Location Paris, Ile-de-France, France Regions European Union (EU), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male Also Known As Gus
Investor Type Investor Stage
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Augustin Sayer is a General Partner at OVNI Capital, a VC seed fund specializing in France-based tech startups. He is based in Paris and manages the company's investments in France and Israel. Previously he was a Partner at Newfund, a french-american fund where he oversaw 20 investments in companies such as FairMoney, the largest African
neo-bank, and Umiami, a plant-based texture technology company.
Augustin started his career in 2008 at Lazard Frères in their Mergers & Acquisitions team in New York. He then joined Colony Capital in their investment team. In 2015, he moved to Mexico to start Rescata, a chain of phone repair stores, and from 2017 until late 2022 was at Newfund.
