About
Guillaume Durao is founder and general partner of Emblem, an €80 million seed-stage venture capital fund focused on French and Nordic entrepreneurs. He has invested in over 50 startups at the seed stage, including companies such as Lovable, Sorare, Peakon, Planday, and WalkMe, several of which have been acquired or gone public. Prior to founding Emblem, Durao was a partner at Idinvest and Mangrove Capital Partners, served as COO of Clustree before its acquisition by Cornerstone OnDemand, and spent 10 years in technology investment banking at Credit Agricole and Bryan, Garnier & Co.
Experience
- EmblemFounder & General Partnercurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- PivotSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- The Mobile-First CompanySeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- LovableSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentGreater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
- PhacetSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- altroveSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Volta SoftwareSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- HyperlineAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- payflows.ioAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- AlrikAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentStockholm Metropolitan Area
- All GravyAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
- SynqAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Immortal GameAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- QuenchAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Ark KapitalAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentStockholm Metropolitan Area
- GrowblocksAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
- GOALSAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentStockholm Metropolitan Area
- WeldAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
- BeMakersAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
- EvyAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
Education
- INSEADMBA, General Management2010 — 2011
- Université Paris Dauphine - PSLMaster's Degree, Business Administration and Management1996 — 2001
Skills & more
Negotiation1Strategy3Venture Capital27M&A experience1M&A due diligence2Financial Analysis5Strategic Analysis1Valuation4Early Stage Companies1Investment Banking8Private PlacementsPrivate Equity20
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Growth CapitalDue DiligenceE-commerceConsumer InternetLBOStart-upsFinancial ModelingInvestor PresentationsBusiness PlanningIPOFootballAlternative InvestmentsLanguages English · French · German · Portuguese · Spanish
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Same school
Also attended INSEAD697
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Also attended Université Paris Dauphine - PSL149
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Mobile-First Company2
Also worked at Lovable22
Sandra MalmbergInvestor at EQT VenturesTalia MoyalMarketing Advisor at Modern TechnicalMatt MurphyPartner at Menlo VenturesFredrik CasselGeneral Partner at CreandumMagnus HambletonInvestor at byFoundersKarine PetersVice President at T.Capital
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