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Sylvain Zimmer

Former Investor at Partech Ventures

Paris, France

Writes $200K – $50M checks · typically $200K

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About

Sylvain Zimmer is Chief Technology Officer of La Suite territoriale (EIG) at Direction interministérielle du numérique (DINUM). He has experience as a developer, entrepreneur, angel investor, and conference organizer, with involvement in free culture advocacy and public service.

Experience

  1. Direction interministérielle du numérique (DINUM)Chief Technology Officer of La Suite territoriale (EIG)current2025 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  2. Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2012 — present
  3. ContentsquareHead of the CTO Office2020 — 2025Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  4. ContentsquareSenior Staff Software Engineer2019 — 2020Paris, Île-de-France, France
  5. BeReal.Investor & Early Advisor2019 — 2024
  6. dotConferencesFounder2012 — 2021Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  7. Welcome to the JungleCurator of dotConferences2019 — 2021Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  8. SketchfabInvestor & Advisor2012 — 2021Paris, NYC
  9. Pricing AssistantFounder & CTO2012 — 2019Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  10. JamendoFounder2004 — 2019Luxembourg
  11. JamendoCTO2004 — 2011Luxembourg
  12. GoogleGoogle Developer Expert2012 — 2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  13. JoshfireCo-founder & CTO2010 — 2012Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  14. TEDxParisCo-founder2009 — 2012Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Skills & more

EntrepreneurshipOpen Source92Python24JavaScriptStart-upsWeb Development85Image Processing4Agile3Linux11CSS13MySQL30Programming5
+8 moreSoftware DevelopmentArchitectureMobileWeb DesignPHPSoftware EngineeringCloud ComputingE-commerce

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Who is Sylvain Zimmer?
Sylvain Zimmer is Chief Technology Officer of La Suite territoriale (EIG) at Direction interministérielle du numérique (DINUM). He has experience as a developer, entrepreneur, angel investor, and conference organizer, with involvement in free culture advocacy and public service.
What check size does Sylvain Zimmer write?
Sylvain Zimmer typically writes checks of $200K – $50M.
Where did Sylvain Zimmer go to school?
Sylvain Zimmer studied at National School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics of Grenoble (PhD, Computer science).

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