About
JJ Capinvest is Julien Jean’s investment and business support company. It combines capital, structuring and operational involvement, with a defined role for each project.
Julien Jean
An entrepreneur before an investor. Julien started in finance, as CFO, before taking on company leadership roles with concrete responsibilities: hiring, negotiating, growing businesses, turning them around and selling them.
He is drawn to situations where there is something to build, and to the people behind them. He has invested from a young age, with more than forty transactions, and has been named several times among France’s leading business angels. He studied at IE Business School and INSEAD.
The companies he founded
Groupe AGS
Julien joined as CFO in 2009, co-founded the group in 2013 and became its managing director. He became a shareholder in 2018 and acquired the group through an LBO in 2020. The group has 135 people in 2026 and develops its IT and cybersecurity distribution activities in France and French-speaking Africa, notably with ESET.
www.athena-gs.com
888 Capinvest
Julien Jean also founded 888 Capinvest, developed with his partners and fellow investors. Its commitments and vehicles are distinct from JJCAP’s.
www.888capinvest.com
GO Smartex
Julien is also involved as a co-founder of GO Smartex, a company that uses artificial intelligence to support business development, automation, digitalisation and international expansion.
gosmartex.com
One discipline, several formats.
Investing takes several forms here. An angel ticket. A minority position in an SME in growth or restructuring mode. A majority LBO with operational chairmanship. An M&A, governance or international representation mandate.
Selection happens case by case: some deals for their financial mechanics, others for what JJ Capinvest can bring beyond the capital.
Values
Commitment
We take on concrete responsibilities alongside business leaders, in both governance and project execution.
Time
Our involvement and time horizon reflect each project.
Discretion
We treat the information entrusted to us confidentially and share it only within the agreed framework.
Clarity
A go, a no-go, and the reasons. Within 48 working hours.
You are building a company and looking for an investor who gets involved. Tell us about the deal.
Present an opportunityFamily office, business angel or investment company: let’s exchange views on our areas of interest and the businesses we are assessing.
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