# Laurent Droin

> Laurent Droin is a funding round investor at Eurazeo (Paris) backing Jewelry and Consumer Goods. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Eurazeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurazeo-com)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurent-droin-449606/

Laurent Droin is a funding round investor at Eurazeo in Paris focused on Jewelry and Consumer Goods. Laurent is a Managing Director in Paris, where he will be leading the Eurazeo Brands European effort. Laurent brings extensive consumer, retail, and luxury expertise, having worked for 20 years in the industry in both corporate and advisory roles. Prior to joining Eurazeo, Laurent spent 10 years at BNP Paribas as a Managing Director focused onM&A. He was most recently based in New York, where he successfully rebuilt the bank’s consumer franchise, focusing on beauty, personal care, and apparel. Previously, he spent 9 years at Danone in various strategic and operational roles in France, Argentina and Russia.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jewelry | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer Goods | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ex Nihilo Paris | Ex Nihilo Paris provides a unique value proposition in the fragrance space by seamlessly blending modernism, personalization, edgy artistic partnerships, and premium workmanship, resulting in high-quality and exclusive perfumes. | $27.4M |  | Jan 18, 2024 |  |
| Ex Nihilo Paris | Ex Nihilo Paris provides a unique value proposition in the fragrance space by seamlessly blending modernism, personalization, edgy artistic partnerships, and premium workmanship, resulting in high-quality and exclusive perfumes. | $27.2M | Private Equity | Jan 18, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Label Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/label-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Eurazeo

VC Fund · Paris, France

Eurazeo is a private equity and venture capital firm that invests in SMEs and manages a diversified portfolio of assets.With its expertise in private equity, real estate, and private debt, the group supports companies of all sizes in their development commitment through the commitment of its 235 professionals. It provides companies with thenecessary investments needed to realize their growth potential.The firm was founded in 1969 and is based in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

5 contacts available at Eurazeo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Laurent Droin | Managing Director, Eurazeo Brands | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laurent-droin |
| Marc Frappier | Managing Partner and Head of Eurazeo Capital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-frappier |
| Matthieu Bonamy | Partner - Venture Capital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthieu-bonamy |
| Nathalie Bruls | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nathalie-brls |
| Valerie Ducourty | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valerie-ducourty |

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## FAQ

### What does Laurent Droin invest in?

Laurent Droin invests primarily in Jewelry and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Laurent Droin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laurent Droin closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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