# Eric Besson

> Eric Besson is a seed investor backing Dating and Mobile Apps. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-besson-13760683
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/EricBessonFr
- Website: https://x.com/EricBessonFr

Eric Besson is a seed investor focused on Dating and Mobile Apps. Eric Besson is the Founding President of Eric Besson Consulting.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dating | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Social Media | 1 | 100% |
| Social Network | 1 | 100% |
| Content Creators | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Feels | Feels is a social discovery network that allows users to find and meet new people. The positions it as the anti-dating app, whereas users have to post 6 photos or videos before answering 3 funky questions and letting a friend answer an additional question to build 20 seconds “story”. The app then invites its users to flirt and seduce by browsingthe application according to their feelings and reacting with feelsmojis.Feels was founded by Daniel Cheaib, Madeline McKinnon, Laurent de Tapol, Ludovic Lapert, and Romain Gallan in 2018 | $2.8M | Seed | Jan 08, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Creator Collective Capital (now Creator Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creator-collective-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Creator Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creator-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Diaspora Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diaspora-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Secocha Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/secocha-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Eric Besson invest in?

Eric Besson invests primarily in Dating, Mobile Apps and Social Media startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Eric Besson?

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### When did Eric Besson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Eric Besson closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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