Céleste Management

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About

Céleste Management is the Geneva-based single family office of Monique Roosmale Nepveu, heiress of the Louis-Dreyfus family and long-time director of its holding company. Created in 2013, the structure invests the family wealth in private equity, infrastructure, venture, real estate, and private debt, with a long-term horizon. In venture, it participates in growth rounds, mainly through co-investment, in France and Switzerland. It led the 5 MCHF round of bNovate in 2021, then reinvested in the Series B of Adionics and Ascendance Flight Technologies. Its visible French portfolio also includes Tiamat Energy, MaaT Pharma, La Belle Vie, Popchef, getfluence, and Prev&Care. The holdings mix industrial decarbonization, health, mobility, and B2B services, with syndicates including notably Bpifrance, Supernova Invest, Habert Dassault Finance, M Capital, and IRDI.

Key facts

Type
Family Office
Stages
Series A, Series B, Growth
Headquarters
Switzerland
Offices
Geneva
Geographic focus
Europe
Founded
2013

Notable investments

Ascendance Flight Technologies, Adionics, Tiamat Energy, MaaT Pharma, La Belle Vie, Popchef, bNovate Technologies (CH)