Number of Portfolio Companies 1
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel

Philippe Lavielle is a veteran of the industrial biotech sector. Before joining Virdia as CEO in early 2011, he was a member of the management team at Genencor—a $1 billion world leader in industrial enzymes recently acquired by DuPont—where his responsibilities included global business development in the fields of renewable energy and

biochemicals.

A French national, Mr. Lavielle played an active role in establishing Genencor in Europe during the 1990s. During his tenure at Genencor, he was instrumental in developing key strategic partnerships with blue chip companies such as Procter & Gamble, DuPont and Goodyear that were fundamental to Genencor’s success.

Number of Investments 1
Philippe Lavielle invested in Art Data on Mar 30, 2021. This investment - Pre Seed Round - Art Data - was valued at
$700K
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Mar 30, 2021
Art Data
Pre Seed Round - Art Data
$700K
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 3
Philippe Lavielle has 2 current jobs as CEO at Fermentalg and Member of the board - Strategic advisor at The EVERY Company. Additionally, Philippe Lavielle has had 3 past jobs including Chairman at NextSENS.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
NextSENS
Chairman20142016
Virdia
CEO20112014
Genencor International
Golbal Business Development
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 2
Philippe Lavielle holds 2 board and advisor roles as Chairman of the Board at CarbonWorks and Chairman of the Board at TargEDys.
Philippe Lavielle studied at HEC Paris.
Funding RoundMar 30, 2021
Art Data raised $700,000 / Pre Seed from Damien Fretay and 3 other investors