Philippe Collombel

My primary objective is to identify and invest in Europe's best entrepreneurs.
I manage a fund focusing on early stage (including seed rounds) and mid stage technology investments.

My specialties are : Digital media, internet, e-commerce, Software (applications, saas, infrastructure), IT enabled services, Mobile services.

My past investments inlude : Cartesis (sold to Business Objects), Meiosys (sold to IBM), Travelprice (sold to Lastminute)

I currently seat on the Board of the following companies : Brands4Friends (e-commerce), Dailymotion (digital media), Goojet ( Mobile services), Goom ( digital media), Netsize (It enabled services, Mobile services), Qype (internet), Total Immersion (software, digital media), Wazap ( internet),

Philippe Collombel’s Specialties:

Digital Media
Internet
E-commerce
IT enabled services
Mobile services
Software
Financial Services
Retail

Philippe Collombel’s Experience

Board Member

Brands4friends

(Internet industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Managing Partner

Partech International

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Board Member

Goom Radio

(Media Production industry)

December 2007 — Present (2 years )
Board Member

Goojet

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Board Member

TVtrip.com

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Board Member

Wazap AG

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

December 2006 — Present (3 years )
Board Member

Dailymotion

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)
Board Member

Qype

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

September 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)
Board Member

Netsize

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

September 2003 — Present (6 years 3 months)
Board Member

Total Immersion

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 2002 — Present (7 years 11 months)
General Partner

Partech International

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

March 2001 — July 2008 (7 years 5 months)
Board Member

Pertinence

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 2002 — August 2007 (5 years 8 months)

Pertinence has merged with Intercim in August 2007
Board Member

Cartesis

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 2005 — June 2007 (2 years 6 months)
Board Member

Meiosys

(Computer Software industry)

January 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 9 months)

Meiosys was sold to IBM
Board Member

Travelprice

(Internet industry)

April 2001 — July 2002 (1 year 4 months)

Travelprice was acquired by Lastminute
Faculty Corporate strategy

Sciences-Po Paris

(Education Management industry)

September 1997 — June 2001 (3 years 10 months)
General Manager @Carrefour

Carrefour

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; CA; Retail industry)

November 1999 — February 2001 (1 year 4 months)
Strategic Services Division

Accenture

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACN; Management Consulting industry)

January 1988 — November 1999 (11 years 11 months)