French impact VC appoints new partner to build in-house AI platform: 'Like a small-scale Pitchbook'
9 Jul 2026
15:54
Asterion Ventures has appointed former Ardian director Pierre-Alexandre Petit as partner.
Petit is now spending the bulk of his time building the firm an in-house AI model that maps its investor network and matches angels with startups.
"I am 100% convinced that I can build something better in terms of token efficiency and also performance," Petit tells Impact Loop.
Petit is now spending the bulk of his time building the firm an in-house AI model that maps its investor network and matches angels with startups.
"I am 100% convinced that I can build something better in terms of token efficiency and also performance," Petit tells Impact Loop.
Asterion Ventures has appointed Pierre-Alexandre Petit as partner to lead the French impact VC's data and AI work.
Petit spent 14 years at PE giant Ardian across credit, fund-of-funds financing, investing, and restructuring. He's also a prolific angel investor and has already participated in four deals alongside Asterion.