Julien Tizot

CIO

2024 - Current

Single Spanish Family Office

Startup Mentor

2024

A global ecosystem for tech companies, start-ups and investors looking to capitalize on growth opportunities. Mentoring start-ups about strategy, partnerships & valuation.

Managing Partner

2024 - 2024

External CIO for Single Family Offices : Asset Allocation, on Private Market Investments (direct deals & funds) & Strategic Partnerships Advisor for Private Market Funds & Startups on Strategic Development in the Middle East Region

General Partner

2019 - 2023

Forepont Capital Partners is a Paris/NYC based venture capital firm that scouts and bolsters the Bio&Med Tech early stage champions of tomorrow. Successfully raised and deployed as lead investor across 20 companies worldwide including leading firms in the Brain Computer Interface sector.

Board Member

2020 - 2023

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

2020 - 2021

BioSpeedia, a spin off from Institut Pasteur is a biotechnology company focusing on rapid diagnostic tests (RDT). The company offers the whole suite of rapid tests & PCR for COVID-19 and is the only company with a fully automated manufacturing line in France. BioSpeedia has received many accolades for its breakthrough in pneumonia and meningitis including the seal of Excellence from the UE and official support from the WHO. Led the company during a critical growth phase and delivered performance for its shareholders.

Board Member

2019 - 2023

BayBridgeDigital is a game changing software company, backed by US VC investors, and headquartered in NYC. The company is building a suite of digital applications on the Salesforce platform and is connecting brands technology and people to create new growth and business value faster. The company was founded by cloud pioneers on a simple but disruptive idea- a new approach to connect people and technology : Imagine-Innovate-Transform-Succeed . Offices : New York - Paris - London - Tel Aviv - Casablanca

Venture Partner

2019 - 2020

Joyance Partners is an early stage Venture Capital firm investing in Delightful Moments startups - companies that can create moments of delight for their customers, making them a little happier, a little healthier, or both. Focused on the French & Swiss market and led rounds in some succesfull European startups.

Partner, Managing Director

2015 - 2018

Venture Capital (acquisition & strategic development) of technology-driven (AI, Machine Learning, Big Data) asset managers in several countries. Partnerships with a variety of mid-size managers to launch several closed and open-ended funds in different strategies (private equity, venture capital, private debt, insurance claims, distressed real estate, alternative risk premia)

Head of Alternative Investments

2009 - 2015

Alternative Investment Mandate: - Management of 2 Funds of Hedge Funds - European regulated (AIFM & UCITS) - €2B AuM - Development of partnerships for bespoke mandates Tactical Asset Allocation: - Development of the TAA Model - Allocation in different asset classes across the Global Mandates Portfolio Management: - ALM Offensif- Multi-Asset class UCITS fund (Unit Link) +$1bn AuM - Systematically ranked top decile 2014 & 2015 winner of the French Manager of the Year in Hedge Funds (by Acquisition International) Co-Author of the Guide to Alternative Investments - Sponsored by AF2I Guest speaker at conferences & universities

Founder & Managing Partner

2007 - 2009

Founding & Managing a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA): - Registration with the CFTC & Member of the NFA - Develoment of Systematic Trading Strategies - Development of partnerships