About
Erik de la Rivière joined Iris Capital as a Partner in 1998 and became Managing Partner in 2016, focusing on late-stage and growth investments in France. Before that, he oversaw media-sector investments at Worms Bank in Paris, managing the Media Investissement fund, and served as a director on the Investment Committee of Worms Bank's venture capital subsidiary Sopromec. He founded and led Amaya Films, an audiovisual rights production company later sold to the Lagardère Group, and managed Voltaire Images, an audiovisual tech investment company acquired by France Telecom; he studied at ESCP in France.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Experience
- IRISManaging Partnercurrent1998 — present
- Banque WormsDirector - Equity investments1993 — 1998
- Banque WormsInvestment Manager - Equity investments1988 — 1993
- Banque WormsDeputy Director - Capital Markets1984 — 1988
Skills & more
Venture Capital1Private Equity1Mergers & Acquisitions1Corporate Finance1Investments1Financial ModelingGrowth CapitalBuyoutsBusiness DevelopmentLBOVenture FinancingDeal Sourcing
+5 more
Corporate DevelopmentPrivate PlacementsM&A experienceNew Business DevelopmentIPOFrom Erik's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Marco VascoMCIProwebCESES Immotag
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Iris Capital
Anais Monlong
Principal at Iris Capital
Anaïs Monlong
Principal - Venture at Iris Capital
Angus Paterson
Venture Partner at Iris Capital
Bruno du Breuil
Senior Associate - Growth at Iris Capital
Carine Micoski
Facilities & Administration Assistant at Iris Capital
Curt Gunsenheimer
Managing Partner at Iris Capital
Florence Receveur
Accounting Assistant at Iris Capital
François Kergaravat
Senior Associate - Venture at Iris Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erik de la Rivière?
- Erik de la Rivière joined Iris Capital as a Partner in 1998 and became Managing Partner in 2016, focusing on late-stage and growth investments in France. Before that, he oversaw media-sector investments at Worms Bank in Paris, managing the Media Investissement fund, and served as a director on the Investment Committee of Worms Bank's venture capital subsidiary Sopromec. He founded and led Amaya Films, an audiovisual rights production company later sold to the Lagardère Group, and managed Voltaire Images, an audiovisual tech investment company acquired by France Telecom; he studied at ESCP in France.
- Where does Erik de la Rivière work?
- Erik de la Rivière is Managing Partner at Iris Capital.
- What does Erik de la Rivière invest in?
- Erik de la Rivière invests in Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- What companies has Erik de la Rivière invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Marco Vasco, MCI, ProwebCE, SES Immotag.
- Where did Erik de la Rivière go to school?
- Erik de la Rivière studied at ESCP - Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.