Nicolas Brusson

Active Investor

CEO & Co-Founder at BlaBlaCar

Paris, Île-de-France

Nicolas Brusson, CEO & Co-Founder at BlaBlaCar is an active investor based in Paris, Île-de-France. This profile covers what Nicolas Brusson backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Nicolas Brusson is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Directeur général & Board Member at Comuto. He serves as Board Observer at HomeExchange. He is an Angel Investor. He leads the company's global operations and international growth. He drives BlaBlaCar's corporate development and has successfully led the company's various rounds of financing and acquisitions. He is a strong supporter of autonomous local teams and acqui-hire, a strategy he implemented to expand BlaBlaCar's footprint to a global scale. He also served as Advisor at La Belle Assiette. Before joining BlaBlaCar, he worked for several startups in Silicon Valley during the 2000 boom, before moving on to executive and investor roles, including that of being a Venture Capitalist in London. He holds an MBA in Finance & Entrepreneurship from INSEAD, a Master's in Optics from Ecole Supérieure d'Optique, and a Master's in Applied Physics from Paris XI University. He also holds a Ph.D. in Optoelectronics from the Université Paris Sud. He is also an active angel investor. He also serves as a Board Member at SIDE Capital.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage VentureSeedLate Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseConsumer & RetailE-commerce & D2CMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsAutomotive & EVMarketplaceTravel & Hospitality
Location: Paris, Île-de-France
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 38

Notable investments

Duo SecuritySIDE CAPITALJump (Financial Software)Les AlchimistesGoStudentMoka.careShapr - Business Networking appOctotelematics (Holding company)HomeExchangeTencent Music entertainment GroupŸnsectDoctolib

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