# Guillaume Durao

> Guillaume Durao is a seed investor in Paris backing Apps, SaaS and Dating. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillaumedurao
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Guillaume_Durao
- Website: https://x.com/Guillaume_Durao

Guillaume Durao is a seed investor in Paris focused on Apps and SaaS. Guillaume Durao joined Idinvest Partners in March 2015 as an Investment Director in the venture capital team in order to contribute to the sourcing, analysis and execution of investments in the digital space in France and the rest of Europe.He was previously with early-stage venture capital firm Mangrove Capital Partners where he ledinvestments in Germany, Israel, Russia and the UK. Guillaume started his career as an investment banker, first in the Corporate Finance department of Credit Agricole and then at TMT boutique Bryan, Garnier & Co where he led fundraisings and M&A transactions for over 30 startups and technology SMBs.Guillaume graduate from Dauphine University in Paris and holds an MBA with distinctions from INSEAD.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.2M–$14M |
| Series B | $14M–$35M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 10% |
| SaaS | 1 | 10% |
| Dating | 1 | 10% |
| Mobile | 1 | 10% |
| Travel | 1 | 10% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 30% |
| Series B | 2 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Series C | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denmark | 3 | 30% |
| Italy | 1 | 10% |
| France | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pillar | Pillar is shaping a world where every construction company—regardless of size—is resilient, financially sound, and empowered with the tools and insights needed to navigate uncertainty, manage risk, and achieve long-term growth in a volatile industry. | $14.1M | Seed | May 12, 2026 |  |
| Pillar | Pillar is shaping a world where every construction company—regardless of size—is resilient, financially sound, and empowered with the tools and insights needed to navigate uncertainty, manage risk, and achieve long-term growth in a volatile industry. | $3.8M | Pre-Seed | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| All Gravy | All Gravy offers an employee app designed for frontline workers in the hospitality and retail sectors. The app provides services including pay processing, which allows employees to access their earnings quickly, and training management, which enables users to complete training modules on mobile devices. Additionally, the platform featurescommunication tools that facilitate interaction among team members and scheduling features that help manage shifts and availability. Performance tracking is also included, allowing managers to monitor employee progress and engagement. Overall, All Gravy aims to improve the employee experience through its comprehensive suite of services. | $3.2M | Seed | Oct 27, 2022 |  |
| Corti | Trusted by leading healthcare providers to enhance millions of patient interactions, with seamless integration into your workflow. | $27M | Series A | Sep 09, 2021 |  |
| Peakon | Peakon automatically collects employee feedback, analyses it, and then delivers the insights needed to improve businesses - in real-time. Peakon is able to provide insights and suggested actions that are proven to work — based on the success of some of the world’s leading organizations.The Peakon platform works everywhere, for everyone. Peakon istranslated into 50+ languages, can deal with complex organizational structures, and is able to handle tens of thousands of employees. Employees submit feedback via the web, mobile browser, SMS, kiosk, or native app. | $35M | Series B | Mar 19, 2019 |  |
| Corti | Trusted by leading healthcare providers to enhance millions of patient interactions, with seamless integration into your workflow. |  | Seed | Mar 02, 2018 |  |
| Peakon | Peakon automatically collects employee feedback, analyses it, and then delivers the insights needed to improve businesses - in real-time. Peakon is able to provide insights and suggested actions that are proven to work — based on the success of some of the world’s leading organizations.The Peakon platform works everywhere, for everyone. Peakon istranslated into 50+ languages, can deal with complex organizational structures, and is able to handle tens of thousands of employees. Employees submit feedback via the web, mobile browser, SMS, kiosk, or native app. | $22M | Series B | Feb 27, 2018 |  |
| Secret Escapes | At Secret Escapes, they negotiate exclusive rates for luxury hand-picked hotels and holidays in the UK and abroad, at up to 60% off the price you'd pay by booking anywhere else. How have they done it? Well, even the most luxurious hotels out there don't like having empty rooms...For access to their members-only rates, all you have to dois sign up to Secret Escapes with your email address and nothing else. It doesn't cost a penny, and never will.In return, they will give you access to rates for hotels and holidays you'll struggle to find anywhere else, and if you do they will match their price - that's a guarantee. |  | Series C | Feb 02, 2016 |  |
| Happn | Happn is a location-based mobile dating application that enables its users to build connections based on real-time interactions. Happn helps its users to discover people they’ve crossed paths with. | $14M | Series B | Oct 01, 2015 |  |
| Secret Escapes | At Secret Escapes, they negotiate exclusive rates for luxury hand-picked hotels and holidays in the UK and abroad, at up to 60% off the price you'd pay by booking anywhere else. How have they done it? Well, even the most luxurious hotels out there don't like having empty rooms...For access to their members-only rates, all you have to dois sign up to Secret Escapes with your email address and nothing else. It doesn't cost a penny, and never will.In return, they will give you access to rates for hotels and holidays you'll struggle to find anywhere else, and if you do they will match their price - that's a guarantee. | $60M | Series C | Jul 27, 2015 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

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- [H14](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holding-italiana-quattordicesima-s-p-a) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alven](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alven-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Guillaume Durao invest in?

Guillaume Durao invests primarily in Apps, SaaS and Dating startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Guillaume Durao's check size?

Guillaume Durao typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$14M at Seed and $14M–$35M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Guillaume Durao participates in.

### When did Guillaume Durao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Guillaume Durao closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 10 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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