Experience

FASHION CAPITAL PARTNERS

• France
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co Founder & CEO

  • Oct 2013 - Present

  Paris Area, France Fashion Capital Partners is an investment company based in Paris, dedicated to Fashion and Technology investing in early-stage Fashion-Tech start-ups and innovative high-end designers.



Forbes France

• France
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member & Chief Network Officer (CNO)

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Paris Area, France Board Member as well as Contributor of Forbes France



Frenchfounders

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Paris Area, France FrenchFounders is the first francophone community dedicated to CEOs, founders and business leaders. The community is aimed to share, develop business and give the members the opportunity to be connected with other members according to their needs, to participate to all the FrenchFounders' events (networking, workshop and webinars) and to get benefits specifically negotiated with prestigious partners (business, travel and lifestyle). https://www.frenchfounders.com/



5M Ventures

• France
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Partner & Board Member

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  Paris Area, France 5M Ventures is a Media for Equity Fund. It is the only French actor to aggregate different types of media in its fund. A high-growth company can therefore benefit from a pool of powerful media groups, covering all 4 major offline media channels : TV, radio, press, and OOH. 5M Ventures allows high-growth companies to benefit from a diverse choice of media space, that can be deployed nationally as well as in specifically targeted local areas. 5M Ventures has been supported by more than 20… Show more 5M Ventures is a Media for Equity Fund. It is the only French actor to aggregate different types of media in its fund. A high-growth company can therefore benefit from a pool of powerful media groups, covering all 4 major offline media channels : TV, radio, press, and OOH. 5M Ventures allows high-growth companies to benefit from a diverse choice of media space, that can be deployed nationally as well as in specifically targeted local areas. 5M Ventures has been supported by more than 20 different shareholders, coming from France and Germany, who have invested or developed, as business angles or as principals in Funds and Media companies, in hundreds of companies, including Zalando, E-Darling, Drivy, Attractive World, Adopteunmec, Melty, Trivago and many others... Show less



50 Partners

• France
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  Paris Area, France 50 Partners is a mix between an Investment Fund & a Business Angel's Network that accompanies Start-Ups by incubating them and accelerating them with the help of 50 Entrepreneurs. 50 Partners provides the company founders of early-stage projects with mentoring, office space, financing and Networking. 50 Partners is based in Paris. http://www.50partners.fr/#section_mentors



Nowfashion.com

• Italy
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner & Board Member

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  Paris NowFashion is the 1st Online magazine to publish Fashion Shows REAL time. NowFashion is vastly gaining audience and during the shows is classified in the top 25,000 websites in the world that classifies it in the top 10 Fashion websites worldwide. http://nowfashion.com/



Attractive World

• France
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Shareholder & Board Member

  • May 2008 - Present

  Paris Attractive World is a pioneer and leader in the field of on-line dating with selective admission. The entry selection is performed by community members, this selection brings together a community of members in affinity in a world of trust and friendliness unique. Company is growing very fast since the launch in 2007. http://www.attractiveworld.net/



Business Angel

• Business Angel, Board Member & Consultant

  • 2007 - Present

  Paris Area, France Active Business Angel in early stage French startups Invested & Board member of most of following : www.nowfashion.com/ www.attractiveworld.net/ www.plyce.com/ www.instantluxe.com/ www.eyespleasure.com/ www.biomouv.com/ www.leblogauto.com/ www.cyphoma.com/ www.loungeup.com/en www.carnetdemode.com www.greensolar.fr/ www.indianenergy.in/



Le Camping Startup Accelerator

• Lead Mentor

  • Sep 2011 - 2013

  Paris Le Camping is a French based startup Accelerator program launched by Silicon Sentier. The Accelerator is a 6-month program with an acceleration phase followed by a special growth phase. 60 mentors will come together to support, advise, critique and ultimately position the startups to write their own success story. http://accelerate.numa.paris/



Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co. KGaA

• Germany
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President, Co-Head of France & Head of Sales

  • Jan 2006 - 2008

  Paris Area, France - Co-Head of France - Head of Institutional Equity Sales Team in Paris - Created Paris Office for the Bank in Jan 2007 - In charge of hiring the Equity Sales team, as well as Research Team



Exane

• France
• Investment Banking
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Partner & Head of Southern European Equity Sales

  • Jan 1995 - Dec 2006

  Paris Area, France - Partner of Verner Investissements that owned Exane - Head of Institutional Southern European Equity Sales & Sales Trading Team. Clients included asset management arms of banks and insurance companies, pension funds, independent fund managers & hedge funds. - In 2000 the Southern European Team was 1 of the top producing teams in Exane - Created and headed the Technical Analysis Dept with a dedicated Web Site Exane BNP Paribas is France's foremost independent brokers ranking… Show more - Partner of Verner Investissements that owned Exane - Head of Institutional Southern European Equity Sales & Sales Trading Team. Clients included asset management arms of banks and insurance companies, pension funds, independent fund managers & hedge funds. - In 2000 the Southern European Team was 1 of the top producing teams in Exane - Created and headed the Technical Analysis Dept with a dedicated Web Site Exane BNP Paribas is France's foremost independent brokers ranking 1st on the secondary market for institutional clients on French equities as well as a leading European one. Show less



LaSalle Bank

• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Institutional French Equity Sales

  • 1993 - Dec 1994

  Paris Area, France - French Equity Sales to to Southern Europe (Italy, Spain & Monaco) as well as a few big clients in France & Switzerland - In charge of talking to UK based Market Makers on French Equities on SEAQ - Responsible for starting the Southern European Desk



Schelcher Prince (CPR Group)

• Institutional French Equity Sales

  • May 1991 - Apr 1993

  Paris Area, France -Institutional French Equity Sales & Trading to Southern European clients (Italy, Spain & Monaco) as well as UK based SEAQ Market makers. -Responsible for starting the Italian desk as well as launching annual Financial conference to promote CAC40 companies to Italian investors.



Cerepfi (Bessemer Trust)

• Institutional US Equity Sales

  • Sep 1989 - Apr 1991

  paris -Institutional US and European Equity Sales to to Southern European Institutions (Italy, Spain & Monaco) using Bessemer Buy side Research to advise and to execute orders on behalf of European Institutional clients through a network of local correspondents for European shares (France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Germany & England) and Alex Brown & Sons of Baltimore for the US orders.