Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
- TW
- SP
- UP
Lists including Nicolas
Work Experience
2020
ByteDancer
2020
- Leading Strategy/Operations, M&A, Investments & AI strategic partnerships for ByteDance in the Americas & EMEA - Driving ByteDance’s AI & Generative AI strategy, partnerships, go-to-market & investments across GPU, cloud, foundational models, tooling & applications outside of China - ByteDance’s businesses incl. TikTok, CapCut, eCommerce, AI/Generative AI, SaaS, Cloud, Gaming & VR
2024
Board Member
2024
Board Member at Art Explora, a European art foundation dedicated to democratizing access to the arts & culture
2020
Venture Partner
2020
Venture Partner at White Star Capital, a global VC fund with $1B in assets under management, leading Series A-B investments in AI, crypto, SaaS & consumer technology across North America, Europe & Asia
2023
Member of the Chief Strategy Officers Community - Media, Entertainment & Sports
2023
2017 - 2020
Head of Corporate Development & Strategy/Operations
2017 - 2020
- Defined & drove user growth, content/video creation, shopping & advertising efforts which led to the scaling of MAUs from 200M in 2017 to 420M in 2020 & ad revenue from $470M in 2017 to $1.1B in 2019 - Defined Pinterest’s long-term strategy & provided key input into IPO process with CEO, COO & CFO
2014 - 2017
Senior Principal, Strategy, Operations & Corporate Development
2014 - 2017
- Launched & scaled YouTube's $15B subscription businesses, including YouTube Premium & YouTube TV - Defined YouTube’s long-term strategy with the CEO; drove 4 acquisitions & key strategic partnerships
2009 - 2014
GM/Head of EMEA Digital Distribution
2009 - 2014
- Direct P&L responsibility for Disney’s digital businesses & products; grew Disney’s digital business 3X in 2 years - Developed Disney’s first-ever Direct to Consumer strategy & transition to streaming with the launch of Disney+
2007 - 2009
Engagement Manager - TMT & Consumer Goods
2007 - 2009
Provided strategic consulting to Tech, Media & Consumer clients in operations, sales & marketing and strategy
2001 - 2005
M&A Associate
2001 - 2005
Worked on 15 M&A deals incl. $70B Sanofi/Aventis merger (Pharma), $18B Pernod Ricard/Allied Domecq acquisition (Spirits), $2B Danone/Suntory JV (Water) & $1B Lagardere/Vivendi asset swap (TV)