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Laurent Delaporte

Investor

Partner at 50 Partners

Paris, France

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Laurent Delaporte is a Non Executive Chair at Volubile.ai, an AI infrastructure company focused on voice agents for call management and CRM integration. He brings over 13 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor, having served as CEO of QAPA—which he grew five-fold in three years before its acquisition by Adecco—and as Vice President at Microsoft EMEA, where he oversaw teams and business operations across 26 countries with $4.5 billion in revenue. He advises founders and leaders on strategy, sales development, and governance.

Experience

  1. VolubileNon Executive Chaircurrent2024 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
  2. 50 PartnersPartner - Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisorcurrent2013 — presentParis / Versailles
  3. QAPACEO / Managing Director2018 — 2022Paris
  4. NetMediaEuropeCEO / Managing Director2014 — 2016Paris / Munich / London / Milan / Madrid / Lisbon
  5. Microsoft EMEAVice-President - Advertising EMEA - 16 Countries, 560M$2008 — 2013Paris / London / Munich
  6. Microsoft EMEAGeneral Manager - Consumer & Online Germany (acting)2008 — 2009Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
  7. Microsoft EMEACOO & General Manager MS France2005 — 2008Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  8. Microsoft EMEAVice President - Small, Mid Market Solutions & Partners, 4.5B$1999 — 2005Paris / London
  9. Microsoft EMEAEMEA Marketing Director - OEM PC Manufacturer1997 — 1999
  10. Microsoft EMEAOEM Sales Director - PC Manufacturer1992 — 1997
  11. CompControl SarlFounder & Managing Director1989 — 1992Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  12. PhilipsProject Manager1983 — 1988Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Skills & more

Stratégie1Excellence opérationnelle1Team Management57Strategy99Management51Leadership32Team Leadership1Développement commercial1Processus de vente2Stratégie d’entreprise1Gouvernance d’entreprise1Business-to-Business (BtoB)
+12 moreFinanceChange ManagementStart-upsDigital MarketingNew Business DevelopmentSales ManagementOnline AdvertisingInternational BusinessP&L ManagementBusiness DevelopmentAdvertisingMulti-channel Marketing

Languages English · French

  • Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy — MIT Sloan School of Management

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Laurent Delaporte?
Laurent Delaporte is a Non Executive Chair at Volubile.ai, an AI infrastructure company focused on voice agents for call management and CRM integration. He brings over 13 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor, having served as CEO of QAPA—which he grew five-fold in three years before its acquisition by Adecco—and as Vice President at Microsoft EMEA, where he oversaw teams and business operations across 26 countries with $4.5 billion in revenue. He advises founders and leaders on strategy, sales development, and governance.
Where does Laurent Delaporte work?
Laurent Delaporte is Partner at 50 Partners.
What check size does Laurent Delaporte write?
Laurent Delaporte typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Laurent Delaporte go to school?
Laurent Delaporte studied at INSEAD (AMP, Business); The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (Master en informatique, Computer Science); ESIEE PARIS (Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).

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Also attended The Polytechnic Institute of New York University2

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