Edouard Montmort, Founder of VELVET

About Edouard Montmort

Edouard de Montmort is a serial entrepreneur and the Brazilian co-founder of VELVET, a startup buying platform that provides liquidity to employees and partners of private startups in emerging markets by purchasing their equity before IPO. He is currently focused on increasing liquidity in emerging markets through Velvet, which operates in Latin America, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Edouard Montmort at a glance

• Company: VELVET
• Total raised: $200M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Yolo Investments, Global Founders Capital, Headline Capital, Armyn Capital
• Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil

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