Fundraising Fox

Nicolas Essayan

Investor

Partner at Motier Ventures

Paris, France

Writes $300K – $3M checks · typically $1.6M

About

Nicolas Essayan is the founder of Drysdale Ventures. He has 18 years of experience in venture capital, private equity, and M&A, and has co-founded four companies spanning cybersecurity, machine learning, and venture capital. He holds degrees in business and computer science.

Experience

  1. Drysdale VenturesFoundercurrent2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  2. Motier VenturesCo-Founder2021 — 2024Paris, Île-de-France, France
  3. CodeReefCo-Founder2019 — 2020Paris, France
  4. YaktiCo-Founder2018 — 2020Paris, France
  5. ApaxDirector2010 — 2018Paris, France
  6. Morgan StanleyAssociate2005 — 2009Paris, France. London, UK

Education

  1. 42 ParisComputer Science2020 — 2021
  2. ESCPMaster in Management2002 — 2005
  3. Lycée Paul Cezanne, Aix en ProvenceClasse Préparatoire Economique et Commerciale, Concentration in Mathematics2000 — 2002
  4. Lycée René Char, AvignonBaccalaureate in Science, Concentration in Mathematics

Skills & more

C (Programming Language)1Fundraising1Angel Investing10Private Equity28Financial Modeling17Investment Banking8
  • Data Science — Le Wagon
  • Web Development — Le Wagon

From Nicolas's professional profile.

Colleagues at Motier Ventures

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Investor at Motier Ventures
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Investor at Motier Ventures
Vittorio Noury
Investor at Motier Ventures

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Partner at 50 Partners
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Partner at Alven

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Nicolas Essayan work?
Nicolas Essayan is Partner at Motier Ventures.
What check size does Nicolas Essayan write?
Nicolas Essayan typically writes checks of $300K – $3M.

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Shared employers

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Vittorio NouryInvestor at Motier Ventures

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