
Partech appoints Romain Lavault as general partner

French technology-focused venture capital firm Partech International has appointed Romain Lavault as general partner.
Prior to joining Partech, Lavault worked for various VC-funded start-up companies in Europe and the US.
He most recently served as vice president in the strategy and M&A department of French software company Dassault Systèmes. Lavault previously worked at Partech-funded Pertinence, which later merged with Intercim; Starsem, a French-Russian satellite launch operator start-up funded by Eads, Arianespace and the Russian Space Agency; and at aeronautics and defense group Aerospatiale.
Partech is a French venture capital firm with offices in Paris, San Francisco and Berlin. The firm was founded in 1982 and focuses on high-growth opportunities in internet and information technology, particularly e-commerce, digital media and infrastructure technology.
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