Guillaume Decugis
InvestorPartner at Serena
New York, New York, United States
Writes $108K – $16.2M checks
About
Founder-turned-VC Guillaume Decugis built and exited AI and data companies across mobile music, content curation and social listening, bringing Silicon Valley experience and a cross-border playbook to back deep-tech founders.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerData & InfrastructureSaaS
Experience
- SerenaPartner - Data Venturescurrent2024 — present
- Various Tech Startups (EU/US)Independent Board Member, Advisor and Investorcurrent2006 — present
- Linkfluence - a Meltwater OfferingCEO (acquired by Meltwater)2018 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
- Scoop.it, a Meltwater OfferingCEO & Co-Founder (acquired by Linkfluence)2010 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- École PolytechniqueEntrepreneurship Advisory Board Member2015 — 2018
- The Refiners, Rockstart, Impact USA...Mentor for European Founders in Silicon Valley2012 — 2018
- GoojetCEO2008 — 2010
- MusiWaveCTO, then COO (acquired by Microsoft)2001 — 2008
- SAGEMVarious leadership roles1995 — 2001
Education
- Stanford UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management1994 — 1995
- École PolytechniqueBachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics1990 — 1993
Skills & more
EntrepreneurshipVenture CapitalArtificial Intelligence (AI)SaaS4Product Management25Go-to-Market StrategyNatural Language Processing (NLP)Computer VisionLarge Language Models (LLM)Early-Stage StartupsStart-ups94Strategy70
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Business DevelopmentStart-ups ManagementEngineering ManagementOnline MarketingContent MarketingMobile DevicesMobile TechnologySocial MediaWeb 2.0Strategic PartnershipsE-commerceManagementLanguages English · French
From Guillaume's professional profile.
Colleagues at Serena
Alix Trébaôl
Senior Associate - Racine² at Serena
Amélie Séguret
Operating advisor at Serena
Augustin Honorat
Operating advisor at Serena
Bertrand Diard
Partner at Serena
Charles Rousset
General Secretary at Serena
Charlotte Dahan
Client Service & Sales Support at Serena
Constance Gontier
Associate at Serena
David Bitton
Head of Operating at Serena
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Guillaume Decugis work?
- Guillaume Decugis is Partner at Serena.
- What does Guillaume Decugis invest in?
- Guillaume Decugis invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, SaaS.
- What check size does Guillaume Decugis write?
- Guillaume Decugis typically writes checks of $108K – $16.2M.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended École Polytechnique149
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Shared employers
Also worked at Linkfluence - a Meltwater Offering2
Also worked at Scoop.it, a Meltwater Offering3
Also worked at École Polytechnique16
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