“The entrepreneur is the explorer of modern times.”

In a recent interview with Le Journal du Dimanche, Charles Beigbeder, president of Audacia, shares a strong conviction: today’s exploration is no longer just geographical, it is technological, industrial and strategic.

Space, energy, defense, quantum: these new territories of exploration are already reshaping global economic and geopolitical balances. In this context, the role of the entrepreneur is evolving: they are becoming a key player in transformation, capable of structuring the industrial sectors of tomorrow.

This reading of the world is fully aligned with Audacia’s investment action: supporting entrepreneurs capable of thinking globally, supporting disruptive technologies and contributing to strengthening strategic capabilities in Europe.

This vision is being deployed in particular through initiatives such as Quantonation, Expansion Ventures, Exergon and Straton: investing where the capabilities of tomorrow are being built.

The interview also revisits the book dedicated to NewSpace published by Eyrolles, which highlights a new generation of entrepreneurs who are profoundly transforming the space industry.