# Frédéric Jousset

> Frédéric Jousset is a seed investor at Webhelp backing Art, FinTech and Finance. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Webhelp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/webhelp)
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-jousset-b5046556/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fredericjousset
- Website: https://x.com/fredericjousset

Frédéric Jousset is a seed investor at Webhelp focused on Art and FinTech. Olivier Duha at Bain & Company, Frédéric co-founded Webhelp, which originally provided online support services for businesses and the general public, in June 2000. Rapid growth and innovation over the following years has resulted in the BPO provider and customer experience engineer that is Webhelp today.Frédéric graduated from HEC in 1992 andbegan his career in 1994 at L’Oréal. He handled marketing and familiarised himself with new product development, consumer brand management and advertising strategies. Paying close attention to new technologies, he decided to buy DIALOG, a software vendor, in 1998 and soon merged it with its competitor, IKOSOFT. He then joined Bain & Company in 1999 as part of the private equity practice, where he participated in several consulting assignments guiding the engagement strategy of major funding institutions.Frederic is a Knight of the Order of Merit and the Arts & Humanities, and Commander of Wissam Al-Aouite of the Kingdom of Morocco. Since October 2011, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ecole nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Art | 2 | 67% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Finance | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LaCollection | LaCollection is creating a new way of owning digital versions of a physical artwork by working with cultural institutions. Like a limited edition “digital lithography”, collectors are now able to own certified digital twins of masterpieces from the world’s greatest museums, galleries, and artists. | $10M | Seed | Feb 17, 2022 |  |
| Climb | TacoTax offers an online platform that enables its users to file their taxes while automatically optimizing for the highest tax return and to talk to an expert in order to make financial investments TacoTax was founded by Aldric Emie and Rodrigue Menegaux in April 2016. | $11.4M | Series A | Feb 08, 2022 |  |
| Artsper | Artsper is a contemporary art marketplace where galleries selected across the World can sell their artworks. They work with hundreds of galleries, which enables us to promote more than 10 000 artworks proposed by 4 000 artists. | $2.2M |  | Feb 07, 2017 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [NewAlpha Asset Management VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newalpha-asset-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aglaé Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aglae-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alven](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alven-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Artnova](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artnova) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cygni Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cygni) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Webhelp

VC Fund · Paris, France

Webhelp is a customer experience provider, not a call centre. It provides the sort of contact centre facilities you would expect from a major provider. You’ll be reassured to know we’ve got the people, the experience and the technology to deliver at the highest level.

5 contacts available at Webhelp.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Frédéric Jousset | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frederic-jousset |
| Benjamin Faes | Vice President Global Sales & Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-faes |
| Craig Gibson | Chief Growth Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-gibson |
| Dean Hartley | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dean-hartley |
| Jean-Baptiste Decaix | Chief Client Officer - Member of the Executive Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-baptiste-decaix |

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## FAQ

### What does Frédéric Jousset invest in?

Frédéric Jousset invests primarily in Art, FinTech and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Frédéric Jousset last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Frédéric Jousset closed in Feb 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.

### 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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