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Damien Balsan

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Partner at Conexo Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

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About

Damien Balsan is a technology entrepreneur and venture investor with approximately $500 million in aggregate exits over the past decade. He co-founded LoopPay, which was acquired by Samsung, and has held executive and business development roles at companies including Samsung Pay, Nokia, and PayPal. He currently serves as president and co-founder of Firmly and maintains board or advisory positions at LoginID, Kushki, Halgo, and Greenly.

Experience

  1. firmlyPresident/Co-Foundercurrent2019 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  2. Conexo VenturesCo-Founder General Partnercurrent2018 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  3. LoginIDBoard of Directorcurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  4. KushkiBoard of Director/investorcurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
  5. GreenlyMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2020 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  6. TBD AngelsAngel Investorcurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  7. PayByCarBoard Of Advisorscurrent2018 — presentGreater Boston Area
  8. MishiPayBoard of Advisorcurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  9. AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CHARTRESBoard Membercurrent2010 — present
  10. AtaniMember Board of Directors2022 — 2026Madrid
  11. HalgoCo-Founder Board member2020 — 2023Boston
  12. AppleBoard/strategic advisor/Entrepreneur in residence Mobeewave (acquired by Apple)2018 — 2020Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  13. Samsung Electronics AmericaHead of Business Development Samsung Pay, EVP loopPay Samsung Pay2015 — 2018Greater Boston Area
  14. LoopPayEVP Business Development and Strategy, Founding Team2014 — 2018Greater Boston Area
  15. LoopPayCOO, Founding Team2013 — 2014Greater Boston Area
  16. PayPalDirector Ecosystem Partnerships2011 — 2013Greater Boston Area
  17. NOKIADirector, Head of NFC Business Development Americas2007 — 2011
  18. VerifoneVP Marketing and Bus Dev (founding team) WAY Systems acquired by Verifone2002 — 2007Greater Boston Area
  19. GEMPLUS CardGM South America1997 — 2001
  20. GEMPLUS CardSales Director Central/East Europe1994 — 1997
  21. GEMPLUS CardMarketing Manager Telecom1993 — 1994
  22. OrangeBusiness Development Manager1991 — 1993

Skills & more

GSM3POS4SaaS18Software as a Service (SaaS)1EMV3Strategy99Management68Leadership21Mobile Payments99Smart Cards25Mobile Communications70NFC99
+12 morePaymentsVenture CapitalEntrepreneurStrategic PartnershipsMobile CommerceMobileMobile ApplicationsStart-upsMobile DevicesEntrepreneurshipMobile TechnologyMobile Banking

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Investor

LoginIDPayflowTROOP (formerly TroopTravel)

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Colleagues at Conexo Ventures

Isaac de la Peña
Partner at Conexo Ventures
José María Navarro
Investor at Conexo Ventures
Lorena Sánchez
Investment Director at Conexo Ventures
Rafael Álvarez
Investment Director at Conexo Ventures

Network2

Isaac de la Peña
Partner at Conexo Ventures
José María Navarro
Investor at Conexo Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Damien Balsan?
Damien Balsan is a technology entrepreneur and venture investor with approximately $500 million in aggregate exits over the past decade. He co-founded LoopPay, which was acquired by Samsung, and has held executive and business development roles at companies including Samsung Pay, Nokia, and PayPal. He currently serves as president and co-founder of Firmly and maintains board or advisory positions at LoginID, Kushki, Halgo, and Greenly.
Where does Damien Balsan work?
Damien Balsan is Partner at Conexo Ventures.
What check size does Damien Balsan write?
Damien Balsan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Damien Balsan invested in?
Investments tracked here include LoginID, Payflow, TROOP (formerly TroopTravel).
Where did Damien Balsan go to school?
Damien Balsan studied at MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA, Management of Technology); ISC Paris (Master's degree, Business Administration); Sainte-Croix de Neuilly (baccalaureat C, Mathematics and Physics).

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