Anta Gkelou
Director/Board Member at France Invest
Network origin in Anta Gkelou first degree
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Imperial College London
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 171 |
Sofinnova Partners SAS
 Sofinnova Partners SAS Investment ManagersFinance Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 42 |
France Invest
 France Invest Financial ConglomeratesFinance France Invest is a French association of investors for growth that supports private equity as a lever for business creators and managers to achieve growth. The private company is based in Paris, France and was founded by Maurice Tchenio. The association is at the heart of the economy and aims to share the value created by supporting companies in their innovation and energy transition efforts.
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| Private Company | Financial Conglomerates | 24 |
University of Liverpool
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 8 |
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Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Anta Gkelou via their personal network
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|---|---|---|---|
May Health SAS
 May Health SAS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services May Health SAS engages in the development of device for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome infertility. The company was founded in September 2017 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member President | |
| University of Oxford | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
Moon Surgical SAS
 Moon Surgical SAS Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Moon Surgical SAS is a French medical technology company that is creating a new category of robotic surgery. The company is based in Paris, France and is operated by renowned serial medical innovators and backed by leading venture capitalists. Its Maestro system enhances existing laparoscopic techniques and tools with new capabilities, benefiting the 93%% of patients who currently do not have access to minimally invasive robotic surgery. The CEO of the company is Anne Osdoit. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer | |
| University College London | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Université Paris Dauphine-PSL | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
LimFlow SA
 LimFlow SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology LimFlow SA develops and offers medical devices which transformes the treatment of critical limb Ischemi. The firm?s proprietary and CE marked technology is a novel and purely percutaneous therapy for ?no-option? CLI patients. The company was founded by Martin T. Rothman in 2012 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
HighLife SAS
 HighLife SAS Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology HighLife SAS develops percutaneous mitral valve replacement therapies. It offers a minimally invasive prosthetic mitral valve that is implanted on a beating heart, while preserving the native valve structure and respecting the surrounding anatomy. The company was founded by Georg Börtle in 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
MD Start SA
 MD Start SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology MD Start SA develops medical device technology. It has collaboration between venture capital, institutional investors and industry to the development of innovative medtech ideas in Europe. The company was founded by Tim Lenihanin 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Biotechnology | Chairman Director/Board Member Chief Investment Officer | |
| INSEAD | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
SafeHeal SAS
 SafeHeal SAS Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology SafeHeal SAS develops anastomosis protection devices for improved patient recovery and reduced healthcare costs. The company is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member President | |
| École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Harvard Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| TOUCHSTONE INNOVATIONS PLC | Investment Managers | Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Ecole Polytechnique | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
ReCor Medical, Inc.
 ReCor Medical, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ReCor Medical, Inc. develops novel therapeutic ultrasound catheter technologies The firm develops a therapeutic non-focused ultrasound system for performing renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension. The company was founded by Mano Iyer and Jacques Seguin in July 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Founder | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Microphyt SA
 Microphyt SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology Microphyt SA researches, develops, produces and markets natural bioactive products from microalgae. Its solutions are intended to address the needs of personal-care, food and health-care industries worldwide, through a differentiated and sustainable approach and proprietary technologies allow controlled and industrial-scale supply of microalgae biomass and extracts. The firm''s Industrial scale photo bioreactors developed and patented and are designed to produce specific strains of microalgae by preserving cell integrity and yielding commercial quantities of slow-growing or biofilm-forming species. The company was founded by Arnaud Muller-Feuga in 2007 and is headquartered in Baillargues, France. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Université de Technologie de Compiègne | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| The Johns Hopkins University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
CentraleSupélec Exed SA
 CentraleSupélec Exed SA Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services CentraleSupélec operates as a higher education and research institution. The firm is a public institution under ministerial charter, devoted to the sciences and engineering. The company was founded on January 1, 2015 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Comet Biorefining, Inc.
 Comet Biorefining, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Comet Biorefining, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. It proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosic glucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. The company was founded by Andrew Richard in 2009 and is headquartered in London, Canada. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Ardian SA
 Ardian SA Investment ManagersFinance Ardian SA (Ardian) is a private equity subsidiary of Ardian Holding SAS founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member Private Equity Investor | |
SpineVision SA
 SpineVision SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology SpineVision SA develops and markets implants for the treatment of spinal disorders. It also designs instrumentation for the spinal treatments. Its products include Flex 2, Lumis, Plus/X-Plus, ULIS, Unithread, Spacevisions, and C3. The firm also offers solutions for spinal pathologies, such as lumbar degenerative disc diseases, deformities, cervical disorders, trauma, and tumors. The company was founded by Gérard Vanacker on July 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Antony, France. | Medical Specialties | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Synthace Ltd.
 Synthace Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
SIGEFI Private Equity SA
 SIGEFI Private Equity SA Investment ManagersFinance SIGEFI Private Equity SA is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 1985. SPE is headquartered in Lyon. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of Gothenburg | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
CorWave SA
 CorWave SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology CorWave SA develops and manufactures blood pumps. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
EnobraQ SAS
 EnobraQ SAS Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries EnobraQ SAS develops yeast for the production of chemical compounds. The company was founded on November 13, 2015 and is headquartered in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France. | Chemicals: Major Diversified | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| ESSEC Business School | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| NOVARES GROUP | Auto Parts: OEM | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
| INSEEC Business School | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member | |
| PIXIUM VISION | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| MAINSTAY MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| University of Birmingham | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
GeneSpire Srl
 GeneSpire Srl BiotechnologyHealth Technology GeneSpire Srl is a holding company, which engages in the development of transformative gene therapies for patients with genetic diseases. The company was founded by Luigi Naldini and Alessio Cantone in March 2020 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| London Business School | College/University | Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
France Biotech Association
 France Biotech Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services France Biotech Association is an independent association founded in 1997 that brings together healthtech entrepreneurs and their expert partners. The non-profit company is based in Paris, France. The association actively contributes to meeting the many challenges of the healthtech industry, such as companies' financing, innovation-related taxes, regulatory and market access related issues. It offers concrete competition and solutions through its commissions and working groups to help startups and SMEs become international leaders capable of rapidly developing and bringing innovative solutions to patients. The French company was founded by Philippe Pouletty, Pascal Brandys, Denis J. Lucquin. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Director/Board Member | |
| REDX PHARMA PLC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Lowercarbon Capital LLC
 Lowercarbon Capital LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lowercarbon Capital LLC (Lowercarbon Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Chris Sacca and Crystal Sacca. The firm is headquartered in United States. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Investor | |
| AFYREN | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Bryan, Garnier & Co Ltd. (France) | Investment Banks/Brokers | Director of Research - Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| Imperial College Business School | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
BiovelocITA Srl
 BiovelocITA Srl Investment ManagersFinance Biovelocita Srl (Biovelocita) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Silvano Spinelli, Gabriella Camboni and Sofinnova Partners. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor |
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International
| France | 26 |
| United Kingdom | 10 |
| United States | 8 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
Sectoral
| Health Technology | 22 |
| Consumer Services | 16 |
| Finance | 8 |
| Commercial Services | 4 |
| Technology Services | 2 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 431 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 96 |
| Private Equity Investor | 95 |
| Chairman | 79 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 63 |
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| Antoine Papiernik | 48 |
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| Cécile Mayer-Lévi | 26 |
| Maina Bhaman | 26 |
| Graziano Seghezzi | 26 |
| Denis Lucquin | 26 |
| Gérard Hascoët | 25 |
| Jean-Luc Allavena | 23 |
| Jacques Theurillat | 22 |
| Henrijette Richter | 21 |
| Jonathan Leslie Tobin | 19 |
| Guillaume Jacqueau | 19 |
| Joseph Anderson | 19 |
| Jean-Marie Paluel-Marmont | 19 |
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