Charles Letourneur cofounded Alven in 2000. Alven is a Venture Capital fund specialized in digital and tech with 500 M€ under management. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, ENSAE and Science Po Paris, and was previously in the M&A department of Lazard. Based in New York then Paris, he participated in a number of transactions (M&A, IPOs) for US and European companies. He was appointed Executive Director at Lazard in 1999. He was also member of the Executive Committee of Eurazeo.