Analysis

December 14, 2022

Bernard Arnault: Meet the startups backed by the world’s new richest man

Arnault invests in startups through VC firm Aglaé Ventures


Freya Pratty

2 min read

Bernard Arnault. Photo used under Creative Commons licence.

The world’s got a new richest man. Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been knocked off the top spot by Frenchman Bernard Arnault, the chair and CEO of luxury goods group LVMH.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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