Clement Benoit
Description
Clement Benoit is a highly experienced French entrepreneur who has transitioned into an active angel investor, leveraging his deep operational expertise. Based in Paris, Benoit is best known for co-founding and leading two successful tech companies to acquisition: Stuart, a last-mile delivery platform acquired by DPDgroup, and Resto-In, a food delivery service acquired by Just Eat Takeaway.com. These significant exits provide him with a strong foundation and a valuable network, which he now brings to early-stage startups.
As an angel investor, Benoit primarily focuses on seed-stage companies, often participating in rounds alongside institutional venture capital firms. His investment portfolio demonstrates a clear preference for B2B SaaS, fintech, and marketplace models, areas where his prior entrepreneurial successes provide significant strategic insights. He is particularly active within the French startup ecosystem, with most of his known investments concentrated in his home country.
Benoit has built a notable portfolio of over 10 companies, including promising ventures like Payflow, Karmen, Luni, Moka.care, Indy, Leocare, and Brigad. His involvement typically occurs in seed rounds that can range significantly in size, from approximately €1.5 million for companies like Indy and Luni to larger rounds of up to €10 million for companies such as Leocare and Teamleader. While specific individual check sizes are not publicly disclosed, his participation in these substantial early-stage rounds suggests he is capable of deploying meaningful capital to support promising founders.
His value proposition to founders extends beyond capital, offering mentorship and strategic guidance derived from his firsthand experience in scaling and exiting tech businesses. Benoit's investment strategy appears to be driven by a desire to back ambitious entrepreneurs building innovative solutions in sectors he understands deeply, making him a sought-after angel in the European startup scene.
Investor Profile
Clement Benoit has backed more than 24 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 4 rounds, about 17% of its total and boasts 5 exits across its portfolio.
Investment Focus Highlights
- Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
- Majority of deals are located in France, United States, Spain.
- Strong thematic focus on Software, E-Commerce, FinTech.
- Typical check size: $50K – $350K.
Stage Focus
- Seed (54%)
- Series A (25%)
- Pre Seed (8%)
- Angel (4%)
- Series Unknown (4%)
- Series B (4%)
Country Focus
- France (63%)
- United States (13%)
- Spain (8%)
- Hong Kong (4%)
- Belgium (4%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Mexico (4%)
Industry Focus
- Software
- E-commerce
- Fintech
- Transportation
- Financial Services
- Internet
- Saas
- Rental
- Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
- Blockchain
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