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Nicolas Zylberstein

AI & Tech Executive | Strategy, Operations, Corporate Development, AI Partnerships & Go-To-Market | ByteDance; ex-Pinterest, YouTube & Disney | Board Member at Art Explora | Startup Advisor & Investor

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

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

  • Board Member

    2024

    Board Member at Art Explora, a European art foundation dedicated to democratizing access to the arts & culture

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)