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Sylvain Zimmer

Partner at Climate Club

Paris, Île-de-France

Overview 

Sylvain Zimmer is a highly accomplished hacker, entrepreneur, and angel investor based in Paris, France. He currently serves as the Head of the CTO Office and Staff Software Engineer at Contentsquare, while also making strategic investments in various startups, including successful ventures like Waldo and GOURMEY, across sectors like FinTech and E-commerce. With a PhD in computer science from a prestigious institution, he has built a strong reputation for his expertise in web development and software engineering, contributing significantly to the growth and success of the companies he has been involved with.

Work Experience 

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Contentsquare

  • Head of the CTO Office / Staff Software Engineer

    2019 - Current

    Following the acquisition of Pricing Assistant, I was the first tech lead for the new Merchandising product of Contentsquare. In January 2020 I started managing the CTO Office, a dedicated team of senior engineers working on transversal high-impact projects, including acquisitions.

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50 Partners

  • Investor & Partner

    2013

    50 Partners is a great startup accelerator based in Paris: http://www.50partners.fr/

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Climate Club

  • Partner

    2023

    Climate Investment Club. The Climate Club is backed by 100+ entrepreneurs and climate experts. We invest 100k€ into companies that will help slow down Climate Change. We will help you with money, expertise and network.

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daphni

  • Investor

    2017

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Partech

  • Investor

    2019

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GOURMEY

  • Investor

    2019

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Kombo

  • Investor

    2019

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Algolia

  • Investor

    2019

Algolia is the Search-as-a-Service platform that enables companies to deliver fast and relevant digital experiences that drive real results.

Raised $334,220,000.00 from Glynn Capital Management, Fidelity, WiL (World Innovation Lab), Twilio, Robin Haak, Lone Pine Capital, Salesforce Ventures, DAG Ventures, Owl Rock Capital and Revaia.

algolia.com
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Jinka (ex LouerAgile)

  • Investor

    2019

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The Family

  • Investor

    2014

    I'm part of the so-called "Godfathers" at TheFamily and invest regularly in startups through their syndicates.

Education 

Investments 

Waldo

Series A

Total funding: $21M

GOURMEY

Pre Seed

Total funding: $58M

TOTEM

Pre Seed

Total funding: $7M

Vybe

Pre Seed

Total funding: $3M

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