# Jean-David Benichou > Jean-David Benichou is a seed investor at ViaDialog (Paris) backing SaaS and Shoes. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [ViaDialog](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viadialog) - Location: Paris, France - Total investments: 5 - Last investment: Nov 2023 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://fr.linkedin.com/in/jdbenichou - Website: https://x.com/Jdbenichou Jean-David Benichou is a seed investor at ViaDialog in Paris focused on SaaS and Shoes. Jean-David Benichou - Founder, CEO & Owner @ ViaDialog ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $450k–$5.2M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | SaaS | 1 | 20% | | Shoes | 1 | 20% | | Mobile | 1 | 20% | | Fashion | 1 | 20% | | FinTech | 1 | 20% | 15 industries tracked in total. ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | France | 4 | 80% | | Israel | 1 | 20% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | WeWatches | WeWatches is the first platform that provides crucial information prior to making an investment, collecting, or purchasing a watch for personal use. A truly free online guide that lets you investigate the market indices, history, features, and various dial variations (marks) of the most coveted and recognizable watches, both modern and vintage. | $821K | Seed | Nov 24, 2023 | | | Biomemory | Biomemory is a deep-tech company specializing in enterprise data storage. It uses molecular engineering to develop cost-effective, energy-efficient exabyte-scale appliances for data centers. | $5.2M | Seed | Nov 28, 2022 | | | SimpliField, a Field Agent company | SimpliField is a B2B SaaS product mastering field intelligence. Companies replace spreadsheets and paper forms with a smart mobile solution. They have a real-time 360-degree insight on the field operations making them more agile for better execution and sales.SimpliField helps Brands to accelerate their path to retail excellence and maximizeprofitability in every store. | $450K | Seed | Mar 12, 2014 | | | Fydem | A solution to automatically evaluate the creditworthiness of individuals and originate loans instantly. | $1.3M | Seed | | | | Fitfully | Do you buy shoes online? Today’s online shoe returns are at ~35%. This is due to fitting issues. With added restocking fees, retailers’ OPEX are cutting profits by nearly 50%.Fitfully’s Virtual-Fit-as-a- Service platform enables online consumers to virtually try on shoes they intend to purchase. | | Seed | | | 5 of 5 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [eureKARE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurekare) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [OneRagtime](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oneragtime) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Paris Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paris-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Prunay Impact Studio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prunay-impact-studio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About ViaDialog VC Fund 1 contacts available at ViaDialog. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Jean-David Benichou | Founder, CEO & Owner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-david-benichou | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund - [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund - [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Consumer Angel Investors in France](https://shizune.co/investors/consumer-angel-investors-france) - [Fashion Angel Investors in Middle East](https://shizune.co/investors/fashion-angel-investors-middle-east) ## FAQ ### What does Jean-David Benichou invest in? Jean-David Benichou invests primarily in SaaS, Shoes and Mobile startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Jean-David Benichou's check size? Jean-David Benichou typically joins rounds of $450k–$5.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Jean-David Benichou participates in. ### When did Jean-David Benichou last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Jean-David Benichou closed in Nov 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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