Paul Degueuse

Partner at Korelya Capital

📍 France🔄 Updated September 2026💼 12 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2026
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Feb 2026
Meet DeepIP: The AI platform that helps patent practitioners save half the time and raise the quality of every patent, from idea to enforcement. Trusted by hundreds of organizations across five continents, DeepIP augments every stage of the patent lifecycle with an integrated, secure, intuitive platform that works where you work. At DeepIP, we’re driven by a simple belief: IP professionals should spend their time on strategy and innovation—not administration. The IP landscape is changing fast, and the tools supporting it must evolve even faster. Our mission is to build the AI technology that streamlines IP work, elevates the practitioner, and unlocks a new standard of quality, speed, and impact across the entire patent lifecycle. By pairing cutting-edge AI with deep collaboration across the global IP community, we’re helping practitioners move beyond outdated processes and into a future where human expertise and AI work seamlessly together to protect and propel innovation.
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Nov 2023
At Upway, we envision a world where cars are the exception and e-bikes are the norm. Our mission is to accelerate e-bike adoption and reduce waste. This is why we are building the largest platform for reconditioned e-bikes, making electric mobility more affordable, and giving a new life to millions of great products. We are looking for great talents to bring this mission to life!
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Aug 2022
Ramp Network is a fiat <> crypto, non-custodial, full-stack infrastructure. We’re solving real-world problems in a fast-moving industry to make Web3 a reality and to bring about the internet of value. What we deliver to our partners; Wider Blockchain Ecosystem Coverage, Transparent Competitive Pricing and World-Class Compliance. We help businesses implement a solution that removes complexity, increases trust, and reduces friction for customers moving between crypto and fiat.
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Apr 2020
We are the leading global platform for pre-loved luxury fashion. Our mission is to transform the fashion industry for a more sustainable future by empowering our community to shop more consciously. Guided by our philosophy “Think First, Buy Second,” we offer a trusted space for our members to extend the life of their most-loved fashion pieces. Our platform is unique thanks to a rare inventory of 5 million items, with over 30,000 new pieces added daily. Our global team of 600 employees represents more than 50 nationalities, united by our core values of community, activism, transparency, dedication, and greatness. Vestiaire Collective was founded in 2009 and operates in 70 countries. The company is headquartered in Paris, with offices in New York, London, Berlin, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Lisbon, and four authentication centers in France, the UK, the US, and Hong Kong. To learn more, download our app, visit vestiairecollective.com, and follow @vestiaireco on Instagram.
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Jun 2019
At Showpad, were all about helping you tap the full potential of every seller. Our Showpad Enablement Operating System (eOS) brings together your marketing and revenue teams, uniting them around the content, training, and tools that help win deals and grow revenue. eOS is an all-in-one, AI-powered solution that adapts to your unique strategy and tech stack. And wherever you may be in your enablement journey, our team of experts has got you covered. Showpad has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ Sales Readiness Solutions 2023 report, listed as a top 10 software company by G2, and recognized among Built In’s Best Places to Work 2024. Showpad has been named a Strong Performer by Forrester’s Wave for Sales Content Solutions, recognized as a top 10 software company by G2, and listed in Deloitte’s Fast 50 and Inc Magazine’s 2019 Best Workplaces. Learn more at Showpad.com.
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Sep 2018
Kayrros is the world leader in energy and environmental intelligence. We use AI and geoanalytics to turn raw satellite data into actionable insights on energy, supply chains, physical risks, nature and the environment, working with businesses and governments to make energy systems more efficient, harden supply security, boost climate resilience, and manage environmental impacts while enabling investors, insurers, traders and other stakeholders to make faster, smarter decisions. Thanks to Kayrros, organisations and individuals can better understand the risks posed by the changing energy landscape, make informed decisions, and communicate to their stakeholders more effectively about mitigation and adaptation to a changing climate. Around the world, Kayrros real time data has become essential for increasing energy security, affordability and sustainability. Our insights help lower energy costs, reduce volatility, cut greenhouse gases, protect people and assets and manage the energy transition. Learn more: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H08cZt20 Subscribe to Kayrros Newsletters: https://eu1.hubs.ly/H08cZGd0
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Jun 2018
Located in beautiful Paris, France, Oh BiBi wants to capture big gaming experiences, compress them and extract them in their purest form to make the best mobile games out there! Working with us, youll enjoy autonomy, big responsibilities, and the ability to reshape the mobile gaming world! And all this without crunch or micromanagement. What are you waiting for? https://jobs.ohbibi.com/
late stageComputer Games
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Jun 2018
Hola! Bonjour! Hallo! こんにちは! Memrise is an award-winning language learning system with over 50 million users. Specialising in combining cognitive science, powerful tech and entertaining content, Memrise makes language learning genuinely recreational. We offer 200 language combinations across 24 languages on our website, iOS and Android apps. By leveraging lots of brain science and plenty of humour, we’re striving to enrich people’s consciousness and help people achieve confident, real-world language skills in just a few short months. We’re exceptionally humbled to have been recognised for our hard work and dedication to transforming the way the world learns languages. We’ve been awarded: App of the Year 2017 at the Google I/O Awards From the Play store: - Best App of 2017 - Best of 2016 Self Improvement - Best Apps of 2015 - Top developer badge - Best Apps of iPad: Australia, Austria, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom - Best apps of iPhone: Austria, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, United Kingdom Runner up: iPhone App of the Year, Netherlands - iPad App of the Year Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden Our fantastic team is growing, so if this sounds like something you could get on board with check out our open positions: www.memrise.com/jobs
late stageE-learning
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Mar 2018
At Ledger, we’re proud to be the global platform for digital assets and Web3, with over 20% of the world’s crypto assets secured through our Ledger devices. With our headquarters in Paris, and offices in Vierzon, Grenoble, Montpellier, London, Portland, Geneva, Zurich and Central Singapore, we have a team of around 600 professionals developing a variety of products and services to enable individuals and companies to securely buy, store, swap, grow and manage crypto assets – including the Ledger hardware wallets line with more than 7.5 millions units already sold in 200 countries. We’re a team of experts pushing the limits of what’s possible, united by our common goal to unlock true freedom through digital ownership, making technology accessible for all. We believe in a world where users, creators and enterprises manage their value with ownership and freedom. Our curiosity drives us to innovate, empowering individuals on a global scale. We believe change is constant and our team moves forward as one, with a culture of problem-solving where every employee is empowered and supported to challenge tradition and create solutions. Our mission is simple: to make self-custody accessible and give people the keys to their own financial futures. If you want to make a true impact, we want you to join us at Ledger.
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Nov 2017
Chefclub est une marque de divertissement culinaire mondiale. L’entreprise a été créée en 2016 par les frères Thomas, Jonathan et Axel Lang, avec pour mission de transformer la cuisine en un espace de partage et d’amusement à travers la création de contenus, de produits, de services inspirationnels et accessibles. Le positionnement de Chefclub entre cuisine et divertissement lui permet de générer 2,5 milliards de vues chaque mois et de rassembler 100 millions de followers, de l’Europe aux US, en passant par la Chine et l’Amérique Latine. Le concept unique de Chefclub a fait de la marque un succès qui résonne bien au-delà de la sphère des passionnés de cuisine, avec une gamme de produits et de livres en DTC, et une série d’animation en cours de développement. Chefclub is a global food-themed entertainment brand for families. The company was founded in 2016 by Thomas, Jonathan and Axel Lang, with the mission of transforming the kitchen into a place for sharing and fun through the creation of entertaining, inspiring and accessible content, products and services. Chefclub’s positioning between cooking and entertainment has earned it over 2.5 billion organic views each month and 100 million followers, from Europe and the US, to China and South America. The company’s unique concept has grown into a hugely successful brand that resonates well beyond the sphere of cooking enthusiasts, with a robust direct-to-consumer products and publishing program and a kids animation series in development.
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May 2017
At AB Tasty, we’re your partner for pushing great ideas even further through optimization. We achieve this by empowering brands to build better experiences using personalization, experimentation, recommendations, merchandising, and the market’s only emotions-based segmentation solution. Our all-in-one platform offers web and API solutions for a unified approach to creating seamless experiences. We are a trusted partner in optimization and innovation to over 1,100 brands including Kering, McDonald’s, Ulta Beauty, L’Oreal, Disneyland Paris, LVMH, and many others. Our global team of experts is what sets us apart with an unmatched customer-first mindset embedded into company culture. To learn more, visit www.abtasty.com
Board Member
Feb 2010
Leetchi is a clever and secure service for all your group payments. Leetchi allows you to easily collect and organize money for group payments for birthdays, farewell, weekends away with friends, charity associations, stag parties, hen nights, splitting bills …
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2026
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Feb 2026
Meet DeepIP: The AI platform that helps patent practitioners save half the time and raise the quality of every patent, from idea to enforcement. Trusted by hundreds of organizations across five continents, DeepIP augments every stage of the patent lifecycle with an integrated, secure, intuitive platform that works where you work. At DeepIP, we’re driven by a simple belief: IP professionals should spend their time on strategy and innovation—not administration. The IP landscape is changing fast, and the tools supporting it must evolve even faster. Our mission is to build the AI technology that streamlines IP work, elevates the practitioner, and unlocks a new standard of quality, speed, and impact across the entire patent lifecycle. By pairing cutting-edge AI with deep collaboration across the global IP community, we’re helping practitioners move beyond outdated processes and into a future where human expertise and AI work seamlessly together to protect and propel innovation.
2023
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Nov 2023
At Upway, we envision a world where cars are the exception and e-bikes are the norm. Our mission is to accelerate e-bike adoption and reduce waste. This is why we are building the largest platform for reconditioned e-bikes, making electric mobility more affordable, and giving a new life to millions of great products. We are looking for great talents to bring this mission to life!
2022
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Aug 2022
Ramp Network is a fiat <> crypto, non-custodial, full-stack infrastructure. We’re solving real-world problems in a fast-moving industry to make Web3 a reality and to bring about the internet of value. What we deliver to our partners; Wider Blockchain Ecosystem Coverage, Transparent Competitive Pricing and World-Class Compliance. We help businesses implement a solution that removes complexity, increases trust, and reduces friction for customers moving between crypto and fiat.
2020
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Apr 2020
We are the leading global platform for pre-loved luxury fashion. Our mission is to transform the fashion industry for a more sustainable future by empowering our community to shop more consciously. Guided by our philosophy “Think First, Buy Second,” we offer a trusted space for our members to extend the life of their most-loved fashion pieces. Our platform is unique thanks to a rare inventory of 5 million items, with over 30,000 new pieces added daily. Our global team of 600 employees represents more than 50 nationalities, united by our core values of community, activism, transparency, dedication, and greatness. Vestiaire Collective was founded in 2009 and operates in 70 countries. The company is headquartered in Paris, with offices in New York, London, Berlin, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City and Lisbon, and four authentication centers in France, the UK, the US, and Hong Kong. To learn more, download our app, visit vestiairecollective.com, and follow @vestiaireco on Instagram.
2019
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Jun 2019
At Showpad, were all about helping you tap the full potential of every seller. Our Showpad Enablement Operating System (eOS) brings together your marketing and revenue teams, uniting them around the content, training, and tools that help win deals and grow revenue. eOS is an all-in-one, AI-powered solution that adapts to your unique strategy and tech stack. And wherever you may be in your enablement journey, our team of experts has got you covered. Showpad has been named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ Sales Readiness Solutions 2023 report, listed as a top 10 software company by G2, and recognized among Built In’s Best Places to Work 2024. Showpad has been named a Strong Performer by Forrester’s Wave for Sales Content Solutions, recognized as a top 10 software company by G2, and listed in Deloitte’s Fast 50 and Inc Magazine’s 2019 Best Workplaces. Learn more at Showpad.com.
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