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Nicolas Douay

Founder of Better Angle

Paris, Île-de-France

Overview 

Nicolas Douay is a Paris-based tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor with a background in IT strategy and solution architecture. He has invested in a variety of sectors such as AutoTech, Fashion, and AI, with notable investments in companies like Guided Energy and Jimini AI. As a Co-Founder of Better Angle and an Early Stage Investor in various startups, Nicolas has demonstrated a keen eye for identifying promising ventures and providing strategic guidance. His diverse portfolio includes investments in companies like Spore Biotechnologies and autone, showcasing his expertise in the tech and innovation space.

Work Experience 

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Better Angle

  • Co-Founder

    2023 - Current

    Angel investment at scale. We invest at pre-seed/seed stage in any sector, mostly in Europe but opportunistically oversea.

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Startups

  • Early Stage Investor

    2016

    Invested in 80+ startups since 2016 Early stage rounds only (pre-seed / seed)

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Entrepreneur First

  • Venture Partner

    2021

    Entrepreneur First is an amazing program which enables stellar founders to build scaling ventures in a matter of months. As a Venture Partner in Paris I mentor and coach teams from day 1 when they start the program as individuals until their series A / B.

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HECTAR

  • Advisor

    2022

    The world's largest agricultural campus On more than 600 hectares at the gates of Paris, HECTAR consists of a training campus, a start-up and innovation accelerator, a pilot farm in regenerative agriculture, coworking spaces, seminars and awareness-raising for young people. The accelerator, created in partnership with the HEC Paris incubator, offers tailor-made, participative support. Because ready-made deadlines do not correspond to the pace of innovation, HECTAR adapts to the progress of each start-up and pushes them to go further in their ambition.

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RAISESHERPAS

  • Mentor

    2021

    RAISESHERPAS is a non profit startup accelerator focused on French startups at seed stage. More than 400 startups have been accelerated so far, among which Yuka, Meero, ManoMano, Selency, Welcome to the jungle…

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Underdog

  • Seed Investor

    2022

    Underdog refurbishes home appliances at scale. Backed by Daphni, Sista Fund, Tivoli, Founders Future and amazing angels.

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BEALY

  • Seed Investor

    2022

    The health partner all-in-one for your employees

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kyron.bio

  • Pre Seed Investor

    2022

    Kyron.bio is using synthetic biology to improve the production of therapeutic proteins

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Djamo

  • Investor

    2022

    YC-backed Djamo is building a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa. Djamo, a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa, is the first startup from Ivory Coast to get backing from Y Combinator. While there has been a huge profusion of financial services that have emerged in recent years in Africa, Djamo’s...

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FUTURZ

  • Seed Investor

    2022

Education 

Investments 

Guided Energy

Seed

Total funding: $5M

Naboo

Seed

Total funding: $8M

Spore Biotechnologies

Pre Seed

Total funding: $9M

Jimini AI

Seed

Total funding: $2M

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