Today we are happy to welcome Augustin Sayer, General Partner at OVNI Capital, a VC seed fund specialising in France-based tech startups. Based in Paris, Augustin manages the company's investments in France and Israel. He was previously Partner at Newfund, a french-american fund, overseeing 20 investments in companies such as FairMoney, the largest African neo-bank, and Umiami, a plant-based texture technology company.
In this episode you’ll learn:
From Banking to PE, to founder to VC to now emerging manager
How Gus’ journey as monoentrepreneur made him realize that VC was the way to go
Everything about the French ecosystem and how to think about it
Why OVNI’s thesis of backing French founders who are international from day-1 positions them incredibly
You can also listen on your favorite podcast platforms: linktree.com/theeuropeanvc
#172 Augustin Sayer, OVNI