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October 13, 2022

French family office backs new €150m evergreen fund for early-stage European companies

Led by former employees of Balderton and XAnge, the Resonance fund will give the majority of profits to charity


Selin Bucak

3 min read

From Left to Right: François Durvye, CEO at Otium Capital, Alban Oudin, partner at Resonance, Maxime Le Dantec, partner at Resonance, and Pierre-Edouard Stérin, Founder and President at Otium Capital

The French entrepreneur who's put his money behind unicorns like medical AI company Owkin and payroll software Payfit is now backing Resonance, a €150m evergreen early-stage VC fund. 

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Selin Bucak

Selin Bucak is a freelance finance writer based in Paris. She tweets from @SelinBucak2

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