# Vincent Diallo

> Vincent Diallo is a French-born, trilingual (French, English, Mandarin) venture capitalist based in the San Francisco Bay Area who brings a rare tri-continental lens to consumer and commerce investing. He is General Partner at Progression, a TikTok-alumni-led fund backing AI-native consumer products, and founder and Managing Partner of Interlace Ventures, a $14M debut fund dedicated to commerce technology. Before moving into venture, he served as CFO of Sinodis in Shanghai — scaling the largest independent Western food distributor in China from $50M to $200M in revenue before its exit — and spent seven years at Deloitte across Paris and Shanghai auditing global giants including LVMH, WPP, and Pernod Ricard. He is also co-founder of Bleu Capital, a transatlantic climate-focused family office.

- **Role:** General Partner at Progression
- **Organizations:** Progression, Interlace Ventures, Bleu Capital, Alchemist Accelerator
- **From:** France
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Degree in Finance and Controlling, Audencia Business School, Degree in International Business and Trade, American University, Washington DC
- **Known for:** Raised $14M debut fund for Interlace Ventures in 2021, Scaled Sinodis from $50M to $200M in revenue as CFO and led successful exit to a public company, Negotiated Evian's exclusive distribution deal in China

## Career timeline

- **2003-2006** — Audit at Deloitte Paris — worked with LVMH, Pernod Ricard, WPP
- **2006-2009** — Audit & Technology Solutions at Deloitte Shanghai
- **2009-2010** — Business Manager in Southern China — negotiated Evian's exclusive China distribution deal
- **2011-2015** — CFO at Sinodis Shanghai — scaled Western food distributor from $50M to $200M revenue, led exit to public company
- **2019** — Co-founded Interlace Ventures with Joseph Sartre — early-stage commerce technology fund
- **2020** — Named mentor (Retail Tech) at Alchemist Accelerator
- **2021** — Closed Interlace Ventures debut fund at $14M
- **2022** — Co-founded Bleu Capital — transatlantic climate venture family office
- **2023-present** — Investment Partner at Progression — TikTok alumni-led fund backing AI-native consumer founders

## Achievements

- Raised $14M debut fund for Interlace Ventures in 2021
- Scaled Sinodis from $50M to $200M in revenue as CFO and led successful exit to a public company
- Negotiated Evian's exclusive distribution deal in China
- Built portfolio of 13+ commerce technology companies at Interlace Ventures (b8ta, Treet, Olive, Alloy Automation, CommerceJS, Presence.ai, Promoted.ai)
- Co-founded Bleu Capital to back ultra-efficient climate companies transatlantically
- Trilingual (French, English, Mandarin Chinese) with hands-on experience in three global markets
- Featured on The Full Ratchet, The Consumer VC, Commerce Beyond Borders, and 1Mby1M investor forums

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Joined Progression as Investment Partner, backing AI-native consumer and prosumer products at pre-seed/seed
- **2022-06** — Co-founded Bleu Capital, a transatlantic venture family office focused on ultra-efficient climate companies
- **2021-06** — Closed Interlace Ventures debut fund at $14M, with portfolio of 13 commerce technology companies

## Links

- Website: https://progression.fund
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/vincent-diallo-b845732
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/progressionfund
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/progressionsports/

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Last updated: 2026-05-17