# Julien Romanetto

> Julien Romanetto is a seed investor at Secret Media (New York) backing Software and Internet. See 13 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Secret Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/secret-media-inc)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 13
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 8%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanetto
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jromanetto
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/romanetto

Julien Romanetto is a seed investor at Secret Media in New York focused on Software and Internet. Jlien Romanettois the Co-Founder and Product at Arianee. Julien Romanetto attended Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC)l.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $318k–$18M |
| Pre-Seed | $417k–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 54% |
| Internet | 4 | 31% |
| SaaS | 3 | 23% |
| Blockchain | 3 | 23% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 15% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 62% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 15% |
| Angel | 1 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 8% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 9 | 69% |
| United States | 2 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| getinside | Getinside is a retail media platform for e-merchants. The company delivers advertising experiences by enhancing the parcels of e-merchants who are trusted by their consumers. Getinside was established in 2022. | $1.7M | Seed | Nov 16, 2022 |  |
| Morpho Labs | Morpho is an on-chain peer-to-peer layer on top of lending pools. Rates are seamlessly improved for borrowers and lenders while preserving the same guarantees. Morpho combines the efficiency of P2P with the liquidity of lending pools. Users enjoy an improved APY while maintaining the pool’s flexibility | $18M | Seed | Jul 12, 2022 |  |
| MeltingSpot | Digital Adoption Plateform In-app learning Platform Enterprise Software Adoption | $2.9M | Seed | Jun 20, 2022 |  |
| Unlock | End-to-end platform for corporate events, intuitively designed for non-event planners | $1.8M | Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Unlock | End-to-end platform for corporate events, intuitively designed for non-event planners | $2M | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2021 |  |
| Starchain Gazer | We are on a mission to free players from undesirable constraints coming from the part of today's game creators and allow users to take the wheel. By creating a game economy, we shift the definition of a successful title away from revenue towards real-world benefits for players, thus extending game longevity. Our vision is to be at theforefront of "Play & Earn" games through the implementation of blockchain as an underlying technology. We let gamers own game assets as they invest time and effort to gain power, skills, and ranking. By using game assets, gamers can make their value increase through leveling-up, crafting. Lend, borrow, sell and buy game assets. Gamers should be free to use their assets within a community of gamers in and outside the game itself. Starchain Gazer is working on a 4X RTS type game with the ambition to transition into an MMORPG. | $417.4K | Pre-Seed | Oct 01, 2021 |  |
| 4.5.6 Skin | 4.5.6 Skin operates as a beauty tech startup catering to skin phototypes IV, V, and VI otherwise known as melanin-rich skin. | $743K | Seed | Oct 01, 2020 |  |
| api.video | api.video is an API-first platform which enables developers to build, scale and operate on-demand and live video streaming in their own apps and platforms in minutes, with just a few lines of code. The service handles the end-to-end workflow, from video ingestion to worldwide video delivery. | $560K | Angel | Apr 22, 2020 |  |
| DivRiots | Front-end is Back! We build great software to empower front-end team. | $2.9M | Seed | Jun 02, 2019 |  |
| Upflex | Upflex is developing the operating system for managing hybrid work. We help companies reduce office costs and carbon emissions while increasing employee flexibility , productivity and happiness. Our 100% asset-light model is backed by a mix of strategic and VC investors between the US and Europe. | $1.6M | Convertible Note | Feb 21, 2019 |  |

10 of 13 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kima Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kima-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Atka Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atka-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GuideStar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guidestar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [La Famiglia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/la-famiglia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [XAnge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xange-private-equity) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [a16z crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-crypto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Secret Media

VC Fund · New York, United States

Secret Media Inc. provides publishers and advertisers with a sustainable solution to monetize and reach ad-blocked traffic. It was founded on March 28, 2014, and is based in New York, United States.

1 contacts available at Secret Media.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Julien Romanetto | Co-Founder and CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julien-romanetto |

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## FAQ

### What does Julien Romanetto invest in?

Julien Romanetto invests primarily in Software, Internet and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 13 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Julien Romanetto's check size?

Julien Romanetto typically joins rounds of $318k–$18M at Seed and $417k–$2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Julien Romanetto participates in.

### When did Julien Romanetto last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Julien Romanetto closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 13 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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