Girish Nadkarni, a GCV Powerlist award winner, said he had 'handed over charge for TEV to Francois Badoual'.

Girish Nadkarni, head of corporate venturing unit TotalEnergies Ventures (TEV), has moved back to the US from France in preparation for leaving the oil major TotalEnergies in March.

Nadkarni, a GCV Powerlist award winner (Q&A and testimonials here), said he had “handed over charge for TEV to Francois Badoual who, incidentally, was also my predecessor”.

TEV saw at least five of its portfolio companies acquired by special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) last year, and another six were under…

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James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.
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