Marc Menasé
InvestorChief Investment Officer at Founders Future
Paris, France
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Marc Menasé is a graduate of HEC who began his career at Kelkoo, a price comparison site later sold to Yahoo. He co-founded Nextedia (sold to Groupe Lagardère in 2007), created Meninvest in 2010 (whose properties including Mensquare were sold to Groupe Figaro in 2016), and co-founded the local food marketplace Epicery (acquired by La Poste in 2021). Active as a business angel since 2005 with over a hundred startups backed, he co-created France Digitale and launched Founders Future in 2018.
Contact· published on Marc's own website
Invests in
E-commerceImpact & Social GoodMarketing TechMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Experience
- Founders FutureFounding Partnercurrent2018 — present
- Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2005 — presentÉtats-Unis , Europe
- DEE tech SPACCo-founder & CEO2021 — 2024Paris
- Zadig & VoltaireMember of the Board2017 — 2023Région de Paris, France
- epiceryCo-founder (acquired by Group la Poste)2016 — 2021
- Teads.tvFounding partner, board member (acquired by Altice)2008 — 2018
- MENINVESTFounder2010 — 2016Paris Area, France
- MensquareCo-founder (acquired by le Figaro)2010 — 2016Paris
- France DigitaleCo-founder and Co-president2013 — 2015
- 25AMNon Executive Board Member (acceleration media)2008 — 2010Région de Cape Town, Afrique du Sud
- NEXTEDIAco-founder & MD (acquired by Lagardere)2004 — 2009Paris
- KelkooHead of Ecommerce partnerships Kelkoo (acquired by yahoo!)2002 — 2004Paris Area, France
Skills & more
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E-businessAffiliate MarketingWeb AnalyticsSEMSEOBusiness StrategyWeb MarketingMobile MarketingSocial Media MarketingWeb Project ManagementGoogle AnalyticsFashion DesignLanguages English · Italian · Spanish
From Marc's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
LePetitBallonMiraklOctoberPinterestTeads
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Founders Future
Network2
Investors connected to Marc in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Marc Menasé?
- Marc Menasé is a graduate of HEC who began his career at Kelkoo, a price comparison site later sold to Yahoo. He co-founded Nextedia (sold to Groupe Lagardère in 2007), created Meninvest in 2010 (whose properties including Mensquare were sold to Groupe Figaro in 2016), and co-founded the local food marketplace Epicery (acquired by La Poste in 2021). Active as a business angel since 2005 with over a hundred startups backed, he co-created France Digitale and launched Founders Future in 2018.
- Where does Marc Menasé work?
- Marc Menasé is Chief Investment Officer at Founders Future.
- What does Marc Menasé invest in?
- Marc Menasé invests in E-commerce, Impact & Social Good, Marketing Tech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment.
- What check size does Marc Menasé write?
- Marc Menasé typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Marc Menasé invested in?
- Investments tracked here include LePetitBallon, Mirakl, October, Pinterest, Teads.
- Where did Marc Menasé go to school?
- Marc Menasé studied at HEC Paris; MSG.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at epicery4
Also worked at Teads.tv9
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Also worked at France Digitale16
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