Julien Coustaury
Location: Europe
Julien Custori is a founding partner and serves as managing partner at Fil Rouge Capital. He was a co-founder and resident entrepreneur at Acceleration Business City. He has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and services, mostly at the CEO level.
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Julien Custori is a founding partner and serves as managing partner at Fil Rouge Capital. He was a co-founder and resident entrepreneur at Acceleration Business City. He has more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing and services, mostly at the CEO level. He has worked in more than 80 countries on five continents and has been involved in over $1.7 billion in buying, selling and financing deals. Most recently, with his partner, he has invested in over 40 early-stage businesses, mostly B2C software, with some HW exceptions, such as H20Pal, the first hydration tracker on the market. As part of Double Recall’s founding team, Julien took the YCombinator S11 course. Julien currently serves on the board of directors of Symvaro, H20Pal and Europronet. He has a master’s degree in telecommunications engineering. He is also an angel investor.
Professional Experience
Founding Partner | Jun 2014 – Present
- Leading venture capital firm focused on providing funding and support to bold founders
- Manages comprehensive investment portfolio with emphasis on early-stage startups
- Provides strategic guidance and mentorship to portfolio companies
- Reviews and provides feedback on all funding applications through systematic evaluation process
CEO | Jul 2012 – Apr 2014
- Led operations for major telecommunications company in Albania
- Based in Tirana, oversaw company-wide strategic initiatives and operational excellence
- Directed corporate strategy and business development activities
Co-Founder and COO | Jan 2011 – Jun 2012
- Co-founded and operated technology startup in Silicon Valley
- Y Combinator alumni (YCS11)
- Managed day-to-day operations and strategic growth initiatives from Palo Alto headquarters
- Developed and implemented operational frameworks for scaling
CEO – Solomon Islands | Jun 2009 – Nov 2010
- Led telecommunications provider’s operations in the Solomon Islands
- Based in Honiara, managed complete P&L responsibility
- Oversaw market expansion and infrastructure development
- Directed strategic initiatives for market penetration and growth
Advisor to the President | Oct 2007 – Jan 2009
Trilogy International Partners
- Provided executive-level counsel on strategic initiatives in Haiti
- Based in Port-au-Prince, focused on telecommunications market development
- Offered expertise in emerging market operations and expansion strategies
Investment Portfolio
- Upflex
- Deal Date: January 16, 2020
- Deal Type: Seed Round
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Envoy Commerce
- Deal Date: May 9, 2016
- Industry: Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
- Company Stage: Out of Business
- Eurosender
- Deal Date: May 9, 2016
- Industry: Logistics
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Havenly
- Deal Date: March 29, 2016
- Industry: Real Estate Services (B2C)
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- The Happy Home Company
- Deal Date: December 23, 2015
- Industry: Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
- Company Stage: Out of Business
- Studypool
- Deal Date: December 1, 2015
- Industry: Educational Software
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Forage (Portland)
- Deal Date: November 25, 2015
- Industry: Social/Platform Software
- Company Stage: Out of Business
- Pillow
- Deal Date: November 13, 2015
- Industry: Media and Information Services (B2B)
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Din (Food Products)
- Deal Date: November 1, 2015
- Deal Type: Early Stage VC
- Industry: Food Products
- Company Stage: Out of Business
- Happn
- Deal Date: September 14, 2015
- Deal Type: Early Stage VC
- Industry: Social/Platform Software
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
Education
Y Combinator
- Startup Accelerator Program
- March 2011 – July 2011
- Cohort YCS11
EFREI – Grande école du numérique
- MSc, Telecom
- 1992 – 1995
- Activities: Sliding sports, culinary arts, wine appreciation
Skills
- Startup Development and Scaling
- Venture Capital Investment
- Product Management
- Telecommunications Industry Expertise
- Strategic Planning and Execution
- Emerging Markets Operations
- Corporate Leadership
Contact Information
- Location: Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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