bruno bensaid
M&A and Fundraising Advisor to Chinese and European Technology companies; angel investor in several Chinese startups
| Headline: | Investor |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.shanghaivest.com |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Computing, Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media |
| Skills: | Business, Event planning, Investment, Leadership, Management |
| Location: | China |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Finding business partners, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Getting press, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Investing in projects, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Recruiting for my startup, Sharing my projects, Supporting my investments |
| Tags: | asia, cellular, china, cross-border m&a, Entrepreneurship, Internet, IT, media, mobile, mobilemonday, tmt |
| Schools: | Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, INSEAD Business School |
FEATURED STARTUP
Viptemai
Viptemai
VIPTEMAI the leading event-based brand clearance online channel in China. inspired by vente privee in France, viptemai has now more than 100k members and will deliver over 200 brand clearance campaigns in 2009. Est. Rev>$5 Mil in 2009.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
• Founder and Managing Director of Shanghaivest Ltd, a boutique investment banking firm, providing financial Advisory and M&A services to Chinese and European companies, with a focus on cross-border operations.
• Founder of the Shanghai Chapter of MobileMonday, a leading mobile industry community and event organizer worldwide. MobileMonday Shanghai has attracted more than 3,000 members since 2006 and holds regular events in Shanghai.
• An old-timer in China (more than 12 years), Bruno Bensaid is one of the few foreigners who successfully led a Chinese value-added services provider (under a French mobile gaming license) from 2002 to 2005, growing it to a 35-people profitable operation followed by a VC round.
• Chartered angel investor with AAMA Shanghai angels (http://www.sh-angels.com) and investor in two startups in the internet and mobile space.
• Regular speaker and moderator at local and international mobile and online conferences such as adtech or GSMA Mobile World Congress.
• Graduated from French top aerospace engineering school and is currently following an EMBA program at INSEAD. Bruno is fluent in French, English and Mandarin. His complete profile and references can be viewed at http://www.linkedin.com/in/brunobensaid
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Shanghaivest Limited |
| Position: | Managing Director |
| Description: | A boutique financial advisory firm focused on raising funds, M&A and investing in Chinese TMT startups at seed/early stage level. |
| Employer: | Shanghai Chapter of MobileMonday |
| Position: | Founder |
| Description: | Founder of the Shanghai Chapter of MobileMonday, the premier mobile industry community and mobile-centric event organizer worldwide. www.mobilemondayshanghai.net. |
EDUCATION
| University: | INSEAD Business School |
| Time period: | 2009 - 2010 |
| Degree: | EMBA, MBA |
| University: | Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace |
| Time period: | 1992 - 1995 |
| Degree: | Aeronautics, telecom, MSc |
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Viptemai
VIPTEMAI the leading event-based brand clearance online channel in China. inspired by vente privee in France, viptemai has now more than 100k members and will deliver over 200 brand clearance campaigns in 2009. Est. Rev>$5 Mil in 2009.
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haitao qi
Offshore outsourcing consulting&management in china;The portal website of china outsourcing,haitao.qi@gmail.com
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Keerthi Kadam
Manager of R8click, Inc. seeking investment. R8click is represented by WSGR, a highly reputed legal firm in Palo Alto, California. Dan Tompkins, founder of Novus Ventures is our business advisor.All investment inquiries are invited:)