Michel Sassano

Michel Sassano is a Partner and Tech Lead at C4 Ventures, where he focuses on early-stage technology investments and internal sourcing platform development. Previously, he served as an Associate at Kima Ventures from 2013 to 2016, building a proprietary deal flow platform that managed 350 startups across 26 countries and facilitated two investments per week. His earlier career includes technical roles as an IaaS Architect at Orange and an Associate Product Manager at Wooga, alongside earning an MSc from IMT Atlantique. At C4 Ventures, Sassano acts as the lead partner for companies such as DriveNets and PsiQuantum, and he has overseen notable portfolio exits including Graphcore and Tempow's acquisition by Google. His current focus leverages a deep software engineering background to evaluate complex technical architectures across the blockchain, big data, and Internet of Things sectors.