Carlos Diaz
Co-Founder & General Partner @ Diaspora Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Carlos Diaz is a co-founder of Diaspora Ventures. He is a serial Entrepreneur now co-founder and General partner at The Refiners (2016), Kwarter (2011) blueKiwi Software (2006 sold to ATOS) & groupe Reflect Web Agency (1996 now Emakina).As a entrepreneur with over 19 years of experience in strategic management, Carlos has amassed a successfultrack record of innovative startup growth. At 23, Carlos co-founded Reflect Digital Agency in Paris. After Reflect was acquired by the Emakina group, he went on to form blueKiwi, which became a European leader in Social Enterprise Software and has been sold to ATOS in 2012. From 2011 to December 2015, Carlos focused on building Kwarter, a San Francisco based company determined to revolutionize how people interact with Live TV programs. After many years spent in Silicon Valley, Carlos decided to help foreign founders succeed here because he strongly believes they can see things from a different perspective and create amazing global startups no matter where they come from. Carlos is now managing The Refiners, a Cross Border accelerator that helps foreign startups thrive in Silicon Valley.In September 2012, Carlos founded a group calling themselves “Les Pigeons” who quickly shot to 75,000 members, set up as a protest against Hollande’s planned doubling of capital gains tax to 60 percent. Born in 1973, the guitar player and rock’n roll lives now in San Francisco since 2010.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Carlos Diaz invests in
Stages Carlos Diaz invests in
Countries Carlos Diaz invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 2 (67%)
- Retail 1 (33%)
- Fashion 1 (33%)
- Payments 1 (33%)
- Shopping 1 (33%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 2 (67%)
- Seed 1 (33%)
Country
- United States 2 (67%)
- France 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Starchain Gazer
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We are on a mission to free players from undesirable constraints coming from the part of today's game creators and allow users to take the wheel. By creating a game economy, we shift the definition of a successful title away from revenue towards real-world benefits for players, thus extending game longevity. Our vision is to be at theforefront of "Play & Earn" games through the implementation of blockchain as an underlying technology. We let gamers own game assets as they invest time and effort to gain power, skills, and ranking. By using game assets, gamers can make their value increase through leveling-up, crafting. Lend, borrow, sell and buy game assets. Gamers should be free to use their assets within a community of gamers in and outside the game itself. Starchain Gazer is working on a 4X RTS type game with the ambition to transition into an MMORPG. | $750K / Pre-Seed / Nov 04, 2022 | |
Acquire App
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Developer of an e-commerce platform designed to power and improve checkout experiences. Facing operational challenges late in 2022, the CEO took the company on an exit path and a transaction was recorded later in 2023. | $1.7M / Pre-Seed / Sep 30, 2020 | |
Dresslife
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Dresslife is the fashion-specific personalization engine. This improves revenue, returns and data insights for fashion retailers, while helping their customers find clothing faster that they love and that fits.Personalization is considerably more successful in all segments other than apparel, due to unique complexities such as shorter productlifecycles or the dependency on the human body. By addressing these complexities, Dresslife’s AI increases net-revenue by >5-15%, compared with an industry agnostic solution.The personalization engine predicts the probability of a customer liking and keeping a piece of clothing. Among various other use cases, this allows to sort the relevant items to the top of the category feed. | Seed / Jan 01, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Diaspora Ventures
Diaspora Ventures invests in the next generation of french entrepreneurs building tech companies. Diaspora Ventures targets French founders who have true global ambition, by investing early and giving them access to the best tech ecosystem in the world, the United States.
Diaspora Ventures Contacts
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Marvin Liao
Diaspora Ventures · Self-employed
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Carlos Diaz
Co-Founder & General Partner
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Ilan Abehassera
Co-Founder & General Partner
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FAQ
What does Carlos Diaz invest in?
Carlos Diaz invests primarily in E-Commerce, Retail and Fashion startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Carlos Diaz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Carlos Diaz closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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