YOUR SCOUT 2026
Sourcing exceptional founders.
Pre-seed to growth.
Independent scout — from pre-seed to Serie C
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Who I am
Alexis Rivière, ex-PE Analyst at ISAI — a Paris-based tech-focused growth & buyout fund. Em Lyon Business School alumnus, joining Imperial College London for an MSc in Finance & Accounting in August 2026 (excellence scholarship recipient). Independent scout operating across two parallel mandates.
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Modeled on the Sequoia scout program (2009), since adopted by a16z, Lightspeed, Accel and Benchmark.
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Mandates
▌ Mandate A — Pre-seed
| Criterion | Description |
|---|---|
| Stage | Pre-seed — first institutional check |
| Sector | Generalist — sector-agnostic |
| Geography | UK-based, with focus on London |
| Founder profile | Current students or recent alumni from UK universities — priority on Imperial College London, also actively reviewing London Business School and other top-tier UK institutions |
| Bar | Extraordinary founders. Extraordinary projects. Nothing else. |
| On behalf of | Private network of investors and entrepreneurs |
▌ Mandate B — Flashpoint
| Venture Growth | Growth Debt | Direct Secondary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Series A-B | Series A+ | Series C+ |
| ARR | $3M+ | $3M+ | $15M+ |
| Model | B2B SaaS | B2B SaaS | B2B SaaS |
| Geography | European or Israeli founders worldwide | EU, Israel, US & MENA founders | European or Israeli founders worldwide |
On behalf of Flashpoint — a VC fund with $600M AUM.
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