe with international reach. Among the top three asset managers in Europe, BNPP AM manages more than €1.6 trillion in assets for institutional, corporate, retail and wealth clients worldwide, combining liquid and alternative capabilities with a leadership position in long-term savings management for insurers and pension funds (€850 million AUM). BNPP AM offers a broad range of liquid investment solutions, spanning fixed income, high conviction active strategies and a fast-growing ETF offering, together representing over €1 trillion in assets under management. The alternatives platform, built on over 30 years of experience, is the largest in Europe and a global leader, managing approximately €300 billion across real estate, infrastructure, alternative credit and private equity. Sustainable and thematic investment capabilities are embedded across the business, supporting client’s long-term objectives. BNPP AM brings together expert professionals across nearly 40 countries, blending global reach with local expertise. Source for combined AUM: BNPP AM, as of 30 September 2025.
2021
BNP Paribas Agility Capital
Head of Ecological Transition & Impact
Nov 2021
Board Member
May 2021
Bus stops. Traffic jams. Empty docks. Life’s too short... and you were made to move. Which is why the moment has come for a movement. To unchain the city and give you free rein: whoever you are and wherever you’re going. A movement powered by Pony. No docking. No hassle. No limits. Not just getting around. Changing the way the world goes round.
2020
General Partner
Jun 2020
Demea Sustainable Investment (ex Demeter IM) is part of Demea Invest, a leading platform in venture capital, private equity, infrastructure and private debt for the sustainable growth of agriculture, food, energy and ecological transition. Demea Invest manages €3bn with 70 people in Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Madrid, Düsseldorf and Montreal.
Board Member
Jun 2020
At Foodvisor, we are building the future of personalized nutrition. For each of our users, we provide individual coaching. Our plans are created by nutrition experts and based on behavioral science for long-term lifestyle changes. Using our unique A.I. technology, we learn what works best for each user based on their profile so they can achieve their personal health and wellness goals. The app was launched in 2018 and is helping millions of people adopt healthier habits.
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