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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- VI PartnersGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentSwitzerland
- Founders PledgeFounders Pledge Membercurrent2023 — present
- IMDMBA class Mentor / Speaker / Class representativecurrent2015 — present
- AirspeedBoard Observercurrent2026 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- BuynomicsInvestorcurrent2025 — presentCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- OplitBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentParis
- RealWearBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentVancouver, WA - Bern, CH - Bucarest, RO
- UniqueBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- SkribbleBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- AcodisBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentWinterthur, Switzerland
- MorgenBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- PicterraBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- HacknowledgeBoard Member - Company acquired2021 — 2022Lausanne Metropolitan Area
- Metaco SABoard Member - $250M exit to Ripple2018 — 2022Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Swiss PostHead of Corporate Venture Capital2017 — 2022Bern, Berne, Switzerland
- Starship TechnologiesInvestor2017 — 2022Tallinn, Estonia
- Matternet IncInvestor - publicly reporting company via reverse merger2017 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- TruskBoard Observer - exit via MBO2019 — 2022Paris, France
- guuruBoard Observer2018 — 2022Zurich, Switzerland
- 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
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Mobile 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.
- 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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