Coppelia is a Partner at Solvay Ventures, the venture capital fund of Solvay. With 160 years of existence, Solvay is a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, and brings innovation in aerospace, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges.

Coppelia invests in start-ups developing technologies that leverage chemistry to tackle large climate issues. Topics cover energy transition, sustainable resources, health & wellbeing and future of manufacturing. She sits on the board of companies developing new technologies in batteries (Sepion, Sionic Energy), biotech (DMC), composites manufacturing (Plyable and formerly MultiMechanics), plastic-free personal care (Nohbo), and carbon capture.
Her prior experience in VC was at Sofinnova Partners, a Paris-based VC fund, where she specialized in cleantech and industrial biology.

Before joining Solvay Ventures, Coppelia was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where she worked on resource productivity projects and biotechnology manufacturing. With a passion for climate for over 15 years, she was one of the pioneers of Life Cycle Assessment, and guest lecturer at Harvard and MIT on this topic. Coppelia also worked for start-ups in biotech and sustainability software / consulting.

Trained as a chemist, Coppelia specialized in environmental sciences, and worked in the labs of two Nobel Laureates. She holds an MBA from INSEAD, MSc. in Environmental Sciences from Harvard University and MSc. in Chemistry from Chimie ParisTech.