Javier Cedillo Espin

VC, Founder, CEO, Board Member

📍 Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2023
VC🌍 France
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Investor (Seed Round) – Stay HVN
Aug 2023
HVN is the leading professional marketplace for premium home and villa rentals, on a mission to help everyone find their haven and feel at home in the world. Through our award-winning B2B2C booking portal and 360° TripDesign™ technology, HVN empowers trip designers to seamlessly discover, book, and coordinate unique residential stays around the world — partnering with the most trusted brands in luxury, managed, and corporate travel to help travelers experience the joy of living anywhere in the world, for any length of stay. HVN was recently named the fastest-growing travel accommodations marketplace in America by the Inc. 5000, winner of the top Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award for “Best Overall Online Booking Interface," and by Skift as one of the Top Industry Innovators in Short Term Rentals defining the future of travel. Through it all, we strive to deliver a better way to stay for travelers, families, and groups seeking the best of hospitality and home: a haven to come home to, wherever your journey takes you. If youre interested in learning more or partnering with HVN, please reach out to info@stayhvn.com. Were excited to hear from you! #FindYourHaven #StayHVN
Early Investor & Board Member
Apr 2020
Our smart notifications tool helps hotels increase their revenue online by converting more users into guests. It uses AI to match a users’ booking intent with the hotel’s inventory priorities. We display incentives in the form of personalized messages to each user, increasing the likelihood of generating a booking directly on the hotels website. Our clients see an increase in revenue of 30% or higher, quoting Userguest as "the must-have tool for hotel revenue managers looking to improve direct revenue strategies in a simple, efficient and automated way!". Join us now and enjoy a 30 day free trial period with no commitments. The results will speak for themselves.
Early Investor & Board Member
Aug 2018
Creating a strong and fair ecosystem of value by deploying a new currency with sustainable business models.
Investor & Board Member
Sep 2016
Kawa est une solution café innovante pour les entreprises de demain, où le bien être en entreprise est primordial. Kawa offre un service de livraison de café fraîchement torréfié et des solutions de machines à café automatiques afin de proposer une alternative écologique et économique aux capsules. Ils nous font confiance : Deezer, Google, La Ruche qui dit oui, Drivy, Alkemics, ...
Experience · 9 entries
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Investments (4)
Founder (4)
Board (3)
2024
Co-Founder
Jun 2024
2023
Co-Founder & GP
Dec 2023
Early-stage VC fund Our mission to empower diaspora entrepreneurs to build top-tier global companies: We are committed to empowering the next generation of game-changing leaders by providing the funding, mentorship and networks they need to succeed. By harnessing the immense power of the diasporas capital and expertise, we support diaspora founders in building successful enterprises that positively impact their communities.
Investor (Seed Round) – Stay HVN
Aug 2023
HVN is the leading professional marketplace for premium home and villa rentals, on a mission to help everyone find their haven and feel at home in the world. Through our award-winning B2B2C booking portal and 360° TripDesign™ technology, HVN empowers trip designers to seamlessly discover, book, and coordinate unique residential stays around the world — partnering with the most trusted brands in luxury, managed, and corporate travel to help travelers experience the joy of living anywhere in the world, for any length of stay. HVN was recently named the fastest-growing travel accommodations marketplace in America by the Inc. 5000, winner of the top Travel Weekly Magellan Gold Award for “Best Overall Online Booking Interface," and by Skift as one of the Top Industry Innovators in Short Term Rentals defining the future of travel. Through it all, we strive to deliver a better way to stay for travelers, families, and groups seeking the best of hospitality and home: a haven to come home to, wherever your journey takes you. If youre interested in learning more or partnering with HVN, please reach out to info@stayhvn.com. Were excited to hear from you! #FindYourHaven #StayHVN
2020
Founder & CEO
Jul 2020
MyPetEducation is an innovative solution that makes it click-easy for pet owners to book and experience professional and personalized pet coaching sessions without leaving home.  As a next-generation platform, it enables dog education professionals to deliver tailored and personalized training experiences leveraging technology, video consultations, and data. It assesses, identifies, and accompanies families with a mission to help develop mutually beneficial and dynamic relationships between dogs + owners and the community.  Leading in France and Europe.
early stagePet Services
Early Investor & Board Member
Apr 2020
Our smart notifications tool helps hotels increase their revenue online by converting more users into guests. It uses AI to match a users’ booking intent with the hotel’s inventory priorities. We display incentives in the form of personalized messages to each user, increasing the likelihood of generating a booking directly on the hotels website. Our clients see an increase in revenue of 30% or higher, quoting Userguest as "the must-have tool for hotel revenue managers looking to improve direct revenue strategies in a simple, efficient and automated way!". Join us now and enjoy a 30 day free trial period with no commitments. The results will speak for themselves.
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2016–2023 · 4 investments
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