Sylvain Zimmer

Hacker, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Conference organizer, Public servant

📍 Paris, Île-de-France, France🔄 Updated September 2026💼 24 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2021𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 France20+ investments
24
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16
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4
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14y
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Portfolio

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Investor
Aug 2021
Join Refty to understand how the best tools and services on the market are used by your industry.
Investor
Apr 2020
Waldo is the only way to integrate end-to-end testing into your mobile software development lifecycle.
Investor
Dec 2019
Kombo is developing the Google of transport. Our mission: to organize transport information on a global level and offer the best routes to everyone. Kombo allows people to move by buying train, bus or flight tickets. We have one focus: the user. The team is composed of 12 highly committed people who are young, oriented toward long-term and super diverse, with 5 nationalities. France-based, we are expanding to Europe step by step. We sell thousands of tickets every day and our growth is the fastest of the market. Kombo history: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombo Our culture: https://medium.com/@matthieumarquenet/startup-culture-could-you-be-a-successful-employee-at-kombo-e4da45140549 Fun facts : - We have been defined as one the 100 most promising startups by Challenges magazine. - We have had more than 12 nationalities in the team. - Our CTO built his house during week-ends - Our CEO posts sometimes here: https://medium.com/@matthieumarquenet/ https://www.tiktok.com/@kombo.co https://twitter.com/Kombo_Co https://www.facebook.com/kombodotco https://www.instagram.com/kombo.co/ Android app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kombo.kombo iOS app : https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/kombo-billets-de-train-bus/id1487651360#
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Dec 2019
Algolia, the world’s only end-to-end AI Search solution, helps businesses and developers understand their online users and show them exactly what they need. Algolia is the one-stop shop for AI search and works by feeding an array of signals into multiple AI models that understand user intent and surface personalized results that meet business needs. The company uses this deep understanding to create exceptional customer experiences, and to drive revenue growth for customers. Algolia achieves its vision by enabling more than 17,000 customers to build blazing fast and relevant search experiences for their in-app users and/or online visitors by surfacing the desired content instantly and at scale. Algolia was recently named a Leader in the inaugural 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Search and Product Discovery Algolias journey to leadership is underpinned by its unwavering commitment to three foundational pillars Speed, Ease of Use, and Scale. Algolia is known for its blazing fast speed with results returned in a staggering 1 to 20 milliseconds, Algolias AI search eclipses industry standards by up to 200-fold, setting a new benchmark for user satisfaction and ROI optimization. The platforms ease of use empowers rapid implementation and effortless integration, Algolias APIs catalyze swift go-to-market strategies. Augmented by SDKs and a robust code library, the platform streamlines development while offering unparalleled analytics capabilities, ensuring every interaction is finely tuned to perfection. And, as the preeminent hosted search engine globally, Algolia processes a staggering 1.7 trillion searches annually. With an index housing over 30 billion records and operating at an awe-inspiring 99.999% availability, Algolia empowers enterprises to scale unprecedented heights of user-centricity. Founded in 2012 in Paris, the company grew and subsequently moved its headquarters to San Francisco to expand its operations and penetrate the North American market.
Investor
Jul 2019
Oé est la première marque de vin à remettre en place la consigne et le réemploi des bouteilles en France. On tend à avoir une logistique zéro déchet et on alloue 1% de notre chiffre daffaires au Programme Oé pour aider les vignerons à financer des actions dans leurs vignes pour préserver la biodiversité et régénérer les sols. Cest cette grande cohérence qui fait de nous une entreprise labellisée #bcorp depuis 2017 et entreprise à mission depuis 2021. Les fondateurs : Thomas Lemasle et François-Xavier Henry Léquipe : Charlotte, Thomas, Sonia, Manon, Thomas, Gaëlle, François, Claire, Mathilde, Paul, Simon, Claire, Jean, Mathilde, Salomé, Nicolas, Aude, Floriana, Thomas, Adrien...
Investor
Jul 2019
GOURMEY is Frances pioneering cultivated meat company. 🌎 We create sustainable cultivated meat delights for an uncompromising and conscious generation. > Join.gourmey.com
Investor
Jul 2019
🇫🇷 Groover met en contact les artistes qui veulent promouvoir leur musique et les meilleurs médias, radios et labels en quête de talents émergents. Une plateforme innovante qui garantit surtout aux musiciens d’être écoutés, d’obtenir enfin des retours et de gagner en visibilité. Depuis le lancement de la plateforme, déjà plus de 4 millions de retours réalisés par les plus de 3000 médias, labels & radios actifs, 800.000 partages obtenus et plus de 1.000 signatures en label facilitées. ________ 🇬🇧 Groover helps artists get their music heard. Through an innovative web platform, Groover connects artists who want to promote their music with the best curators, radios and labels seeking emerging talents. On groover.co, artists can send their music directly to a selection of blogs, radios, playlist curators, record labels and pros of their choice, get feedback guaranteed, and coverage! More than 4 million pieces of feedback have been given by more than 3,000 active music curators and pros, 800k+ shares (reviews, playlist adds etc.) and 1,000+ signatures on record labels happened thanks to Groover.
early stageMusicians
Investor
Jun 2019
Upflow is a Financial Relationship Management solution that helps our customers transition from chasing invoices to engaging customers. Get paid faster, enjoy better customer relationships AND realize your full growth potential. Our features include: Real-time metrics on your A/R collection Automated and personalized workflows Payment portals adapted to each customer We integrate directly with different accounting solutions like Quickbooks, Netsuite, or Xero and can also develop specific APIs. Our partnerships with Stripe and Go Cardless streamline payments for your customers. We have hundreds of users around the world, including Front, Lattice, and Productboard and are backed by key investors (YCombinator, eFounders) and leading fintech business angels.
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Apr 2019
BeReal is a new kind of photo sharing app where you spontaneously share your real life with your friends. Every day at a different time, everyone is notified simultaneously to capture and share a photo within 2 minutes. Without filters, followers & likes. Only your friends for real.
Investor
2019
Best app to find a property for sale or for rent
Investor
2018
SmartHab est un opérateur de logements connectés pour l'immobilier résidentiel SmartHab propose une solution complète permettant d'intégrer aux immeubles résidentiels dès leur construction, un ensemble d'objets connectés, pilotables via une seule et même plateforme sur tablette et smartphone. La flotte d'objets connectés et le réseau de gateways sont installés nativement dans l'immeuble, l'ensemble des éléments étant ainsi intégrés de manière discrète à l'architecture de l'immeuble. Cette solution, pensée de manière intuitive et évolutive, est prête à l'emploi dès l'entrée des résidents dans leur logement. Selon la taille de l'habitation, SmartHab déploie un ensemble d'objets connectés couvrant les besoins essentiels des résidents : sécurité, gestion de l'énergie, gestion des incidents, bien-être environnemental, pilotage des équipements. SmartHab a été fondé en 2016 par une équipe de vétérans des secteurs immobilier et internet. SmartHab a bouclé à la fin du mois de septembre 2017 une levée de fonds de 1,3 million d’euros, lui permettant d’imposer plus rapidement son offre sur le marché en forte croissance du smart home.
Investor
2017
Our grandparents ate better than our parents and better than us. Thats crazy. Agricool turns this trend on its head: well eat better than them all! We want to grow tasty and pesticide free fruits and vegetables for everyone. For the moment, that means tasty and plump strawberries. Tomorrow, it will be a wide range of delicious fruits and vegetables. To achieve our goal, we’ve created a paradise for fruits and vegetables in recycled shipping containers. That means the best lighting, temperature, irrigation, and air quality. In just 35 m2 we can produce the same amount of food as 4000 m2 of traditional farmland. We do it with no pesticides, no transportation, and 100% renewable energy.
early stageFarming
Investor
2017
Daphni is a European VC firm that invests in user-oriented startups with European DNA and strong international ambitions. The company is supported by the daphnipolis, a closely-knit community of 300+ entrepreneurs, executives, academics, artists and advisors, and a digital platform to ensure both efficiency and full transparency. The firm was established in 2015 and is based in Paris, France. ** daphni team ** https://youtu.be/ijw6Lw5td0E ** apply here** https://apply.daphni.com/
Investor
2016
Merci Handy is an everyday cosmetic brand. Our vision is to provide easy to use, lifestyle and disruptive cosmetics to the world. We have many ideas but a single mission : deliver the best, simplest & honest skin products ever. Merci Handy propose des cosmétiques du quotidien, simples et sincères. Notre vision est de présenter des produits beaux et exceptionnels au monde. Nos recettes sont simples. On y ajoute juste une pointe dhumour et beaucoup damour. Nous avons pleins didées mais une seule mission : Offrir la meilleure expérience que vous nayez jamais eue. Were hiring talents : WE LOOK FOR: Crazily talented startup/business people looking to build a worldwide company PROFILE: Strong curiosity and huge energy, from top executive to junior and intern MISSION: Help us to boost revenue with the most advanced business strategies Check out : http://bit.ly/2doQd4V Apply @ Hello@mercihandy.fr
Investor
2016
Looking for the perfect flat or house to buy in Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Montpellier, Bordeaux and around these cities ? Je Rêve dune Maison is amongst the best hunting service to get you your dream place to buy. GET 100% OF THE MARKET : Your home catcher will browse the entire market to present you the full picture GET THE 1st VISIT : Thanks to our network with real estate professionals, we get the first visit before every one ! FIND WITHIN 40 DAYS : We usually spend 35 days and 5 visits to find your dream place (average on more than 800 clients with a record of only 5 hours) WE TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING : Market analysis and personalized advices - Research on 100% of the market - Reach of the off-market - Access to a private platform to chat with your home catcher - pre-qualification of the places to enhance visit efficiency - Negociation and defence of your interests - Assistance until the final signature A QUALITY SERVICE : More than 400 clients give us 5/5 on Google. Check our ratings !
early stageReal Estate
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2023
Partner
Dec 2023
Climate Investment Club. The Climate Club is backed by 130+ entrepreneurs and climate experts. We invest 100k tickets into companies that will help slow down Climate Change. We will help you with what makes the difference: money, expertise and network.
2021
Investor
Aug 2021
Join Refty to understand how the best tools and services on the market are used by your industry.
2020
Investor
Apr 2020
Waldo is the only way to integrate end-to-end testing into your mobile software development lifecycle.
2019
Investor
Dec 2019
Kombo is developing the Google of transport. Our mission: to organize transport information on a global level and offer the best routes to everyone. Kombo allows people to move by buying train, bus or flight tickets. We have one focus: the user. The team is composed of 12 highly committed people who are young, oriented toward long-term and super diverse, with 5 nationalities. France-based, we are expanding to Europe step by step. We sell thousands of tickets every day and our growth is the fastest of the market. Kombo history: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombo Our culture: https://medium.com/@matthieumarquenet/startup-culture-could-you-be-a-successful-employee-at-kombo-e4da45140549 Fun facts : - We have been defined as one the 100 most promising startups by Challenges magazine. - We have had more than 12 nationalities in the team. - Our CTO built his house during week-ends - Our CEO posts sometimes here: https://medium.com/@matthieumarquenet/ https://www.tiktok.com/@kombo.co https://twitter.com/Kombo_Co https://www.facebook.com/kombodotco https://www.instagram.com/kombo.co/ Android app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kombo.kombo iOS app : https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/kombo-billets-de-train-bus/id1487651360#
Investor
Dec 2019
Algolia, the world’s only end-to-end AI Search solution, helps businesses and developers understand their online users and show them exactly what they need. Algolia is the one-stop shop for AI search and works by feeding an array of signals into multiple AI models that understand user intent and surface personalized results that meet business needs. The company uses this deep understanding to create exceptional customer experiences, and to drive revenue growth for customers. Algolia achieves its vision by enabling more than 17,000 customers to build blazing fast and relevant search experiences for their in-app users and/or online visitors by surfacing the desired content instantly and at scale. Algolia was recently named a Leader in the inaugural 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Search and Product Discovery Algolias journey to leadership is underpinned by its unwavering commitment to three foundational pillars Speed, Ease of Use, and Scale. Algolia is known for its blazing fast speed with results returned in a staggering 1 to 20 milliseconds, Algolias AI search eclipses industry standards by up to 200-fold, setting a new benchmark for user satisfaction and ROI optimization. The platforms ease of use empowers rapid implementation and effortless integration, Algolias APIs catalyze swift go-to-market strategies. Augmented by SDKs and a robust code library, the platform streamlines development while offering unparalleled analytics capabilities, ensuring every interaction is finely tuned to perfection. And, as the preeminent hosted search engine globally, Algolia processes a staggering 1.7 trillion searches annually. With an index housing over 30 billion records and operating at an awe-inspiring 99.999% availability, Algolia empowers enterprises to scale unprecedented heights of user-centricity. Founded in 2012 in Paris, the company grew and subsequently moved its headquarters to San Francisco to expand its operations and penetrate the North American market.
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