About
Edouard Chavassieu (Edy) joined InMotion Ventures in 2024, where he sources and invests across Europe with no vertical restriction. Before IMV, he held operational roles at startups and corporates, including being the first employee and product manager at a B2B2C startup in Paris, building the partnerships team of a sustainable marketplace in London, and more recently working on the consolidation of Yoox Net-a-Porter with FARFETCH.
Invests in
Sector Agnostic
Experience
- InMotion VenturesVC Investorcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- RallyCity Lead | Pariscurrent2026 — present
- Ventures TogetherAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
- FARFETCHSenior Commercial Project Manager2022 — 2024Greater London
- EarthfolkHead of Commercial @ Bombinate (now Earthfolk)2022London Area, United Kingdom
- EarthfolkHead of Partnerships2021 — 2022Greater London
- EarthfolkMarketplace Growth Manager2020 — 2021Greater London
- ThunderstoneProduct Manager & First Employee2019 — 2020Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- ThunderstoneProject Manager2018Paris Area, France
- AgFlowBusiness Analyst2017Geneva, Switzerland
- 21st LuxuryFinancial Analyst2016Greater New York City Area
Education
- McGill University - Desautels Faculty of ManagementBachelor of Commerce (BCom), Major in Economics
- Fudan UniversityInternational Exchange, Economics
- TASIS EnglandIB Diploma, International Baccalaureate || Economics
Skills & more
Leadership12StrategyTeamwork7Management5Public Speaking3SalesVenture CapitalProject Initiation9Project Management2Business Process Improvement2Product Management1Business Development4
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Efficacité organisationnelleForeign LanguagesMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordProduct MarketingEconomicsInternational RelationsMarketingSocial MediaLanguages Chinese Mandarin · English · Français · Italian · Spanish
- Day Skipper - Sailing — Royal Yachting Association (RYA)
- Motorcycle Licence — Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
- Freediving Level 1 — AIDA International
- Open Water Scuba Diver — PADI
From Edouard's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management15
Woraphot KingkawkantongPartner, Investment at Beacon VCShamma UrbeeSenior Finance Associate at ArcTern VenturesAndrea DragerPartner at Azure Capital PartnersKoen van BleekFinance and compliance at PeakFlorent ArèsSenior Associate, Investments at DiagramAlice Bo KillemoseDirector of Brand and Communication PSV Foundry at PSV
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Also attended Fudan University85
Mirva LaatunenSenior Investment Associate at OpenOceanHege TollerudHead of Community & Events at Brighteye VenturesChan Yip PangExecutive Director, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Adam ZongEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceRin HuangPartner at Fenbushi CapitalSarah ChanController at Stripes
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Also attended TASIS England1
Shared employers
Also worked at Rally3
Also worked at FARFETCH17
Danny RimerPartner at Index VenturesChloe GroundsInvestment Associate at Active PartnersFrederic CourtInvestor at FELIX CAPITALAntoine NussenbaumInvestor at FELIX CAPITALStephanie PhairInvestor at FELIX CAPITALJon KamaluddinInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL
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Also worked at Thunderstone1
Also worked at AgFlow1
Colleagues at InMotion Ventures
Alex Smout
Principal at InMotion Ventures
Louis Fearn
Principal at InMotion Ventures
Maria Levin
Investment & Scouting Lead at InMotion Ventures
Mike Smeed
Managing Director at InMotion Ventures
Oliver Fitz-Gibbon
Platform at InMotion Ventures
Riz Ismail
Finance Director at InMotion Ventures
Sam Nasrolahi
Principal at InMotion Ventures
William Morgan
Investment & Scouting Lead at InMotion Ventures







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