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Eric Archambeau
Astanor Ventures
Co-founder and partner
Presentation
A global food enthusiast and impact investor activist, Eric has been supporting healthy food education and regenerative agriculture training for over a decade. His ambition to revolutionize the food sector led him, with long-time business associate George Coelho, to launch Astanor Ventures in 2017 to invest in disruptive companies creating systemic change in the food and farming sectors while restoring the cultural dimension of food, ultimately inspiring people to cook meals that are sustainable, delicious, nourishing and that build a connection to nature.
The former Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur turned venture capitalist (App Annie, Betfair, Freenow, Onfido, Spotify, Xing) was Global Chairman of the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation and co-founded Quadia – a Geneva-based impact investing firm that offers private investors and family offices tailored strategies and portfolios that deliver social and environmental impact.
Eric has over 30 years’ experience as an entrepreneur and VC in Silicon Valley and Europe and over 12 years’ experience as an impact investor, founding, scaling, and investing in disruptive technology companies and leading environmentally and socially impactful projects. He is known for his deep insights in social networking, machine learning, data mining, electronic marketplaces and food and agriculture sustainability as well as his passion for building a more socially equitable and more environmentally sustainable food system.
Previously, he lectured at graduate business school INSEAD, where he founded the Social Entrepreneurship Department and was one of the co-founders of Social Impact International, a social entrepreneur accelerator program in India and Hawaii with a focus on sustainable agri-food programs.
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