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Investor profile

Ilan Abehassera

Co-Founder & General Partner, Origins Fund

About

Ilan Abehassera is a 3-time French-American tech founder turned investor who built both software and hardware companies before co-founding Origins Fund, including Producteev (acquired by Jive Software) and Willo (which raised $17M from Kleiner Perkins), and holds patents for inventions like voice communication devices. At Origins Fund, he combines early-stage capital with an LP base of athletes and influencers representing ~160M social followers, using influence as an operating tool for consumer companies while serving as a bridge for French founders expanding to the U.S. market. Ilan Abehassera is a 3-time French-American tech founder turned investor who built both software and hardware companies before co-founding Origins Fund, including Producteev (acquired by Jive Software) and Willo (which raised $17M from Kleiner Perkins), and holds patents for inventions like voice communication devices. At Origins Fund, he combines early-stage capital with an LP base of athletes and influencers representing ~160M social followers, using influence as an operating tool for consumer companies while serving as a bridge for French founders expanding to the U.S. market.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Consumer
Social
Gaming
VR
Web3
Crypto
FinTech

Investment details

Avg check size$100K - $500K
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA
Africa
LatAm
India
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Canada
Israel
ANZ
MENA