Work at daphni
What is daphni
daphni is a venture capital fund investing in user-oriented, early stage startups with European DNA and strong international ambition.
Check out our investment thesis.
Our Model
We are supported by daphnipolis, a closely knit community of 200+ innovators, entrepreneurs, executives, academics, artists and advisors.
Yes, we believe in diversity and friendship.
This community has full access to our dealflow and analyses thanks to an in-house digital platform that makes us more effective, collaborative & transparent. Let’s be honest, we are pretty proud of it.
And since we believe in transparency, we tell what’s on our mind, both in our chronicles and our weekly newsletter.
Our Team
The management company has been created in 2015 by 5 co-founders and we are now a team of 15 incredible people.
And don’t be mistaken. We are not a team of white, grey-haired male investors in suit and tie. We are an alliance of mutants : investors, community builders, platform makers, trend writers and a lazy-but-truly-amazing dog.
We have a team of hard working, creative and passionate people. Our culture is built around 5 values (below).
Organisation & Team
KPIs
- average age: 32
- 46% of women
- 36% marketing lovers
- 18% marketing haters
- 8% eating Royal Canin
- 36% skateboarders in the office
What we look for in a candidate
We don’t really care about the school you attended xx years ago.
We don’t look for fancy brands in your résumés.
We want witty, hard working people, driven by passion, loving entrepreneurs and technology. We look for humility, curiosity, enthusiasm, initiative taking and learning from our teammates. We love people that embrace complexity and have a bias toward execution.
Your profile doesn’t look like the norm? Be our guest.
We are mutants. We love mutants.
What do people think of us?
Office
We used to work in a former fashion showroom, rue d’Aboukir, in Le Sentier (center of Paris) that we loved, but we had to face the truth: 62m2 (667 f2) for 15 people, one foosball and one meeting room (2 sofas side by side) was too tiny.
So we took a huge risk: we moved 140 meters away. And gained about 200 m2.
Our current address: 87 rue Réaumur, 75002 PARIS.
Software We Use
At daphni, we love using products that makes us productive.. and happy ;)
Perks and Benefits
- Work on a Macbook
- At least one off-site per semester
- Lots of international traveling (esp. if you join the investment team)
- Connections with economic leaders & world class founders
- Great music in the office (subject to controversy)
Open Roles
No role open.
