Paul Maruani

Chief Investment Officer, Managing Partner of the Investment Adviser, Chairman of the Board of ManCo

  • 30-year+ expertise in Science/Technology/Intellectual Property/Innovation exploitation and financing
  • While at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, initiated & organised the first meeting of oil-producing and consuming countries that became the International Energy Forum
  • Founded IdVectoR in 1991 to support tech-intensive corporate & science institutions in developing new revenues (80 operations)
  • Sat on the French Defence Science Board from 1998 to 2007
  • Launched IdVectoR financing activity in 2001 to build a bridge between long-term institutional investors and science/technology opportunities already generating revenues
  • Academic credentials: ENS, PhD in Biomaths
  • Member of Corps des Mines

Latest articles

Geopolitics

Scénarios géostratégiques baltes : note de l’Institut Montaigne

Mentionnée notamment par le Monde Rappel de l’article 42 §7 du Traité More

Corporate Venture

Mantra’s Niche Private Equity Index Q4 2025

Published 4 November 2025. Mantra’s Index highlights the niche private equity strategies More

Artificial Intelligence

CB Insights’ State of AI Global Q3 2025

Growing market (#3 by recruitments): Defence & National security AI copilots