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About us
La Royale Investments is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2014. Specializing in new technologies, La Royale Investments Group is dedicated to building a sustainable future by aligning performance with the well-being of people and the planet.
As a socially responsible investor, we believe that value creation is meaningful only when it aligns with our mission.
La Royale Investments is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment where all talents are valued. We appreciate the unique contributions of each employee and strive for better representation both on screen and behind the scenes. The group’s core values are equality, diversity and inclusion, where every individual’s work and personality are respected. Aware of the ecological stakes involved, our teams collaborate to reduce the group’s carbon footprint and promote eco-responsibility in its programs.
Joan Beaufort
Founder and CEO
Founder and Chairman of La Royale Investments Group, Joan Beaufort is a French entrepreneur born in Alsace in 1988. He is also the founder of JRB Capital Overseas, a holding company based in Singapore. As a technology enthusiast, he founded several companies in the financial IT systems, marketing, connected real estate, payment and gaming sectors.
The Lancaster Investments holding company, renamed La Royale Investments in 2023, operates in three sectors: gaming with La Royale Gaming Investment, fintech with La Royale Fintech Investments and real estate with La Royale Properties Investments.
Joan Beaufort's ambition is to share his expertise in digital transformation and innovation, and to develop inventive, disruptive and secure projects in strategic sectors. Each year, Joan Beaufort invests via La Royale Gaming Investments or La Royale Fintech Investments in about ten startups.
Joan Beaufort's ambition is to share his expertise in digital transformation and innovation, and to develop inventive, disruptive and secure projects in strategic sectors. Each year, Joan Beaufort invests via La Royale Gaming Investments or La Royale Fintech Investments in about ten startups.
With 15 years' experience abroad and a keen understanding of international digital issues, Joan Beaufort describes himself as a true "web nomad". Moreover, he invests in his hometown of Molsheim (Bas-Rhin, France), where he rehabilitates buildings and creates local businesses.
Joan Beaufort is a graduate of Oxford University (UK) and holds an Executive MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (Latvia).
With 15 years' experience abroad and a keen understanding of international digital issues, Joan Beaufort describes himself as a true "web nomad". Moreover, he invests in his hometown of Molsheim (Bas-Rhin, France), where he rehabilitates buildings and creates local businesses.
Joan Beaufort is a graduate of Oxford University (UK) and holds an Executive MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga (Latvia).