Bertrand Meunier
Development and Strategy
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- Full Name
- Bertrand Meunier
- Title
- ESG & Strategy Director
- Firm
- Entrepreneur Invest
- Firm Type
- Private equity and private debt investment manager
- Investment Stage
- Growth capital, build-up, and capital transmission / buyout situations
- Check Size
- Entrepreneur Invest states PME tickets of €3M-€12M; real-estate financing tickets of €1M-€10M
- Target Company Profile
- Profitable growth SMEs / ETIs with €4M-€100M in revenue, especially entrepreneurs seeking minority capital, low-dilution instruments, growth financing, acquisition support, or ownership-transition capital
- Sector Focus
- Generalist with stated verticals in software, education and training, consumer/B2C, hospitality and entertainment, services, health, and industry
- Geographic Focus
- France and Europe
- Location
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
Background
Bertrand Meunier is associated with Entrepreneur Invest in Paris. Public employee and institution-profile sources list him at the firm as ESG & Strategy Director or Development & Strategy; his LinkedIn profile confirms Entrepreneur Invest and Paris-area location. His LinkedIn education entry lists Sciences Po Paris from 1999 to 2004.
Entrepreneur Invest, formerly Entrepreneur Venture, was founded in 2000 as an AMF-approved French management company. The firm says it has more than 25 years of experience, more than €2B collected since 2000, and more than 350 investments completed. Its business has shifted from its historical venture-capital roots toward small-cap private equity, private debt, real estate financing, and fund-of-funds products; the firm’s own history page notes a 2019 redefinition of the PME investment strategy and an “arrêt du capital risque” / end of venture-capital investing.
Meunier is also publicly listed by Le Projet Moteur! as “Directeur ESG & Strategy – Entrepreneur Invest,” indicating a role connected to ESG and strategic initiatives rather than only deal execution. Entrepreneur Invest’s own materials emphasize “investissement positif,” ESG KPIs, and extra-financial support to portfolio companies, which aligns with that public title.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Entrepreneur Invest describes itself as an active minority investor focused on profitable growth SMEs with €4M-€100M in revenue in France and Europe.
- The firm invests in capital development, build-up strategies, and capital transmission situations such as OBO, MBO, and MBI.
- Its PME check size is stated as €3M-€12M over a 3-7 year duration, using ordinary shares, preferred shares, OBSA, and convertible bonds.
- The firm emphasizes low-dilution instruments so entrepreneurs can remain majority shareholders.
- Entrepreneur Invest states that it supports companies beyond financing, including finance-function structuring, acquisitions, key hiring, commercial organization, growth financing, ESG KPI implementation, and international development.
- Sector-wise, Entrepreneur Invest calls itself generalist but highlights stronger verticals developed in software, education and training, consumer/B2C, hospitality and entertainment, services, health, and industry.
- The firm’s own positioning quote is: “L’investissement positif” aims to create value for investors and the real economy by supporting French SMEs and real-estate actors in their growth and development.
Notable Investments
- Agorapulse - Social-media management software for Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube; Entrepreneur Invest lists it as a software portfolio company with last investment date 2023.
- Optimix & Maxxing - SaaS platform for pricing optimization, sales performance, omnichannel customer experience, forecasting, supply chain, and loyalty marketing for retail; listed as a software portfolio investment with last investment date 2025.
- XMCO - Cybersecurity consulting firm serving SMEs, ETIs, and large companies through consulting and CERT offerings; listed as a B2B services portfolio investment with last investment date 2024.
- Val Solutions - Software publisher and integrator for French occupational health and prevention services; listed as a software portfolio company with last investment date 2023.
- Groupe Pandora / Group-Solutions - Entrepreneur Invest led a €14M investment supporting Groupe Pandora’s strategic combination with Group-Solutions, announced January 23, 2026.
- COOKUT - Entrepreneur Invest announced on May 19, 2026 that it renewed its commitment to COOKUT to support innovation and international development.
- Instant System - Entrepreneur Invest announced on April 13, 2026 that it participated in the capital reorganization of Instant System, a specialist in urban-mobility organization.
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