Philippe Collombel is a Co-Managing Partner at Partech, a global venture firm headquartered in Paris. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Philippe Collombel is a Co-Managing Partner at Partech, a global venture firm headquartered in Paris, and leads the company’s early-stage fund after joining in 2001. Before Partech, he managed innovation and internet initiatives for French retailer Carrefour and was a partner at Accenture from 1987 to 1998. His investment thesis targets seed, Series A, and Series B stages in sectors including FinTech, SaaS, Marketplaces, and IoT across Europe and Africa. Typical check sizes range from $200,000 to $50 million, and he often leads early-stage rounds as part of the firm’s early-stage team. Notable portfolio companies he serves on the board of include Mano Mano, Kantox, Lendix, and Lima. Collombel emphasizes that French startups must target very large markets from the outset and surround themselves with engineers who understand market dynamics, according to his public advice to entrepreneurs.
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