JL

Julien Leroy

Investor, Advisor & Board Member

📍 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain🔄 Updated September 2026💼 18 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2021𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Spain
18
Total investments
8
Early stage
2
Mid stage
3
Late stage
12y
Years active

Portfolio

14 investments · sorted by recency
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Shareholder & Advisor
Jul 2021
To heal humanity through better food and lifestyle choices.
early stageFood & Beverages
Shareholder
Aug 2017
Explore media est le média 100% social dédié à la connaissance qui rassemble plus de 8 millions d’abonnés en France et en Europe. Chaque jour, nous produisons des vidéos autour de la découverte, des sciences et de l’innovation. Présent sur Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Snapchat, Tiktok & Linkedin notre objectif est de rendre le savoir ludique grâce à notre expertise des réseaux sociaux en adaptant nos contenus aux codes de chaque plateforme. Chers partenaires, nous mettons notre savoir faire au service de vos initiatives et innovations en réalisant des contenus que nous diffusons auprès de notre communauté. Si vous êtes curieux, vous êtes au bon endroit 💡
Investor
Jul 2016
SeedRocket offers a complete Seed Funding Venture Program for Entrepreneurs with technology-based startups. We provide the initial investment and we work together with the founders through the early development stages. Get your project financed SeedRocket provides access to investors and business angels with a strong focus on technology-based startups at a seed stage. Get training Take part in one of the SeedRocket Entrepreneurs Programs and get training from SeedRocket mentors experts and industry professionals that give you the keys to successfully develop your business idea. Get Know-How Learn from the know-how of professionals, experts and serial entrepreneurs. Share knowledge and workspace with other entrepreneurs.
Investor & Advisor
Jun 2016
DataDome’s bot & online fraud protection platform stops sophisticated attacks with unparalleled accuracy and zero compromise. Our multi-layered machine learning detection engine analyzes 5 trillion signals daily and scans every request in real-time. Hundreds of enterprises worldwide—including Rakuten, AllTrails, Scentbird, and Helly Hansen—trust DataDome’s solution and 24/7 SOC and Threat Research experts to protect their websites, mobile apps, and APIs against online fraud, ATO, carding, scraping, layer 7 DDoS, credential stuffing, ad fraud, and more. With record time to value, DataDome is fully transparent, easy to deploy, and frictionless for consumers. We offer the only secure, user-friendly, and privacy-compliant CAPTCHA and Device Check, the first invisible alternative. With 26 regional PoPs and autoscaling technology, DataDome responds to requests with zero latency and no impact on speed or UX. DataDome also offers additional solutions, specialized to combat human-driven account fraud and bot-driven ad fraud. DataDome is consistently ranked a top G2 Leader in Bot Detection & Mitigation, was named a Leader in the most recent Forrester Wave: Bot Management, ranked on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and Inc. 5000 lists, and won the 2023 SC Awards Europe for Best use of Machine Learning/AI. Certified a Great Place to Work in the US and France, DataDome’s team of BotBusters spans the globe.
Investor
May 2016
Reconnu pour la qualité de ses productions, une approche narrative innovante et la puissance de son réseau, DBN est devenu une véritable porte d’entrée vers les écosystèmes numériques L'expertise de DBN repose sur 4 activités complémentaires: la chaîne vidéo dédiée aux startups et à la nouvelle économie et l’émission TV hebdomadaire « Le Grand Débat du Web », le Digital Business Club, la production de vidéos corporate sur mesure et la production d’événements clés en main. Veille, inspiration, brand content, business club, événements, networking ... DBN, votre porte d'entrée vers les écosystèmes de l'innovation et des startups.
Investor
Feb 2016
Robin’Finance est une plateforme généraliste, indépendante et agnostique de distribution de produits financiers à destination des particuliers-épargnants. Forte d’une technologie solide, notre plateforme vous offre les moyens de redevenir acteur de votre épargne en proposant la meilleure expérience pour accéder, gérer et optimiser vos finances personnelles.
Investor
Jan 2016
5M is a startup accelerator with three verticals: -investing in BtoC startups through two vehicles: a Cash Fund for Consumer Goods (DNVBs or Physical distribution) and Media for Equity (financing of offline marketing campaigns); -Fundraising BtoB companies through a unique network of French and European BAs, family offices and Vcs; we organise 5 times a year fundraising evening where we present 5 carefully selected startups to around 100 investors. -Advising startups and corporates in organisation, marketing and innovation. Media for Equity Ventures services in France and in various European countries. It consists of connecting marketing campaigns made available by Media Companies into capital, therefore enabling BtoC start-ups to hugely increase the value of their brand, with limited cash investments. More than 200 companies have been using this growth instrument in Germany and Scandinavia, thus creating champions like Zalando, E-Darling, Sodastream, travelpartner, Trivago, neu.de etc... www.5m-ventures.com
Investor & Advisor
Dec 2015
Mesdames (et bientôt Messieurs) Essayez les vêtement des boutiques chez vous quand vous voulez ! Un service de luxe à 1€. D’un mouvement de doigt sélectionnez les vêtements que vous souhaitez essayer tranquillement chez vous, parmi les collections disponibles en boutiques (100 marques et créateurs indépendants : Maje, Ba&sh, Des Petits Hauts, Carven, etc). Vous choisissez une heure / une adresse et IGLOO vous apporte vos vêtements. Vous avez jusqu’à 24H pour les essayer et faire votre choix. IGLOO revient récupérer les articles que vous ne souhaitez pas acheter, à l’heure qui vous arrange, et vous payez uniquement ce que vous gardez (directement dans l’application). Bref, vous n’avez rien à faire, on s’occupe de tout. Les boutiques chez vous ! IGLOO
Investor
Sep 2015
Caphorn is a European Venture Capital firm that invest in climatetech, healthtech, and entreprise software. We partner with outstanding entrepreneurs and commit investment from € 1M to € 15M in high growth start-ups. The firm, established in 2011, is based in Paris and is part of the Anaxago Group.
Investor
May 2015
ISAI is the 1st French Tech & Digital Investment Fund co-founded in 2009 by successful Tech entrepreneurs (Pierre Kosciusko Morizet, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Stéphane Treppoz, etc) and backed by 300+ Entrepreneurs’ LP and major institutional investors. Holding close its core values of Entrepreneurship, Honesty and Caring, ISAI is a team of 22 professionals based in Paris and NYC who all share the same guiding values of entrepreneurial success. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its investor base. ISAI currently manages €550m of assets through four pillars of investment expertise: Early-Stage Venture Capital, Late Stage Venture Capital, Private Debt and Growth / Buyout. It is a household name associated with recognized Tech & Digital successes: Blablacar, 360Learning, Labelium, LegalStart, Theodo, aDvens, Copado, Alation, DataDome, Malt, Prose, StickyAds, Evaneos, etc.
Investor & Board Member
Jan 2015
WIRED BEAUTY, French beauty tech startup, B2B partner of world-leading laboratories and skincare brands, inaugurates and markets new clinical solutions and new models of consumer knowledge and research in skincare. From the laboratory to real life. Collaborating within a consortium with the APHP, Hôpitaux de Paris and QIMA Life Sciences, WIRED BEAUTY presents at Cosmetic360, a leading dermo-cosmetic innovation trade fair, its invention. Which is at the crossroads of a solution of proprietary devices and bio-sensors, artificial intelligence, and biological knowledge. This solution allows a new type of study to be conducted on alternative and validated models, in tubo, in vitro, on RHE, in the laboratory, and in vivo. This alternative digital solution measures particularly well oxidative stress, barrier function, and NMF’s markers (natural moisturizing factors), and allows a faster and more performing research based on larger cohorts. We invite you to discover our solution and our technology via live demos or to check out our website for more insights into our research process, technological developments, and innovative landscape.
Investor & Advisor
Oct 2014
At SnapEvent, we work every day to simplify event planning and access to unique venues. On our platform, you can easily find all our venues with the prices, but also a catalog of catering services and activities ! A dedicated team is at your disposal to help you from your first request to the D-day.
early stageEvents Services
Investor & Advisor
Jul 2014
Unilend est le leader du financement participatif aux PME en France. Nous sommes le premier site français permettant à tout le monde de prêter son argent directement à des PME françaises et de recevoir des intérêts. Les TPE/PME y trouvent un complément au financement bancaire, plus rapide et plus souple. Côté épargnants, c’est l’occasion de fixer soi-même son taux d’intérêt et de savoir à quoi sert son argent. Vos intérêts se rencontrent.
Partner & Investor
Jul 2014
50 Partners is a leading startup accelerator in France. Cofounded by 50 successful Tech entrepreneurs (BlaBlaCar, Showroomprivee, Le Bon Coin, …), the program provides a few selected startups with high quality mentoring, financing, international connections, networking and office space in central Paris. 50 Partners is a dedicated ecosystem for innovative tech projects, where entrepreneurs, VCs, corporates and industry experts are committed to help startups succeed
Experience · 24 entries
All (24)
Investments (18)
Founder (6)
Board (1)
2021
Shareholder & Advisor
Jul 2021
To heal humanity through better food and lifestyle choices.
early stageFood & Beverages
2020
Steady Live
Co-founder
Jan 2020
2019
The Bridge Hotel
Co-Owner
Oct 2019
2017
Shareholder
Aug 2017
Explore media est le média 100% social dédié à la connaissance qui rassemble plus de 8 millions d’abonnés en France et en Europe. Chaque jour, nous produisons des vidéos autour de la découverte, des sciences et de l’innovation. Présent sur Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Snapchat, Tiktok & Linkedin notre objectif est de rendre le savoir ludique grâce à notre expertise des réseaux sociaux en adaptant nos contenus aux codes de chaque plateforme. Chers partenaires, nous mettons notre savoir faire au service de vos initiatives et innovations en réalisant des contenus que nous diffusons auprès de notre communauté. Si vous êtes curieux, vous êtes au bon endroit 💡
2016
Investor
Jul 2016
SeedRocket offers a complete Seed Funding Venture Program for Entrepreneurs with technology-based startups. We provide the initial investment and we work together with the founders through the early development stages. Get your project financed SeedRocket provides access to investors and business angels with a strong focus on technology-based startups at a seed stage. Get training Take part in one of the SeedRocket Entrepreneurs Programs and get training from SeedRocket mentors experts and industry professionals that give you the keys to successfully develop your business idea. Get Know-How Learn from the know-how of professionals, experts and serial entrepreneurs. Share knowledge and workspace with other entrepreneurs.
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