Bio

Julie Drapier is a Partner at Liberset, a long-term transatlantic investment holding taking equity participations in growth stage companies in the sustainability sector. In that capacity, Julie leads investments in new materials, clean energy and water.

For the last 20 years, Julie has been helping companies raise capital, innovate and structure complex projects globally. At Air Liquide Corporate Venture (ALIAD), Julie led European and American investments in cleantech, healthcare and industrial AI including sourcing, deal making, board seat and exit. In this capacity, Julie assessed more than 200 start-ups and led investments in more than 10 of them, including Waga Energy (IPO in 2021), Proxem (acquired by Dassault System in 2020), McPhy and Plug Power. In her first position at Air Liquide Julie piloted the first carbon reduction projects (CDM and JI) for the group.

Julie started her career in Project Finance with a focus on Public Private partnerships in the transport sector, first with Dexia Astris Finance and later with Meridiam Infrastructure Fund.

Julie is a Venture Partner at NextGen VP and an angel investor in Everly Health. She has also been collaborating with accelerators on both side of the Atlantic (Netva, Insead Launch Pad or GW I-Corps). Julie is also a strategic advisor to the Women Initiative Foundation (WIF) and a French Trade advisor (CCE).

Julie is based out of Washington, DC and is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce of Paris (ESCP). Julie holds an MBA from Insead and is fluent in English, Spanish, and French.

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