# Didier Le Menestrel

> Didier Le Menestrel is a Series A investor at Financiere De l'Echiquier backing Mobile Apps. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Financiere De l'Echiquier](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/financiere-de-lechiquier)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Didier Le Menestrel is a Series A investor at Financiere De l'Echiquier focused on Mobile Apps and Apps. Graduated from the Higher Institute of Management and Training Centre in Financial Analysis, Didier Le Menestrel is President of Finance of the Exchequer and member of the steering committee. He is also a member of the French Society of Financial Analysts (FCAS) and director of the French Management Association (AFG).

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $6.5M–$23M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile Apps | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Banking | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 3 | 75% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eXplain | Explain provides market intelligence solutions to companies who do Business with Governments. Explain leverage proprietary technology to collect and analyze unique datasets to help companies identify and understand local events, local stakeholders, local opinions and local regulation.Previously known as Liegey Muller Pons, Explain developed aleading campaign targeting software used by more than a thousand campaigns across Europe, including the last two French winning presidential bids. Over the past two years, Explain has successfully diversified its portfolio of clients and now mostly works with private companies. | $6.5M | Series A | Apr 03, 2023 |  |
| Flatsy | Flatsy is a platform that manages real estate viewings of the company offers a dedicated real estate appointment tool and provides local agents to help professionals to carry out real estate visits. It was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | $3.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 29, 2021 |  |
| Memo Bank | Launched in 2020, Memo Bank is an independent French bank for transaction-intensive businesses accredited as a credit institution by the European Central Bank and regulated by the ACPR. We provide a comprehensive banking infrastructure that combines payment APIs and regulatory compliance. We enable finance departments to automate the management ofcomplex workflows and secure their operations at scale. | $22.6M | Series A | Jun 23, 2020 |  |
| Jop | A one-stop-shop for urban residents, Jop offers a variety of on-demand services in one convenient, easy-to-use platform. Customers can tap a screen and connect with a professional in their city, whether they are an expert at cleaning apartments, trimming mustaches, walking dogs, doing makeup, DJing, or mixing drinks. Instead of paying a company’soverhead, customers pay a Jopper. Once booked, Joppers arrive right at the customer’s doorstep, ready to work.Founded by Canel Frichet and Sebastian Lombardo, Jop was born as a platform to give people the opportunity to work directly for each other, as opposed to hiring through a company. Joppers set their own pricing and hours. Something else that sets JOP apart from other platforms in the on-demand space is that Joppers earn company equity, which is granted based on level of activity and performance on the platform. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 01, 2016 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BlackFin Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackfin-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Caisse d’Epargne](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caisse-d-epargne) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Daphni](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daphni) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Financiere Saint James](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/financiere-saint-james) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-future) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Holnest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holnest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Financiere De l'Echiquier

VC Fund · Paris, France

FINANCIERE JPC is a retail company based out of 20 Rue Saint-Martin, Vesoul, Franche-Comté, France.

5 contacts available at Financiere De l'Echiquier.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Didier Le Menestrel | Management Team and Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/didier-le-menestrel |
| Adrien Dumas | Manager of Global Chessboard | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adrien-dumas |
| Amaury Eloy | Director of Human Resources | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amaury-eloy |
| Armand de Coussergues | Agenor manager Exchequer and Exchequer Excelsior | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/armand-de-coussergues |
| Christian Gueugnier | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-gueugnier |

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## FAQ

### What does Didier Le Menestrel invest in?

Didier Le Menestrel invests primarily in Mobile Apps, Apps and Banking startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Didier Le Menestrel's check size?

Didier Le Menestrel typically joins rounds of $6.5M–$23M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Didier Le Menestrel participates in.

### When did Didier Le Menestrel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Didier Le Menestrel closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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