GRÉGOIRE DE PADIRAC
Investment Manager – Orange Ventures – France
Gregoire de Padirac serves as Principal at Orange Ventures Middle East and Africa, based in Dakar (Senegal). Orange Ventures MEA is a €50m fund dedicated to seed and early-stage investments into start-up across the continent.
Gregoire started in Venture Capital in 2015 in Paris and moved to Dakar in 2017 to dedicate himself to the African investment opportunities. Before, Gregoire was managing digital partnerships with entertainment players such as Deezer in the musical industry for Orange. Gregoire started his career as a strategy consultant.