WB

Willy Braun

co-founder Galion.exe

Paris, Île-de-France

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $3,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder

    2021

    We invest in tech startups at the seed stage (1-5m€ rounds) in b2b saas, tech infrastructure, fintech, healthtech & climatetech. Founders, you will meet iconic entrepreneurs during the instruction process and benefit from the support of a seasoned entrepreneur that will become your board member and referent. You will also access the entire program of Galion (100+ events gathering experienced and savvy entrepreneurs, here to help each others and share their knowledge and experiences) Our thesis: https://galion-exe.vc/our-way To send us your decks: https://airtable.com/appTHpPNQWAC6pcge/shrsF336LL48lqHuA Our portfolio: - Husprey:  SQL notebooks for adhoc analysis, complex reporting and data team wikis.  Think Tableau for data investigation, with a Notion look and feel. - Bump: service for centralising and communicating around API contracts. It connects all past and future API technologies. Think universal, enriched Postman. - Lettria: code-free AI platform that helps organisations turn unstructured text data into intelligent decisions. Think Dataiku tailored for text. - Contrast:  all-in-one video platform to build modern efficient workflows. Think of a merger between Zoom and Loom. - FairJungle : travel solution platform for responsible business. Think green TravelPerk or smart CWT.- Astran: keyless, multicloud service to make any data safe, resilient and GDPR compliant. Think of Snowflake for sensible data. - Defer: orchestration platform enabling developers to easily write workflows and application automation. Think of Temporal as a self-serve product. - Jimini.ai: AI copilot for legal research, drafting and document analysis. Think of a ChatGPT for lawyers.

  • Co Host

    2020

    The best content of European investors weekly in your mailbox.

2020 - 2021

  • Operating Partner

    2020 - 2021

    A growth investor for sustainable tech leaders.

2015 - 2020

  • co-fondateur

    2015 - 2020

    daphni is a venture capital fund investing in user-oriented, early-stage startups with the European DNA and strong international ambition. The company is supported by daphnipolis, a closely knit community of 200+ innovators, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, artists and advisors.  This community has the full access of our dealflow and analyses thanks to an in-house digital platform that makes us more effective, collaborative & transparent. And since we believe in transparency, we tell what’s on our mind, both in our chronicles and our weekly newsletter. After having co-founded daphni with Mathieu Daix, Marie Ekeland, Pierre-Eric Leibovici and Pierre-Yves Meerschman, I chose to launch a new venture: Galion.exe My implication with the first fund stay the same. This fund ($200m) is composed of the following companies: Agricool, AnotherBrain, Antescofo, Backmarket, Beendhi, Butterfly, Comet, Double, Epigene Labs, Foxintelligence, Fretlink, Gabsee, Geev, Goshaba, Hemea, Heven, Holberton School, Keakr, Lifen, Swile, MargoBank, Pazzi, Reminiz, Shine, Trusk Zoe & Zoov. More infos: daphni.com

2010 - 2015

  • Editor

    2010 - 2015

    Brocooli is blog written in french about innovation in the widest sense. I've launched it with my brother, Brice Braun, engineer and project manager. The blog is open to guest posts. - monitoring for the latest discoveries and academic articles, - summarizing articles and videos, - translation in french, - covering events (TEDx, barcamps, e-business shows, etc.) Brocooli has 4 main topics : - the firm and its transformations (organisation, business models, fundings, etc.) - coaching (communication, psychology, medicine, nutrition, sleeping, etc.) - transformation in the society (about education, creativity, technology) - the last category gather the sources (academic articles, podcasts, etc.)

2013 - 2015

  • Director of eBusiness Studies

    2013 - 2015

    WebSchoolFactory is a business school to train managers of digital companies & BU. The pedagogy is built on 3 pillars: design, technology & ebusiness. I'm in charge of the program, teachers' recruitment for eBusiness. I also give several classes including venture capital, innovation marketing, business model, strategic influence and branding.

2012 - 2015

  • General Manager

    2012 - 2015

    France Digitale is the biggest European lobby gathering tech startups and investors, so that France becomes fertile ground for the creation of digital champions of international stature. 1500+ startups & funds belong to France Digitale, including Criteo, PriceMinister, Dailymotion, Withings, Vente Privee, etc. In concrete terms, France Digitale’s actions hinge on two main areas: 1. Ramping-up the tech scene in France: community building, a feeling of belonging, networking, knowledge transfers, exchanges of good practices, PR, and so on. 2. Lobbying French public institutions, major economic players, the media, and the European Commission. I'm no longer General Manager but I am still seating at the board of France Digitale.

2010 - 2014

  • Organizer

    2010 - 2014

    I've organized the first Startup Weekend away from Paris. You can find the teaser here : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3BZ_QFHKIk&feature=player_embedded I'm co-organizing the 2nd edition of Startup Weekend Toulouse. I'm also working for the french association. I'm an event facilitator for Lilles, Alger and Bordeaux. I'm also fundraising for France.

2011 - 2012

  • Head of publication

    2011 - 2012

    Reference book since 9+ years, Internet Marketing is the bedside reading of several C-level executives in France. It has been rewarded 3 times in 2013 by the biggest french retailer (FNAC) and Amazon's best selling book in its category in France. 80 cases studies (among which: Magnum, Aéroport de Paris, Desperados, Evian, Parc Astérix, Peugeot, Calor, Best Western, Voyages-SNCF, etc.) 140 best practices 11 pages about digital jobs 1 digital edition More infos: http://www.ebg.net/internet-marketing/

  • Head of Business Development

    2011 - 2011

    EBG is the largest business club dedicated to internet and new technologies, gathering 550 companies, including 100% of the CAC40 and 97% of SBF120. My missions: - increase the number of members - ensure members' satisfaction - produce content and events for customer care.

  • Organizer and co-curator

    2011 - 2011

    - gathering the team - looking for speakers - looking for sponsors