Building something new New York City

I build companies. I also back a few founders along the way.

French-American, based in New York. Eighteen years building tech companies. Right now I'm focused on a new agentic AI company with a small team.

✍️ Story

A builder, first.

I moved to New York in 2004 and a few years later started Producteev here, task management for teams. Jive Software acquired it in 2012, which pulled me out to Silicon Valley for the next chapter. New York eventually pulled me back, and I haven't really left since.

Eighteen years in, what keeps me building is the same thing that made me start: I'm more interested in what the future could look like than in what's already been done. Every company I've built taught me what to bring to the next one. Every founder I've backed taught me something I'd never have learned on my own.

Right now I'm focused on a new agentic AI company in New York with a small team. I'm a little less active as an investor than I used to be. Only one-offs these days, mostly through Origins, the consumer fund I co-founded with Blaise Matuidi. The bar is high, the company we're building comes first, and that's the way I want it.

🛠️ Building

Companies I've started, run, or helped scale.

2008 / now
Currently · Stealth · NYC

Working on something new.

Agentic AI company in New York. Small team, big plans. More soon.

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  1. 2024 / 2026

    Contentsquare 🦄

    Two years at the Series F leader in customer experience analytics. Led Strategy and Corporate Development, then Partnerships & Strategic Alliances. Worked on M&A, AI partnerships, and the next chapter of the company.

    SVP · Strategy & Partnerships
  2. 2021 / 2024

    Async

    Voice messages that finally replaced meetings. Co-founder & CEO for three years. Shipped a product I'm still proud of, with a team I'd hire again tomorrow.

    Co-founder & CEO
  3. 2017 / 2021

    Willo

    Reinventing at-home oral health. Co-founder, President & COO. Raised $25M with Kleiner Perkins and the Amazon Alexa Fund. Named one of TIME's 100 Best Inventions of 2020.

    TIME 100 · KP-backed
  4. 2014 / 2017

    ILY

    A phone for families, so kids and grandparents could stay in touch without an app store between them. Acquired by Nucleus in 2016.

    Acquired · Nucleus
  5. 2008 / 2012

    Producteev

    Task management for teams. Started in Paris with three friends, scaled to thousands of paying companies including Apple, Stanford, Disney, and the FT. Acquired by Jive Software in 2012.

    Acquired · Jive Software
⚙️ Tech stack

Tools I reach for every day.

The new company is being built with these. Opinions formed from shipping, not from blog posts.

Build

  • Claude
  • Vercel
  • Supabase

Plan

  • Linear
  • Notion
  • Figma

Run

  • Slack
  • Granola
  • Superhuman
🌱 Investing

A few of the founders I've been lucky to back.

Origins

General Partner at Origins, a seed-to-Series-A consumer fund I co-founded with World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi. Earlier, an angel since 2012. A slice of the portfolio, in no particular order.

📝 Writing

I post most often on LinkedIn.

Lessons from companies I've built or backed, the occasional hot take, and what I'm learning right now.

Read my latest posts on LinkedIn
🎙️ Podcast

Oui Are New York.

Four years interviewing French entrepreneurs who made it in America. The "secret sauce," it turns out, is showing up.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
💭 Notes to self

Things I keep coming back to.

  • "Only hire and work with warriors."
  • "The best founders stayed curious."
  • "Distribution is taste at scale."
👋 Follow along

I post here.

✉️ Contact

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