Xavier Lorphelin

Found out about the internet at 24 and the world of start-ups in 1995, in San Francisco, when Yahoo! was off to a blazing start and all Stanford students were using their search engine to surf the web.

Actually realized that being an entrepreneur is above all a state of mind at Yahoo’s private soirées which I went to with one of the founders’ brothers.

Worked in the Silicon Valley for Flextronics, set up several production lines for Cisco. Also learned how to program java and got involved in creating and bootstrapping JSource, a start-up specialized in embedded software for smart cards and payment systems. Took the big leap after these experiences.

Deeply convinced that entrepreneurship is also about who you meet. Worked with Marc and Philippe for almost 20 years. Cofounded Parisian incubator Kangaroo Village together in 2000, and Serena in 2008, driven by the same passion for entrepreneurship.

Love being a VC. Actually, have been investing in SaaS companies for 15 years with many success stories like Dataiku, Launchmetrics, and Alkemics.

Huge admirer of all the entrepreneurs I have worked with these past 20 years. Truly committed to work for them and their success.