JONATHAN COHEN-SABAN
Managing Director
Venture Capital
By launching in November 2015 the first Venture Capital FinTech French fund with the support of leading investors from the financial services industry, NewAlpha has become one of the sector leaders in Europe2
2 According to Techfoliance by Invyo, NewAlpha was the most active VC investor in France in 2016 (January 2017).
We are a privileged partner for investors and entrepreneurs with a triple objective:
Invest
Invest in recently created companies ("start-ups" or "early stage firms") bringing real technological innovation in the sector of technologies applied to the financial services industry and impacted by digital transformation ("FinTech")
Supporting
Supporting these companies by giving them access to the ecosystem made up of our partners, clients and contacts in the financial industry
Contribute
Contribute to the strategic watch of investors on the evolution of their business sector (banking, insurance and asset management)
The investment strategy consists in acquiring and managing minority stakes in predominantly European start-ups. We intervene during series A and B with initial investments of between 2 and 4 million € on financing rounds which can go up to 15 million €. We also retain the ability to participate in future funding rounds.
Our role is to pool capital and resources between innovative entrepreneurs and qualified investors to encourage business growth.
NewAlpha's Venture Capital activity considers that compliance with ESG criteria is essential. This policy is reflected in particular by:
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ESG Due Diligence in the investment phase
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Raising awareness of ESG fundamentals after investment
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Annual ESG reporting, provided to investors
The team
JONATHAN COHEN-SABAN
Managing Director
Venture Capital
Jonathan has been Managing Director at NewAlpha AM since 2015, Venture Capital investment director in Fintech start-ups. He represents NewAlpha on the board of numerous Fintech companies including Lydia Solutions, TrackInsight, Saagie, Wikifolio (Austria), Wiztopic (USA) and Mobeewave (Canada).Between 2005 and 2015, Jonathan was Director of Investments at Seventure Partners, a subsidiary of Venture Capital of Natixis Private Equity. As director, he carried out the investments of Seventure Partners in more than 10 companies, 3 of which became members of Next40 (Talentsoft, Jobteaser and Recommerce). He had started his career in the Corporate Coverage department of Crédit Agricole CIB.Jonathan holds an engineering degree from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris (Télécom ParisTech) and an MBA from ESSEC.
LIOR DERHY
Managing Director
Venture Capital
LIOR DERHY
Managing Director
Venture Capital
Lior Derhy, Managing Partner, is director of the Venture Capital activity at NewAlpha AM. He has built his experience on more than 40 Venture Capital investment operations, more than 25 exits and ten M&A operations. Lior joined NewAlpha AM in 2013 and launched the Private Equity activity there in 2014 with the creation of the 1st French Venture Capital fund dedicated to Fintech. He represents NewAlpha on the board of many Fintechs.Between 2009 and 2013, he was Director of Investments at La Française AM. Lior notably actively participated in the launch in 2012 of Next Invest, the first French institutional seeding fund implementing a Private Equity approach to support asset management entrepreneurs.Previously, he joined La Française in 2004 as Corporate Affairs Manager in charge in particular of the management of activities and strategic cross-cutting projects. Lior had started his career in 2000 at Deloitte in the Audit Mid & Large Caps department.A chartered accountant by training, he also holds a master's degree in International Accounting and Financial Management.
AURELIE NICOLAS
Managing Director
Venture Capital
AURELIE NICOLAS
Managing Director
Venture Capital
Aurélie joined NewAlpha AM in 2018 as an Associate within the investment team of the Venture Capital fund dedicated to Fintech. She is in charge of sourcing and investigating investment opportunities.Between 2015 and 2018, Aurélie was Analyst at Remora Capital, an entrepreneurial investment holding company specializing in the priming of Biotech and Medtech. She began her professional M&A experience at KPMG in Singapore.Aurélie holds a Master from ESSEC.