Alexandre Mars

At the age of 22, the capital raised from his first company enabled him to found A2X, one of the first French web agencies, which he sold in 1998 to become a venture capitalist.

His investments, which combine financial, social and environmental performance, include companies such as Spotify, Pinterest, Too Good To Go and Brut.

In 2014, he set up the non-profit foundation Epic, which selects and financially supports organizations that combat inequalities affecting children and young adults in the fields of education, health, protection and social and professional integration, as well as associations concerned with the environment and climate action.

In 2019, the Harvard Kennedy School published a case study to highlight Epic's innovative social impact model.

Since 2019, he has hosted the podcast PAUSE, on which he welcomes business leaders, writers, entrepreneurs, sportsmen and activists to talk about their journeys.