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Cyril Collon

Investor

General Partner at Partech Ventures · Board director at Vendease · Board director at Beacon Power Services · Board director at Trade Depot

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Writes $200K – $50M checks · typically $200K

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339 people in our graph share verified history with Cyril — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Viswa SankaranarayananunlockedCyril: together at Ascend Communications (acquired) / Lucent Technologies (1997–1998)
×3Cyril: together at Ascend Communications (acquired) / Lucent Technologies
×3Cyril: together at Université Paris Cité
×3Cyril: together at Partech Ventures

About

Cyril Collon is a General Partner at Partech, where he co-leads Partech Africa alongside Tidjane Deme, managing multistage venture capital funds focused on African technology startups. Raised in Africa and having traveled to over 70 countries, he works on digital transformation and technology innovation across the continent.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Board director at VendeaseYC W21

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YC

Cyril went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Vendease's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Vendease's investors · 7

Flucas VenturesJupiter · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022GFR FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2022Kube VCsince 2022Partech VenturesBerlin · $200K – $50M checks · since 2022TLcom CapitalNairobi · $500K – $10M checks · since 2022Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Vendease

TKTunde Kara
Tunde KaraFounder
GAGatumi Aliyu
Gatumi AliyuFounder
OFOlumide Fayankin
Olumide FayankinFounder
WOWale Oyepeju
Wale OyepejuFounder
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Olatunde KaraExecutive Officer, Director
OFOlumide Fayankin 🐜
Olumide Fayankin 🐜Founder

Board director at Beacon Power Services

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Beacon Power Services's investors · 4

Factor[e] VenturesFort Collins · $250K – $750K checksGlobal BrainTokyo · $100K – $184M checksPartech VenturesBerlin · $200K – $50M checks · since 2024Seedstars Africa VenturesGeneva · since 2022

Co-founders at Beacon Power Services

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ABIMBOLA ADISAExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Trade Depot

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Trade Depot's investors · 4

MSA NovoSingapore · $1.5M – $32M checksNovastar VenturesLondonPartech VenturesBerlin · $200K – $50M checks · since 2018Sahel CapitalLagos

Co-founders at Trade Depot

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Michael UkpongExecutive Officer, Director
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Ruke AwaritefeExecutive Officer, Director
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Chukwunenye Onyekachi IzukanneExecutive Officer, Director
OIOnyekachi Izukanne
Onyekachi IzukanneFounder

Experience

  1. PartechGeneral Partnercurrent2016 — present
  2. Verscom SolutionsVice President of Sales, Europe & Africa2012 — 2016
  3. GenbandDirector of Channel Sales, EMEA2009 — 2012
  4. GenbandRegional Sales Director, Southern Europe & West/Central Africa2006 — 2009
  5. UTStarcomRegional Sales Director, West & Central Africa2002 — 2006
  6. Zhone TechnologiesSales Engineering Manager, France & North Africa2000 — 2002
  7. Ascend Communications (acquired) / Lucent TechnologiesSenior Network Consultant & Product Marketing, EMEA1999 — 2000
  8. Ascend Communications (acquired) / Lucent TechnologiesPre-Sales Manager, International1998 — 1999
  9. Ascend Communications (acquired) / Lucent TechnologiesProject Manager, APAC1997 — 1998Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

Skills & more

Start-ups27Sales32Channel Partners25Business Development23Go-to-market Strategy22Telecommunications50Product Marketing39Pre-sales48EMEA21Mobile Devices11VoIP40IP23

Languages English · French

From Cyril's professional profile.

Deals · 3

Beacon Power ServicesBoard seat

via Partech Ventures · filed Dec 2024 · $20.7M raise

VendeaseBoard seat

via Partech Ventures · filed Sep 2022 · $23.2M raise

Trade DepotBoard seat

via Partech Ventures · filed Aug 2018 · $3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Partech Ventures

Alexandra Eychenne
Compliance & Risk Officer at Partech Ventures
Alexandre Durrive
Chief Technology Officer at Partech Ventures
Alexis Lancien
Senior Associate at Partech Ventures
Alison Imbert
Partner at Partech Ventures
Andrew Whiting
Partner at Partech Ventures
Ariadne Lemieux-Cumberlege
Senior Associate at Partech Ventures
Arnaud De Keulenaer
Senior Legal Counsel at Partech Ventures
Arnaud Minvielle
General Partner at Partech Ventures

Network4

Alison Imbert
Partner at Partech Ventures
Andreata Muforo
Partner at TLcom Capital
Andrew Whiting
Partner at Partech Ventures
Boris Golden
General Partner at Partech Ventures

Investors connected to Cyril in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Cyril Collon?
Cyril Collon is a General Partner at Partech, where he co-leads Partech Africa alongside Tidjane Deme, managing multistage venture capital funds focused on African technology startups. Raised in Africa and having traveled to over 70 countries, he works on digital transformation and technology innovation across the continent.
Where does Cyril Collon work?
Cyril Collon is General Partner at Partech Ventures and Board director at Vendease and Board director at Beacon Power Services and Board director at Trade Depot.
What check size does Cyril Collon write?
Cyril Collon typically writes checks of $200K – $50M.
What boards does Cyril Collon sit on?
Cyril Collon holds tracked board seats at Beacon Power Services, Trade Depot, Vendease.
Where did Cyril Collon go to school?
Cyril Collon studied at Télécom Paris (Master of Science, Telecommunications); Université Paris Cité (Master of Science, Physics).

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Also attended Télécom Paris84

Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIRania BelkahiaInvestor at EQT VenturesLukas WeberPartner, CEO at Verve VenturesJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris CapitalJonathan DenaisInvestment Director at Educapital

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Also attended Université Paris Cité97

Michèle OllierInvestor at MedicxiMaija MuntilaTalent Lead at Lifeline VenturesZach WhiteInvestment Team at 8VCIsabelle TressonCommunications & Marketing Lead at Partech VenturesBeryl BouchierVice President at Sky9 CapitalElena BattistelloAnalyst at Novartis Venture Fund

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Shared employers

Also worked at Genband5

Shalabh NigamExecutive Vice President - New Projects at Info EdgeSuchintan SinghFounder at SkyvernDavid FranklinFounder at Naviday HealthRavi YadavFounder at ApnibusPraphul KumarDirector, Promoter at SuccessKPI

Also worked at UTStarcom7

Ruchir GoduraEnterprise SaaS & GTM Architect at SenseAI VenturesJoe Zhou Zhi XiongFounder and Managing Partner at Keytone VenturesVictor GaoPartner at Charterhouse Capital PartnersJeff BurklandFounder at BurklandNaveen GuptaExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter at BirdEyeQiang LiCo-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Neumarker

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Also worked at Ascend Communications (acquired) / Lucent Technologies314

Nick FrosstCo-founder of CohereViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline Ventures

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