GUIBOR

What GUIBOR does

Guibor is a privately held French family office founded in 1988 by Dominique Romano and headquartered at 2 Rue Alfred de Vigny in Paris's 8th arrondissement. The firm operates as a multi-sector investment company deploying family capital across seven stated verticals: art, education and training, digital innovation and e-commerce, hospitality and restaurants, real estate, entertainment and media, and fashion and jewelry. Guibor invests in startups, growth-stage companies, and SMEs using a mix of minority and majority equity stakes, targeting businesses that it judges capable of disrupting their industries rather than purely financial returns.

The company's offering is not a unified product or platform but rather a portfolio of 31 named holdings spanning media (ChefClub, 25 million community members and over 1 billion monthly video views; Influence4you, a network of 3,000 influencers; Radio J and Judaïques FM), advertising technology (Retency), biotech and medtech (Ibionext, Polypid, Omega Life Science), food and beverage (Wild & The Moon, Feed, La Vie, Qilibri, Guillotine), fashion and cosmetics (La Bouche Rouge, Fré, Carré Y, Shanty Biscuits), HR and education tech (Goshaba, Welcome to the Jungle, PowerZ, Mentorshow, Benefiz, Junto), transport (Karos), proptech (Metafore), and e-commerce (The Bradery). Guibor's core technology is described as not applicable; value is delivered through capital, strategic guidance, and long-term partnership with founders.

The business model is investment-driven: Guibor generates returns through equity appreciation and portfolio dividends rather than disclosed management or advisory fees. Deal flow is sourced primarily through founder Dominique Romano's personal network, his thought-leadership presence via Odoxa polls for Les Echos-Radio Classique, and partnerships such as the Accélérateur BFM program with BFM Business and Les Déterminés (2019, 600,000 euros across 10 startups) and Campus M with Audencia Business School. Distribution is direct and relationship-based; no pricing or fee structures are publicly disclosed. Customer segments are ambitious entrepreneurs, growth-stage startups, business leaders seeking transformation or exit, and PMEs in resilient economic sectors with tangible assets.

Name

GUIBOR

Legal name

Guibor

Website

https://guibor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Guibor is a privately held Paris-based family office founded in 1988 by Dominique Romano that invests family capital as minority and majority equity stakes across 31 portfolio companies in art, education, digital, hospitality, real estate, media, and fashion, sourcing deals through the founder's network and partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Office Investment Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategic / Balance-Sheet CVC (On-balance-sheet investing) (FSANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) (FSANAAAF)

Keywords

• Family office investment
• Multi-sector equity investing
• Private equity portfolio
• Growth capital investment
• Minority majority stake investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Investment returns and portfolio dividends: Guibor generates returns through equity investments in startups and growth-stage companies across multiple sectors. The company takes minority and majority stakes in businesses and supports their development through strategic guidance and capital deployment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Guibor is a multi-sector family office investment company that deploys equity capital directly into startups and growth-stage companies across art, education, digital innovation/e-commerce, hospitality, real estate, entertainment/media, and fashion/jewelry. The firm takes minority and majority stakes in 31 portfolio companies, providing not only capital but also long-term strategic guidance, network access, and international development support to entrepreneurs through major business milestones.

Product overview

Guibor is a multi-sector investment company (Family Office) founded in 1988 by Dominique Romano, headquartered at 2 Rue Alfred de Vigny in Paris. The company does not offer a unified product or platform but rather provides investment services and manages a diversified portfolio of 31 companies across multiple sectors including Art, Education and Training, Digital Innovation/E-commerce, Hospitality and Restaurants, Real Estate, Entertainment and Media, and Fashion and Jewelry. Guibor's investment approach combines intuitive and rational strategies, focusing on companies that can revolutionize their industries. The portfolio companies represent Guibor's investment holdings and are not integrated products or services under a unified platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 25 million community members and 1 billion+ monthly video views with ChefClub investment
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BFM BusinesscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 June 2019Guibor partnered with BFM Business and Les Déterminés to support the Accélérateur BFM program, investing 600,000 euros in 10 selected startups from suburban and territorial areas. The program provides strategic guidance, coaching, and network access to entrepreneurs who are often excluded by traditional funding sources.
• Les DéterminéscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 June 2019Guibor partnered with Les Déterminés and BFM Business for the Accélérateur BFM initiative, focusing on inclusive entrepreneurship for startups from underserved areas and territories in France.
• Campus M / AudenciaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Guibor is a partner of Campus M, a new excellence track for music studies that will welcome its first cohort in September 2019 at Audencia Business School in Paris. The program offers a specialized Master's degree (Bac +6) in music industry management, the first of its kind in France.
• Influence4you (Influence For You)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Influence For You (Influence4you) is a Guibor portfolio company since 2012. The company is an influencer marketing agency helping brands work with social media influencers, with a network of 3000 influencers including major YouTubers.
• Les DéterminéscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLes Déterminés is an organization focused on inclusive entrepreneurship, partnering with Guibor and BFM Business to select and support 10 startups through the Accélérateur BFM program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cathay Capital: Cathay Capital is a Paris-based investment firm backing European and Asian growth companies with a long-term, cross-border approach. Like Guibor, it invests in consumer, digital, and lifestyle sectors and emphasizes partnership with founders across cycles.
• Ring Capital: Ring Capital is a Paris-based venture and growth investor backing European tech and consumer brands. Both Guibor and Ring focus on long-term partnerships with French founders, though Ring concentrates more heavily on digital/e-commerce verticals.

Broad incumbents

• PAI Partners: PAI Partners is a major French private equity firm with a multi-sector European mid-market focus. Both Guibor and PAI target French-rooted companies with growth potential, though PAI operates with much larger fund vehicles and institutional capital.
• Bpifrance: Bpifrance is France's public investment bank, providing growth capital and venture funding across sectors and stages. Both Guibor and Bpifrance back French startups, including through the Accélérateur BFM program, but Bpifrance operates at sovereign-fund scale.
• Ardian: Ardian is a Paris-headquartered private investment house with funds, direct investments, and multi-sector mandates. Guibor and Ardian share a French base and a willingness to take minority or controlling positions in growth-oriented European companies.
• Wendel: Wendel is a publicly listed French investment firm with a multi-decade track record of long-term, partnership-oriented investing across diversified industries. Both firms share a patient-capital, family-controlled heritage and a similar multi-sector mandate in France and Europe.
• Eurazeo: Eurazeo is a leading European investment firm operating across private equity, private debt, venture, and real estate. Like Guibor, it deploys patient capital into French and European growth companies, though at significantly larger scale and with institutional LP backing.
• Idinvest Partners (Eurazeo): Idinvest (now part of Eurazeo) is a French growth investor in SMEs and venture-stage companies. It is comparable to Guibor in targeting minority growth stakes in French companies, though with a larger institutional fund structure and broader LP base.

Emerging players

• Kima Ventures: Kima Ventures is one of France's most active early-stage investors, making small ticket-sized bets across digital and consumer startups. It shares Guibor's willingness to take early positions in French founders, though with a more systematic, volume-driven approach.

Regional players

• Hi Inov: Hi Inov is a French venture capital firm focused on deep tech and B2B startups. While Guibor invests more in consumer and lifestyle, both operate in the French early-growth ecosystem and back ambitious entrepreneurs through long-term capital.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/guiborsa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments17 records

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