Education
Université de Paris XII
Marketing Degree, (with Finance) 1985-01-01 - 1987-01-01Work Experience
Fundraising Bootcamp
Current
Fundraising Bootcamp
HOMYHUB
Current
HOMYHUB
EQUATE
Current
EQUATE
TMRW Tech Hub
2015-03-01 - 2023-11-01
TMRW Tech Hub
Creative Works Space
2017-10-01 - 2021-05-01
Creative Works Space
AlliApp
2017-01-01 - 2021-01-01
AlliApp
TownSquare
2018-11-01 - 2019-12-01
TownSquare
Decelera
2019-06-01 - 2019-07-01
Decelera
LD&A
2010-01-01 - 2012-05-01
LD&A
GoHello
2006-02-01 - 2009-12-01
GoHello
Skills
Summary
20+ years building TMT companies and VC. Specialist in fast-scaling (typically young) TMT into International markets; operational roles and General Management roles Built 5 tech startups; one from total startup to IPO; one total failure. I know both sides of the exit story. Operational roles: + RealNetworks (NASDAQ: RNWK) - co-founder of the EMEA team - from inception to IPO. + PictureTel Europe (now Polycom: NASDAQ:PLCM) - Head of Business Development and Strategy (early stages of Videoconferencing over IP) + Speed Ventures AB. Founding Partner of Europe's largest Accelerator Group, UK CEO. Backed by The Soros Fund and Shroeders Ventures (now Permira). + The Cloud Networks - Head of Marketing. Largest European Wifi Operator. + Zero1 Europe Ltd - CEO. Early stage finance, strategy and market rollout support. + GoHello - CEO. all-mobile "PBX in the Cloud" -VC backed company turnaround. Private Equity: + co-founder and investor in Speed Ventures AB, then Europe's most prominent early stage fund. + investment banking at LD&A, the pan-european boutique. + founder and managing partner at Tech Leaders Capital, the co-investment club for CEOs with outstanding track records. + 8 investments