Julien Lepleux

I am currently a Principal at Bleu Capital, a fully independent* seed venture firm. I invest in the companies that will help us unlock the next generation of sustainable progress. I also work on go-to-market for a stealth healthcare company (I guess there is some irony to that!).

Before that, I grew driver supply at a hard tech startup named Ara Labs (fka Cargo, backed by Founders Fund and Coatue) alongside a “little donkey” (engineers do like weird nicknames), and a few UMich grads.

I grew up in France, and I was born in Singapore. My dream growing up was to come to the US. I accomplished this while majoring in Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Wharton, alongside earning a liberal arts degree at the University of Pennsylvania. Today, I am a naturalized American living in Miami.

A quote I resonate with: "Relentless progress, one step at a time".

Find me on the internet: Linkedin, X, Substack
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Some press: Wall Street Journal, Les Echos (🇫🇷)

Chat with me: julien@bleucap.com (And ask me about the fast-casual restaurant I launched in college)

*I run Bleucap alongside our firm's sole LP, JP Chessé.