INPHO Venture Summit 2025 | 23 October 2025 | Bordeaux Palais de la Bourse, 17 Pl. de la Bourse, 33076 Bordeaux, France

The event offers a unique opportunity to pitch in front of investors interested in innovative companies focused on different targeted sectors.To ensure a high-quality elevator pitch, all submissions will be assessed by a Selection Committee made up of investors.

Since 2008, the event is a high-end and private gathering where LPs, investors, and large corporations meet to invest in promising solutions to shape the future. The event aims to tackle our world’s most pressing challenges through disruptive technologies.

Appreciated by top decision-makers looking to meet their peers, share insights, analysis, engage in deep and sometimes controversial expert discussions, the event welcomes savvy investors, LPs and corporates interested in deeptech investments, as well as start-ups selected by investors to be challenged live.

2024 Past Speakers

George Ugras
Chairman of the INPHO Venture Summit, Managing Director, AV8 Ventures

Hind Beaujon
Chief Sales Officer, Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology

Eric Benhamou
Founder & General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures

Gemma Garriga
Director, Applied AI, Google

Jean-Gabriel Boinot-Tramoni
Principal, Quantonation

Dieter Kraft
General Manager, Trumpf Venture

Mathieu Costes
Partner, Airbus Ventures

François Tison
General Partner, 360 Capital

Christian Reitberger
Partner, Matterwave Ventures

T.M. Ravi
Managing Director & Founder, The Hive

Aymerik Renard
General Partner, Hardware Club Venture Capital

Nicolas Leterrier
Customers, Innovation and One Labs Global VP, Schneider Electric

David Dana
Head of the VC ICT Team, European Investment Fund

Gianluca Dettori
General Partner, Primo Ventures

Sarah Benhamou
Principal, Benhamou Global Ventures Europe and Israel

Boris Dorin
Partner, First Imagine!

Lars Boehnisch
Investment Manager, Evonik Venture Capital

Geoffroy Dubus
Partner, Demeter

Benoit Foubert
VP Technology Development, Digital Operations, Schlumberger

Iñaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea
Head of Knowledge Management and Evaluation, BIOEF

Rob Hays
CEO & President, Atom Computing

Klaus Kummermehr
Non Executive Director, SNGLR Capital

Marek Kotelnicki
Managing Partner, Vigo Ventures

Alfred Lam
Partner, Chrysalix Venture Capital

Patrick Lord
Senior Partner, Truffle Ventures

Peter Lukassen
Circular Economy Manager, Robert Bosch GmbH

Faran Nouri
General Partner and Executive Vice President, America’s Frontier Fund

Kamesh Raghavendra
Chief Product Officer, The Hive

Jan Westerhues
Investment Partner, Robert Bosch Venture Capital

Igor Ryapin
Head of Research, First Imagine!

Wojtek Smolinski
Managing Partner & CEO, Vigo Ventures

Juri Stricker
Managing Director, Signature Ventures

Eileen Tanghal
Founding & Managing Director, Black Opal Ventures

Tina Andrea
Foresight Manager, Freudenberg Technology Innovation

Remy De Tonnac
Partner, ETF Partners

Chris Wade
Partner, Isomer Capital

Guillaume Tremblay
Head of Innovation, Westinghouse

Xavier Datin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, i2S