Sebastien Boyer
InvestorVenture Partner at Basis Set Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
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About
Sebastien Boyer is President at Zeffy. He builds and advises technology companies developing products he considers beneficial to society, working with teams that balance serious professional commitment with a collaborative approach.
Experience
- ZeffyPresidentcurrent2025 — present
- ZeffyBoard Member (Independent)current2022 — present
- The Marshmallow ProjectCo-Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Basis SetVenture Partnercurrent2023 — present
- PowerZBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- FarmWise (acquired)Co-founder & Chairman of the board2023 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- FarmWise (acquired)Co-founder & CEO2016 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Mistral AIStrategy Advisor2024
- Stanford UniversityGuest Speaker2023 — 2024Palo Alto, California, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Data Scientist, Research Assistant2014 — 2016Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
- FacebookData Scientist, Intern2015Menlo Park
- IBMOperation Research - Optimization, Intern2014Singapore
- Marine NationaleOfficer cadet, French Navy2011 — 2012New Caledonia
Skills & more
French2Python15Java9LaTeX5MySQL1R1Matlab9Optimization10Machine Learning10Statistical Data Analysis3Optimisation3Apprentissage automatique3
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MathematicsProject managementTeam leadershipStatistiquesStatisticsResearchLanguages English · French
From Sebastien's professional profile.
Colleagues at Basis Set Ventures
Catherine Stewart
Venture Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Chang Xu
Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Darrell Langlois
Board Chair; Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana at Blue Venture Funds
Ding Zhou
Head of Content Engineering at Snap, Inc. at SignalFire
Dr. Lan Xuezhao
Founder & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Eduardo Fonseca
Technical Advisor at Basis Set Ventures
Fahad Noor
Staff Engineer at Basis Set Ventures
Ian Wong
Technical Advisor at Basis Set Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sebastien Boyer?
- Sebastien Boyer is President at Zeffy. He builds and advises technology companies developing products he considers beneficial to society, working with teams that balance serious professional commitment with a collaborative approach.
- Where does Sebastien Boyer work?
- Sebastien Boyer is Venture Partner at Basis Set Ventures.
- Where did Sebastien Boyer go to school?
- Sebastien Boyer studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science (M.S.), Technology and Policy); École Polytechnique (Bachelor of Science (B.S.) + Master of Science (M.S.), Applied Mathematics - Physics).
Founder mafias
Stanford University mafia1,932
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Peter ThielJ.D.Founded PayPal +1Reid HoffmanB.S.Founded LinkedIn +2David SacksB.A.Founded YammerKeith RaboisB.A.Founded OpendoorGarry TanBSFounded Y Combinator +1Joe LonsdaleBSFounded Opto +5
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,220
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Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaM.Eng.Founded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
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École Polytechnique mafia136
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arthur MenschMaster of ScienceFounded Mistral AIGuillaume LampleMaster's degreeFounded Mistral AIThomas WolfFounded Hugging FaceRodolphe ArdantPhysicsFounded SpendeskMatt RouifB.SFounded Photoroom +3Anne OsdoitMaster of Science (MS)Founded Moon Surgical +2
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Basis Set Ventures mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Basis Set mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Also attended École Polytechnique238
Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AIGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIThomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceRodolphe ArdantFounder & President of SpendeskCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesMichal NatoraSenior Investment Director - Industrial IT & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zeffy3
Also worked at The Marshmallow Project1
Also worked at FarmWise (acquired)2
Also worked at Stanford University1,044
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
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