# Yann Magnan

> Yann Magnan is the CEO and co-founder of 73 Strings, an AI-powered valuation and portfolio-monitoring platform for the private capital industry. A corporate-finance veteran of more than 25 years, he built Duff & Phelps' Paris office in 2007 and rose to lead its EMEA region across 27 offices before joining a pair of former colleagues to attack one of finance's most stubborn problems: pricing illiquid private assets. Under his leadership, 73 Strings raised a $55M Series B led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives in February 2025 and now serves managers overseeing trillions in assets from offices spanning Paris, New York, London, Bengaluru and beyond.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at 73 Strings
- **Organizations:** 73 Strings, Duff & Phelps (Kroll), EY, Story Island Ltd
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** MSc in Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris (CentraleSupelec)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads 73 Strings, an AI valuation platform serving alternative asset managers with trillions in combined AUM, Raised a $55M Series B in February 2025 led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Attracted strategic investment from Blackstone, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, Golub Capital, Hamilton Lane and Broadhaven Ventures

## Career timeline

- **1992** — Studies engineering at Ecole Centrale Paris (CentraleSupelec)
- **2000s** — Partner at EY in France, heading the Western Europe valuation practice
- **2007** — Opens and builds the Paris office of Duff & Phelps
- **2016** — Appointed EMEA leader and member of the Global Operating Committee at Duff & Phelps, overseeing 27 offices and 800+ employees
- **2020** — Joins 73 Strings as CEO and co-founder alongside Abhishek Pandey, Vinod Vijapur, Sambeet Parija
- **2024** — Closes Series A led by Blackstone Innovations Investments and Fidelity International Strategic Ventures
- **2025** — Closes $55M Series B led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads 73 Strings, an AI valuation platform serving alternative asset managers with trillions in combined AUM
- Raised a $55M Series B in February 2025 led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- Attracted strategic investment from Blackstone, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, Golub Capital, Hamilton Lane and Broadhaven Ventures
- Built Duff & Phelps' Paris office from scratch in 2007 and rose to lead the entire EMEA region (27 offices, 800+ staff)
- Served on Duff & Phelps' Global Operating Committee
- Former EY partner heading the Western Europe valuation practice

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — 73 Strings closes a $55M Series B led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, with Blackstone, Golub Capital, Hamilton Lane and Broadhaven Ventures participating.

## Links

- Website: https://73strings.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yann-magnan-bbb9623/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/73strings
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/73strings/

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Last updated: 2026-07-07