Humanoid robots have long captured imaginations, offering visions of a future in which they seamlessly integrate into environments designed for humans.

Humanoid Robots

An Insights Series from Capitalis Partners

Humanoid robots have long captured imaginations, offering visions of a future in which they seamlessly integrate into environments designed for humans. The race to 1bn humanoid robots has just begun.

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Humanoid Robots – Leading U.S. Unicorns

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Lesley Lu

Managing Partner

  • Managing Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Director, Investment, Temasek (Europe & Asia)
  • Management consultant, Bain (US and HK)
  • Board/LPAC: Apollo MidCap, HPS Investment Partners, Napier Park Global Capital, Metric Capital Partners, MV Credit, Orion Capital Asia, LC Ventures
  • MBA, University of Chicago Booth Business School
  • MS, Stanford University
  • BS, Computer Science, National University of Singapore



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Grace Ge

Advisor

  • Founding Partner, G-Bridge Partners
  • CFO, Du Xiaoman Financial
  • Partner, Ares Management Private Equity Group
  • MD, IB, Goldman Sachs (HK)
  • Tax, PwC (US)
  • Boards: Bankinter Innovation Foundation, Keep (listed)
  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • BA, Econ, Peking University

 



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Ludovic Lassauce

Advisor

  • CPO, SIMO
  • Director, Tata Communications
  • General Manager, IoT, Singapore Power
  • Product Sales Manager, Ericsson
  • BD Manager, Cisco Jasper
  • MBA, University of Chicago Booth Business School
  • BS, ESIGETEL



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Jean Charles Brandt

Operating Partner

  • CEO, Capitalis Asia (regulated by MAS in Singapore)
  • Managing Director, Lloyds TSB Bank – Head of Institutional (Switzerland)
  • Associate, MM. Darier, Hentsch & Cie (Geneva)
  • Associate, Elvia Life Insurance (Geneva)
  • Swiss Federal Certificate, College of Business Administration & Management
  • Superior School in Finance & Management, Engineering



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Paulo Falcão

Partner

  • Managing Partner, LCV SCR SA (regulated by CMVM and ESMA)
  • Country Manager, IBM
  • Country Manager, Microsoft
  • CIO & COO at TIMWETECH
  • CEO at Bizdirect (intrapreneur)
  • Business Angel: more than 40 companies
  • MBA, NOVA SBE
  • BS, CS, NOVA FCT
  • English, Portuguese, French



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Tom Kosnik

Advisor

  • Partner, FoundersX Ventures (Silicon Valley)
  • Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Harvard Business School
  • Boards: BASES
  • PhD, Stanford University
  • MBA, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
  • BA, History, Duke University



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Ozlem Denizmen

Advisor

  • CEO & Founder, Monay​
  • Founder & Chair, Para Durumu.com
  • EVP, M&A, Doğuş Grubu
  • Analyst, Merrill Lynch (US)​
  • Boards: Doğuş Otomotiv, Global Reporting Initiative​
  • World Economic Forum YGL, WhiteHouse Entrepreneurship Delegate ​
  • MBA, MIT Sloan School of Business​
  • MS, Cornell University



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Lesley Lu

Managing Partner

  • Managing Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Director, Investment, Temasek (Europe & Asia)
  • Management consultant, Bain (US and HK)
  • Board/LPAC: Apollo MidCap, HPS Investment Partners, Napier Park Global Capital, Metric Capital Partners, MV Credit, Orion Capital Asia, LC Ventures
  • MBA, University of Chicago Booth Business School
  • MS, Stanford University
  • BS, Computer Science, National University of Singapore

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Paulo Falcão

Advisor

  • Managing Partner, LC Ventures (EU regulated fund manager)​
  • Investment Director, Novabase Capital (Portugal)​
  • Marketing Director, TIMWETECH and OutSystems​
  • Investment Director, Aitec​
  • Strategic Consultant, Gemini Consulting​
  • MBA, NOVA​
  • BS, Computer Science, NOVA​

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Ludovic Lassauce

Advisor

  • CPO, SIMO
  • Director, Tata Communications
  • General Manager, IoT, Singapore Power
  • Product Sales Manager, Ericsson
  • BD Manager, Cisco Jasper
  • MBA, University of Chicago Booth Business School
  • BS, ESIGETEL

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Jean Charles Brandt

Operating Partner

  • CEO, Capitalis Asia (regulated by MAS in Singapore)
  • Managing Director, Lloyds TSB Bank – Head of Institutional (Switzerland)
  • Associate, MM. Darier, Hentsch & Cie (Geneva)
  • Associate, Elvia Life Insurance (Geneva)
  • Swiss Federal Certificate, College of Business Administration & Management
  • Superior School in Finance & Management, Engineering

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Grace Ge

Advisor

  • Founding Partner, G-Bridge Partners
  • CFO, Du Xiaoman Financial
  • Partner, Ares Management Private Equity Group
  • MD, IB, Goldman Sachs (HK)
  • Tax, PwC (US)
  • Boards: Bankinter Innovation Foundation, Keep (listed)
  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • BA, Econ, Peking University

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Tom Kosnik

Advisor

  • Partner, FoundersX Ventures (Silicon Valley)
  • Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Harvard Business School
  • Boards: BASES
  • PhD, Stanford University
  • MBA, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
  • BA, History, Duke University

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Ozlem Denizmen

Advisor

  • CEO & Founder, Monay​
  • Founder & Chair, Para Durumu.com ​
  • EVP, M&A, Doğuş Grubu
  • Analyst, Merrill Lynch (US)​
  • Boards: Doğuş Otomotiv, Global Reporting Initiative​
  • World Economic Forum YGL, WhiteHouse Entrepreneurship Delegate ​
  • MBA, MIT Sloan School of Business​
  • MS, Cornell University

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Hiroki Miyazato

Partner

  • Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Executive Chairman and CEO, Haitong Bank, SA (regulated by ECB and BoP)
  • Deputy GM, Haitong Securities Group (listed)
  • Senior fund manager, Nikko (Citi) Asset Management (Tokyo)
  • Manager for Asia & Global Trading, J.P. Morgan, CSFB (Tokyo)
  • MS, Biophysics & chemistry, Tokyo University
  • BS, Science, Fudan University



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Daniel Zumino

Partner

  • Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • CFO, GSI (acquired by ADP)
  • EVP, Consumer Group, Kaysersberg
  • Partner & Co-founder, Boston Consulting Group (Paris Office)
  • Business Angel: various European and US companies
  • MBA, Stanford University
  • BS, Business, H.E.C.



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Hiroki Miyazato

Partner

  • Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Executive Chairman and CEO, Haitong Bank, SA (regulated by ECB and BoP)
  • Deputy GM, Haitong Securities Group (listed)
  • Senior fund manager, Nikko (Citi) Asset Management (Tokyo)
  • Manager for Asia & Global Trading, J.P. Morgan, CSFB (Tokyo)
  • MS, Biophysics & chemistry, Tokyo University
  • BS, Science, Fudan University

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Daniel Zumino

Partner

  • Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • CFO, GSI (acquired by ADP)
  • EVP, Consumer Group, Kaysersberg
  • Partner & Co-founder, Boston Consulting Group (Paris Office)
  • Business Angel: various European and US companies
  • MBA, Stanford University
  • BS, Business, H.E.C.

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Nicolas Mallison

Venture Partner

  • Venture Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Director Data Science, Group CIO, Deutsche Bank
  • Partner, Consulting, Atos (UK)
  • Director, Forensic Data Science, EY and KPMG (UK & EMEA)
  • Senior Manager Data Science, Detica (BAE Applied Intelligence)
  • Doctoral research fellowship, Toulouse Midi Pyrenees School of Economics
  • MS, Statistics & Economics, ENSAE
  • BS, Maths & Physics, École Polytechnique



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Nicolas Mallison

Venture Partner

  • Venture Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Director Data Science, Group CIO, Deutsche Bank
  • Partner, Consulting, Atos (UK)
  • Director, Forensic Data Science, EY and KPMG (UK & EMEA)
  • Senior Manager Data Science, Detica (BAE Applied Intelligence)
  • Doctoral research fellowship, Toulouse Midi Pyrenees School of Economics
  • MS, Statistics & Economics, ENSAE
  • BS, Maths & Physics, École Polytechnique

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Jérôme Fourel

Managing Partner

  • Managing Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Partner, Sindeo Ventures (Europe & Asia)
  • Head of Strategy, Infineon Technologies Taiwan (formerly ADMtek)
  • Senior manager, Accton Technology (listed)
  • Strategy Consultant, Capgemini (France)
  • MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
  • BS & MS, École Polytechnique



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Jérôme Fourel

Managing Partner

  • Managing Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Partner, Sindeo Ventures (Europe & Asia)
  • Head of Strategy, Infineon Technologies Taiwan (formerly ADMtek)
  • Senior manager, Accton Technology (listed)
  • Strategy Consultant, Capgemini (France)
  • MS, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
  • BS & MS, École Polytechnique

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Paulo Lameiras Martins

Partner

  • Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Board director, Semapa (listed), Stak Prev
  • Executive Member of the Board and the Credit Committee, Haitong Bank (regulated by ECB and BoP)
  • Global Head of Investment Banking, Espírito Santo Investment Bank (Americas and EMEA)
  • Senior analyst, Deutsche Bank
  • Certificate of International Directors Program, INSEAD
  • MBA, University Institute of Lisbon - ISCTE
  • MS, Industrial Engineering & Management, NOVA



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Paulo Lameiras Martins

Partner

  • Partner, CP INVESTMENTS (EU regulated fund manager)
  • Board director, Semapa (listed), Stak Prev
  • Executive Member of the Board and the Credit Committee, Haitong Bank (regulated by ECB and BoP)
  • Global Head of Investment Banking, Espírito Santo Investment Bank (Americas and EMEA)
  • Senior analyst, Deutsche Bank
  • Certificate of International Directors Program, INSEAD
  • MBA, University Institute of Lisbon - ISCTE
  • MS, Industrial Engineering & Management, NOVA

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