Roxanne Varza

Roxanne Varza

Roxanne Varza is Director of STATION F, the biggest startup campus in the world with more than 1.000 startups, located in Paris. She is originally from Silicon Valley. Before joining STATION F, she led Microsoft Ventures Paris and TechCrunch France. She also worked for several London-based startups and cofounded StarHer, Tech.eu and Failcon France.

Prior to her current role, Roxanne was the lead for Microsoft’s start-up activities in France, running both Bizspark and Microsoft Ventures programs for 3 years. She was also Editor of TechCrunch France from 2010-2011 and has written for several publications including Business Insider and The Telegraph. In April 2013, Business Insider listed her as one of the top 30 women under 30 in tech. She has also been listed in additional rankings by Business Insider, Vanity Fair and Le Figaro, The Evening Standard and more.

Roxanne also co-founded StartHer (ex Girls in Tech Paris) and is the co-organizer of the Failcon Paris conference. More recently, she co-founded Tech.eu, a European tech media backed by Dave McClure, Adeo Ressi, Daniel Waterhouse and more.

Prior to TechCrunch, Roxanne worked for the French government’s foreign direct investment agency helping fast-growing startups develop their activities in France. Roxanne has spoken, moderated, mentored and judged numerous startup events and programs throughout Europe and also helps European startups with content and communications. Roxanne is trilingual and holds degrees from UCLA, Sciences Po Paris and the London School of Economics. She is also an epilepsy advocate.

The Latest from Roxanne Varza

Sincerely Rolls Out Postagram In Europe In Time For Spring Break

The craze of printing Instagram and Facebook photos is slowly but surely hitting Europe. Roughly a month ago, Nantes-based <a href="http://www.darqroom.com/" target="_blank">DarQRoom</a> became one o

French President Sarkozy Is On Pinterest. Well, Maybe.

Typically, when I think of an "early adopter," French President Sarkozy doesn't come to mind. The man who announced his intention to run for reelection on February 12th didn't even have a verified Twi

Social Music Games Company MXP4 Opens LA Office Ahead Of Rollout

<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10173" title="logo-mxp4" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mxp4.jpg" alt="" />In April, Paris-based social music games company

Is M&A Increasing For European Startups? VC Frederic Court Says Yes… And No…

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-19935" title="frederic" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/frederic.jpg" alt="" width="154" height="210" /><a href="http://www.zong.

European Social Games Publisher Pretty Simple Raises €2.5 Million

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-34167" title="prettysimplelogo" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/prettysimplelogo.png" alt="" width="149" height="118" />The first name th

Boticca's High-End Marketplace For Fashion Accessories Scores $2.5 Million

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-18770" title="boticca logo" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/boticca-logo.png" alt="" width="250" height="62" /> I have no idea i

@J_Pinet Tweets IMF Chief's Arrest Before US Media And Gets Accused Of Conspiracy

<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-34141" title="DSKpinet" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/DSKpinet.png" alt="" width="446" height="279" /><

Single? Married? It's Complicated? Wear Your Relationship Status With Buump

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-18783" title="buump" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/buump.png" alt="" width="221" height="91" />Facebook may have over 600 milli

Bon Voyage! Alven Capital Puts $1.4 Million Into Custom Travel Site PlanetVeo

<img class="shot2" alt="" /><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-18612" title="planetveologo" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/planetveologo.png" alt="" width="362" he

LIVE From Paris: TechCrunch France presents #TCFRecipes + Livestream

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/techcrunch-europe.jpg?w=215" alt="" title="TechCrunch Europe" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-300505" />Oh yes, France does indeed have

"Buy One Give One" Site Jimmy Fairly Is Fastest-funded French Startup

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-18519" title="JF" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/JF.png" alt="" width="183" height="239" />Hey, remember <a href="http://eu.beta

Kima Ventures Invests In YellowBrck, A Foursquare For Parents

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-18523" title="yellowbrck" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/yellowbrck.png" alt="" width="265" height="52" />Social networking is d

Tigerlily Raises $1.3 Million To Help Brands Avoid Nestle-like Fan Page Disasters

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-18505" title="tigerlily" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tigerlily.png" alt="" width="182" height="46" />Recently, Paris-based <a

MakeMeReach Snags $4.3 Million To Conquer Europe With Facebook Ads

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33501" title="mmr" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/mmr.png" alt="" width="217" height="119" />In January, <a href="http://www.mediastay.c

MXP4's Bopler Games App Turns Lily Allen Songs Into (Social) Gaming Music

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-18058" title="XS" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/XS.png" alt="" width="295" height="69" />Alright, who is up for a round of Lily

Kima Ventures Invests In Astrolome's Real-Time Horoscope Platform

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33269" title="astrolomelogo" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/astrolomelogo.png" alt="" width="198" height="198" />If you're one of those

Cha-Ching: MediaStay's Game Monetization Solutions Snag $21.5 Million

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-33134" title="Mediastay" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/Mediastay.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="74" /><a href="http://www.mediastay.co

Tickengo Closes Seed Round With Kima Ventures So You Can Charge Hitchhikers

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-32883" title="tickengo" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/tickengo.png" alt="" width="165" height="51" />With gas at roughly $4/gallon, Fre

Wikio Groupe Closing Huge Round To Become The Long-Awaited European Internet Star

<a href="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/wikio.gif"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-17003" title="wikio" src="http://fr.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/

Orange Acquires 49% Of DailyMotion For €59 Million, The Rest To Follow

<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-30832" title="dailymotion" src="http://eu.beta.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/dailymotion2.png" alt="" width="182" height="40" />Rumors have been flying aro
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