Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Experienced Investment Professional | Venture Capital & Growth | Operating Partner Nicolas is a VC and Growth investor at Aramco Ventures (Wa’ed Ventures), investing across the GCC and internationally, with a strong focus on startups expanding into Saudi Arabia. He moved to Abu Dhabi in 2021 to join ADQ, investing in growth-stage startups and funds (regional and international). Beyond capital deployment, he actively drove value creation initiatives and supported portfolio companies post-investment. He developed an extensive professional network across the GCC, including fund managers, institutional investors, and family offices. Prior to ADQ, Nicolas was a General Manager at BCG Digital Ventures in London, where he led the launch and development of Corporate Venture Capital initiatives and investments in high-potential startups. He started his career as a financial analyst at ExxonMobil before co-founding / leading two digital startups - Screening Media and VisiYou (now FCR Media) - both successfully acquired and integrated. Since 2017, Nicolas serves as a board member and angel investor, supporting entrepreneurs in scaling their businesses. He is also one of the co-founders of BeCentral, Europe’s largest tech campus. Nicolas holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Engineering and Business from Solvay Business School, as well as an Executive Master’s degree in Digital Marketing. Expertise: VC & Growth investments, Portfolio Management & Value Creation, Corporate Venturing, Entrepreneurship, New Technologies.
VC arm of Saudi Aramco, part of Aramco Ventures ($7B AUM), investing from Seed to Series C.
Senior Advisor to Astanor (~$1B AUM), a deep tech venture & growth fund focused on agri & food, with offices in Brussels, Paris and New-York
Senior Advisor to Capricorn Investment Group (~$12B AUM), a deep tech venture fund focused on climate solutions, based in Palo Alto and New York.
Angel investor backing early-stage startups and selected venture funds mainly across Europe and the Middle East.
Venture & Growth (funds and direct) investor. Led portfolio value creation initiatives. Team transitioned into Lunate in 2023.