# Michel Sassano

> Michel Sassano is a seed investor at C4 Ventures backing Digital Media. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [C4 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c4-ventures)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sassanomichel/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/SassanoM
- Website: https://x.com/SassanoM

Michel Sassano is a seed investor at C4 Ventures in Paris focused on Digital Media and Internet of Things. Michel Sassano is based out of Paris, Ile-de-France and is the Partner and Tech lead of WhatsYum. Michel previously worked at Kima Ventures as a Associate. Michel Sassano attended the Grenoble Ecole de Management.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Media | 1 | 50% |
| Internet of Things | 1 | 50% |
| Consumer Electronics | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| iskn | iskn is a consumer electronics company that develops and markets the slate for smart drawing. iskn is the leading pioneer in AUGMENTED INTERACTION thanks to its technology representing 24 international patents based on 60 years of deep tech R&D expertise in magnetometry at the world-renowned CEA LETI.The company’s primary mission consists inenriching the experience and facilitate interaction with the digital world by bringing back emotion through the use of day-to-day physical objects. This has already come to life by turning any pencil into a digital one with the widely adopted SLATE, and the yet to come disruptive REPAPER graphic tablet. | $12.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 11, 2018 | https://www.iskn.co |
| iskn | iskn is a consumer electronics company that develops and markets the slate for smart drawing. iskn is the leading pioneer in AUGMENTED INTERACTION thanks to its technology representing 24 international patents based on 60 years of deep tech R&D expertise in magnetometry at the world-renowned CEA LETI.The company’s primary mission consists inenriching the experience and facilitate interaction with the digital world by bringing back emotion through the use of day-to-day physical objects. This has already come to life by turning any pencil into a digital one with the widely adopted SLATE, and the yet to come disruptive REPAPER graphic tablet. | $2M | Seed | Jan 04, 2015 | https://www.iskn.co |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Partech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/partech) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Crédit Mutuel Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cm-cic-capital-innovation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CEA Investissement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cea-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Elephants & Ventures — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hardwareclub) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IXO Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ixo-private-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About C4 Ventures

VC Fund · Paris, France

C4 Ventures is a leading European venture fund founded by Pascal Cagni (VP & GM Apple EMEIA 2000-2012).Based in Paris and London, they typically invest from Series A and onward in startups which are based in Europe and later stage startups seeking to expand into European markets.Their goal is to create a different kind of venture firm, onethat focuses on partnering with entrepreneurs to navigate the complex European landscape.Both people and products drive their investments. They look for founding teams who are not afraid of challenging the status quo and want to revolutionise industries and practices — hence their explosive name.Their team has strong experience in product development, omni-channel/go-to-market strategy and scaling up businesses in Europe and globally.For more information, subscribe to their newsletter, check their portfolio and have a look at the companies and teams they believe in.

5 contacts available at C4 Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Christophe Walewski | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christophe-walewski |
| Franck Zayan | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franck-zayan |
| Joel Tiphonnet | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joel-tiphonnet |
| Michel Sassano | Partner and Tech lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michel-sassano |
| Pascal Cagni | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pascal-cagni |

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## FAQ

### What does Michel Sassano invest in?

Michel Sassano invests primarily in Digital Media, Internet of Things and Consumer Electronics startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown 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.

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### When did Michel Sassano last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michel Sassano closed in Sep 2018. 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.

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