About
An engineer, serial entrepreneur, and investor, Xavier co-founded WCube with Thierry (acquired by Publicis). He worked in Asia with Take2, Tencent, and DeNA, led investments at Via ID, and co-founded Wind with Thierry in 2015.
Experience
- WindFounding Partnercurrent2010 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- GetaroundBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Swiftly, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- 50 PartnersPartner & Advisorcurrent2016 — present
- TempowBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Via ID - MobiviaPartner & Director Of International Operations2017 — 2023San Francisco & Paris
- Via ID - MobiviaVenture Partner US for Via ID2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MM Smart Me UpBoard Member (acquired by Stellantis)2016 — 2018France
- logmatic.ioBoard Member2015 — 2017
- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Rockstar, 2k, ...)Online Sales & Licensing Senior Director2012 — 2014Singapore
- PublicisSVP & Managing Director (Digital)2007 — 2011Paris Area, France
- Wcube - eQuestoFounder and Managing Director (Wcube acquired by Publicis Group)2000 — 2007Paris Area, France
Education
- ESIEA - École d'Ingénieur·e·s d'un numérique utileEngineer and Master, Computer science and Management1999 — 2002
Skills & more
E-commerce39Digital Strategy32Mobile Marketing20Digital Marketing25E-business8Web Marketing6Web Analytics11Creative Direction4User Experience7Project Management9IT Management2Intranet1
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ExtranetBrandingConnected DevicesSales expertise and entrepreneurial driveNegotiate win/win dealsOnline and Social Video Game IndustryAsia Entertainment and IT marketData crunchingLanguages English · Russian · Spanish
- PADI Advanced Open Water — PADI
From Xavier'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
Thierry Vandewalle
Founding Partner at Wind Venture
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Xavier Gury work?
- Xavier Gury is Founding Partner at Wind Venture.
Same school
Also attended ESIEA - École d'Ingénieur·e·s d'un numérique utile4
Shared employers
Also worked at Getaround10
Sarah SclarsicFounder + Managing Partner at Voyager PartnersAndrew ByrnesDirector at Micron VenturesUgo CatryPartner at Princeville CapitalTyler PetersonPartner, Technology at Triangle Peak PartnersNitesh BantaCo-founder and Advisor at Rough Draft VenturesBabak PoushanchiManaging Partner at Cota Capital
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Also worked at Swiftly, Inc.9
Raymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextJohn EngFunding Ecosystem Partner at RSCMPaul SwiencickiGrowth Partner at RSCMBrian HersmanPartner at JMI EquityFabio LancellottiPartner at Aster CapitalUgo CatryPartner at Princeville Capital
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