François Veron

François Véron is the founder of Newfund, a seed-stage cross-border venture firm with $300M assets under management and a diverse portfolio of 110 active companies, including 49 in North America.

Newfund's thematic fund HEKA focuses on BrainTech, supporting 25 technology startups in brain health and capabilities, with investments in seed and Series A rounds ranging from €500k to €2M to facilitate international expansion and continuous entrepreneur support.

François Véron holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from HEC Paris, studied Public Administration at ENA - Ecole nationale d'administration, majored in Service Public at Sciences Po, and completed Baccalauréat at Louis-le-Grand.

His professional background includes roles such as being a member of the Founder Mental Health Pledge, founder of Newfund, Investments Manager at Cita Gestion, CEO at Casino Entreprise and Casino - C-mescourses.com, Strategic Planning Director at Casino, and Inspecteur des Finances at the French Ministry of Finance.