About
Yannick Folla studied Entrepreneurship at HEC Montréal and began his career at White Star Capital as an analyst. He has since led product and technology initiatives as CEO of Oamo, was an early team member at Figment where he ran its API and Developer Tools business, and co-founded 0x Society, an NFT gallery focused on digital art. He currently serves as Head of AI and Automation at White Star Capital, building AI-enabled tools and automations for portfolio companies and fund operations.
Invests in
AI & Machine Learning
Experience
- White Star CapitalHead of AI & Automationcurrent2025 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- 0x SocietyCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- OamoCEO & Co-Founder2022 — 2024Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- SpatialAdvisor2022 — 2023
- FigmentHead of DataHub2022Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- FigmentProduct Lead2021 — 2022Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- FigmentProduct Manager2020 — 2021Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- FigmentBusiness Development Manager2019 — 2020Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- ICON PartnersCo-Founder2017 — 2019Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- White Star CapitalAnalyst2017Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- evo MontréalCommercial Delegate2015
- Omaha Lancers Hockey ClubQuebec Scout2012 — 2013
Skills & more
Hockey Knowledge1Business Intelligence6Vision5Social Skills6Organizational Structure3Liaison3Accountability3Integrity3Performance Tuning3Hockey3Event Planning8Public Speaking22
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LeadershipEntrepreneurshipLanguages English · French · Spanish
From Yannick's professional profile.
Colleagues at White Star Capital
Adam Chen
General Partner at Serafund
Adam Gale
Manager, Fund Administrator at White Star Capital
Alberto Lopez Toledo
Venture Partner & CTO Advisory at White Star Capital
Alejandro Licona
Vice President at White Star Capital
Alex Thabet
Venture Partner at White Star Capital
Arjun Mehra
Associate at White Star Capital
Bérénice Moustial
Vice President at White Star Capital
Blanche Ajarrista
Partner, Head of Strategy at White Star Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Yannick Folla?
- Yannick Folla studied Entrepreneurship at HEC Montréal and began his career at White Star Capital as an analyst. He has since led product and technology initiatives as CEO of Oamo, was an early team member at Figment where he ran its API and Developer Tools business, and co-founded 0x Society, an NFT gallery focused on digital art. He currently serves as Head of AI and Automation at White Star Capital, building AI-enabled tools and automations for portfolio companies and fund operations.
- Where does Yannick Folla work?
- Yannick Folla is Head of AI & Automation at White Star Capital.
- What does Yannick Folla invest in?
- Yannick Folla invests in AI & Machine Learning.
- Where did Yannick Folla go to school?
- Yannick Folla studied at HEC Montréal (BAA, Administration); Concordia University (Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science); Esade (Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration and Management).
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Also attended Concordia University150
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Also attended Esade306
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Also attended Collège-Jean-de-Brébeuf19
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Shared employers
Also worked at Spatial4
Also worked at Figment7
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Also worked at ICON Partners1
Also worked at White Star Capital47
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