Julien Lepleux

A principal at Bleu Capital, Julien Lepleux focuses on backing early-stage founders who are redefining sustainable production for an abundant future. With $20M AUM, Bleu Capital is founded and self-funded by former operator JP Chessé, with a commitment to operationalizing next-gen technologies across the US and Europe. They take a bold, hands-on approach, serving as independent board members with a focus on high output execution on a concentrated set of companies. Before Bleu, Julien's growth role at Ara Labs set the pace for the US's fastest-growing rideshare hardware company, launching multiple markets across the US and South America, and building an efficient GTM and retention strategy to reach 40,000 active drivers in the US. Julien graduated from Wharton where he studied the management of technology and innovation.