About
An entrepreneur and investor with over 25 years of experience across Europe and Asia, Thierry co-founded and exited ventures including WCube (acquired by Publicis). He co-founded Wind with Xavier in 2015 and previously was a Partner at ISAI and an active business angel.
Experience
- WindFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentParis Area, France
- France DigitaleBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- La French Tech Grand ParisBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- ISAI GestionGeneral Partner2015 — 2021Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Atelier CologneCEO - Asia2012 — 2016Singapore and Shanghai
- PublicisCEO (Digital) Asia2010 — 2013Singapore & Shanghai
- PublicisCEO (Digital) France2007 — 2010
- WCUBEFounder & CEO2000 — 2007
- WBIConsultant1998 — 1999Washington, DC
Education
- Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN)Institute of higher national Defence studies2016 — 2017
- Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityMandarin language level 42011 — 2012
- HEC ParisMaster, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1996 — 1998
- ESTP - Grande école d'ingénieurs de la constructionMaster's degree, Civil Engineering1994 — 1997
Skills & more
Strategy38Management23Investisssement6Innovation5Finance4technologie1DeepTech1Entrepreneurship42E-commerce89Mergers & Acquisitions23Mobile Marketing34Online Advertising23
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Marketing StrategyDigital MediaInteractive MarketingSocial Media MarketingOnline MarketingWeb MarketingLanguages Chinese · English · French · German
- Certification AMF — Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) – France
From Thierry's professional profile.
Colleagues at Wind Venture
Aurélie Nicolas
General Partner at Wind Venture
Célia Favennec
Head of Ecosystem & Communications at Wind Venture
Louis Lorrach
Associate at Wind Venture
Olivier Mougenot
General Partner at Wind Venture
Perrine Blanc
Chief Financial Officer at Wind Venture
Thibaud Déchaud
Associate at Wind Venture
Xavier Gury
Founding Partner at Wind Venture
Network8
Cedric SellinScout
Investor at 50 Partners
Julien RomanettoScout
Advisor at Voyager Capital
Thierry PetitScout
Partner at 50 Partners
Arnaud de Scorbiac
Partner at Isai
Christophe Raynaud
Venture Partner and Co-Founder at Isai
Francois Collet
General Partner at Isai
Jean-David Chamboredon
CEO and Co-Founder at Isai
Juliette Mopin
Principal at Isai
Investors connected to Thierry in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Thierry Vandewalle work?
- Thierry Vandewalle is Founding Partner at Wind Venture.
Founder mafias
HEC Paris mafia78
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Alexandre AzoulayGrande EcoleFounded Sghcapital +1Bastien BeurierMaster's degreeFounded Lantern +1Tancrede Collard2013Founded QuestDB +1Bryan FriminAcadémie Innovation DigitaleFounded Probo +1Pierre-Louis BiojoutMaster of Science - MSFounded NanoCorp +1Taieb BennaniMaster in Management - Programme Grande EcoleFounded Verahealth +1
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University mafia10
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sina FarzanehIntensive Language ProgramFounded AdvocacyCollin WallaceEngineering Exchange ProgramFounded ZeroStorefrontAdalberto Flores OchoaBAFounded KueskiRaphael CohenChineseFounded DeskimoYutong PeiBachelor of Science (BS)Founded AccendLucas SpreiterMaster's DegreeFounded Venta AI
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ESTP - Grande école d'ingénieurs de la construction mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN)6
Henri de PerignonFounding Partner at Quadrille CapitalNiels BuusAdvisory Board at Final Frontier (Space & Defence VC)Annabelle FeryAnalyste at InnovacomXavier HerrmannManaging Partner at Yotta Capital PartnersMuriel D’AmbrosioPartner, Head of Investor Relations at Parquest CapitalDidier KuhnPartner at 50 Partners
Also attended Shanghai Jiao Tong University57
Meera BissoondeealInvestor at 13books CapitalAli Clunies-RossPartner & Co-Head VC at ArtesianRobert ShanManaging Partner Redstone Hong Kong at RedstoneXiao (Sean) YangAssociate at Shunwei CapitalShawn NiuInvestment Manager at DCM VenturesJun S HibbardPartner Japan at Zacua Ventures
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Also attended HEC Paris387
Laura BuhlerPartner, Head of Community at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN CapitalCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalClaire TanguyInvestor at DaphniMarie BardinetInvestor at Daphni
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Also attended ESTP - Grande école d'ingénieurs de la construction12
Sagar BarvaliyaGeneral Partner at Blockchain Founders CapitalPhilippe AudebertVenture Partner at SatganaMaxime SieradzkiInvestor at Reech Corporations GroupYoucef BouayadMentor at Amiral VenturesAjit JayaratnamPartner - Head of Operations at EMZ PartnersNicolas GuilloteauPartner at Spice Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at France Digitale15
Nicolas BorieInvestor at DaphniPatrick AmielVenture Partner at Big Pi VenturesStéphanie HospitalFounder & CEO at OneRagtimeMarc MenaséFounding Partner - Chief Investments Officer at Founders FuturePhilippe PeltierPartner at Kurma PartnersJean-David ChamboredonCEO and Co-Founder at Isai
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Also worked at ISAI Gestion32
Michael AmarGeneral Partner at v3nturesJean-David ChamboredonCEO and Co-Founder at IsaiChristophe RaynaudVenture Partner and Co-Founder at IsaiArnaud de ScorbiacPartner at IsaiJuliette MopinPrincipal at IsaiWilliam VermontPrincipal at Isai
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Also worked at Publicis8
Emily KramerVenture Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpPatrick NicollGeneral Counsel & Chief Operating Officer at Joyance PartnersXavier GuryFounding Partner at Wind VentureDaniel BahcheliInvestor at RA CapitalJulien PenalbaSecurity & Compliance at PragmatechTimor GordonNewCommerce Consultant & Commersation Podcast host at Nielsen Innovate
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