Charles Beigbeder
Charles Beigbeder | |
|---|---|
| Born | France |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Known for | Founder of Self Trade, Poweo, Audacia, AgroGeneration, Quantonation, Bourrienne, Le Philtre |
Charles Beigbeder is a prominent entrepreneur from France.
Biography
He is the brother of Frédéric Beigbeder and completed his studies at École Centrale Paris in 1988.
His professional journey started in 1989 at Matra Marconi Space, followed by a position as a merchant banker at Banque Paribas between 1990 and 1991. Subsequently, he held roles at Credit Suisse First Boston in Paris from 1991 to 1994 and worked as a trader for MC-BBL Securities in London between 1994 and 1996. Later, he became an investor with Angel-Invest.
In 2001, he established Self Trade, a financial services firm comparable to E-Trade. The following year, he founded the utility company Poweo, which he sold to Verbund in 2009. He also launched the financial firm Audacia in 2006. In 2009, he created AgroGeneration, focusing on investments in Ukrainian agricultural land dedicated to biofuel cultivation.
By 2017, Beigbeder took on the roles of chairman and CEO at Audacia, transforming it into a multistage private equity company. In 2018, alongside Christophe Jurczak and Olivier Tonneau, he co-established Quantonation, a venture capital fund concentrating on quantum technology ventures, including backing the quantum computing firm Pasqal.
Additionally, Beigbeder founded the fashion brand Bourrienne and the spirits enterprise Le Philtre.
His leadership roles have included serving as President of Croissance Plus, Co-Chairman of DAB Bank, and membership on the Advisory Board of 360° Capital Partners. Since July 2005, he has been part of the Executive Committee of the Medef. Appointed by French Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno, he led the Annecy campaign for the Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics. He has also been designated by Union pour un Mouvement Populaire to contribute to reform initiatives.