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Damien Henault

Damien Henault

Managing Director atForgepoint CapitalFirm active Oct 6London
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Damien Henault is a Managing Director and Partner at Forgepoint Capital International, focusing on cybersecurity and AI investments. He previously worked at TempoCap, Andurance Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, and J.P. Morgan, and holds degrees from Sorbonne University and IEP Paris.

What Damien can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BLead preference not reported
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Career

  1. IT Services firm in Paris
  2. ISP in Montreal
  3. J.P. Morgan · TMT M&A Investment Banker
  4. Hewlett-Packard · Senior Director of Strategy and Corporate Development
  5. Andurance Ventures · Partner
  6. TempoCap · Partner
  7. Forgepoint Capital International · Managing Director & Partner
  8. Forgepoint Capital · Managing Director
    Now

Companies founded

IT Services firm in ParisISP in Montreal

Investments named in public bios

BlueVoyantCybelAngelPanaseerDedroneOnfidoTessianSenseonSystanciaEfficientIPBleckwenErcomCurrencycloudLaunchmetricsTraining OrchestraAirHelpAdaptive6

Focus

cybersecurityartificial intelligenceinfrastructure software

Education

Sorbonne University, degrees in Philosophy and EconomicsInstitut d’Etudes Politiques (IEP) in Paris, MSc in FinanceInstitut d'Etudes Politiques (IEP) in Paris, MSc in Finance

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Casilda Angulo
Casilda AnguloVice President
Jimmy Park
Jimmy ParkVice President
Reynaldo Kirton
Reynaldo KirtonPrincipal

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Who is Damien Henault?

Damien Henault is a Managing Director and Partner at Forgepoint Capital International, focusing on cybersecurity and AI investments. He previously worked at TempoCap, Andurance Ventures, Hewlett-Packard, and J.P. Morgan, and holds degrees from Sorbonne University and IEP Paris.

How much does Damien Henault invest?

Forgepoint Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Damien Henault?

A warm intro from a founder Forgepoint Capital backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Damien Henault do before Forgepoint Capital?

IT Services firm in Paris; ISP in Montreal; TMT M&A Investment Banker at J.P. Morgan; Senior Director of Strategy and Corporate Development at Hewlett-Packard; Partner at Andurance Ventures; Partner at TempoCap; Managing Director & Partner at Forgepoint Capital International.

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