Gabriel Le Roux

Gabriel Le Roux is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor based in London, currently serving as the Co-founder and CEO of Primer, a company that provides a unified infrastructure for global payments and commerce. He co-founded Primer in January 2020, aiming to optimize payment processes for merchants across various sectors, including retail, travel, and fintech.12

In addition to his role at Primer, Gabriel is also an Investor (LP) at Emblem, a venture capital firm that focuses on partnering with entrepreneurs at the pre-seed stage in France. He has held this position since April 2023.12 His investment portfolio includes several other ventures as an angel investor, such as Episode 1 Ventures, Hyperline, and Genie, among others.1

Before founding Primer, Gabriel spent five years at Braintree, a division of PayPal, where he held various roles including Head of Startup Growth for EMEA and Product Owner for global commerce infrastructure tools. His experience at Braintree involved expanding the company’s presence in the European startup ecosystem and managing key enterprise customers.23

Gabriel's educational background includes a bachelor's degree in International Economics, Management, and Finance from Bocconi University in Milan and a Master’s degree in Management with a specialization in Digital Business from IE Business School in Madrid.2 He is originally from France but has lived in multiple countries, enriching his global perspective on business and technology.