Xavier co-founded Elaia Partners in 2003.

Having started his career in Arithmetics and Algebraic Geometry research at Université Paris-Sud, Xavier set up Cred-M, a company in the educational software sector sold in 1999 to the book publishing firm Odile Jacob. He then joined the CPR group where he created and developed a VC business in the software and internet sectors. When CPR was acquired by Crédit Agricole, he became Investment Director at Crédit Agricole Private Equity.

Marc’s first entreuprenerial experience dates back to 1990 when he left his PhD program in Artificial Intelligence at McGill University to launch his first start-up (Logic Controller Management).

He then joined Thales as an international business developer in Australia, Asia, Africa and America. In 2000, he launched his second start-up, Meiosys (Application Virtualisation), that moved to Palo Alto and was then acquired by IBM in 2005. After two years in corporate development at IBM, he launched Goojet, a mobile social media. He then founded Scoop.it, a content marketing software, located in Toulouse and San Francisco, and served as its CEO.

Marc is very active in the startup ecosystem, both as a mentor and a business angel.

Samantha joined Elaia Partners in 2008.

She began her career as a consultant at Eurogroup, a consulting firm specialised in organisation and strategy, within the Bank and Finance division. She then joined Clipperton Finance, a corporate finance firm dedicated to high-tech growth companies, before moving to Elaia Partners in 2008. She became an Investment Manager in 2011 then a Partner in 2014.

Pauline joined Elaia Partners in early 2014.

She began her career as an Equity Research Analyst at Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux (former broker of Crédit Agricole CIB), then in an independent firm, Genesta Finance, where she spent three years covering European midcap stocks in the internet and video games sector. In 2011, she joined the Corporate Finance team at the investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co. Still specialising in the Internet and TMT industries, Pauline has realised more than ten transactions, from M&A to fundraising/IPOs and capital restructuring.

Philippe co-founded Elaia Partners in 2002.

He began his career at Accenture in 1980 where he was, notably, in charge of IT services solutions and launching the Corporate Venture fund. Appointed Managing Partner in 1996, in charge of more than 3,000 employees, he moved to Valeo in 2000 as President of the Valeo Ventures Investment fund, VP Strategy and e-Business and a member of the Valeo Group Executive Committee.