Manifesto
Our mission: To develop and bring to success a generation of committed leaders

Let's dare big:
aim high or abstain
Ambition is a transformative energy. We propel entrepreneurs who design bold, regenerative and disruptive models that can reshape entire sectors. Boldness matters.
We invest in Leaders, not in technology
It is women and men who shape revolutions, technologies, teams, and business models with systemic impact. The real lever is leadership.


Trust is the invisible foundation of big adventures
Without it, nothing holds up. With it, anything is possible. It unites, accelerates, soothes, inspires. Trust is earned in difficult times and is cultivated by speaking up and listening effectively. Trust is nourished by transparency, loyalty and lucidity. It also fuels relationships with investors, teams, customers, partners. It gives you the courage to tell the truth, to make difficult decisions.
The best start-ups are frugal and focused
Spending recklessly is not a key to success. Doing a lot with little is possible: sustainable success, and on a large scale, is based on relevant technology, a sharp business model, a solid go-to-market, and an efficient sales team. If these elements are combined, customers become the best growth driver.


Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
A strong culture that focuses on action, humility and excellence surpasses any strategy. Without it, even the best ideas fail the test of reality.
“A cathedral isn't built overnight ”
Building a solid business takes time. Great entrepreneurs combine the urgency of the present with a long-term vision. They move forward in clear steps, prioritize relentlessly, and know that patience and perseverance are their best allies.


It is the mission that guides, not the Excel spreadsheet
A business plan is a framework, not a cage. It must adapt constantly, nourished by the field and collective intelligence. What matters: a solid model, a sense of direction and a dialogue of trust between entrepreneurs and investors.
Excellence is iterating endlessly
Doubt is allowed. Errors too. But immobility, never. Trust and continuous improvement drive start-ups forward at high speed.


Performance multiplies impact
The mission sets the course, the performance gives it scope. For a climate tech innovation to scale, it must deliver results and activate the right levers : revenue, margins, investments.
This is how transformation becomes sustainable — and real.
Heart of entrepreneurs, role of investors
To successfully build businesses, we have experienced the ups and downs, the sleepless nights, the doubts, the critical decisions. This is why we bring more than capital: a real partnership, an intimate understanding of the entrepreneurial journey. We are entrepreneurs who have chosen to invest and invest themselves.

Our cardinal values
These 10 commandments that guide us on a daily basis
At CLFT, we want to see centaurs emerge, not media buzz. We believe in ambitious, structured and sustainable growth. This means supporting founders at each stage of their scale-up with the same standards that they set for themselves.
We support founders with rigor, but without pretension. Being by their side also means knowing how to listen, question, and recognize what you don't know. It is this attitude that makes coaching really useful.
We support founders as we would like to be supported : by being attentive, available, and involved without overplaying the role. Humans always come before processes.
Our model is based on an ecosystem: committed investors, experienced mentors, sector experts. We believe that diverse perspectives and experiences accelerate execution. Together, we go faster, and above all, further.
Giving the right tools, asking the right questions, activating the right levers: our support aims to strengthen founders' capacity for action, so that they move forward quickly, in a structured and sovereign manner.
At CLFT, we are looking for centaurs to emerge, not announcement effects. We believe in ambitious, structured and sustainable growth. This means supporting founders at each stage of their scale-up with the same standards that they set for themselves.
We support founders with rigor, but without posture. Being by their side also means knowing how to listen, question, and recognize what you don't know. It is this attitude that makes coaching really useful.
We support founders as we would like to be supported: by being attentive, available, and involved without overplaying the role. Humans always come before processes.
Our model is based on an ecosystem: committed investors, experienced mentors, sector experts. We believe that diverse perspectives and experiences accelerate execution. Together, we go faster, and above all, further.
Giving the right tools, asking the right questions, activating the right levers: our support aims to strengthen founders' capacity for action, so that they move forward quickly, in a structured and sovereign manner.