# Nicolas Brusson

> Nicolas Brusson is a seed investor at Zenaton (London) backing Internet and Software. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Zenaton](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zenaton)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nicolas-brusson/0/900/669
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nbrusson

Nicolas Brusson is a seed investor at Zenaton in London focused on Internet and Software. Nicolas Brusson is the Co-Founder and CEO at BlaBlaCar. Nicolas Brusson attended The University of California, Berkeley.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $987k–$5.5M |
| Series A | $3.8M–$48M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 18% |
| Software | 2 | 18% |
| Education | 2 | 18% |
| Online Portals | 2 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 18% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Series B | 1 | 9% |
| Series C | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 5 | 45% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 27% |
| Sweden | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dust | Dust is a platform for creating sophisticated processes based on large language models and semantic search. | $5.5M | Seed | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Noala | Noala is a listen to community so that together its creating the simplest and most effective platform for speech and language therapists. | $3.9M | Seed | Oct 19, 2022 |  |
| Riff | Riff is advancing a voice-first tool and technology designed to mimic the instant, collaborative interactions people get from working in an office while working remotely. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 20, 2020 |  |
| Renovation Man | Renovation Man is a provider of services intended to revolutionize the world of renovation work. | $3.3M |  | May 03, 2019 |  |
| VOI Technology | Voi is a micromobility company operating e-bikes and e-scooters in 150+ cities. EBIT-profitable since 2024. | $48M | Series A | Nov 18, 2018 |  |
| Doctolib | Doctolib is an online booking platform and management software provider for doctors in Europe working with 65 000 health practitioners, present in 1 300 health facilities. 25 million patients visit Doctolib website and mobile app every month.For doctors, Doctolib is a full-range service to improve bookings management, reduce no-show and bring newpatients to your office. For patients, Doctolib is a free online service to find a nearby health practitioner and book doctor or dentist appointments 24/24 and 7/7 within a few clicks.Founded in 2013, Doctolib is based out of Paris, France. | $28M | Series C | Jan 26, 2017 |  |
| La Belle Assiette | La Belle Assiette's mission is to make entertaining simple and enjoyable. It is building the world's largest catering company.Customers browse for a catering service (buffet, canapé reception, private chef, office lunches etc...) select a menu and book online. On the day of the event, a Chef or Caterer selected from a highly curatednetwork, will execute the service. You can now host quality meals at your home or office with no effort or stress.Chefs benefit from a suite of online tools which let them manage their entire business online, from billing to CRM. | $1.4M | Seed | Feb 06, 2016 |  |
| Doctolib | Doctolib is an online booking platform and management software provider for doctors in Europe working with 65 000 health practitioners, present in 1 300 health facilities. 25 million patients visit Doctolib website and mobile app every month.For doctors, Doctolib is a full-range service to improve bookings management, reduce no-show and bring newpatients to your office. For patients, Doctolib is a free online service to find a nearby health practitioner and book doctor or dentist appointments 24/24 and 7/7 within a few clicks.Founded in 2013, Doctolib is based out of Paris, France. | $20M | Series B | Oct 13, 2015 |  |
| LiveMentor | LiveMentor is a francophone education platform that offers its users with remote tutoring services. It allows its users to benefit from the support of a mentor and perfectly suited to its users’ needs. LiveMentor offers maximum interaction experiences to its users’. The shared whiteboard allows them to draw mathematical equations and physicalpatterns. All documents exchanged between the mentor and the students during the course are archived and accessible at all times. Specialties of LiveMentor are simplicity, personalization, pedagogy, trust, freedom, and customer support. Popular materials among the students are English, Mathematics, Spanish, French, Law, and Coding.LiveMentor is a France-based company that was founded in 2012 by Alexandre Dana. | $987K | Seed | Sep 02, 2015 |  |
| Onfido, an Entrust company | Onfido digitally proves a user’s real identity using AI technology, by verifying their photo ID and comparing it to their facial biometrics. It means users and businesses can verify their online identities anywhere and anytime, without compromising on experience, inclusion, privacy or security. Onfido powers over 1,500 fintech, banking, andmarketplace clients globally—helping them onboard more users while reducing risk. Identity underpins all transactions, and over the coming years, access to everything will be based on every user's ability to easily and securely prove their legal identity. This will change how we think of access—everything from opening a bank account to self-checking-in to a hotel, and ultimately voting. | $3.8M | Series A | Feb 17, 2015 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kerala Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kerala-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Motier Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motier-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Seedcamp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seedcamp) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [U-Start](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/u-start) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Zenaton

VC Fund · Paris, France

Zenaton provides a SaaS technology to orchestrate your background tasks and create world-class business processes.

2 contacts available at Zenaton.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gilles Barbier | CEO, Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gilles-barbier |
| Nicolas Brusson | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicolas-brusson |

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## FAQ

### What does Nicolas Brusson invest in?

Nicolas Brusson invests primarily in Internet, Software and Education startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Nicolas Brusson's check size?

Nicolas Brusson typically joins rounds of $987k–$5.5M at Seed and $3.8M–$48M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Nicolas Brusson participates in.

### When did Nicolas Brusson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nicolas Brusson closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 11 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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