Number of Portfolio Companies 5
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
  • Primary Job Title Founder & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Netatmo
  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed

Engineer from Telecom ParisTech and holder of a PHD in Microelectronics, Fred is a passionate entrepreneur who has been reinventing objects we use in our everyday lives for over 20 years. In 1999, he started CIRPACK, a telecommunications supplier, later bought by TECHNICOLOR; and WITHINGS, sold to NOKIA, before creating NETATMO in 2011. His vision:

a company where every employee knows how the business and projects grow and where daily life is driven by a strong sense of innovation, empowerment, hard work and sharing.

Number of Investments 6
Fred Potter has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Venture Round - Renovation Man on May 3, 2019, when Renovation Man raised
€3M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 3, 2019
Renovation Man
Venture Round - Renovation Man
€3M
Oct 23, 2018
Cowboy
Series A - Cowboy
€10M
Jul 11, 2018
Gleamer
Seed Round - Gleamer
$1.8M
May 25, 2018
Riminder
Seed Round - Riminder
$2.3M
Apr 24, 2018
Cowboy
No
Seed Round - Cowboy
$3M
Feb 19, 2015
Ledger
Seed Round - Ledger
€1.3M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 2
Fred Potter is the Founder & CEO at Netatmo. Additionally, Fred Potter has had 2 past jobs including Founder & CTO at Withings.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Withings
Founder & CTOMar 2008Mar 2011
Cirpack
Founder & CTOJan 2000Dec 2007
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Fred Potter is the Board member at Ledger.
Number of Events 4
Fred Potter has participated in 4 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, CES 2018 on Jan 5, 2018.
Number of News Articles 35
NewsJun 14, 2019
Funding RoundMay 3, 2019
Funding RoundOct 23, 2018
Cowboy raised €10,000,000 / Series A from Bertrand Jelensperger and 9 other investors
Funding RoundJul 11, 2018
Gleamer raised $1,763,475 / Seed from Bpifrance and 4 other investors
Funding RoundMay 25, 2018
Riminder raised $2,300,000 / Seed from Dominique Vidal and 6 other investors
Funding RoundApr 24, 2018
Cowboy raised $3,000,000 / Seed from Bertrand Jelensperger and 9 other investors