Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Paris.
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 & CTO of Eventbrite. Mentor at seedcamp, startupbootcamp, lecamping, techpeaks. Advisor to European startups.
Investor in @talend, @netvibes, @greenext. Founder @lesmobilizers, @comwax. Partner @chausson-finance. Chicago MBA. @tedesign
Founded @netvibes
Founder @jolicloud
occasional investor in product focused start up
http://tariqkrim.tumblr.com
Managing partner at Bayspring Group and @k5vp.
Board Member and President at @tech-coast-angels.
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/
Founder and CEO at Fotolia, Investor at BeyondTheRack, UpNext, @leetchi.com, songpop, @mindsnacks...
Founder and Managing Partner @white-star-capital • Investor @betaworks, @science, @execution-labs, @bloglovin, @dollar-shave-club
Angel Investor, real estate develop/design/build firm, art collector/curator/consultant
Angel Investor, engineer, geek, mentor; Angellab founder, INSEAD EIR, xMillion capital ex-partner. Reformed management consultant from Andersen, Ernst & Young.
Co founder and CEO of docTrackr
VP Product @ Kifi · Previously: Head of Product & UX @GoogleArt · Head of Platforms @youtube · @microsoft · @jp-morgan M&A, Goldman · @UPenn
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/
Managing Director, Founder at @start-capital
Founder @ Zaptravel. ex-SVP Disney Mobile at @the-walt-disney-company; Cofounder & COO of @tapulous
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
Investor/Business Builder - internet/mobile. Co-Founder Firestartr.co. Formerly VP Corporate Strategy @ebay
http://www.boulas.com
Yahoo 2004-2011 • Headed DR Platform Mgmt @yahoo EMEA • Seeded DR Network Marketplace in EMEA (100+M $ in revenue).
Investor in @innovid, @profitect, @the-gifts-project, @sisense, @yedda.
http://yankeesabralimey.tumblr.com/
Co- Founder @hull • Worked at @sap • Investor @adsnative, @kato, @shopventory
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
Entrepreneur & Angel; Studied at @stanford-graduate-school-of-business, @johns-hopkins-university
Technology Venture Capitalist
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
VC at @dfj-esprit; Angel Investor & Startup Advisor
http://scottsage.tumblr.com/
Entrepreneur (Again)
Managing Partner at @bayspring-ventures
Founder & CEO at Secret Media. Ex @overblog, @ebuzzing, @nomao
http://fred.overblog.com
> One of first shareholders in Lending Club, @virtuoz, Totsy, @producteev
> Based in New York and Paris (France)
Partner at XPND Capital
Angel | Entrepreneur | Ph.D. Engineering Systems MIT
Founder of FS Ventures, investor in @one, @producteev, @labotec, @pixowl, @open-garden, @celtrek, @pikchur @Vinio...and much more.
http://www.florianseroussi.com/
Founder & Owner @socomo, @Borealis IT Ltd • Co-Owner & CTO @masterbranch
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
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
President of Davic Music, Les Editions Coups d'Soleil, and Angyal (invests in early stage startups). Former President of Poker Leaders. Investor in @grantoo
Awarded Angel of the Year in Europe 2013 by EBAN
Président du Directoire, Olympia Capital Gestion; Directeur Général, Amplégest; Directeur a la gestion privee de la banque OBC
Chairman and Managing Director of Materis Corporate Services at Wendel since 2001. Deputy Managing Director of LAFARGE Group since 1994.
Co-founder & CEO, @days-of-wonder, @ridge-ventures, @ray-dream. Contrarian investor w. strong no non-sense focus.
Founder and CEO of Daniel Hechter fashion brands
Director of Research at SoundView Technology Group, GP of the Active Innovation Partnership.
Owner of Groupe Lavail, President of Centre Agricole Bearnais. Investor in Grantoo.
Lead Engineer @salesforce; Computer Science @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign, Entrepreneur on the @startupbus
Principal at BDMI Fund. Finance Background (Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank). Exeter University 2003, MBA IE Business School 2007.
http://venturegeist.tumblr.com
Operation Manager at @uber FR
Investor in @itaste, @tripnity, Sportbase, Ci-prives, @dilelui, @tweegg.
http://www.yannmauchamp.net
Worked at @silicon-graphics, @lehman-brothers • Investor @fab-com, @wello • Studied at @university-of-denver
CEO of @kbc-securities-usa, Inc.
Founder @socialcam • Worked at @justin-tv
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
Country Manager - Président France @livingsocial
Founder & CEO of Dealissime (Dealissime joined @livingsocial in June 2011) - Former lawyer in IP & internet laws
Cofounder at feedly. Partner at Makers Camp.
Founder and CEO of @silentale. Computer Science and Mathematics at @mcgill-university
Business Angel investor in IT
http://www.tikimee.com/didiertranchier
Entrepreneur & founder of private equity and R&D ventures (Finexkap, Qilaqila, Palico), I am passionate about fintech and vertical networks.
Founder at Yarden Ventures
Product Manager at Facebook. Previously at Pixar and Electronic Arts. Berkeley MBA. Social mobile's where it's at.
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
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
Founder @appgratis • Worked at @virtuoz • Studied at @san-francisco-state-university
Founder and CEO of @altitude-conseil (www.myusinvestment.com). Looking for entrepreneurship opportunities as well as start-up to invest small tickets
Jedi Knight at Dernier Bar avant la Fin du Monde
CEO /COO Start-up, Business International - Digital Medias, Advertising, Internet, eCommerce, Software Edition
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
http://gaelduval.blogs.com
Serial entrepreneur, founder of Gandi.net (sold)
http://signal.eu.org/blog/
entrepreneur, dreamer, too many ideas all at once, short attention span: twitter-ready
CEO of SixthJune.com
CEO of @toplook-com
Strong International Business and Marketing skills.
Co-Founded Excico (x70). Startups facilitator, mentor and investor.
Founder @showroomprive
Investor and entrepreneur with 4 successful exits. Grew my last company @amosdec to $90m revenue before selling it to @avnet (NYSE:AVT).
Founder and CEO of @companeo ( btob marketplace in Europe). Angel investor.
Entrepreneur, MANAGER at ISAI
Investor @kown-1, Principal @ftl, mentor @founder-institute St.Petersburg, ex-Russian Tech Journalist @CNews
Founder @carriereonline, @jobmeeters • Worked at @groupe-hersant-media, @vivastreet
Investor in @plyce, @instant-luxe, @nowfashion, @attractiveworld.
Innovation expert Business Angel investor
CEO Chausson Finance (Fund raising & Venture capital). Business-angel in 70+ companies. Early-stage investor focused on investing in fast-growing companies
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 & 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
Financial services professional
COO @ Lengow . Geek, MD since1999 in online activities. PhD Computer science and years of print media. Strong marketing/sales/tech background. Startup advisor
Co-Founder @youfoot. Co-Founder @inca-energy. Co-Founder @botan . MBA @insead-employee, BA @babson-college College.
works in equity derivatives, angel on the side
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
Investor in @videostep, @www-comptoirdelhomme-com, @www-urbanfootball-fr, @www-bitwine-com, @www-lescousinsmenuisiers-com. Team member of @videostep.
Business Angel and considering options... time to challenge me
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 @ami, @sunest, @m-perf, @appcity, Altitude, @cynomedia.
101projets is the initiative of 3 famous French web entrepreneurs : Marc Simoncini (Meetic), Xavier Niel (Free) and Jacques-Antoine Granjon (vente-privee.com).
MD - StatPro Central Europe - Cloud Portfolio Analytics Platform
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
Founder, @paris-consulting, Co-founder @first-properties-of-new-york
Investor in @vinobest-sa, @dealissime, @wizee.
Founder & CEO CybelAngel • Strong technology and financial background • Studied at @escp-eap
Co-founder of @polltogo. Engineer, former biomedical researcher.
Angel / Board Member in 5 start-ups - Former McKinsey Partner (PE ; Retail - B2C ; Strategy; International growth ; Governance) - Lat Am - Advisor / Coach
Founder of Nunettes group, holding of 33 companies in the wolrd selling our range of sunglasses.
Building US Distribution for Parisian based Apparel Brands
French Entrepreneur & sometimes blogger.
http://www.mikaelout.fr
Entrepreneur, investisseur, lifestyle designer
http://www.remi-raher.com
Entrepreneur, co-founder of Owlient (which runs http://howrse.com), online game company sold to Ubisoft in 2011.
CEO Cénacle Group.
Mentor Startu-up, Business Angel, ancien Publicitaire.
Invested in AlgoValue, Yadwire and Immune Pharmaceuticals. Studied at UPENN
CEO @neodia-webmarketing. Founder & CEO @24pm, Founder @cvfm. Marketing Manager @cybion. Investor @osapi, @aucoffre-com.
Founded MonCoffretBeaute.fr, sold to Glossybox (Rocket internet)
Information System and Finance 2.0
Founder and CEO of Fi System, IT services, public company
front office analyst @sgcib. trader assistant @societe-generale.
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
Experienced Telco & IT Executive
former music entrepreneur/exec. music publisher, marketing booster, business angel
Co-founder of @siinapse, Serial entrepreneur, Business Angel, Telecom/IT Senior Consultant.
Invested into several start-up. 20+ experience in Asset Management Software Business. EMBA HEC.
Paris: Co-founder @nouvelopticien @after_set @lemanegeparis / Berlin: Head of Marketing @misterspexfr Co-founder @kiipost
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
I am a CPA based in Montréal, Québec. I am looking for investments in promising start-ups
25 years of PE investing (incl some tech-loaded buyouts), and some venture deals.
Founder and Owner of ACL Middle East, Investor in Football Center, TenSo Digital marketing, Aikku, AssetLease, ELLA school
Angel - Président of Investessor and Seine Ouest Angels (Angels Networks Paris)
If you can dream it, we can do it