Partner at Kembara
View Live Interactive Profile →Pierre Festal is a partner at Kembara, listed on the firm's site with more than 20 years of experience. He joined Promus Ventures as a partner in September 2020 to open and lead its European office in Luxembourg, where his deep tech investments included The Exploration Company, Fernride and RobCo. Before that he spent about five years at ACE & Company in London as co-head of its venture investment strategy and an investment committee member, covering deep tech and fintech across early, expansion and late stages. His earlier career was in banking and venture: seven years at Nomura International, ending as a vice president in the merchant banking division for EMEA, preceded by analyst roles at Atlas Venture and Jefferies International. He holds a master's in corporate finance from EM Lyon and an MSc in computer science and management from ESIEE.