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Jan 13, 2022 · Pousaz, who lives in Dubai with his wife and two children, is understood to still own around two thirds of the company. The billionaire, who previously admitted he spends most nights in...
Pousaz lives in Dubai, is married and has three children (two sons and a daughter). [5]
Aug 9, 2019 · Pousaz currently spends 50-60 nights a year at London's Edition Hotel, which has a $480-a-night rack rate, around the corner from his little-known fintech firm, which also sees no borders. The...
- A Spectacular First Funding Round
- An Atypical Profile
- Links to Lausanne
In 2019, the start-up’s first funding round raised a phenomenal $200 million. Investors acquired a 10% stake for $200 million, bringing the total value of the company to $2 billion. “Investment of this magnitude is extremely rare,” notes Laplace. “For most start-ups, the first venture capital contributions usually vary between $1 million and $5 mil...
According to Laplace, the Swiss entrepreneur’s success is above all due to his in-depth knowledge of the market and fundraising mechanisms. “Guillaume Pousaz is a serial entrepreneur. Checkout.com is already his third fintech start-up. He also has an impressive international network and unwavering determination. In short, he has an atypical profile...
Pousaz grew up in Geneva and went on to study at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) before switching to HEC Lausanne. He broke off his studies in the 2000s, however, without obtaining a degree. A surfer at heart, he flew to Los Angeles, California. There, he got a job at a finance company (IPC), whose offices were close to th...
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Jan 23, 2022 · An indefatigable globetrotter, Pousaz, who currently lives in Dubai (but has plans to relocate his family to London), reckons he spent 750 hours a year on planes before the pandemic, and...
Jan 12, 2022 · Pousaz, who lives with his family in Dubai, dropped out of college after failing his economics finals and founded Checkout.com in 2012 after a spell surfing in California.
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Mar 21, 2023 · As the high-flying CEO and founder of Checkout.com, Dubai-based Guillaume Pousaz is the Swiss billionaire with an estimated net worth of US$20bn.
