Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Paris.
Angel Investor, real estate develop/design/build firm, art collector/curator/consultant
Founder @ Zaptravel. ex-SVP Disney Mobile at @the-walt-disney-company; Cofounder & COO of @tapulous
Currently Director of TechStars London 2013. Entrepreneur & Angel investor. Founded directpanel.com (sold to Bolloré Group). MBA from Essec Business School.
http://www.techstars.com/blog/
Founder and Managing Partner @white-star-capital • Investor @betaworks, @science, @execution-labs, @bloglovin, @dollar-shave-club
CEO at @sepulveda-capital. Co-founded 3 other companies in France, 2 VC-backed, all sold. Invested in 100+ companies in North America, Chile, Europe and Asia.
http://http///blog.rodrigosepulveda.com
Managing Director, Founder at @start-capital
Investor in @talend, @netvibes, @greenext. Founder @lesmobilizers, @comwax. Partner @chausson-finance. Chicago MBA. @tedesign
Co-Founder & CTO of Eventbrite. Mentor at seedcamp, startupbootcamp, lecamping, techpeaks. Advisor to European startups.
Angel Investor, engineer, geek, mentor; Angellab founder, INSEAD EIR, xMillion capital ex-partner. Reformed management consultant from Andersen, Ernst & Young.
Former CEO of @louis-vuitton. Professor at HEC. Co-author of "The Luxury Strategy"
VC-law; angel; vc prof; wine geek; francophile; dad; music fan
http://blogs.wsj.com/accelerators/tag/ed-zimmerman/
VP Product @ Kifi · Previously: Head of Product & UX @GoogleArt · Head of Platforms @youtube · @microsoft · @jp-morgan M&A, Goldman · @UPenn
Managing partner at Bayspring Group and @k5vp.
Board Member and President at @tech-coast-angels.
Yahoo 2004-2011 • Headed DR Platform Mgmt @yahoo EMEA • Seeded DR Network Marketplace in EMEA (100+M $ in revenue).
Investor/Business Builder - internet/mobile. Co-Founder Firestartr.co. Formerly VP Corporate Strategy @ebay
http://www.boulas.com
Founded @netvibes
Founder @jolicloud
occasional investor in product focused start up
http://tariqkrim.tumblr.com
Angel investor in early stage tech startups around the world, based in London. CEO of @1seed - investing, mentoring, building bridges.
Cofounder & chief product of social network Hyves and investing community IEX. Currently investor in startups, mostly Europe.
Co founder and CEO of docTrackr
Founder and CEO at Fotolia, Investor at BeyondTheRack, UpNext, @leetchi.com, songpop, @mindsnacks...
Entrepreneur & Angel; Studied at @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @johns-hopkins-university
Technology Venture Capitalist
Entrepreneur (Again)
> One of first shareholders in Lending Club, @virtuoz, Totsy, @producteev
> Based in New York and Paris (France)
Founder & Owner @socomo, @Borealis IT Ltd • Co-Owner & CTO @masterbranch
VC at @dfj-esprit; Angel Investor & Startup Advisor
http://scottsage.tumblr.com/
Founder of FS Ventures, investor in @one, @producteev, @labotec, @pixowl, @open-garden, @celtrek, @pikchur @Vinio...and much more.
http://www.florianseroussi.com/
Angel | Entrepreneur | Ph.D. Engineering Systems MIT
Co- Founder @hull • Worked at @sap • Investor @adsnative, @kato, @shopventory
Partner at XPND Capital
Angel Investor, Advisor, C-level Executive with 20 years of Media experience in print and digital platforms. Currently CEO at SheKnows.com
Ceo, Founder & investor @geeklist. Built some things. Successful exits in internet & education
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
Managing Partner at @bayspring-ventures
Founder & CEO at Secret Media. Ex @overblog, @ebuzzing, @nomao
http://fred.overblog.com
Investor in @innovid, @profitect, @the-gifts-project, @sisense, @yedda.
http://yankeesabralimey.tumblr.com/
12 years in China, 3 in Singapore. Now commuting to Asia from Paris. Former VC, Angel in China startups. Cross-border M&A #INSEAD # East China Normal University
http://www.shanghaivest.com
Co-founder, CTO & COO @appsfire, pioneer in app reco and app promotion services. Startup angel, mentor. Paris based. Basketball player. @insead-mba
http://ylechelle.tumblr.com
Principal at BDMI Fund. Finance Background (Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank). Exeter University 2003, MBA IE Business School 2007.
http://venturegeist.tumblr.com
Founder @socialcam • Worked at @justin-tv
Country Manager - Président France @livingsocial
Founder & CEO of Dealissime (Dealissime joined @livingsocial in June 2011) - Former lawyer in IP & internet laws
Investor in @itaste, @tripnity, Sportbase, Ci-prives, @dilelui, @tweegg.
http://www.yannmauchamp.net
Président du Directoire, Olympia Capital Gestion; Directeur Général, Amplégest; Directeur a la gestion privee de la banque OBC
CEO @GlocalPartners (knowhow without borders), @stanford-university MBA. Pre-IPO @salesforce.com, @successfactors (6 yrs: product mktg, sales, new ventures, EMEA leader)
cofounder and former chairman of Teleperformance - zero to $2.7 billion revenue
President of Davic Music, Les Editions Coups d'Soleil, and Angyal (invests in early stage startups). Former President of Poker Leaders. Investor in @grantoo
Chairman and Managing Director of Materis Corporate Services at Wendel since 2001. Deputy Managing Director of LAFARGE Group since 1994.
Worked at @silicon-graphics, @lehman-brothers • Investor @fab-com, @wello • Studied at @university-of-denver
Lead Engineer @salesforce; Computer Science @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, Entrepreneur on the @startupbus
Co-founder & CEO, @days-of-wonder, @ridge-ventures, @ray-dream. Contrarian investor w. strong no non-sense focus.
Cofounder at feedly. Partner at Makers Camp.
CEO of @kbc-securities-usa, Inc.
Owner of Groupe Lavail, President of Centre Agricole Bearnais. Investor in Grantoo.
Awarded Angel of the Year in Europe 2013 by EBAN
Founder and CEO of Daniel Hechter fashion brands
Director of Research at SoundView Technology Group, GP of the Active Innovation Partnership.
Operation Manager at @uber FR
Co-Founded Excico (x70). Startups facilitator, mentor and investor.
Founder of Lidealist.com, Smartdate, Up&Buzz • 15 years as entrepreneur since 19 • 1 year as an actor, 1 as a writer • Studied at @harvard-business-school, @hec-paris • Member of 6 Boards
http://www.fabriceleparc.com
entrepreneur, dreamer, too many ideas all at once, short attention span: twitter-ready
Jedi Knight at Dernier Bar avant la Fin du Monde
Serial entrepreneur, founder of Gandi.net (sold)
http://signal.eu.org/blog/
Founder and CEO of @altitude-conseil (www.myusinvestment.com). Looking for entrepreneurship opportunities as well as start-up to invest small tickets
Founder and CEO of @silentale. Computer Science and Mathematics at @mcgill-university
EiR at VC Fund Majuven
CxO through We Are CxO (www.wearecxo.com)
Co-Founder of @flocations
Invested up to E1.3bn in listed entrepreneurs with AXA IM - Talents
http://floriancornu.blogspot.com/
Investor @30k • Investor @airhelp • Investor @trekbooking.com •Studied at @rutgers-university-newark, @iscte-lisboa
CEO of SixthJune.com
CEO of @toplook-com
Strong International Business and Marketing skills.
Founder at Yarden Ventures
Founder @appgratis • Worked at @virtuoz • Studied at @san-francisco-state-university
CEO /COO Start-up, Business International - Digital Medias, Advertising, Internet, eCommerce, Software Edition
Entrepreneur & founder of private equity and R&D ventures (Finexkap, Qilaqila, Palico), I am passionate about fintech and vertical networks.
http://gaelduval.blogs.com
co-CEO of Deutsche Ventures • ESCP Professor • co-Founder @airtag @dhl Globalmail @index Europe
WeLoveSaaS.com founder, ex-HEC Incubator's manager, ApéroEntrepreneurs' founder, ex-microsoftee, Blogger, Startup Advisor, Love soccer, hard-rock & gastronomy!
http://www.guilhembertholet.com/blog
Product Manager at Facebook. Previously at Pixar and Electronic Arts. Berkeley MBA. Social mobile's where it's at.
Business Angel investor in IT
http://www.tikimee.com/didiertranchier
Entrepreneur, MANAGER at ISAI
COO @ Lengow . Geek, MD since1999 in online activities. PhD Computer science and years of print media. Strong marketing/sales/tech background. Startup advisor
Investor @kown-1, Principal @ftl, mentor @founder-institute St.Petersburg, ex-Russian Tech Journalist @CNews
Founder & CEO / I-media.com (sold to PGI) /via.io/viarelay.com/effidata.com Investor in cynet.com/lettriq.com/powobox.com /viacab.fr/immokip.fr
http://jdbenichou.posterous.com
Co-Founder @youfoot. Co-Founder @inca-energy. Co-Founder @botan . MBA @insead-employee, BA @babson-college College.
Founder and CEO of @companeo ( btob marketplace in Europe). Angel investor.
works in equity derivatives, angel on the side
Innovation expert Business Angel investor
Founder Juke • Studied at @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, @new-york-university Founder Thinking Pictures. Patent holder (Digital Content and Wearable Video). Digital Rights Mngt, AI and Human Interface
Founder VIVAMULTIMEDIA, @monelib-com
founder of 3 entities, www.egg-energy.com, www.paper4all.org and www.eglued.com, harvard mba, working previously in small cap pe and venture capital.
Founder @showroomprive
Investor and entrepreneur with 4 successful exits. Grew my last company @amosdec to $90m revenue before selling it to @avnet (NYSE:AVT).
Financial services professional
Founder @carriereonline, @jobmeeters • Worked at @groupe-hersant-media, @vivastreet
Investor in @plyce, @instant-luxe, @nowfashion, @attractiveworld.
CEO Chausson Finance (Fund raising & Venture capital). Business-angel in 70+ companies. Early-stage investor focused on investing in fast-growing companies
Investor in @videostep, @www-comptoirdelhomme-com, @www-urbanfootball-fr, @www-bitwine-com, @www-lescousinsmenuisiers-com. Team member of @videostep.
Investor in @ami, @sunest, @m-perf, @appcity, Altitude, @cynomedia.
Entrepreneur, investisseur, lifestyle designer
http://www.remi-raher.com
101projets is the initiative of 3 famous French web entrepreneurs : Marc Simoncini (Meetic), Xavier Niel (Free) and Jacques-Antoine Granjon (vente-privee.com).
Founder & CEO CybelAngel • Strong technology and financial background • Studied at @escp-eap
Founder of Nunettes group, holding of 33 companies in the wolrd selling our range of sunglasses.
Building US Distribution for Parisian based Apparel Brands
Angel / Board Member in 5 start-ups - Former McKinsey Partner (PE ; Retail - B2C ; Strategy; International growth ; Governance) - Lat Am - Advisor / Coach
VC with Asiatech1999-2010 in Silicon Valley, HK and Sing. Experienced in turnarounds with nack for difficult boards. Founder Sky Pilates. MIT geek "Gadgetgirl"
Investor in @vinobest-sa, @dealissime, @wizee.
French Entrepreneur & sometimes blogger.
http://www.mikaelout.fr
Invested in AlgoValue, Yadwire and Immune Pharmaceuticals. Studied at UPENN
CEO Cénacle Group.
Mentor Startu-up, Business Angel, ancien Publicitaire.
Co-founder of @polltogo. Engineer, former biomedical researcher.
Business Angel & Advisor to technology driven startups.
Founder, Advisor, Non Exec Chairman & Board member of several IT/Technology companies & Operators.
25+ years in actively pioneering and supporting the expansion of Digital technology and Services
MD - StatPro Central Europe - Cloud Portfolio Analytics Platform
Entrepreneur, co-founder of Owlient (which runs http://howrse.com), online game company sold to Ubisoft in 2011.
Business Angel and considering options... time to challenge me
Founder, @paris-consulting, Co-founder @first-properties-of-new-york
Founder and CEO of Fi System, IT services, public company
Founder and Owner of ACL Middle East, Investor in Football Center, TenSo Digital marketing, Aikku, AssetLease, ELLA school
Information System and Finance 2.0
Co-founder of @siinapse, Serial entrepreneur, Business Angel, Telecom/IT Senior Consultant.
Experienced Telco & IT Executive
Founded MonCoffretBeaute.fr, sold to Glossybox (Rocket internet)
I am a CPA based in Montréal, Québec. I am looking for investments in promising start-ups
front office analyst @sgcib. trader assistant @societe-generale.
25 years of PE investing (incl some tech-loaded buyouts), and some venture deals.
Co-Founder of @academia-de-voo-hangar-5 • Angel Investor. Work at @banco-bic and worked at @bbva, @portugal-telecom • Studied at @ie-business-school-1
If you can dream it, we can do it
former music entrepreneur/exec. music publisher, marketing booster, business angel
Invested into several start-up. 20+ experience in Asset Management Software Business. EMBA HEC.
CEO @neodia-webmarketing. Founder & CEO @24pm, Founder @cvfm. Marketing Manager @cybion. Investor @osapi, @aucoffre-com.
Paris: Co-founder @nouvelopticien @after_set @lemanegeparis / Berlin: Head of Marketing @misterspexfr Co-founder @kiipost
Angel - Président of Investessor and Seine Ouest Angels (Angels Networks Paris)
Business Angel - EMEA lawyer - Member of the BOD - focus on MA, Corporate Governance, Risk BOP Social Enterprises - http://ow.ly/1fMUV [My views]
http://www.co2law.blogspot.com