About Michael Benabou
Michael Benabou is an entrepreneur and an angel investor based out of Paris, France. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 2012 through Myphotoagency. Michael Benabou has founded 1 company. They are currently acting as the founder of Financiere Saint James. As an angel investor, Michael Benabou has a portfolio of 12 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 9 more sectors. They invest in companies across France and Spain. Their most notable investments include companies like Spendesk and Payflow.
Michael Benabou's Investments
Michael Benabou has invested in 12 companies. Their most recent investment was in Evy (Seed Round) on Oct 26, 2022. Their investments are primarily in Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 9 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in France and Spain.Here is the list of recent investments by Michael Benabou:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 26, 2022 | Seed | $6.44M | ||
Jul 16, 2020 | Seed | $1.83M | and 4 more | |
Jun 04, 2019 | Seed | $2.24M | ||
Mar 15, 2019 | Seed | $1.13M | and 1 more |
Michael Benabou's Portfolio Exits
Michael Benabou has 1 Portfolio Exit which is Payflow.
Here is the detail of this portfolio exit:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online financial services platform for on-demand pay and savings | Madrid (Spain) | $41.3M | 2020 | Acquisition | Mar 01, 2022 |
Michael Benabou's Portfolio Unicorns
Michael Benabou has 1 unicorn in the portfolio which is Spendesk.
Here is the detail of this portfolio unicorn:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of software for managing corporate spending and invoice processing | $304M | 2016 | Series C | Paris |
Michael Benabou's Founded Companies
Michael Benabou has founded Financiere Saint James.
Here is the detail of this founded company:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family office backed PE firm | - | 2013 | Unfunded | Paris |
Michael Benabou's Top News
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Spendesk raises €35M: 3 ways French fintech startup is re-inventing the corporate credit cardsSilicon Canals•Sep 10, 2019•Spendesk, Index Ventures, Laurent Asscher, Louis Jonckheere and 2 others
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‘Welcome to the Jungle’ raises another $8.4 millionTechCrunch+•May 15, 2018•Kima Ventures, Bpifrance, XAnge, Welcome to the Jungle and 3 others
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Spendesk integrates prepaid cards with an expense report solutionMar 12, 2018•Spendesk, Index Ventures, Laurent Asscher, Louis Jonckheere and 2 others
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