People and Product-Driven Investment with Pascal Cagni's C4 Ventures

People and Product-Driven Investment with Pascal Cagni's C4 Ventures

Author: Chris O'Brien and Ethan Pierse April 20, 2022 Duration: 38:14

Join us for a passionate discussion with Pascal Cagni, Founding Partner at C4 Ventures and Chairman at Business France, previously GM & VP, Apple EMEIA, and GM Europe, Packard Bell.

  1. Intro and background 0:28
  2. Pascal's journey at Apple 4:50
  3. C4 Ventures' focus and interests 7:12
  4. C4's investment themes and thesis 12:35
  5. France is back and French Tech's growth 15:02
  6. From French Tech startups to European scaleups 22:36
  7. Government's role in driving tech growth and addressing new verticals 28:49

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