Our Founding Partners
Octobre was co-founded by Cardano Development, experts in financial risk management and Innpact, the platform dedicated to structuring and managing impact-driven funds.
Bringing liquidity to impact investments.
Octobre enables investors to invest and seamlessly manage their impact investments. We provide innovative solutions that allow investors to optimise their capital allocation whilst maximising its impact.
Our team
The Minds Behind Octobre
Octobre is a consortium of mission-driven companies with deep experience in sustainable finance, investment management, and risk management.
Co-Founder
Sylvain Goupille
Co-Founder
Joost Zuidberg
Co-Founder
Arnaud Gillin
Co-Founder
Sylvain Goupille
Co-Founder
Joost Zuidberg
Co-Founder
Arnaud Gillin
Sylvain Goupille
Co-Founder
Sylvain Goupille is a visionary entrepreneur and investor committed to sustainable finance, impact investment, and climate action. As the founder and Managing Director of Octobre, he aims to bridge the gap between capital supply and demand, driving greater impact on the ground.
Previously, Sylvain co-founded Althelia Ecosphere (now Mirova Natural Capital), managing six impact funds focused on sustainable land use and biodiversity. He began his career at PwC, launching its Climate Change advisory practice, and later led BNP Paribas’ Carbon Finance division.
With degrees in environmental engineering and an MBA from HEC, Sylvain continues to pioneer financial innovation for global sustainability.
Joost Zuidberg
Co-Founder
Joost Zuidberg is a seasoned leader and innovator in local capital market development, dedicated to fostering economic development through scalable financial solutions in emerging and frontier markets. As founder and CEO of Cardano Development since 2015, Joost has overseen the growth of six scale-up funds, namely TCX, GuarantCo, Frontclear, AGRI3 Fund, ILX, and BIX Capital, and is currently sphereheading the development of five start-ups, including Octobre.
Previously, Joost was the founding CEO of the TCX Fund, the world’s first hedging facility for frontier market currencies, serving from 2007 to 2015. Earlier in his career, he held the position of Director for Africa at FMO, championing impactful investments across the continent.
Joost holds an MSc in Mining Engineering from Delft University of Technology and an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management. His visionary leadership continues to catalyze financial innovation for sustainable growth.
Arnaud Gillin
Co-Founder
Arnaud Gillin is an accomplished expert in impact finance, with over 24 years of experience in the financial services sector and 17 years dedicated to designing, structuring, and advising impact investment vehicles across regions, sectors, and asset classes.
As Partner and Co-founder of Innpact, an impact finance management platform, Arnaud has been instrumental in establishing 30+ impact funds, totaling €10 billion in impact assets across all SDGs. These funds address critical areas as diverse as regenerative agriculture, reforestation, biodiversity, education, health, microfinance, energy efficiency or renewable energy. Arnaud is co-founder and director of the Luxembourg and Mauritius based fund management platforms exclusively dedicated to impact finance.
Arnaud is passionate about bringing new solutions to build the impact investing ecosystem. In addition to OLGF, Arnaud has initiated several market building initiatives including a first time climate fund managers accelerators in Luxembourg (ICFA). Arnaud holds a MSc. in Management from the Louvain School of Management in Belgium and Master in Microfinance from the Solvay Business School, Brussels.
HOW IT WORKS
Providing Liquidity Solutions for Impact-Driven Investors
At Octobre, we provide tailored liquidity solutions that empower investors and fund managers, and allows banks to offer impactful products to their retail and private clients. Our innovative approach ensures that your capital is always ready to work for you.
Custom Solutions for Your Unique Needs
We create liquidity strategies tailored to your investment strategy.
By understanding your specific needs,
we design flexible and efficient solutions that align perfectly with your vision.
Swift Access to
On-Demand Liquidity
On-Demand Liquidity
Exit your investments seamlessly with Octobre Liquidity Guarantee Facility.
Our streamlined processes ensure quick and hassle-free management of your portfolio of impact investments and its liquidity.
Safeguarding your
Investments with De-Risking
Investments with De-Risking
Protect your portfolio while ensuring steady growth. Our de-risking strategies combine stability and impact, keeping your investments secure and effective.
Our MISSION
We help investors to allocate more capital towards impactful investments by solving the liquidity barriers that hold them back.
At Octobre, we are dedicated to removing liquidity barriers that hinder sustainable investments. Our vision is to create a future where impact investing stands alongside traditional markets.
Our Values
Our Commitment to Sustainable & Impactful Investing Solutions for a Better Future
By bridging financial innovation and impact, we empower investors to accelerate change and shape a more resilient future.
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Sustainability
We channel funds to projects that create measurable, lasting impact.
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Reliability
Delivering trusted solutions that make liquidity predictable and secure.
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Innovation
Breaking down barriers with tools that simplify impact investing.
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Efficiency
Focusing on practical, actionable improvements for partners and projects.
Envisioning a World of Impactful Liquidity
At Octobre, we aim to make liquidity challenges a thing of the past. By removing these barriers, we’re creating a future where impact investments flow freely, scale faster, and achieve more.