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Yves Sisteron

InvestorFounder

Founding Partner at Upfront Ventures · Board director at Kyriba

Los Angeles, California

Writes $750K – $7M checks · typically $1M

FoundedKyriba

About

Yves Sisteron, who co-founded a VC firm after leading Carrefour's North American investments and backing chains like Costco and Starbucks, brings retail-operator perspective, favoring scrappy, profitable founders and staying hands-off.

Invests in

ConsumerHealthtechMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechSaaS

Board director at Kyriba

Intro paths

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In turn, Yves can intro founders to Kyriba's investors below.

Kyriba's investors · 9

BpifranceParis, Ile-De-France · $270K checksEscalate Capital PartnersAustinHSBCLondonIris CapitalParis · $1.1M – $32.4M checks · since 2016SEPGlasgowSixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checksUPFRONTSanta Monica · since 2017Upfront PartnersSanta Monica · since 2014Upfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Kyriba

DRDubois Remy
Dubois RemyExecutive Officer
GL
Gene LynesExecutive Officer
FL
Fabrice LevyExecutive Officer
JR
Jean-Luc RobertExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Upfront VenturesManaging Partnercurrent1996 — presentGreater Los Angeles Area

Education

  1. New York University School of Law1982 — 1983

Skills & more

Strategy2Start-ups6Entrepreneurship4Strategic Partnerships5Business Strategy5Venture Capital1Mergers & Acquisitions2Corporate DevelopmentPrivate Equity1Business Development2

Languages French

From Yves's professional profile.

Colleagues at Upfront Ventures

Kara Nortman
Managing Partner at Monarch Collective
Kobie Fuller
General Partner at Upfront Ventures
Mark Suster
Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures

Network1

Andrew AdamsScout
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Oak HC/FT

Investors connected to Yves in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Yves Sisteron work?
Yves Sisteron is Founding Partner at Upfront Ventures and Founder at Kyriba.
What does Yves Sisteron invest in?
Yves Sisteron invests in Consumer, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
What check size does Yves Sisteron write?
Yves Sisteron typically writes checks of $750K – $7M.
What companies did Yves Sisteron found?
Yves Sisteron founded Kyriba.

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