Daniel Gusev (Gauss Ventures) : « Nous avons déployé plus de 20 millions de dollars de capitaux »

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Gauss Ventures est un fonds de capital-risque dédié à la fintech et qui a vocation à investir en phase d’amorçage et de croissance. Il est opérationnel depuis fin 2018 et s’appuie sur un précédent véhicule – Digital Space Ventures – avec lequel nous avons eu la chance d’être au bon endroit au bon moment pour investir de manière précoce dans Tandem et Revolut par exemple. En ce qui me concerne, j’ai aussi cofondé la start-up de paiements internationaux 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