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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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Investments
Investor
Browse AIDesignstripeFightCampHookDeckMarlowSollum TechnologiesWingocard
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Colleagues at Amiral Ventures
Network2
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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.
- What companies has Francois Arbour invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Browse AI, Designstripe, FightCamp, HookDeck, Marlow, Sollum Technologies, Wingocard.
Founder mafias
Inovia Capital mafia18
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Vercel mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sid Lee mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Amiral Ventures mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Panache Ventures mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Shared employers
Also worked at paraito1
Also worked at Vercel33
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Also worked at Symend9
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