Boris Bakech co-founded C4 Ventures with Pascal Cagni after working together at Apple, creating an operator-led, product-focused investing approach that backed hardware companies like Nest when most European VCs were only doing software deals. He regularly appears on private equity podcasts and panels as a venture investor who discusses how late-stage venture can work alongside buyout firms, while also contributing thought leadership content as an editor on C4 Ventures' Medium publication. Boris Bakech co-founded C4 Ventures with Pascal Cagni after working together at Apple, creating an operator-led, product-focused investing approach that backed hardware companies like Nest when most European VCs were only doing software deals. He regularly appears on private equity podcasts and panels as a venture investor who discusses how late-stage venture can work alongside buyout firms, while also contributing thought leadership content as an editor on C4 Ventures' Medium publication.