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Jean-marc Bally

Président at Aster Class

Paris, Île-de-France

Overview 

Jean-Marc Bally is a Managing Partner based in Paris, Île-de-France, with a strong background in renewable energy, private equity, and venture capital. He has held key leadership roles at Aster Capital and Schneider Electric Ventures, overseeing successful investments in companies like FINALCAD and Cosmo Tech. Highlights of Jean-Marc Bally's career include his role as Managing Partner at Aster Capital, where he led investments in innovative companies like Karos and EkWateur, as well as his tenure as Managing Director & General Partner at Schneider Electric Ventures, where he played a crucial role in the success of investments in companies like BuildingIQ and Habiteo.

Work Experience 

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Aster Capital

  • Managing Partner

    2010 - Current

    Aster is a Climate Tech VC with two decades of experience, specialized in emission-intensive. These sectors include energy, mobility, manufacturing, building, chemicals, and agriculture, among others. Aster's investment strategy includes providing equity investments from seed to Series B stages, primarily targeting startups in Europe, the United States, and Israel. Recently, Aster acquired the climate tech portfolio of TotalEnergies as part of a secondary transaction, further expanding its influence and resources in the climate tech sector. Board/observer position : Karos, Neural Concept, Advae, Teemphotonics, Cosmotech, Heetch, Lula Loop, Sunfire...

AF

Aster Fab

  • President

    2018

    At Aster Fab, we are the builders of the climate industrial revolution. Our mission is to partner with heavy industries and transform them into the engines of a sustainable future by leveraging internal and external innovation. We have assembled a multidisciplinary team of experts to support you in culture change, technology exploration, new business creation, open innovation program building, and investment & acquisition advisory. Portfolio of clients: Bouygues Construction, e-Béton, EDF, GreenFlex, GTT, Horizon Europe, IBL Energy, Imerys, Léonard, Manitou, Motul, OMV, Orano, Saipem, Sercel, Suez, TechnipFMC, Terna, Vinci

SE

Schneider Electric Ventures

  • Managing Director & General Partner

    2006 - 2010

    General Partner & Managing Director of Schneider Electric Ventures, a venture capital company with €50 Millions under management

  • Investment Partner

    2000 - 2006

    Initiation, execution, monitoring, and exit of venture capital investments. Responsible for communications and IT industries investments across Europe focusing in particular on microtechnologies and electronics

Education 

Investments 

Karos

Series A

Total funding: $14M

Iceotope

Series A

Total funding: $35M

Casanova

Series Unknown

Total funding: $4.7M

EkWateur

Series A

Total funding: $17M

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