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About Francois Deliege

Investor type

Solo angel

First check

$5k to $100k

Themes

play
space
climate
infra
gamedev
smartgrid
solar
gas
LLM
esports
clean energy
genAI sports VR
newspace
wind
hardtech
grid
robotics
dual-use
big data
utilities
battery
environmental
renewables
interactive entertainment
environment
fitness
videogame
fin-tech
videogames
finserv
fintech
military
sportstech
weapons
financial services
lending
rocketship
infrastructure
bank
gaming aerospace
smartgrids
space tech
regtech
dual use
satellites
hardware
machine vision
greentech
batteries
data science
fintechs
smart grids
cleantech
geospatial
subscription
machine learning
biodiversity
artificial intelligence
entertainment
finance
circular economy
energy
GPS
deep learning
AI
spacetech
computer vision
aviation
waste
payment
defense
defence
space-tech
recurring
environnement
paytech
SaaS
generative AI
neural network
oil
photovoltaic
wealthtech
smart grid
army
agents
sport
banking
defensetech
renewable
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Funding Stages

1. Idea or Patent2. Prototype3. Early Revenue4. Scaling

Countries of investment

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Who I am

I am a California-based private investor with a public-markets background. Multi-year conviction holds in founder-led companies. Now deploying personal capital into seed-stage startups: gaming/AI, space/aerospace, energy, and fintech. Patient, hands-off but available.

Funding Requirements

I invest in Pre-seed, Seed startups. Check size: $25K – $100K

Sectors / Keywords:
AI infrastructure, AI-native SaaS, gaming, game engines, real-time 3D, developer tools, space, aerospace, satellites, launch services, defense tech, energy, LNG, natural gas, energy infrastructure, climate tech, fintech, financial infrastructure, capital markets, options and derivatives, robotics, humanoid robotics, automation, deep tech, hardware

Geography:
United States

Investment instrument preferences:
Post-money SAFE, convertible note, or priced equity round. Strong preference for Delaware C-corps with QSBS-eligible structure.

Value add

Patient capital: multi-year holds, no premature-exit pressure. Sector pattern recognition from public-market depth in gaming/AI, space, energy, fintech. Capital-markets and options expertise at liquidity events. Tax-aware (QSBS, SAFEs). Hands-off but available. Not an operator or recruiter — strategic capital only.

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Location

San Francisco, California, United States HQ

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