# Denis Payre

> Denis Payre is a angel investor in Paris backing Mobile and FinTech. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denis-payre-56552
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/denispayre

Denis Payre is a angel investor in Paris focused on Mobile and FinTech. Mr. Denis Payre co-founded Kiala SA and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Payre is an Independent Venture Capitalist investing in promising growth companies throughout Europe and serves as Deputy Vice President with Brussels-based European Technology Ventures. Mr. Payre co-founded the French association Croissance Plus(Growth Plus). His tenure includes President of the French association Croissance Plus (Growth Plus). Mr. Payre serves as a Director of Netonomy Inc. In addition to Netonomy, he serves as Investor and Board member of Compex NV, CosmosBay SA and MD-CO NV. He served as a Director of Customer Dialogue Systems, B.V. Mr. Payre holds an MBA from ESSEC Business School in Paris.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Angel | $700k–$1.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Lending | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Recommend | Recommendations from experts and people you trust have mostly remained offline and are spread all over the web. Recommend is the first mobile + web solution to gather and deliver curated advice the way we do it in our everyday life through word-of-mouth. | $700K | Angel | Feb 23, 2016 | http://re.co |
| SmartAngels.fr | SmartAngels is the crowdfunding platform dedicated to capital investment of start-ups and growth SMEs. | $1.1M | Angel | Apr 24, 2014 | https://sowefund.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Elaia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elaia-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Denis Payre invest in?

Denis Payre invests primarily in Mobile, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Denis Payre invest in?

Denis Payre typically joins rounds of $700k–$1.1M at Angel. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Denis Payre's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Denis Payre took part in.

### How do I contact Denis Payre?

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### When did Denis Payre last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Denis Payre closed in Feb 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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