Ventures
What He Built
Bakeries, restaurants, an online marketplace: Harold Levillair builds businesses with storefronts, payrolls and daily sales, and invests where that experience counts.
The Track Record
| Levillair Group and PAUL China | Shanghai. Founder of the group, founder and chief executive of PAUL China1. Nine bakeries in twenty months2. Group sold to a Chinese retail group. |
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| Pavilion Costes | Shanghai, Xintiandi. A restaurant and lounge of 1,800 square metres over four storeys, the first Hôtel Costes venue outside France2. |
| Le Pain Quotidien | France. Chief executive for France and franchise owner, for a brand led from New York13. Presented by the trade press in 2014 as directeur général of Le Pain Quotidien Provence, in charge of developing the French market4. |
| Technology | France. Commercial director of iBazar, the marketplace acquired by eBay in 200110. Commercial roles at Lycos and Maporama. |
Now
He has lived in Dubai since 2025. Technology and retail led him to his current project: an infrastructure that links digital capital to real-world assets. More on the fintech page.
He presents his current companies directly to the people he works with.
How He Works
Three habits come from running shops: count the cash before the growth, know the numbers of every site, pick partners for the long run.
This website is not an offer of securities or investment advice. Harold Levillair does not manage an investment fund.