Henri Deshays
InvestorGeneral Partner at Newfund Capital
Palo Alto & Silicon Valley
Writes $100K – $1M checks · typically $500K
About
Began in investment banking at Natixis, earned an MBA at Stanford where he founded ModeWalk (acquired by Moda Operandi) and co-founded the StartX accelerator. Focuses on SaaS, marketplaces and health.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS
Experience
- NewfundPartnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Society of Kauffman FellowsFellowcurrent2016 — present
- StartX.VP Strategic Initiatives2015 — 2017Palo Alto
- ModeWalkCo-founder and CEO2011 — 2014Palo Alto. CA - Paris. France
- GoogleFinance Manager2010San Francisco Bay Area
- GREDChief Financial Officer2006 — 2009Paris Area, France
- GREDFinance Director2004 — 2005Paris Area, France
- NatixisM&A Associate2003 — 2004Paris Area, France
Skills & more
Start-ups99Entrepreneurship91Business Strategy37Venture Capital15Product Management4Business Development11Marketing Strategy6Business Planning4Financial Modeling8Mergers2Due Diligence6E-commerce10
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Strategic PartnershipsProduct MarketingFinanceMergers & AcquisitionsManagement ConsultingStrategyLanguages English · French
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Partner at Newfund Capital
Antoine Bello
Investor at Newfund Capital
Antoine Latrille
Chief Technical Officer at Newfund Capital
Augustin Sayer
General partner at OVNI Capital
Bouraux Leopold
AI & Data Engineer at Newfund Capital
Bri Wang
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Henri Deshays?
- Began in investment banking at Natixis, earned an MBA at Stanford where he founded ModeWalk (acquired by Moda Operandi) and co-founded the StartX accelerator. Focuses on SaaS, marketplaces and health.
- Where does Henri Deshays work?
- Henri Deshays is General Partner at Newfund Capital.
- What does Henri Deshays invest in?
- Henri Deshays invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS.
- What check size does Henri Deshays write?
- Henri Deshays typically writes checks of $100K – $1M.
- Where did Henri Deshays go to school?
- Henri Deshays studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Sciences Po (Master's degree, Corporate Finance and International Capital Markets); Université Paris Dauphine - PSL (BA, Bachelor in Business administration).
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