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Olivier Laplace

Investor

Managing Partner at VI Partners · Board director at RealWear

Switzerland

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437 people in our graph share verified history with Olivier — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Philipp StaufferunlockedOlivier: together at Beekeeper (2018–2022)
×10Olivier: together at VI Partners
Olivier: together at Founders Pledge

About

Olivier Laplace has around 18 years of experience as a tech entrepreneur, software developer, investment banker, and VC investor. Before VI Partners he was Investment Director at Swiss Post, launching its corporate VC activity, and previously worked at Kudelski, JPMorgan, and Citigroup; he holds an MBA from IMD.

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Board director at RealWear

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RealWear's investors · 4

Bose VenturesBostonEast 11 VenturesAustinFoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks · since 2022Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2019

Co-founders at RealWear

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ANDREW LOWERYExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
SJSanjay J.
Sanjay J.Founder

Experience

  1. VI PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentSwitzerland
  2. Founders PledgeFounders Pledge Membercurrent2023 — present
  3. IMDMBA class Mentor / Speaker / Class representativecurrent2015 — present
  4. AirspeedBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  5. BuynomicsInvestorcurrent2025 — presentCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  6. OplitBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentParis
  7. RealWearBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentVancouver, WA - Bern, CH - Bucarest, RO
  8. UniqueBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  9. SkribbleBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  10. AcodisBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentWinterthur, Switzerland
  11. MorgenBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  12. PicterraBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  13. HacknowledgeBoard Member - Company acquired2021 — 2022Lausanne Metropolitan Area
  14. Metaco SABoard Member - $250M exit to Ripple2018 — 2022Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  15. Swiss PostHead of Corporate Venture Capital2017 — 2022Bern, Berne, Switzerland
  16. Starship TechnologiesInvestor2017 — 2022Tallinn, Estonia
  17. Matternet IncInvestor - publicly reporting company via reverse merger2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  18. TruskBoard Observer - exit via MBO2019 — 2022Paris, France
  19. guuruBoard Observer2018 — 2022Zurich, Switzerland
  20. BeekeeperInvestor - acquired by LumApps to build a $1bn company2018 — 2022Zurich/SFO

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Board of DirectorsEarly Stage Investment1Venture Capital1Entrepreneurship58Financial Modeling31Mobile Applications18Financial Markets20Financial Structuring12Internet Strategy15Digital Marketing14
+11 moreMobile MarketingProduct ManagementBusiness DevelopmentE-commerceStructured ProductsStrategic PartnershipsMobile DesignBig DataM&ALeadershipStrategy
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program — Stanford University

From Olivier's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

BeekeeperBring!HacknowledgeMetacoTestingTime

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at VI Partners

Alain Nicod
Founder and Senior Advisor at VI Partners
Arnd Kaltofen
Managing Partner at VI Partners
Bruno Trivelli
Investment Analyst at VI Partners
Cyrill Osterwalder
Operating Partner at VI Partners
Daniel Gutenberg
Venture Partner at VI Partners
Diego Braguglia
Managing Partner at VI Partners
Elmar Schärli
Finance Manager at VI Partners
Gaetano Zanon
Managing Partner at VI Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Olivier Laplace?
Olivier Laplace has around 18 years of experience as a tech entrepreneur, software developer, investment banker, and VC investor. Before VI Partners he was Investment Director at Swiss Post, launching its corporate VC activity, and previously worked at Kudelski, JPMorgan, and Citigroup; he holds an MBA from IMD.
Where does Olivier Laplace work?
Olivier Laplace is Managing Partner at VI Partners and Board director at RealWear.
What companies has Olivier Laplace invested in?
Investments tracked here include Beekeeper, Bring!, Hacknowledge, Metaco, TestingTime.
Where did Olivier Laplace go to school?
Olivier Laplace studied at IMD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); ESSEC Business School (Advanced Master Degree (Hons), Financial Techniques); TELECOM Nancy (Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science).

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