François Auque

About

François Auque is a Partner at InfraVia Capital Partners, joining the firm in 2018 to help launch their Growth Equity strategy. He is primarily in charge of fostering business development initiatives for their Growth portfolio companies. InfraVia Capital invests in private companies located in France and Europe, focusing on firms with high development potential, participating in venture capital stages from Series B to D, and growth buyout transactions with an investment size of EUR 10-50 million. The firm acquires minority and majority interests. Auque has extensive experience in running and growing large international businesses with high technological content and is passionate about tech and new business models leveraging data. Before joining InfraVia, he was a member of the Airbus Executive Committee, leading the Space Division and chairing Airbus Ventures, the corporate VC fund. Additionally, he holds positions as Chairman of Rexel Audit and Risks Committee and is a board member of CyberArk. Auque also provides pro-bono assistance to promising start-ups in the aerospace sector. In October 2019, InfraVia launched the InfraVia Growth Fund to support tech companies at the scale-up stage, targeting companies operating in sectors such as mobility, logistics, telecom, utility, health, and energy. Auque commented that institutional investors are ready to support their initiative to back emerging tech champions, emphasizing its importance for France's and Europe's technologica