Jean SCHMITT – Jolt Capital

Jean Schmitt is the Founding President and Managing Partner at Jolt Capital, the leading European PE firm dedicated to growth deeptech.
Prior to Jolt, Jean was Managing Partner at Sofinnova.
Jean started his carreer by founding and leading as CEO 3 tech companies, all successfully exited.
He holds an MSc from Telecom ParisTech (France) and a post-grad degree in Artificial Intelligence
Jean is currently a board member of BioSerenity and Virta, Verimatrix (EUR:VMX) and the SICAV Tech Premium. He has played a pivotal role in multiple exits and IPOs, including Myriad (SIX:MYRN), Authentec (NASDAQ:AUTH) acquired by Apple, NILT acquired by Radiant, Fogale Sensation acquired by Apple, and Heptagon acquired by AMS. He is also the Chairman of the baroque orchestra La Chapelle Harmonique.

Luca is a Partner at Atomico based in London and joined the firm in 2018, where he focuses on Atomico’s growth stage investing. He sits on the boards of, or is involved with, Atomico investments into Aiven, Attentive, CADDi, ChannelEngine, CodeRabbit, Factorial, Bird (formerly MessageBird), Raycast and TestGorilla, amongst others.

Furthermore, he historically also was involved with Atomico investments into Graphcore (acquired by Softbank), Peakon (acquired by Workday), Pipedrive (acquired by Vista Equity Partners), Scoutbee (acquired by Coupa Software) and Quid (merged with NetBase).

Prior to joining Atomico, Luca spent five years in Silicon Valley. Most recently, he worked at San Francisco-based private equity firm Vector Capital, where he was involved with multiple growth equity investments and leveraged buyouts in the vertical applications and infrastructure software spaces. Luca began his career at MergerTech Group, a Bay Area-based technology investment bank, where he advised mid market companies on M&A and financing processes.

Luca holds a Master of International Business with a concentration in Corporate Finance from Hult International Business School in San Francisco, as well as a BA in International Management with a concentration in hospitality management from IU, IUBH School of Business & Management in Germany.

Mio Kawada has nearly 30 years of experience in trade and investment promotion. During her career at JETRO, she has served in its New York office and led initiatives to attract foreign direct investment to Japan. As Executive Vice President, she currently oversees JETRO’s operations in the Americas and its innovation initiatives, including the promotion of inward investment, international business collaboration and partnerships, and the overseas expansion of Japanese startups.

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