Combret Ventures is the family office founded by rain-maker investment banker François Polge de Combret.

François is a former Secrétaire générale de l'Elysée turned a Lazard managing partner from 1981 to the 2005's IPO.

François Polge de Combret has helped many French entrepreneurs building recognized companies.

Among others, François is known for helping Bernard Arnault taking over Boussac and Dior in the 1980s and the acquisition of YSL by Kering. François also initiated the merger of Renault with Nissan and the creation of Safran.

From 2011 to 2020, François was an international consultant for Rio Tinto and Mudabala in Guinea on the Simandou iron ore project.

CV acts today as private investment holding company and is managed by Augustin Polge de Combret.

Augustin, a graduate from Emory's Goizueta Business School, is a former real estate agent at Philippe Menager and FÉAU, turned stock picker after investing in TESLA as early as 2014.

CV operates as a minority or majority shareholder, supporting the long-term development of its portfolio companies.

CV's goal is to help entrepreneurs to unlock their potential for value creation.

CV is privately owned based in Paris, France and in London, UK.