Philippe Collombel
InvestorManaging Partner at Partech Ventures
Paris, France
Writes $200K – $50M checks · typically $200K
About
Philippe Collombel is President and Founding Partner at Partech, a venture capital firm with offices in Paris, Berlin, San Francisco, Dakar, and Nairobi that has invested in technology and internet companies for over 30 years. As Managing Partner, he focuses on seed, early-stage, and growth investments across marketplaces, fintech, IT-enabled services, and application software, with a track record including 21 IPOs and over 70 trade sales exceeding €100 million. His past and current investments span companies such as Dailymotion, Compte Nickel, ManoMano, Agicap, and Shippeo.
Experience
- PartechPrésident and Founding Partnercurrent2008 — presentParis Area, France
- PartechGeneral Partner Partech International2001 — 2008
- SmartpricingBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentMilan, Lombardie, Italie
- AgicapBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentLyon
- Fresha / ShedulBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentLondon / Varsaw
- ShippeoBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentVille de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- PapernestBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentParis
- ManoManoBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentParis
- OctoberBoard Membercurrent2014 — presentParis
- KantoxBoard Member2013 — 2023London
- QapaBoard Member2011 — 2021Paris
- Unibail-RodamcoMember of the Supervisory Board2017 — 2020
- Point Compte NickelBoard Member2015 — 2017Ville de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- DailymotionBoard Member2006 — 2012
- Brands4friendsBoard Member2008 — 2011
- QypeBoard Member2005 — 2008
- PertinenceBoard Member2002 — 2007
- CartesisBoard Member2005 — 2007
- MeiosysBoard Member2003 — 2005
- TravelpriceBoard Member2001 — 2002
Education
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management1998
- Université Paris Dauphine - PSLMaster in economics, economics1984 — 1985
- Paris-Pantheon-Assas UniversityLaw1982 — 1985
- Sciences Po1981 — 1984
- Lycée du Parc1976 — 1979
Skills & more
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Mergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ServicesMarketing StrategyMobile DevicesCorporate DevelopmentMobile ApplicationsMobile MarketingInvestmentsInternet StrategyGo-to-market StrategyPrivate EquityAngel InvestingLanguages Allemand · Anglais
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Also attended Université Paris Dauphine - PSL152
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Also attended Paris-Pantheon-Assas University44
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Shared employers
Also worked at Agicap3
Also worked at ManoMano5
Also worked at Dailymotion3
Also worked at Pertinence1
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