Yvan-Michel Ehkirch
Managing Partner at Karista
Yvan-Michel Ehkirch
Managing Partner at Karista
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2011 - Current
Karista is an early-stage venture capital firm created in 2001. We funded 100+ companies over the past two decades and support tomorrow’s game changers in the field of Health, Digital, Tech, and NewSpace. We have always worked to provide more than cash and partnered with entrepreneurs whom we share a common vision with.
Investor, Board Director or Observer
2012
Exotrail (www.exotrail.com), Cysec (www.cysec.com), Heex (www.heex.com), Vestack (www.vestack.com), Ramd.am (www.ramd.am), Stereolabs (www.stereolabs.com), Navya (www.navya.tech), Sevenhugs (sold to Qorvo), Linkfluence (Sold to Meltwater), Comiteo (Sold to Natixis), WebGeoServices (Sold to Capza), Admo.tv (www.admo.tv), Clem (www.clem-e.com), Revers.io (www.revers.io), Serious Factory (www.seriousfactory.com), Aterovax (www.aterovax.com), Entertainment Learning (www.lingua-attack.com), Nanoe (www.nanoe.com)
New Ventures Advisor
2012
Board member
2005 - 2012
Partner
2001 - 2011
Director Marketing & Business Development Europe
1999 - 2000
Manager, Marketing & Sales
1996 - 1999
Pre Sales Consultant
1991 - 1996
Volontaire à l'Aide Technique (Volunteering French National Service)
1990 - 1991