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Guillaume Princen

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Global Head of Startups, Digital Natives and Mid-Market at Anthropic
📍 Paris, Île-de-France, France

Guillaume Princen is a global technology executive who leads the Startups, Digital Natives, and Mid-Market division at Anthropic. A graduate of Harvard Business School, he specializes in scaling high-growth companies, having previously built Stripes European operations as its first employee outside the US and served as CEO at Mooncard.

Outside of his primary role, he is an active angel investor and advisor to early-stage technology companies. His personal investment portfolio includes over 20 startups, with a focus on innovative sectors such as Fintech, B2B SaaS, and Climatetech, where he has demonstrated successful returns.

Unique fact: He single-handedly launched Stripe in Europe, building the entire operation across all functions from the ground up.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Global Head of Startups, Digital Natives and Mid-Market
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Topics Guillaume cares about

AI Adoption
Observes that the adoption of AI tools by developers is happening faster than any previous enterprise software shift, with the bottleneck moving from coding to product vision.
European Tech Scene
Champions the potential of European AI companies, believing their story is just beginning and emphasizing the importance of rapid product validation.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Global Head of Startups, Digital Natives and Mid-Market
Anthropic
10-2023 - 9-2024
Chief Executive Officer, Board Member
Mooncard
1-2018 - 4-2025
Angel Investor & Advisor
Personal
4-2014 - 7-2021
Head of Europe & Middle-East
Stripe
9-2010 - 4-2014
Senior Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
In the press

Media appearances

The Connected AI podcast: Anthropic's head of Europe speaks on .... Featured in Apple Podcasts
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Fabian Hedin (Lovable) & Guillaume Princen (Anthropic). Featured in YouTube
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Education
2008 - 2010
Masters
Harvard Business School
2004 - 2005
Masters
Collège des Ingénieurs
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