The Business of Fashion has gained a cult following as an essential daily resource for fashion creatives, executives and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries. It is frequently described as indispensable, required reading and an ad.
The Business of Fashion has built a global following as an essential daily resource for fashion creatives, business professionals and entrepreneurs in over 200 countries and territories. It is frequently described as indispensable, required reading and an addiction.
General Partner with Advent Venture Partners in London, one of Europe’s most successful venture capital firms (current fund top decile fund globally).
Frederic invests in fast-growing technology-driven businesses, at various stages (seed, early, and growth), with a strong focus on opportunities in Digital Commerce. Advent’s ambition is to identify and back some of Europe’s best entrepreneurs, in markets where technology drives significant business and value creation opportunities. The goal is to build strong partnerships with entrepreneurs and help them create significant value in areas where the Advent team has both expertise and strong conviction. Advent’s current fund is one of the best performers of its vintage globally. In 2012 Frederic was named “Investor of the Year” in Europe at the Investor All Stars event.
Currently Frederic sits on the boards of FARFETCH.com (online marketplace for fashion, UK/US/Brazil) and Ever Team (enterprise software, FR).