Frst - We are the first believers

Europe produces a handful of world-class entrepreneurs a year.

We are entrepreneurs too, and have designed from scratch the ideal partner for these unique people.

A meaningful check at Day One, often even before the company actually exists.

A responsive, reliable and knowledgeable counterpart with aligned interests.

A long-term relationship we hope will last a decade.

We are Frst.

Pierre Entremont

Co-Founder & Partner

Pierre started as a Seed investor in 2015, when Bruno and him debuted together. In 2019, they doubled down on their partnership and launched Frst.
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Passionate about how companies are born, grow and die, Pierre previously approached the matter from many standpoints: entrepreneurship (ecommerce company sold while at school), company building (eFounders/Hexa, Rocket Internet), Private Equity (IK Investment Partners), and Management Consulting (McKinsey).

While he was an entrepreneur, Pierre also-cofounded the "Les Pigeons" movement (2012), which led to a significant legal change in favor of French startups.

Bruno Raillard

Co-Founder & Partner

Bruno launched Otium Venture in 2015 with Pierre, with the goal to bring the high-conviction mindset to seed investing in France. In 2019, they doubled down on their partnership and launched Frst.

Prior to that, Bruno has occupied various positions in financial consulting (EY, Eight Advisory), Private Equity investment (Otium Capital) and general management (Gault&Millau) with companies ranging from SMBs to large enterprises.

Gabriel de Vinzelles

Partner

Gabriel joined in late 2016, attracted by the team high ambition and the opportunity to help build a new VC fund.

Prior to that Gabriel had the chance to be on both sides of the table: as an early stage investor (Serena Capital) and as a startup founder (Clicknsign).

They are Frst

As Day One investors, we make most of our decisions in 2 meetings and 48 hours while companies have no team, no product, and aren’t incorporated yet. Our average first check is €2m.

Since we started 10 years ago, we deployed €150m+ into 50+ companies, which have collectively raised €3b+ to date.

They believed in us as much as we believed in them, and we couldn’t be more grateful.