We are passionate about building a unique platform to help users discover and enjoy mobile applications.

We envision a world where...

• Anyone can easily find apps they will obsessively love and use, not just apps that they will download and forget after two days...
• App developers can find a better way to reach their target audience, without having to hunt for them...
• Brands and companies can find an efficient way to jump in the app ecosystem, without prior knowledge or expertise

The original concept of Appsfire was born in early 2009 out of a simple point of frustration: sharing and finding apps simply wasn't practical. We started with a simple iPhone app which gave users the ability to share their favorite apps with their friends. The app reached the iTunes app store in the summer 2009. We then quickly realized that the problem and opportunities were much bigger...

The rest of the story remains to be written!

our team

Appsfire is brought to you by two repeat entrepreneurs, Ouriel Ohayon and Yann Lechelle.

Ouriel Ohayon

Before spending his time checking his favorite apps, Ouriel worked several years in the internet space at AOL, as an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist. He also launched the French version of TechCrunch and recently co-founded ISAI (isai.fr) an early stage fund in France. Ouriel graduated from HEC business school, Paris (more on his blog or on twitter)

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Yann Lechelle

Besides cranking out Objective-C in the early 90s and late 00s, Yann founded SaaS social networking platform Etheryl.com in the pre-Facebook years, and more recently co-founded mobile development agency KickYourApp.com. Yann holds a bachelors in Computer Science summa cum laude from the American University of Paris and an MBA from INSEAD, where he regularly returns to share his tales of entrepreneurship.

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We are looking for raw talents. Want to join us?

our investors

Appsfire is proudly backed by a team of exceptional and successful web entrepreneurs. They share a common passion for bringing great services to a large crowd. They also share a great track record in building very successful international businesses in France and abroad.

Marc Simoncini

Marc is the founder and the CEO of Meetic.com one of the largest dating site in the world.

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Xavier Niel

Xavier is the founder and CEO of Iliad/Free, one of the largest ISP's in France.

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Jean-David Blanc

Jean-David founded Allocine.com one of the largest movie portals, later sold to Vivendi.

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Jacques-Antoine Granjon

Jacques-Antoine, founder/CEO of Vente-Privee.com one of the largest private sales company in the world.

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Fabrice Grinda

Fabrice is a serial entrepreneur. He co-founded Aucland 1998 , founded Zingy , then co-founded OLX.

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Lerer Ventures

Lerer Ventures is a US early-stage fund behind the Huffington Post and a number of exciting new ventures.

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Idinvest Partners

Idinvest Partners led our series A and is one Europe's leading VC firm.

Appsfire has been accredited as an Innovation Startup ("Jeune Entreprise Innovante") with a strong R&D programme ("OSEO label").