Guillaume Lautour is a Partner at AGF Private Equity. Guillaume is an enthusiastic supporter of young companies built on product innovation. A French native, he has invested in more than 20 early stage technology companies in Europe, focusing on Digital Media, Software and Telecoms for the last 10 years at AGF Private Equity. AGF Private Equity, a member of Allianz, is based in Paris and manages €2.5 billion, of which €500 million in Venture Capital.
Guillaume currently serves on the boards of Deezer (music on demand), TravelHorizon (online ski tour operator), Mentum (mobile network radio planning), eRepublik (social strategy game), Yoono (social network aggregator), Pretty Simple (social gaming), Celsius (luxury mobile phones) and Questico (online personal coaching). He also led the financing of Travelprice (acquired by Lastminute), Steek (acquired by F-Secure), Fluxus (acquired by British Telecom), Criteo (retargeting) and Dailymotion (video sharing).
Prior to AGF Private Equity, Guillaume developed for 2 years a practice in industrial project management in Beijing, and worked for 5 years in technology investment banking in Paris and New York.