Convivialité Ventures

As part of TECH WEEK by a16z, we recently had the pleasure of hosting two events that embody our idea of conviviality and fostering stronger VC/founder connections: 🛍️“Consumer Tech Whisky Tasting” cohosted with Headline Ventures and Progression, where we gathered a great crowd of investors and founders around consumer innovation. ♟️“Chess Not Checkers” created by Eda L. and Ari Shusterman, where funders, founders and builders of all industries met up around a few games of chess— a reinvented way of making new connections! Matthew Lee Michelle F. Matthew Brown Hélène Le Person Brandon Yahn Lorraine Charpiat Félix-Olivier Ngangue Nseke #SFTechWeek #SFTW

⚽ 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲: 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ⚽ As a 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐧, I am inspired by the way DHARMA is revolutionizing sports travel. A few days ago, they launched +10 trips hosted by football Legends. These are 3-to-4-day trips featuring exclusive 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 with these Legends, 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 for exciting matches and really unique, authentic 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 they're in. Imagine playing five-a-side football tournament with Javier Pastore in Paris or walking through Maradona’s Naples with Eric Cantona. These experiences allow fans to live their passion for football in an authentic way, connecting deeply with local culture and history. 📊 A recent report from McKinsey & Company x Skift (The Evolving Role of Experiences in Travel, Sept 2024) highlighted that the 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 is valued at over a trillion dollars, with 30% of this driven by destination visitors spending $1.1 trillion on unique experiences. This aligns perfectly with Dharma’s value proposition, which taps into the growing demand for immersive, memorable journeys—especially among younger generations who prioritize experiences over material goods. At Convivialité Ventures, we've been backing Dharma since 2021 because we admire their unique vision of building connections through shared passions. Beyond football and wellness—their initial focus—we see exciting potential to expand into many new verticals. 💬 What’s the next one they should work on? Share below! 👇 Charaf El Mansouri Sean Parker Nisma Benani Brice Carpentier Wendy Wattebled

As the VC arm of global spirits group Pernod Ricard, it's important to us to help support the French ecosystem wherever we are. This time, it was at our SF headquarters with the amazing group of leaders and founders from French Tech San Francisco to welcome the new Consul of France Florian Cardinaux.

As a 👔 corporate VC, insights from peers from all industries are a huge learning opportunity, from handling the structure and relationship with the parent company, to navigating partnerships with portfolio companies. The Convivialité Ventures US team loved hearing from the best of CVCs and 500+ peers at Counter V, then hosting an intimate mixer focused on #consumer, #media and #beauty. 🥂 Congrats to Counterpart Ventures team Patrick Eggen, Mikey Kailis, Tanvi Narain and Abbie Wolf for yet another successful CVC gathering! Brandon Yahn Danni Xie Hélène Le Person Lorraine Charpiat Félix-Olivier Ngangue Nseke Adrien Mauduy #corporateventurecapital #venturecapital

How do you localize a corporate VC's activity as a global team? Identify a future winner in an emerging market? Our India Partner Sonam Jain talked to Grace Gong on this and more: 🎓 Her journey to #VC 🌏 Adapting a CVC's thesis for #India 🎂 India's love of celebration & e-commerce gifting platform Join Ventures 👨🎤 Live social entertainment platform Eloelo 🕵♀️ Evaluating a social media platform's metrics as an #investor 🔥 How India's growing GDP favors emergent #consumertech 🏅 Is there an ideal founder profile in India's #startup ecosystem? 📝 Go-to-market strategies for India and her take on the #Web3 space It was a pleasure to go in-depth on the Indian market's current and future state!

🍇 🍃 Mulch, defoliate, mow or spray a whole vineyard? In an agri-robot market anticipated to grow from USD6.7 billion to 17.3 billion with a 14.5% CAGR, Smart Machine's autonomous robot 🚜 Oxin helps winemakers to: - reduce the size of their machinery fleet by >30% - reduce operational costs (thousands of $ per acre) - make faster operational decisions - lower emissions and fuel consumption - lower row passes and soil compaction Yesterday, our US team had the pleasure of seeing a demo in Napa Valley with Smart Machine's CEO Andrew Kersley and his team. We love to see products from our portfolio companies in real life! Thank you to Felice John from Pellenc Group North America - Brandon Yahn, Hélène Le Person, Lorraine Charpiat, Félix-Olivier Ngangue Nseke, Adrien Mauduy, Anne Charpignon Source: https://lnkd.in/g2iitjZf #autonomoustractor #agriculturalrobot #smartfarming #vineyard

Join us Sep 27 for an exceptional morning mixer in San Francisco 🥂 We can't wait to bring VC and CVC funds together around everything Consumer with the best of convivialité to cap off Counter V - thanks to our friends at Counterpart Ventures! And if you're a corporate investor, make sure you register to the main Counter V day, Sep 26 📅

Want to hear from our US Partner Brandon Yahn and other industry experts on the latest non-alc/low-alc venture trends & opportunities? >> 🎧 https://lnkd.in/gypG7m7X Thanks to Daniel Scharff and Startup CPG Podcast for the invite, and to Sallie Jian, Alex Malamatinas and Connor McKenna for all your insights! #podcast #nonalc #cgp #beverageindustry #venturecapital

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📸🎸🏀🎮 Bringing together the VC community around Media, Entertainment, Sports & Gaming: what a pleasure it was to partner with WiL (World Innovation Lab) and Fujiyama Bridge Lab on this themed VC mixer last week! We love the energy and ideas that come out of these occasions, and to share the Pernod Ricard conviviality spirit with the community. Thank you to Mike Sarchet, Soo Song and the WiL team to help make it a success! #venturecapital #entertainment #vc #corporatevc #vcnetworking