An all-star roster of experienced entrepreneurs and seasoned bankers
Our team of finance and technology experts represents decades of combined banking and engineering experience. It is supported by experts in finance and new technologies.
The co-founders
Memo Bank’s Executive Team is in charge of day-to-day operations. It is made up of entrepreneurs and bankers working side by side under the auspices of the Supervisory Board.
Jean-Daniel Guyot
Co-founder and Chairman of the Management Board
Before co-founding Memo Bank in 2017, Jean-Daniel Guyot co-founded and served as President of Capitaine Train, a booking platform which was sold to Trainline in 2016. He holds an engineering degree from INSA (Rouen) and is chairman of the Management Board.
Michel Galibert
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
Michel Galibert co-founded Memo Bank in 2017. Prior to that, he worked at Google and Capitaine Train, where he was in charge of marketing and then product development alongside Jean-Daniel Guyot. He is a graduate of HEC Paris.
The Supervisory Board
Our illustrious Supervisory Board serves as the North Star guiding Memo Bank's seamless operation.
Ronan Le Moal
Former CEO of Arkéa
Ronan Le Moal was head of the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa group, which includes Suravenir and Fortuneo, for thirteen years. He is currently the founder and managing director of the investment fund Épopée Gestion. A graduate of HEC, he serves as chairman of Memo Bank’s Supervisory Board.
Valentine Baudouin Barbelivien
Co-partner of Founders Future
An attorney formerly with Kramer Levin, Valentine Baudouin Barbelivien is now a partner at Founders Future, an investment fund created by digital entrepreneurs. She holds degrees from Panthéon Assas (Paris II) and Paris Dauphine. She is deputy chair of Memo Bank’s Supervisory Board.
Gilles Denoyel
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dexia
Before taking over as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dexia, Gilles Denoyel was the Chief Risk Officer for HSBC France for eleven years. He is a graduate of ENA, Écoles des Mines de Paris and Science Po. He is a member of Memo Bank’s Supervisory Board.
Jacques Veyrat
Chairman of Impala
Jacques Veyrat manages Impala, an investment firm he founded in 2011. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fnac Darty Group. He holds degrees from École nationale des ponts et chaussées and École polytechnique. He is a member of Memo Bank’s Supervisory Board.
Photo credits: Cyrille George Jerusalmi.
Paul Mizrahi
Co-founder of Blackfin Capital Partners
Before co-founding Blackfin Capital Partners, an investment fund specializing in financial services, Paul Mizrahi founded the online bank Fortuneo, which was acquired by the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa group in 2006. He is a graduate of HEC Paris and represents Blackfin on the Supervisory Board of Memo Bank.
Clarisse Blandin
Venture Capital Investor at Bpifrance
Clarisse Blandin is a VC investor at Bpifrance, the French public investment bank. A graduate of ESCP Europe, she represents Bpifrance on the Supervisory Board of Memo Bank.
Pierre-Éric Leibovici
Co-founder of Daphni
Pierre-Éric Leibovici co-founded Daphni, an investment fund specializing in European technology companies. He is a graduate of ESCP Europe. He represents Daphni on the Supervisory Board of Memo Bank.
Institutional Investors
We have received support from strong investors who advise us and recommend us to innovative companies.
Bpifrance
Bpifrance is the public investment bank (BPI).
Blackfin Capital Partners
Blackfin Capital Partners is an investment fund specializing in financial services.
Daphni
Daphni is an investment company specializing in technology companies.
Serena
Serena Capital is a fund management company established in 2008 that invests in the innovation and digital market.
We are backed by investors at the forefront.
We are supported by individuals who would have appreciated having a bank like ours by their side when they embarked on their journeys.
Xavier Niel
Iliad
Marc Simoncini
Meetic, Angell
Didier Le Menestrel
Financière de l’Échiquier
Marc Menasé
Founders Future
Thibaud Elzière
Fotolia, eFounders
Alexandre Lebrun
Nuance, Wit.ai, Nabla
Thierry Petit
Showrooomprivé
Pierre Valade
Sunrise, Jumbo
Jacques-Antoine Granjon
Veepee
Franck Le Ouay
Criteo, Lifen
Eduardo Ronzano
KelDoc
Rachel Delacour
Zendesk, Sweep.net
Alexis Bonillo
Zenly
Yannick Hascoet
Chauffeur-Privé (Kapten)
Grégory Pascal
Sensiolabs
Paulin Dementhon
Drivy (Getaround)
Michaël Benabou
veepee, Financière Saint-James
Antoine Martin
Zenly
Edward Lando
Misfits Market, Conduit
Jacques Veyrat
Impala
Oleg Tscheltzoff
Fotolia
Othmane Bouhlal
Kapten
Sarah Meyohas
Artiste
Nicolas Steegmann
Stupeflix (GoPro)