# Nicolas Essayan

> Nicolas Essayan is a startup investor at Drysdale Ventures (Paris). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Drysdale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drysdale-ventures)
- Location: Paris, France
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasessayan/
- Website: https://www.motier.vc/

Nicolas Essayan is a startup investor at Drysdale Ventures in Paris. 4x Co-Founder (Cyber, ML, VC), 17y XP in Venture Capital, Private Equity and M&A, Business School x Computer Science

## About Drysdale Ventures

VC Fund · Paris, France

Drysdale Ventures is a brand-new angel fund managed by Nicolas Essayan, backed by international investors, tech entrepreneurs and several family offices.As Co-Founder of Motier Ventures, Nicolas has invested in 92 companies, including Dust, Mistral, Poolside, Filigran, Adaptive, Payflows, Autone, New Tales and more.We invest up to €500k asBusiness Angel from your day 0 and following on next rounds.We focus on FinTech & DeFi, Infra & Tooling, Consumer & Gaming, and Business Solutions, with Artificial Intelligence as transversal expertise.We support French founders and any human seeking a local partner in the French market.If you dare to explore undocumented territories, we would be happy to connect.

2 contacts available at Drysdale Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nicolas Essayan | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicolas-essayan |
| Nicolas Essayan | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicolas-essayan-67a4 |

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