Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet
Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet (born 17 April 1977 in Orleans) is a French entrepreneur and angel investor. He co-founded and served as president of the e-commerce platform PriceMinister, which was rebranded as Rakuten France in 2018.[1]
Biography
Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet launched his first venture, Visualis SA, in 1998 while studying at HEC Paris. After graduating in 1999, he joined Capital One as head of marketing and finance. In August 2000 he co-founded PriceMinister with Pierre Krings; the site went live in January 2001.
In 2007, while teaching entrepreneurship at HEC Paris, he mentored student Jonathan Benhamou and became the first investor and board member of PeopleDoc.[2]
In 2008 he and Pierre Krings launched the investment firm Kernel Investissements, backing startups including Doctolib, YellowKorner, LaBonneBox, Restoflash, Comet Meetings, and Blade.
PriceMinister was acquired by Rakuten in June 2010; Kosciusko-Morizet remained CEO of the French operation and then served as Rakuten’s European CEO until May 2014.[3]
He co-founded and chairs the strategic committee of ISAI, an internet entrepreneur investment fund.
In 2015 he was a featured speaker at the West Web Festival held during the Vieilles Charrues music festival in Carhaix-Plouguer.[4]