Estelle Godard

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About Investor

Estelle Godard is Vice President at OTB Ventures, where she joined in April 2025 to open OTB's Luxembourg office and leads investments across DeepTech with a focus on France, Benelux, and the broader European ecosystem. She focuses on DeepTech and space-related technologies, including AI, robotics, semiconductors and space infrastructure, investing from pre-seed and seed through Series A and B, with a typical investment range of $1M to $5M and a sweet spot around $2M. Prior to OTB, she was an investor at Promus Ventures, where she supported and led investments across frontier technologies and served as board member or observer for The Exploration Company, Capra Robotics, Ellipsis Drive, Samp.ai, and Uplift360. She began her career at the European Space Agency (ESA), where she spent four years helping shape Europe's space startup landscape, launching the ESA Investor Network and co-creating the Helios Space Index with Euronext and the European Commission. She serves on the board of the European Centre for Space Economy and Commerce (ECSECO). She holds a dual bachelor's degree from Sciences Po Paris and the University of British Columbia and is an active commentator on European DeepTech and space investing.