Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet

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Mr. Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet is the Founder and serves as a Managing Partner of JuneX Capital Partners GP, where he oversees strategy, asset allocation, as well as all investment and entrepreneurial activities with cofounder Regis Micheli. Prior to JuneX Capital Partners, he was a Founding Partner at IBIS Capital (London), a cross-border merchant bank and asset manager (SPVs, funds). This company specializes in the Education, Health & Media sectors, where he continues to serve as an Operating Partner. During his tenure at IBIS Capital, he co-founded EdtechX Holdings, an innovative investment platform focused on the future of education and work. Leveraging its advisory and investment activities, EdtechX Holdings successfully listed its thematic investment vehicles on the Nasdaq. They also launched EdtechX Europe (2012) and London Edtech Week (2019) event series, which attracted over 5,000 industry professionals to connect investors and innovators. In 2022, the platform expanded to include Healthtech and Foodtech, rebranding as IMPACTX2050. He actively engages in philanthropy and entrepreneurship with a focus on education and technology. He serves as a Chairman of the Board of Trustees at College Francais Bilingue de Londres, an international French Bilingual School in London. He is a Trustee at KT Education Trust and Wembley Education Trust. He is also a Co-founder and serves as a non-executive director of SkiBro Technologies, a pan-European booking platform for ski and winter sports instructors, covering 200 resorts across France, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria. Prior to his entrepreneurial and investment career, he served as the Head of Corporate Development, Strategy, and New Ventures for Warner Media in EMEA. In this role, he managed a $250M portfolio of media assets and digital ventures, spanning over 20 countries. He also previously held various senior executive positions at US and European publicly listed media and communication groups. He started his professional journey in 2000 in New York City, as the first employee of Planet Finance USA (now known as Positive Planet), a micro-finance non-profit organization founded by French economist and political advisor Jacques Attali. He is a graduate of Babson, ESCP Europe, and Columbia Graduate School of Business.