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Pascal Levensohn

Venture Capitalist

Cologny, Geneva

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $300,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Board Member

    2025

  • Board Observer

    2024 - 2025

2025

  • Director

    2025

  • Senior Managing Director

    2012

    Dolby Family Ventures is an early stage venture capital investing organization that formalizes the Dolby family’s ongoing, multi-generational commitment to Ray Dolby’s legacy of discovering and supporting visionary entrepreneurs. Dolby Family Ventures invests globally, targeting Seed and Series A investments in the following sectors: Aerospace, Augmented Reality, Advanced Digital Signal Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Bio Informatics, Quantum Computing, and Neuro Degeneration. The fund is not affiliated with Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

  • Managing Partner

    1996

    Levensohn Venture Partners invests in startups both internationally and in the U.S.

  • Board Observer

    2022

  • Chairman of the Board

    2007

    Public company board chairman. Independent director.

  • Chairman

    2019

2015 - 2024

  • Board Observer

    2015 - 2024

2018 - 2023

  • Board Observer

    2018 - 2023

    Element Solutions Inc. has acquired Kuprion, Inc., a developer of next-generation nano-copper technology to the semiconductor, circuit board and electronics assembly markets. The company’s ActiveCopper™ technology addresses the effects of thermal expansion and offers superior performance and reliability in a host of growth applications, including electric vehicles, high frequency 5G networks, IC substrate manufacturing, advanced packaging, mission critical aerospace and defense systems, and datacenters. This transaction has been structured with an upfront payment and potential earn-out payments based on milestones associated with product qualification and revenue over several years.

2006 - 2021

  • Faculty Member

    2006 - 2021

    I teach board governance best practices to the next generation of venture capitalists.