Catherine Dupere

Catherine Dupéré is a Partner at Isomer Capital, a London-based private investment firm focused exclusively on European venture capital. Isomer backs technology-enabled entrepreneurs across Europe through primary and secondary investments in VC funds and through direct company co-investments; it has invested in 80+ European VCs and counts dozens of unicorns in its underlying portfolio. Note that some databases (and the original stub) list her as an "Analyst" — this is inaccurate; primary sources including Isomer's own team page and The Org list her as a Partner.

Her career spans the full venture stack — limited partner, company founder, angel investor, and lawyer. Before returning to London she was a cornerstone LP at BDC Capital, the investment arm of the Business Development Bank of Canada, where she led commitments into new venture funds including White Star Capital, Real Ventures and the OpenText Enterprise Apps Fund (she is also referenced as an Associate Director at BDC Venture Capital). That LP background is directly relevant to Isomer's fund-of-funds model.

Beyond institutional investing, she co-founded an ethical clothing company, has acted as an angel investor in manufacturing, and has mentored software entrepreneurs in Ghana — experiences she credits for a broader, impact-aware perspective on venture. She trained as a lawyer, holding a law degree from the University of Sherbrooke, and later earned an MBA from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford.

• Invests in and alongside European venture capital funds — primary fund commitments, secondaries, and direct co-investments — rather than leading traditional seed rounds herself.
• Deep conviction in ESG as a positive, proactive lens, not a screen-out list: *"ESG is no longer about not doing something, but rather about focusing on something positive."*
• Sees impact and returns converging: *"The chasm between traditional VC and impact investing is closing."*
• Looks for senior-management ownership of ESG, early screening for value misalignment, and governance rigor as part of diligence — with quarterly monitoring and UN PRI participation.
• Believes diverse teams correlate with stronger performance, and weighs team composition in fund and company selection.
• On the secondaries side, Isomer is willing to buy stakes in any Europe-based fund or startup regardless of prior relationship, writing ~€1m–€10m cheques.