François-Xavier Dedde came to venture capital through microelectronics engineering and finance, with early roles at Thales Avionics, Safran, and Crédit Agricole CIB in New York covering aerospace and defense, before joining the Crédit Lyonnais/Crédit Agricole private equity ecosystem in 2004 and moving to Omnes in 2006, where he has since led or co-led more than 20 investments and helped sell companies like Tiller Systems, Mes Docteurs, AT Internet, SeniorAdom, Adictiz, Qualtera, Aquafadas, and DenyAll. His writing and deal commentary point to a lasting interest in French and European deeptech, from backing serial entrepreneurs and technically strong companies expanding internationally to more recently describing advanced manufacturing as part of Europe's deep-tech sovereignty and resilience.