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Sebastien Leopold

Partner at Climate Club

Paris, Île-de-France

Overview 

Sebastien Leopold is an accomplished entrepreneur based in Paris, with a strong background in founding and partnering with successful ventures like The New Kids Capital and AMI PARIS. He has a proven track record of investing in early-stage companies in sectors such as Impact, Digital Health, and Health IT. Leopold holds an MBA from ESCP Business School and has held key positions at renowned companies like L'Oréal and Bain & Company, showcasing his expertise in digital marketing and strategic consulting.

Work Experience 

The New Kids Capital

  • Founder

    2009 - Current

    Invest in High Growth potential startups, from Seed to IPO. Current holdings : Backmarket > Pongo > LiveMentor > SuperMood > Hacking Project > AceUp > Fenergo > Ynsect > EcoVadis > Revoltrain > SportsDynamics > TimeLeft Exits (incl. partial) : Proprioo, sold to GFC > Effy, sold to Engie > Madvertise, IPO > Energiency, sold to private investor > Backmarket, sold to Aglae and Goldman Sachs

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Climate Club

  • Partner

    2023

5P

50 Partners

  • Partner

    2012

    Accelerator founded by 50 entrepreneurs dedicated to support fast-growing Startups.

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Back Market

  • Seed Investor

    2014

    Amazing entrepreneurs making refurbished products better than new ones.

SOFT4JOBS

  • Founder

    2016 - 2024

    Software for recruitment

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AMI PARIS

  • Founding partner

    2010 - 2020

    Fashion designer brand by Alexandre Mattiussi -> Sold to Sequoia Capital China (HongShan) in 2020

ENERCO

  • Founder & CEO

    2006 - 2011

    France leader in the solar photovoltaic residential market (100m€, 500 employees) and industrial size solar power plants. -> Sold to Randopar and now operating as « Générale du Solaire ».

B&

Bain & Company

  • Consultant

    2003 - 2006

    Private Equity due diligences Turnarounds plans in Telco, Utilities & Retail sectors

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L'Oréal

  • Head of Digital Marketing

    1999 - 2003

    Head of digital branding, advertising & CRM, all brands and divisions, Latin America.

Education 

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