France · Midfielder · retired (2022)
Origins Fund (FR, underreported)

Ligue 1 x4 (PSG) + Serie A x3 (Juventus)
Blaise Matuidi is a co-founder and General Partner at Origins (Origins.Fund), a venture vehicle he launched after retiring from professional football. Origins is an early-stage investor that targets pre-seed through Series A rounds, with typical checks in the roughly $100k–$500k range and a fund size reported around $15M. Origins positions itself as a consumer-technology focused fund that leverages the audiences and influence of athlete LPs to help portfolio companies grow. Public reporting about Origins emphasizes consumer tech, sports/media tie-ins, Web3/blockchain plays, and other direct-to-consumer opportunities across Europe and North America. Business coverage consistently highlights the fund’s emphasis on consumer brands, digital products, and market expansion support via athlete networks. While the Origins vehicle has been described as relatively young and potentially underreported, available reputable reporting indicates its confirmed public investment thesis centers on early-stage consumer technology in Europe and the US (pre-seed → Series A), with no strong, publicly documented emphasis on climate tech or alternative-protein sectors.
Consumer-tech VC fund co-founded and co-led (General Partner) by Matuidi in 2021 with Ilan Abehassera; pre-seed to Series A, USD 100k-500k checks, backed by 50+ elite athletes providing distribution/influence; ~13-company portfolio (Upway, Le Walk, Doji, Alan etc.), co-investing with Sequoia, a16z, Left Lane
vc fund · France
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stationf.co/news/feels-raises-3m-with-investors-like-blaise-matuidi-to-develop-its-gen-z-dating-app
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Matuidi