Guillaume Decugis

Tech entrepreneur for 20+ years with 4 exits in Paris, San Francisco and New York. Now an early-stage VC investor focused on deep tech (AI, data infrastructure, dev tools…). Partner for Data Ventures II - a €100m early stage fund, closed in November 2023, actively investing in teams with top engineering or research talent, building transformational, foundational technology with a global ambition. Part of Serena Capital, a VC firm started by entrepreneurs in 2008 and now one of the top VCs in Europe (close to $1Bn in AUM). Prior to that, CEO of Linkfluence, a growth-stage AI SaaS platform that helps brands turn social data into valuable consumer insights using Artificial Intelligence - and that was acquired by Meltwater in 2021. Co-founded, launched and developed Scoop.it, a popular content curation platform, acquired by Linkfluence in 2018. Co-founder & CTO then COO of Musiwave, that became the leading mobile music platform in Europe and was acquired by Openwave in 2006 and then Microsoft in 2008. Angel investor and advisor to various startups.