Seed and Series A startup investments in EMEA, in Construction, Mobility and Industrial tech.Managing the Nova team in Europe.

NOVA is the venture arm of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest building materials companies and manufacturer of innovative material solutions.I focus on startups in built environment and electric mobility.

Leading the consulting branch of VC fund Aster.• General management: offer definition, recruitment and management of a team of 6• Business development: signed and delivered ~2M€ of projects for international clients with an NPS of 86• Expertise: startup investment, sustainability and energy transition for the industry

Conducted 23 projects:• Startup sourcing, market analyses and due diligences (embedded AI for electric mobility, tunnel boring, CCUS, large-scale energy storage, wastewater valorization, robotics for construction, urban farming, non-destructive testing...)• Corporate VC fund and/or Open Innovation department design and implementation or optimization (Oil & Gas, Construction, Pharma)• Startup development: international expansion, customer playbook definition, IP valorization (LPG distribution, industrial indoor drones, mobility SaaS)• Corporate training for bankers and industrial plants managers on the financing of energy transition (Ademe and EU-backed training programme)

30%-60% travel, based 6 months in London• Defined and executed the launch of ratings in Shanghai, Berlin and Tel Aviv• Structured the London office: recruited and managed the teams of analysts, supported sales• Responsible for international expansion strategy and reporting to the founders• Modeled budget framework and forecasts, replicable expansion processes• Tied partnerships with local accelerators, research centers and universities (China, UK, Israel)

Joined as the 4th employee• Rated 200+ start-ups and SMEs on behalf of investors and corporate clients• Conducted interviews with founders for technical and management due diligence• Realized market studies, financial analyses and financial valuation• Wrote reports summarizing the analyses and presented them to corporates and investors• In charge of client satisfaction towards C-level executives: Vinci Energies, SNCF, Belron, Direct Energie, Total, Colas, L’Oréal, Bouygues Immobilier, Enedis, Sonepar, RTE, Bridgestone, Renault, Air France, Euromaster…

• Worked with various departments (Research, Legal, Marketing & Sales) to elaborate scenarii for ENGIE to be a key player in the smart home industry in Europe• Performed competitive analyses (startups & large competitors)• Contributed to develop a startup / innovative initiatives screening & analysis tool• Contributed to strategic studies & planning: strategic orientations, CAPEX framing, technological watch, the midterm plan, the Group's new organization

4-month consulting mission at PayPal China as a part of the EMLYON Asia programAnalyzed ecommerce & mobile payments in African countries (Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa) and made recommendations for PayPal to be an actor of the China-Africa trade

Missions included:• Launching a new subsidiary in Real Estate (market study, value proposition, launch strategy...)• Improving customer experience for a customer care center (utility company)• Researching and writing a study about urban mobility • Working on calls to tender and different C-level presentations• Clients: Bouygues Immobilier, EDF, SNCF, Michelin, La Poste

Audit of financial institutions

Worked on the creation of the new market intelligence tool for Saint-Gobain Construction firms in Nordic countries

Business development and webmarketing for a danish startup (web platform for rare instruments dealers & seekers)