Aymerik Renard

Commander
DISC Type : D

Member at European Defense Investor Network

Redwood City, California, United States

Overview

Aymerik Renard is a General Partner at HCVC with over 30 years of investment experience in hardware and software. A Carnegie Mellon graduate, he has guided numerous portfolio companies to successful IPOs and acquisitions. People who have worked with him describe him as tech-savvy, dependable, and forward-looking.

His investment focus is on early-stage, hardware-centric startups spanning deep tech, robotics, and autonomy. He is actively involved with his portfolio companies, serving on the boards of firms like Spectrohm and Full Speed Automation, which is focused on intelligent manufacturing automation.

He has been recognized twice as a "Rising Star" by Global Corporate Venturing, an award given to the top 1% of professionals in the industry.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Very Quick

Candid & Clear

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They are not always relationship oriented. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Deep Tech Hardware
As a General Partner at HCVC, he invests in pre-seed to series-A hardware-centric startups in areas like robotics, autonomy, and health tech.
Defense Technology
He is a member of the European Defense Investor Network and actively follows portfolio companies in the defense tech space.
Manufacturing Automation
Serves as a Board Member for Full Speed Automation, a company developing a no-code platform for intelligent manufacturing and digitization.

Media Appearances

Aymerik has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2023
Member at European Defense Investor Network
12-2021
Board Member at Spectrohm
2-2021
Board Member at Full Speed Automation
8-2019 - 3-2023
Board Member at Augmenta
9-2017
General Partner at HCVC

Education

1990 - 1994
BS from Carnegie Mellon University
1988 - 1990
American High School Diploma (Valedictorian) from International School of Stavanger

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Insights For Selling To Aymerik

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Be respectful but crisp
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aymerik is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Aymerik

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Aymerik move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Aymerik take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Aymerik

Personality Compatibility


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