Michel Meyer
About Michel Meyer
Michel Meyer is based in Paris, Ile-de-France, and is Director of Product Management at Meta, according to Crunchbase and Lounge's existing record. Other profiles describe his Meta work as product lead for Core Learning & Reasoning inside Meta's Fundamental AI Research group (FAIR). Before that, he led product teams for the messaging platform, AI conversations and push notifications used across Meta's apps. He joined Meta in November 2020, first as a Director, Technical Program Manager.
He started in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1994 as a programmer at Ray Dream. He co-founded the French web portal MultiMania in 1995 and led its IPO in 2000. Lycos Europe later bought the company, and he served as Managing Director of Lycos France from 2000 to 2002. In 2003 he co-founded Kewego, an online video platform, and sold it to KIT digital in 2011. He then spent a year as Senior Vice President of Global Product Management at KIT digital. From 2012 to 2013 he was Chief Mobile Officer at Viadeo, the professional social network.
From 2015 to 2019 he was co-founder and CEO of Presence AI, which built AI-powered text and voice messaging between businesses and their customers. Groupon announced its acquisition of Presence AI in August 2019 and did not disclose the terms. Meyer then worked at Groupon as Director of Product Management, AI + Messaging, until November 2020. He studied engineering (mathematics and computer science) at ENSEEIHT, and he holds a certificate in XCS234, Reinforcement Learning.
Crunchbase lists 4 personal investments, 4 portfolio companies, no lead investments, 1 exit and 2 founded companies. All four investments are seed rounds. They are Algolia (round announced June 2014), Aircall and Avanoo (both June 2015) and Visiblee (November 2016). Crunchbase lists Visiblee as his exit. In the Aircall round, Crunchbase shows 500 Global and six other investors alongside him.
He has invested through his own vehicle, NewTechWorld LLC, since 2014. His profile there lists these portfolio companies: Aircall, Algolia, Mindee, DataChat, Alchemy Nano, Plato, Wizbii, CoachGuitar and SalesMachine. Investment dates are not public for most of these. From September 2014 to the end of 2016 he was also a Venture Partner at Newfund, and PitchBook says he has invested with Newfund in the US since 2014. He mentored at StartX from 2015 to 2017. PitchBook also lists a board seat at Guitar Media.
Third-party databases give different counts because each tracks different rounds. Treat the Crunchbase figures above as the minimum public record.
His clearest public AI work is operating, not investing. He co-founded and ran Presence AI, an AI messaging company that Groupon bought in 2019. At Groupon he led AI and messaging product work. At Meta he moved from messaging and AI conversations to FAIR research product work.
We could not find a public list of angel investments that are explicitly AI companies, with dates. His self-described portfolio includes DataChat, but this page does not characterize it beyond that. Founders building conversational AI, messaging or applied machine learning products will find the closest overlap with his operating experience.
The public record shows a seed-stage investor. EasyVC lists his stages as pre-seed and seed, with interests including SaaS, messaging, AI and machine learning, small and medium businesses, and real estate technology. His known portfolio is concentrated in French founders and software companies. Crunchbase shows no lead investments, so he appears to join rounds led by others.
NFX Signal lists an investment range of $1K to $50K, with a sweet spot of $20K. That figure comes from a third-party database, not from a statement by Meyer. We found no public statement from him on what he looks for in founders. Because he works full time at Meta, check with him directly about availability and conflicts before you pitch.
- Algolia: seed round announced June 2014, per Crunchbase.
- Aircall: seed round announced June 2015 alongside 500 Global and others, per Crunchbase.
- Avanoo: seed round announced June 2015, and Crunchbase lists him as an investor from March 2015.
- Visiblee: B2B website conversion and lead generation automation. Seed round announced November 2016, and Crunchbase lists it as his exit.
- Guitar Media: PitchBook lists him as a board member. The date is not public.
- Presence AI (founded, not invested): AI-powered business texting that he co-founded and led as CEO. Groupon acquired it in 2019.
- crunchbase.com/person/michel-meyer
- crunchbase.com/person/michel-meyer/person_overview_investor/timeline
- linkedin.com/in/michelmeyer
- signal.nfx.com/investors/michel-meyer
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/234758-17
- investor.groupon.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2019/Groupon
- easyvc.ai/investor/michel-meyer
- aeroleads.com/in/michelmeyer
Investing activity
Michel Meyer has made 4 investments according to Crunchbase across 4 portfolio companies, and has seen 1 exit and founded 2 companies.
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Frequently asked questions about Michel Meyer
Is Michel Meyer an angel investor?
Yes. Crunchbase lists 4 personal investments, all seed rounds, between 2014 and 2016. He also invests through NewTechWorld LLC, and his other listed portfolio companies include Mindee, DataChat, Plato and Wizbii.
What is Michel Meyer's check size?
He has not publicly stated one. NFX Signal lists a range of $1K to $50K with a sweet spot of $20K, but that is third-party data and not confirmed by him.
What stage does Michel Meyer invest in?
His public investments are seed rounds, and EasyVC lists pre-seed and seed. Crunchbase shows no lead investments, so he usually joins rounds led by others.
What companies has Michel Meyer founded?
He co-founded MultiMania (IPO in 2000), Kewego (sold to KIT digital in 2011) and Presence AI (acquired by Groupon in 2019). Crunchbase counts 2 founded companies, so profiles disagree on which ones to list.
What does Michel Meyer do at Meta?
Crunchbase lists him as Director of Product Management at Meta. Other profiles say he leads product for Core Learning & Reasoning in Meta's FAIR research group. Before that he led messaging and AI conversation product teams.
How can founders contact Michel Meyer?
His LinkedIn profile is the most reliable public channel. He also uses X under the handle newtechmitch. He has no personal website that we could find.
Where is Michel Meyer based?
Michel Meyer is based in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.
How can founders reach Michel Meyer?
Founders on Lounge can see Michel Meyer's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Michel Meyer to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.