About
Operator-founder turned VC who co-founded Decovery and backs early-stage consumer and communication products for Gen Z—investing in youth social apps (Yubo, BeReal), satellite infrastructure, AI cardiology, and French BeautyTech community.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechMarketplacesSaaS
Experience
- AlvenPartnercurrent2015 — presentParis Area, France
- Genesis AISeed Investorcurrent2025 — presentRégion de la baie de San Francisco
- SkynopyBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentVille de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- OkeiroBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentParis
- OmnidocBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- OpusMajorSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentParis, France
- DustSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentVille de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- amoSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- GorgiasBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MadboxBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- PandaScoreBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- YuboBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentParis Area, France
- HeetchBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentBarcelone, Catalogne, Espagne
- MadKuduBoard Member (Acquired by HG Insights/Riverwood Capital)2017 — 2025Région de la baie de San Francisco
- DeepomaticBoard Member (Acquired by IQGeo/KKR)2015 — 2025Paris et périphérie
- BeReal.Seed Investor (Acquired by Voodoo)2021 — 2024Paris et périphérie
- XwingBoard Observer (Acquired by Joby Aviation JOBY.NYSE)2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- CardiologsBoard Member (Acquired by Philips PHIA.AMS)2020 — 2022Greater Boston Area
- HEC ParisHEC Incubator Manager2014Paris Area, France
- Decovery (acquired by Altice Media)Co-founder - Growth Marketing2012 — 2014Paris
Education
- EDHEC Business SchoolMaster in Management, Finance2006 — 2010
- McMaster UniversityMBA exchange program, Corporate Finance2009 — 2010
- Universidad Torcuato Di TellaExchange program, International Finance2010
Skills & more
Start-ups28New Business Development9New Usages4Mergers2Corporate Finance6Private Equity2Business Strategy13Mergers & Acquisitions9Entrepreneurship6Analysis2Business Development9Start-up5
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Financial ModelingFinancial AnalysisLanguages English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
From François's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alven
Aude Steinberg
Head of Legal at Alven
Bartosz Jakubowski
Principal at Alven
Charles Letourneur
Managing Partner at Alven
Cheïma Cherif
Office Manager at Alven
Guillaume Aubin
Managing Partner at Alven
Jonathan Benhamou
Venture Partner at Alven
Julia Ménayas
Associate at Alven
Léo-Paul Lajoinie
Financial Controller at Alven
Network9
Jonathan BenhamouScout
Venture Partner at Alven
Nicolas EssayanScout
Partner at Motier Ventures
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Nihal MehtaScout
Co-Founder and General Partner at Eniac Ventures
Pierre PlancheScout
Partner at Griffin Gaming Partners
Bartosz Jakubowski
Principal at Alven
Charles Letourneur
Managing Partner at Alven
Guillaume Aubin
Managing Partner at Alven
Julia Ménayas
Associate at Alven
Pauline Ancona
Senior Associate - Venture at Iris Capital
Investors connected to François in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does François Meteyer work?
- François Meteyer is Partner at Alven.
- What does François Meteyer invest in?
- François Meteyer invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
- What check size does François Meteyer write?
- François Meteyer typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
Same school
Also attended EDHEC Business School111
Shabir VasramInvestor at DaphniMaelle BombezinPrincipal at Marlin Equity PartnersRaoulInvestor at Eudemian VenturesChristophe de MontillePartner at Beyond Capital VenturesBruno du BreuilSenior Associate - Growth at Iris CapitalGéraldine FilletSenior Associate at Educapital
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Also attended McMaster University75
Mark HatfieldInvestor at Ten ElevenEricInvestment Analyst at UpHonest CapitalJulia ZhouPresident and Co-Founder at CaladanPaige DickieVice-President at Radical VenturesKarim LakhaniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesAdam JarczynInvestor at Ripple Ventures
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Also attended Universidad Torcuato Di Tella55
Nicolas PustilnickEntrepreneur in Residence at FJ LabsChung Hei SingBoard Member at Maryland TEDCONico BerardiGeneral Partner at ANIMO VenturesBrian AkinSenior Associate at DFJVeronica IzaguirreLegal at NXTPLupe AugierOperations at How Women Invest
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