Pascal Duriez

Pascal Duriez is a Partner at 50 Partners based in Paris, Île-de-France, France, where he leads seed and Series A investments across the European technology sector. Before transitioning to venture capital, he worked in software development and founded multiple technology startups after earning his engineering degree from École Polytechnique. Since assuming his current partnership role in January 2024, Duriez has managed a portfolio of more than twenty companies with multiple exits while engaging with regional hubs like Station F. His recent transaction activity includes leading a €10 million funding round for the artificial intelligence startup Lili.ai in March 2025. He has also been associated with notable European technology enterprises such as the healthtech unicorn Alan and the cryptocurrency firm Ledger. Duriez currently focuses on backing early-stage ventures across the software, artificial intelligence, financial technology, and climate verticals.