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About
HEC Paris graduate with a background spanning M&A, public policy, banking and venture capital. He worked at Rothschild, the French Ministry of Economy, BNP Paribas CIB, Streem VC and Daphni before joining the Yaday team in 2022; he leads sourcing, analysis and execution of investments.
Experience
- YADAYHead of Investmentcurrent2025 — presentGlobal
- YADAYVC Investor (Family Office)2022 — 2024
- daphniOperating Partnercurrent2024 — present
- Streem VCVC Investor2020 — 2022
- BNP Paribas CIBSenior Associate - Corporate Investment Banking2018 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances, de l’Action et des Comptes publicsDeputy Head of Unit2016 — 2018
Skills & more
Macroéconomie4Microsoft Office3
Languages English · French
- Cybersecurity — ANSSI - Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information
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Colleagues at Daphni
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Valentin Bar-Cohen?
- HEC Paris graduate with a background spanning M&A, public policy, banking and venture capital. He worked at Rothschild, the French Ministry of Economy, BNP Paribas CIB, Streem VC and Daphni before joining the Yaday team in 2022; he leads sourcing, analysis and execution of investments.
- Where does Valentin Bar-Cohen work?
- Valentin Bar-Cohen is Operating partner Dastore at Daphni.
- Where did Valentin Bar-Cohen go to school?
- Valentin Bar-Cohen studied at HEC Paris (Master 2 (M2) Managerial and Financial Economics); UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Bachelor of Laws (LLB)).
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Also attended UVSQ Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines13
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Shared employers
Also worked at YADAY3
Also worked at BNP Paribas CIB77
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Also worked at Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances, de l’Action et des Comptes publics15
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