Jean Schmitt is the President and Managing Partner of Jolt Capital. See sector focus and contact routes.
Jean Schmitt is the President and Managing Partner of Jolt Capital, a Paris-based deeptech firm he founded in 2011 after serving as Managing Partner at Sofinnova Partners and founding three AI and statistics companies. His investment thesis focuses exclusively on growth-stage deeptech companies with original intellectual property, excluding biotech, and targets sectors including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and advanced photonics across Europe. Jolt Capital typically scales companies with over €10 million in revenue, though specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior for Schmitt personally are not publicly detailed. Notable portfolio companies under his leadership include Heptagon and NILT, which exited for a combined €2 billion, as well as advanced photonics firm Fogale Sensation, acquired by Apple. Schmitt distinguishes himself by emphasizing the creation of “real deep tech companies” rather than speculative ventures, famously stating in a talk titled “I’m Not a Bloody Unicorn” that he backs businesses built on original IP with tangible economic impact. He holds a postgraduate degree in Artificial Intelligence from Telecom ParisTech and serv
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