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Yotis Tonnelier

Investor

Managing Partner at YOBE Ventures

Miami, Florida

Writes $100K – $3M checks · typically $500K

About

Yotis Tonnelier is Founder and Managing Partner of YXS Capital, a venture fund investing in Series A to Series D companies across AI, defense, space, deeptech, fintech, robotics, and energy sectors. He has over a decade of venture capital experience with portfolio performance of 14.1x gross TVPI, 7.1x DPI, and 49% IRR across 14 companies, including investments in Canva, Mercury, HubSpot, Wise, and Aircall. Prior to founding YXS Capital, he was Head of Tech Investments for the Family Office of HRH Prince Nawaf Bin Abdullah Al Saud and led technology investments at YOBE Ventures, and he is a two-time founder with exits in fintech and consumer sectors.

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Experience

  1. YXS CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2025 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  2. YOBE VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
  3. YOBE VenturesFounder2015 — 2020Miami, Florida, United States
  4. PEF CommunityMembercurrent2023 — present
  5. Family Office of HRH Prince Nawaf Bin Abdullah Al SaudHead of Tech Investment - Early Stage Startup Europe2016 — 2018France, Belgium and Saudi Arabia
  6. Family Office of HRH Prince Nawaf Bin Abdullah Al SaudInvestment Analyst - Early Stage Startup Europe2016France and Belgium
  7. The FamilyMember2015 — 2018Paris, Île-de-France, France
  8. The Portable MonitorExecutive Assistant2014 — 2017Charleroi Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Florida International University
  2. Join LionTech Startup Operations

Skills & more

Revenue & Profit Growth17Executive Support21Executive Services17Meeting Scheduling6Payroll3Start-up Ventures5Entrepreneurship3Investment Communications14Startups23Real Estate8Capital Raising9Investment Analysis18
+12 moreFundingBusiness DevelopmentInvestmentsCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Working with InvestorsBusiness StrategySales ProcessesInternational DevelopmentAnglaisFrançaisCommunicationinvestor

Languages English · French · Spanish

  • Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) — FINRA
  • Business Analytics Foundations: Descriptive, Exploratory, and Explanatory Analytics — LinkedIn

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Also attended Florida International University16

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Also attended Join Lion6

Valentin BulaHead of Studio at FoodLabsArthur PuigInvestment Manager at Supernova InvestLydia SeylerSenior Associate at XAngeSelma GascAssociate at 360 CapitalSoraya KremerPartner at Leia CapitalMaxime HurtebizeInvestor at Super Capital VC

Shared employers

Also worked at YXS Capital1

Cesare PesciPrincipal at YOBE Ventures

Also worked at YOBE Ventures1

Cesare PesciPrincipal at YOBE Ventures

Also worked at PEF Community58

Ellen RubinPartner at Glasswing VenturesEran SavirFounder & Managing Partner at Savyon VenturesZach PosnerManaging Partner & Co-Founder at LegalTechGreg RaizGeneral Partner at FoundersEdgeNitay JoffeInvestor at Verissimo VenturesBob MasonCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon Ventures

+ 52 more

Also worked at The Family3

Erika BatistaPartner at Inuka CapitalJean de La RochebrochardManaging Partner at Kima VenturesPietro InvernizziInvestor at Stride VC

Colleagues at YOBE Ventures

Cesare Pesci
Principal at YOBE Ventures

Network2

Cesare Pesci
Principal at YOBE Ventures
Chris Cunningham
Founder at C2 Ventures

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