Pascal Levy-Garboua
InvestorVenture Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Writes $100K – $1M checks
About
Pascal Levy-Garboua, operator-turned-investor who co-founded and scaled AI customer-support SaaS VirtuOz, led Silicon Valley expansion and fundraising, and uses a French–Silicon Valley perspective to help European founders enter the U.S.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Noosa LabsFounder and CEOcurrent2021 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- OtthoCo-Foundercurrent2020 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Long Journey VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Career BreakTravel2020
- Weave CapitalAngel Investor2012 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Checkr, Inc.VP Business Development2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Checkr, Inc.VP Marketing and Business Development2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Checkr, Inc.Head of Business Operations2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- The On-Demand ConferenceCo-Founder2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- SixDoorsFounder and CEO2013 — 2014San Francisco
- IQ Engines (Acquired by Yahoo! Inc.)VP Product Management2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- VirtuOz Inc. (Acquired by Nuance Communications Inc. - Nasdaq: NUAN)Co-Founder and VP, Business Development and Strategic Accounts2008 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- VirtuOz (acquired by Nuance Communications Inc. - NASDAQ: NUAN)Co-Founder, VP. Business Development, and General Manager, Skaaz2005 — 2008Paris Area, France
- VirtuOz (acquired by Nuance Communications Inc. - NASDAQ: NUAN)Co-founder2003 — 2005Paris Area, France
- eBayCategory Manager - Head of Technology and Media Categories2004 — 2005
- France Telecom North AmericaAssociate, Market Research2003
- Stanford Persuasive Technology LabReseach fellow2003Stanford, California, United States
- The Boston Consulting GroupSummer Associate2002
Education
- Stanford UniversityM.S, Management Science and Engineering / Marketing2001 — 2003
- École PolytechniqueB.S, Applied Maths and Economics1998 — 2001
- Lycée Henri IV1995 — 1998
- Lycée Janson de Sailly1988 — 1995
- Ecole Boileau
Skills & more
Start-ups99Entrepreneurship91E-commerce73Product Marketing42Business Development48Strategic Partnerships29Marketing Strategy23Product Management35Online Advertising15Business Strategy17Mobile Devices22Team Management10
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ManagementSocial NetworkingMarketingProduct DevelopmentGo-to-market StrategyStrategic LeadershipSales ManagementFundraisingMarket ResearchCompetitive AnalysisSaaSEnterprise SoftwareLanguages English · French · German · Italian
- NAPBS Certification — Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA)
From Pascal's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Stanford University1,578
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
+ 1,572 more
Also attended École Polytechnique84
Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniPhilippe VarinSenior Technical Partner at GVP ClimateChristophe JurczakPartner at QuantonationOmri BenayounGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesTidjane DèmeGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures
+ 78 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Checkr, Inc.8
Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Rich WongPartner at AccelBrad SteinPartner, Portfolio Operations & CFO at Merus CapitalMarcus RyuGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesPhilippe SuchetVenture Partner at Spider CapitalPatrick J. CostelloPartner at Orange DAO
+ 2 more
Also worked at IQ Engines (Acquired by Yahoo! Inc.)227
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
+ 221 more
Also worked at eBay132
Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupRajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersWilliam HsuCo-Founder & Partner at Mucker CapitalShakhina PulatovaInvestor at Storm Ventures
+ 126 more
Also worked at France Telecom North America49
Benedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peopleRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalBen SmithTechnology Partner at Inreach VenturesAymerik RenardGeneral Partner at HCVCJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris CapitalMichel SassanoPartner & Tech Lead at C4 Ventures
+ 43 more
Deals · 1
Wyre, Inc.Board seat
via Long Journey Ventures · filed Feb 2021 · $7.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Long Journey Ventures
Aaron VanDevender
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Andrew Look
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Arielle Zuckerberg
General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Brian Balfour
Growth Leader, Entrepreneur, & Angel Investor
Carolena Leon
Platform Associate at Long Journey Ventures
Cyan Banister
Co-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
Dani Tustin
Chief Financial Officer at Long Journey Ventures
Elaine Wherry
Advisor at Long Journey Ventures
Network2
George BurkeScout
Co-founder and Biz Dev at Portal
Jason KrikorianScout
General Partner at DCM Ventures
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