Sebastien Boyer
InvestorVenture Partner at Basis Set Ventures
San Francisco, California, United States
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
Education
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science2014 — 2016
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science (M.S.), Technology and Policy2014 — 2016
- École PolytechniqueBachelor of Science (B.S.) + Master of Science (M.S.), Applied Mathematics - Physics2011 — 2014
- Lycée Hoche, VersaillesMPSI/MP*, Mathematics and Physics2009 — 2011
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
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
Ingrid Chen
Controller & Partner at Basis Set Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Sebastien Boyer work?
- Sebastien Boyer is Venture Partner at Basis Set Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281
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Also attended École Polytechnique149
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Shared employers
Also worked at Zeffy2
Also worked at The Marshmallow Project1
Also worked at FarmWise (acquired)2
Also worked at Stanford University647
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