SOUTHEAST ASIA · PARIS · EMEA
Cédric Tzeuton seated on a blue couch

CédricTzeuton

Founder × Venture Builder × Investor

I've spent my career building companies, working with ambitious founders, connecting capital with technology, and investing in what comes next, with a belief that progress is best when it creates opportunity more widely.

  1. 2013Consulting
  2. 2014—18Founder
  3. 2018—20Operator · MBA
  4. 2020—NowVenture builder · Investor

Track record

Founder.
Venture builder.
Investor.

01Lyo Media Network · Southeast Asia

Founder

  • Built a technology-driven media business across Southeast Asia.
  • Scaled a network reaching more than 1B monthly impressions.
  • Exited to Yello Mobile.

1B+Monthly impressions

$10M+Exit

02AWS · Europe

Venture Builder

  • Built relationships between founders, investors and technology ecosystems across Europe & Africa.
  • Accelerated 200+ startups across the venture ecosystem.
  • Built a network spanning leading European and global VC firms.

200+Startups

Accel · Balderton · Eurazeo · General Catalyst · Partech · Northzone · Elaia

03Angel · Early stage

Investor

  • Investing in ambitious technology companies.
  • Bringing an operator's perspective to early-stage companies.
  • Current angel investments include Doorman LATAM and Handled (YC S24).

2Angel investments

DoormanHandled

Doorman LATAM × Handled YC S24

Expertise

Interim / Business Consultant
Advisor / Advisory Board Member
Investor
Speaker

The knowledge, experience and network I’ve built over the years are things I enjoy putting to work.

I’m happy to share them with people doing thoughtful, ambitious work. My interests are broad, but the common thread is simple: creating more opportunity and making progress that reaches beyond a few.

VentureStartupsCapitalTechnology
AIStrategyEcosystemsInvesting

Signals

Signals

Awards · Press · Writing

Awards

IE Talent Scholarship

IE Business School

Best website by a media owner

The Spark Awards for Media Excellence

Most innovative technology by a media owner

The Spark Awards for Media Excellence
CERTIFICATIONSAWS CERTIFIED AI PRACTITIONERAMAZON WEB SERVICESAWS CERTIFIED CLOUD PRACTITIONERAMAZON WEB SERVICESDATA & MACHINE LEARNINGLE WAGON

MENTIONS

FirstClasse MalaysiaFirstClasseDigital News AsiaDigital News AsiaLes Pépites TechLes Pépites TechNeotechNeotechAfricArenaAfricArena

Writing

This Is How Innovation Really WorksMac O'Clock · February 2020

Let’s discuss the “Apple craze” or how a Californian company was able to build the most valuable company in world history. As defined by the father of The Diffusion of Innovation Theory : Innovation is an idea, practice

All writing on Medium

BUILDING WHAT'S NEXT & MAKING ROOM FOR MORE.

Portrait of Cédric Tzeuton

Cédric Tzeuton

Founder × Venture Builder × Investor