Francois Arbour
InvestorMentor at Amiral Ventures · LP / Venture Partner at Panache Ventures · Investor at Angels of Many
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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About
Francois Arbour is an entrepreneur and angel investor with over 25 years of experience in technology and marketing. He founded Premiumbeat, which was acquired by Shutterstock, and is currently co-founder of paraito. Arbour also serves as a mentor and angel investor.
Experience
- paraitoCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- VercelInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- HookdeckInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- VoidpetInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- FightCampInvestor & Advisorcurrent2017 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area
- SymendInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- Inovia CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2018 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- Panache VenturesLP / Venture Partnercurrent2018 — present
- OuraInvestor (secondary)current2021 — presentOulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
- NolkCo-Founder2018 — 2025Montreal, Canada Area
- Return Magic (Acquired by Shopify)Advisor & Investor2018
- ShutterstockVP Product, Video & Music2016 — 2017New York
- ShutterstockGeneral Manager - Music2015 — 2016New York
- PremiumBeat by ShutterstockFounder and CEO (Acquired in 2015)2004 — 2017montreal, canada area
- Sid LeeSenior Interactive Developer2008 — 2009
- BellCreative Technology Lead2006 — 2008Montreal, Canada Area
- CESART (acquired by Bell Canada)Senior Flash developer2003 — 2006
- CossetteInteractive Animator / Programmer2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Languages English · Français
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Francois Arbour?
- Francois Arbour is an entrepreneur and angel investor with over 25 years of experience in technology and marketing. He founded Premiumbeat, which was acquired by Shutterstock, and is currently co-founder of paraito. Arbour also serves as a mentor and angel investor.
- Where does Francois Arbour work?
- Francois Arbour is Mentor at Amiral Ventures.
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Inovia Capital mafia17
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Panache Ventures mafia4
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Angels of Many mafia3
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Amiral Ventures mafia2
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Shared employers
Also worked at paraito1
Also worked at Vercel34
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Also worked at Symend9
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