Damien Balsan
General Partner at Conexo Ventures
Greater Boston
Overview
Work Experience
President/Co-Founder
2019 - Current
firmly.ai has developed and patented a touchless checkout solution for ecommerce that allows a consumer to make a purchase with a merchant online anywhere, while simultaneously maintaining the merchant as the MOR(Merchant of Recard) and requiring zero changes to your site or checkout. This allows a consumer to checkout anywhere they are inspired be it a CTV ad, a social platform, a publisher page, an AI Chatbot and more… We are funded by strategic investors such as Rapyd (one of highest valued payment and fintech startup) and some Top venture capital Funds specialized in Commerce Solutions like FJ Labs, BGV, Hawke Media Ventures, Mu Ventures, Rachel Zoe Ventures, Willow-Tree Ventures , Versus Ventures and some amazing angels all veterans of fintech industry or commerceTech and adtech.
Co-Founder General Partner
2018
In Joint venture with Madrid based Private Equity Group Buena Vista Equity Partners former GED Capital (1B under management), Conexo Ventures with 60 Million euros fund provides a direct growth path to the US Market for South european startups. We invest ideally in pre-serie A or Serie A in exceptional individuals with passion for solving hard challenges and bringing disruptive innovation to high growth markets. Let's change the world together !
Board of Director
2020
LoginID invested by Visa, provides simple APIs and SDKs for enterprises to integrate FIDO-certified biometric authentication in as little as 15 minutes, helping reduce e-commerce fraud
LoginID is a cybersecurity company that adds biometrics security features to websites, applications, and eCommerce platforms.
Raised $11,052,500.00 from Algorand Foundation.
Board of Director/investor
2018
Kushki is a payments platform for e-commerces businesses operating in Latin America. It simplifies how businesses accept online, supports all major credit cards, and cross-border payments.
Board Member
2022
Atani is a regulated (VASP) European crypto broker, with a powerful tech stack, top-tier banking partners like BBVA, strong regulatory relationships and deep knowledge of the European and LatAm markets. 1. Regulated Crypto Asset Service Provider in the European Union - Registered at the Bank of Spain both as a Virtual Assets Service Provider and as Custodian of Electronic Wallets. - Strong relationships with the National Securities Markets Commission (CNMV) and the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering 2. Tier 1 Banking and Crypto Exchange Partnerships - Partners with BBVA to enable 20+ fiat deposits and withdrawals (SEPA and SWIFT), including EUR, USD and 20+ major global currencies. - Provides connectivity to the liquidity and market data of leading crypto exchanges. 3. Live Product Suite: Broker, Advanced Trading Terminal, and B2B APIs - Multi-exchange broker giving live access to the aggregated liquidity of top exchanges (2,000+ tokens) through a single account - Advanced trading terminal with added value features (exchange and wallet aggregation, Charting&TA, live alerts, etc.) - Robust API for high-frequency traders and end-to-end crypto exchange-as-a-service solution for businesses.
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
2020
The platform of companies committed to the climate Decarbonize your business to comply with the new standards and grow your company virtuously.
Angel Investor
2020
Board Of Advisors
2018
Paybycar.co PayByCar™ is a break-through in-vehicle payment solution that makes it easier than ever to pay drive-up retailers while in your car using the toll transponder you already have and love.
PayByCar, the in-vehicle payment innovator, makes contactless payment easier at drive-up retailers like gas, QSR and curbside pick-up
Raised $8,000,000.00 from DCU FinTech Innovation Center.
Board of Advisor
2020
Board Member
2010
Education
MBA
2001 - 2002
Master's degree
1987 - 1991
baccalaureat C
1977 - 1986