Benoit Marrel
Founder of Breega
Benoit Marrel
Founder of Breega
London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder & CEO
2013 - Current
Breega propels pioneering and purpose-driven founders from idea into impact. We closed our first fund in 2015 and now have $700m AUM and +100 trailblazing portfolio companies among which Exotec (robotics & software), Moneybox (fintech), Alice & Bob (quantum) or 011H (climatetech). Crafted for founders by founders, we built Breega to provide start-ups with the help we wish we'd had. And we’ve created an investment proposition that’s purposefully designed: an investment squad of former founders and startup scalers that have been through the highs and lows and a Scaling squad comprised of vertical experts from the finest startups to power your scaling journey (GTM & Governance, RH & Talent, Growth, Branding). We invest in tech, deeptech and digital startups, focusing on pre-seed to Series A+ across Europe and Africa with offices in Paris, London, Barcelona, Lagos & Cape Town.
Co-Founder & Board Member
2011
FiftyFor is the very first financial and non-financial rating platform for SMEs in Africa maximising trust in business relationships
Co-Founder & Board Member
2009 - 2021
Rugby Division is a disruptive clothing brand inspired by the values of Rugby and what it takes to play the sport. NO PAIN NO GAME
Founder
2009 - 2013
M&A Boutique specialised in Tech which helped me kickstart my other ventures * sole financial advisor to a number of early stage tech start-ups for their Seed round * sole financial advisor to OPT New Caledonia for its new digital services & FTTH roll-out plan * due diligence for one of the bidders on the sale of a majority stake in Metroweb, fiber network operator in Milan, for a total EV of EUR 440M * etc.
Associate
2007 - 2009
M&A in the TMT industry * lead investor alongside Seek.com.au for a Series C investment of USD 110M on balance sheet in Zhaopin, leading online job classifieds company in China * sole financial advisor to European Directories for its EUR 290M acquisition of Gouden Gids, yellow pages operator in the Netherlands * etc.
Business Analyst
2006 - 2007
Strategic Innovation Department * business planning for new broadband products & services in Europe * financial analysis and forecasts for start-ups @ Livebox Lab
Analyst
2004 - 2006
Strategic Research Department - Part time
Junior Key Account Manager
2003 - 2003
Telecom Enterprise Solutions
Education
MSc. Management
2003 - 2006
MSc. Telecommunication Engineering
2000 - 2003
Prep. School
1998 - 2000