Our team is dedicated to scouting
investors from all around the world.
FinTech, Hardware, SaaS … we diversify our portfolio of
investors to give you the best chance to find startup investors.
Paris, France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion)
Entrepreneur & Business Angel
President, Via.io
Jean-David Benichou is the Founder and serves as a President at Via.Io. He also is an Angel Investor. He serves as Board Member of Revelator. He co-founded Club Seror. Previously, he served as an Investment Advisor at CanalStart. He served as Board Member at Gulf Capital. He Founded, Co-founded and invested in over 30 companies. he is an entrepreneur since the age of 22. Curious, Enthusiast & Optimistic.
San Francisco Bay Area - New York, U.S.A. - France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
I led investments in companies such as Cargo, Selfmade, Oto.ai and Fordays. Fascinated about the intersection of Technology and Commerce, I spend my time looking at technology infrastructure of the retail and commerce spaces as well as new models and marketplaces all enabling better consuming.
Not Interested In
I don’t invest in healthcare and biotechnology.
New York - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer • Woman Focused
We are a first stage venture partner, driven on bringing our community network effect power to support global ambition.
Most Interested In
LeFonds, Catalyst for Startups to scale-up global ambition We invest in supporting growth and scale at the pivotal internationalization moment A unique positioning filling a combined network & operation gap when going global Cross-border experience to support portfolio companies We are a first stage venture partner focused on investing in French-speaking founders who create solutions or products that sustainably satisfy identified & actionable market needs.
Not Interested In
People only seeking financing are not interested in benefiting from the power of a business community.
Palo Alto - San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A. - U.K. - South Korea - Japan
PropTech • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
CEO and Founding Partner at 500 Startups
London - Barcelona, Spain - U.K. - U.S.A. - Germany
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Gaming (& eSports) • Consumer • Woman Focused
Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor
Entrepreneur, Investor and Executive
London - New York - San Francisco Bay Area - California, U.S.A. - U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Local commerce • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
Nicole is an investor at Lightspeed Venture Partners, focused on early stage Consumer internet and FinTech companies, having invested in companies such as Calm, Cameo, Lunchclub, HAUS, Rothy’s, Zola, Daily Harvest, Illumix, Girlboss and Goop.
Nicole spent nearly a decade at Morgan Stanley covering the European and US e-commerce, retail and consumer companies. She also angel invested in healthcare and consumer companies over those years and then went to Nutmeg, a London based FinTech company. Later during business school, Nicole launched her own startup, which is where she met Lightspeed.
Nicole invests in generational change companies who are building brands and quickly becoming part of popular culture.
She holds a degree in math and economics from the University of York, England and an MBA from Stanford.
Paris, France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Education • BioTech • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Entrepreneur & Investor
Tech entrepreneur | Early Stage Investor | Venture Partner
Nicolas Douay is a Co-Founder and serves as a Chief Operating Officer and General Manager at KelDoc. After five in a large international consulting firm in management information systems, Nicolas decided to start Keldoc.
Berlin, Germany
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • FinTech (& Financials services) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Advertising • Logistics (& Distribution) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Productivity
Most Interested In
Founders who are pursuing daring projects. Big vision & able to deliver on the nitty gritty parts. Currently AI/ML, big data, process innovation.
Not Interested In
(e/m) commerce companies, pure adtech plays, hardware only firms
Rouven Dresselhaus serves as Co-Founding Partner & Managing Partner at Cavalry Ventures. Dresselhaus serves as Managing Director at Voltage Ventures. Prior to Voltage Ventures, Rouven has invested in more than 35 companies worldwide. He is the go-to guy for our portfolio companies whenever they need strategic advice, input on their product, network and fundraising. Rouven's academic career ended when he dropped out of WHU's Ph.D. program in order to pursue his passion in Venture Capital.
London, U.K. - Germany
FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Messaging • Consumer
Founder Haatch Group | Restless entrepreneur with 2 exits worth $150m | Prince’s Trust Alumni | 24+ Digital Investments
CO-FOUNDER, PARTNER at Haatch
London, U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Online Social • Consumer
Founder and Investor at Felix Capital
Frederic Court is the Founder & serves as a Managing Partner at Felix Capital. He also serves as a Board Member at Goop. Frederic Court served as Board Member at YOOBIC. He was also the Co-Founder and served as the Managing Director at Etexx. He has worked in the technology industry for the past 18 years, most recently as General Partner with Advent Ventures in London. At Advent, Frederic led investments in Farfetch, Zong (sold to eBay), Vitrue (Oracle), Dailymotion (Orange), Qype (Yelp), Fizzback (Nice Systems) and Ubiquisys (Cisco). In parallel, he has been an active angel, mainly in digital lifestyle start-ups. Frederic was named "Investor of the Year" in Europe by its peers at the 2012 Investor All Stars event. Previously Frederic was an Entrepreneur in France, building a VC-backed online marketplace for the textile industry and before that a technology banker in London and New York with Lazard. A graduate of ESSEC in Paris and Bocconi University in Milan
Dublin, U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Life Science • Mobile • Consumer
Draper Esprit is a venture capital investment firm that focuses on investing in European companies through seed, series A and secondary transaction sources of financing. The firm invests in companies operating in the consumer, commerce, data, software, internet, semiconductor, wellness, medical technology and mobile sectors. It was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in London, United kingdom.
, U.K. - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • LegalTech • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Talis Capital is a Venture Capital investment family office funded by a group of entrepreneurs. Focused on backing emerging technologies, Talis has completed over $500m worth of transactions and the portfolio includes Darktrace, Onfido, iwoca, Pirate Studios, Luminance, and Oh My Green. Talis concentrates on building long term partnerships and leverages their LP network to help their companies and create opportunities. The team looks for innovative companies with sustainable business models, working with them to unlock their future growth. The firm is based in London, United Kingdom and was founded in 2009.
Consumer products - Human capital - Los Angeles / Southern California - Parenting/families - Paris, France - Brazil
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Robotics • Healthcare (& Wellness) • LegalTech • Life Science • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Oncology • Online Social • Consumer
Founded in 1982 in Silicon Valley, Partech Ventures is a global investment firm with a team spread across offices in San Francisco, Paris and Berlin. Most Partners have been entrepreneurs themselves or have held management positions within tech companies. The partnership acts and invests as a single team, helping entrepreneurs build fast-growing tech and digital companies addressing large markets across multiple continents. Partech Ventures partners with entrepreneurs at the seed (Partech Entrepreneur), venture (Partech International) and/or growth (Partech Growth) stages. Companies backed by Partech Ventures have completed 21 initial public offerings and more than 50 major M&A transactions with leading international companies. Since 2012, the team has built a pioneering business development platform fostering synergies and business relationships between entrepreneurs and strategic partners.
, Luxembourg - Europe: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Slovakia, Norway, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Iceland, Mo
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Mobile Apps • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Productivity
Mangrove Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in the internet, software, mobile, automotive, e-commerce, multimedia services, security, media, network, infrastructure, SaaS and wireless communication sectors. The firm was founded in 2000 and is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
San Francisco California, U.S.A. - U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Consumer • Woman Focused
Most Interested In
API Developer Tools E-Commerce Education Enterprise Entertainment Food and Beverage Future of Work Gaming Government Technology Hardware Health and Wellness Healthcare/Medtech Industrial IoT Productivity Proptech/Real Estate Robotics SaaS Social Supply Chain/Logistics Transportation Travel/Hospitality
Not Interested In
We tend to avoid healthcare-oriented biotech (patient facing).
London, U.K. - Israel
Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Food & Beverage • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Most Interested In
B2B SaaS, B2C social content driven commerce
Most Interested In
Consumer Internet, Gaming Infrastructure, SMBs SaaS
San Francisco California - Israel - Valley California - Eastern Europe, United States
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Other • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Cannabis • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • AR/VR • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • GovTech • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Mobile Apps • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • SaaS
Venture Investor and Community Builder
Oleg Koujikov serves as Venture Partner at Maxfield Capital. He has over fifteen years of venture capital investment and management experience. His background includes senior management roles in developing, structuring and managing venture capital investments in VEB Innovations, Leader Innovations, Troika Capital Partners, IBS Group and Intel Capital. Oleg is Co-founder of AmBAR. He holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School.
Paris, France - U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Payments
Limited Partner at Partech Ventures
CEO & Founder@Extia. Exit. Founder@bsharp.io, founder@marceau-innovation.com, Angel Investor @labelleassiette, @flyr, @beeyond, @Link-Value
Paris, France
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Consumer
Marc Simoncini is the Founder and serves as Serial Entrepreneur at Jaina Capital. He was also a Co-Founder at 101Projets. Marc launched his first company, Opsion Innovation IT Services which was specialized in developing interactive solutions under UNIX. In 1998, he launched the iFrance network in France, Switzerland, Quebec and Belgium successively, selling it to Vivendi in April 2000. He then intervened as an advisor and business angel in various start-ups before setting off on a totally new adventure in founding Meetic at the end of 2001. For the last 10 years, Marc is a business angel in several internet companies, including 1000Mercis and Winamax. Marc is an ESI graduate.
Cologne, U.S.A. - Germany - Russia - Brazil - Japan
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • Gaming (& eSports) • Online Social • Consumer
Co-founder and Managing Director at fulfillmenttools
Investor in @groupon, @playhaven, Pulse (alphonso Labs), @yume, @angieslist, @kaufda-de, @myfab-com, @experteer, Friendbuy, @xango, @9flats, @sapato, @fastlane, @teamo...
Los Angeles - California, U.S.A. - Italy
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Developer tools • Payments • Mobility
Most Interested In
Currently (Q1 2023) focused on my own FinTech startup (Acquicent) so I am unlikely to be investing in other companies until mid-2024.
Not Interested In
Currently (Q1 2023) focused on my own FinTech startup (Acquicent) so I am unlikely to be investing in other companies until mid-2024.
London, U.K.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • IoT (& Wearables) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Mobility • Nanotechnology
Most Interested In
The future of commerce - Technologies that improve UX and economics of e-commerce and retail - New model of consumption - Marketplace in underserved - not too niche - verticals Smart Hardware : either B2B or B2C with strong IP and important software component
Not Interested In
Fintech, Insuretech, SAAS B2B, mobile apps, media content, brands