# Augustin Sayer

> Augustin Sayer is co-founder and General Partner at OVNI Capital, a Paris- and San Francisco-based seed fund backing European deep-tech founders building global companies. Before OVNI, he invested 20+ early-stage rounds at Newfund (including FairMoney and Umiami), ran a retail company in Mexico, and started his finance career at Lazard Frères M&A in New York.

- **Role:** General Partner at OVNI Capital
- **Organizations:** OVNI Capital, Newfund (former), Colony Capital (former), Lazard Frères (former)
- **Nationality:** French
- **Known for:** Co-founded OVNI Capital (2022), a Paris/SF seed fund with 51+ portfolio companies, Portfolio has raised €1B+ in follow-on capital and created 10,000+ jobs, Early backer of FairMoney, one of Africa's largest neo-banks

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Began career at Lazard Frères in M&A, New York
- **2010s** — Joined Colony Capital investment team
- **2015** — Launched a retail business in Mexico
- **2017** — Returned to investing; partner at Newfund, backing 20+ companies including FairMoney and Umiami
- **2022** — Co-founded OVNI Capital with Arnaud Laurent in Paris
- **2026** — Speaking at TechCon SoCal 2026; based in San Francisco running OVNI's US side

## Achievements

- Co-founded OVNI Capital (2022), a Paris/SF seed fund with 51+ portfolio companies
- Portfolio has raised €1B+ in follow-on capital and created 10,000+ jobs
- Early backer of FairMoney, one of Africa's largest neo-banks
- Early backer of Umiami, plant-based texture technology
- Assembled 200+ LP base including billion-dollar entrepreneurs and global CEOs

## Latest updates

- **2026** — Announced as speaker at TechCon SoCal 2026

## Links

- Website: https://ovni.capital
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gussayer/

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Last updated: 2026-05-20