An operator turned investor — still operating.
Honey Lab is led by Patrick Amiel. Serial entrepreneur, board member, business angel. Built and exited businesses. Backed twenty more. Now running a corporate venture building studio — across Paris, Athens, Buenos Aires and Miami.
Background
Co-founder of MyBestPro (Wengo) — a B2C marketplace scaled to 250+ employees across 9 countries, sold to Vivendi in 2017. Cofounder of 321 Startup Studio, a corporate venture builder partnering with industrial groups across France and Greece.
Today, Patrick combines three roles: building new ventures (Honey Lab studio & 321), backing early-stage founders (direct angel investments + VC partnerships), and serving on the boards of high-growth companies.
Roles & affiliations
- Cofounder 321 Startup Studio — Corporate venture studio (France, Greece)
- President Honey Lab SAS — Venture studio & investment vehicle
- Board seats Pharmedi Group · 1point6 · Mucho · Feedae · École ESPE · Quest Education Group
- Venture Partner Deal sourcing for Big Pi Ventures (Greece)
- LP GENERATIONS powered by EDHEC (Ring Capital)
Track record
- Exit MyBestPro → Vivendi (2017), as cofounder
- Exit EasyRecrue → iCIMS, as board member
- Exit Welyb → Agiris, as board member
- Exit Kwiper → Harvest, as board member
- Exit + 1 confidential exit, as board member
- Notable bets Ledger · Figures · Jump · 15+ others
In the press
- Les Echos · Oct 2026 « C'est du temps que nous ont donné nos aînés » : ces dirigeants de la French Tech qui s'engagent dans la vie de leur ancienne école. On backing EDHEC's GENERATIONS fund, mentoring at Station F and sitting on the admissions jury.
- Le Figaro · Sept 2026 Hugging Face, Pasqal… Le bal des occasions manquées pour la French Tech (print edition, 1 September 2026). Quoted as Venture Partner at Big Pi Ventures on why French founders go to the US, and where they no longer need to.
Education & languages
- Education EDHEC Business School · INSEAD Executive program
- Languages French · English · Spanish (operational)
- Based in Paris · with operating presence in Buenos Aires, Miami, and Greece
Get in touch
Book a slot directly, depending on your profile :
- Founders · Build / Back Pitch by email →
- Investors · Back Co-invest with us →
- Corporates · Advise Innovate externally →
Or simply : hello@honeylab.fr · LinkedIn ↗