Alberto Chalon

Active Investor

Founding Partner at Giano Capital

Monaco

Alberto Chalon, Founding Partner at Giano Capital is an active investor based in Monaco. This profile covers what Alberto Chalon backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. Alberto Chalon is the Founder & serves as Partner of Giano Capital. He is an Angel Investor. He is the Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Invictus Capital (Italy). He co-founded Qwant. He served as a Board Member at the company. He serves as a Board Observer at Lyst. Previously, he served as Amministratore Delegato at Piustyle. He started his career in 1996 as an entrepreneur and built a multi-million dollar business fashion business from scratch with his brother. He co-founded and led a series of successful companies: thecorner.com Goodfellas, First Srl with over 120 full-time employees and a turnover of more than EUR 15OM and with very solid profitability. Being the CEO of a search engine gave him the chance to see the logic of the internet from behind the scenes. During his time, he signed important agreements for Qwant with large players such as Microsoft, Firefox, and Huawei and helped the company secure more than EUR 65M in fundraising from Axel Springer, Caisse des Dépôts, and the European Investment Bank.

Investor type: AngelVCPE
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeedLate Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsFoodTech & AgricultureFood & Beverage
Location: Monaco
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 10

Notable investments

SRTXBoltAudiencerateLystDeliverooAryllasennderQwantWherContents

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