Benoit joined EIT Food in 2017 to lead the start-ups support activities. He is part of the Mgt Board and chairs the RisingFoodStars club. He has +20 years’ experience in tech-based entrepreneurship, venture building/acceleration and venture capital. Previoulsy, Benoit launched 2 start-ups, co-founded and managed a life-science incubator and a technology VC fund, and served in the board of several agtech/biotech start-ups.
Benoit holds a MSc in Bioengineering and an MBA from Louvain University.