Meet the daphnipolitans

Co-founder and COO of Boost.rs, a startup aimed at democratizing talent management by helping individuals and companies to assess their skills. Boost.rs’ skills profiler powers applications in Talent Management, Internal Mobility, Learning & Development, and Recruitment (visit us at www.boost.rs). I previously held global responsibilities at the Corporate Innovation department of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT). Prior to that, I led the CWT Travel Management Institute for five years, a think tank dedicated to business travel, and spent four years in strategy consulting and private equity at L.E.K. Consulting. I am an investor and advisor in several startups such as Agricool, Beekast, Bnbsitter, Costockage.fr, Fox Intelligence, Holberton School, Intercloud, Librinova, Limonetik, Meetrip/Cariboo, Metafora Biosystems, Scality, Sculpteo, Seedtag, Switch Collective, Teads, Tech’4’Team, Vide Dressing and Visiblee. Specialties: mentoring, strategy, consulting, client relations, business development, innovation, entrepreneurship, private equity, venture capital, startups.

Entrepreneur and early-stage investor. Now Nahimic: because audio matters! Also founder of North Digital Angels, a french network of angels. In my previous life, I was co-founder of Hospimedia Group: online platforms for professionals in healthcare (acquired in 2016). Ultra-trail runner, kite-surfer and mountaineer :-)

We help growing companies to scale their tech and data teams on demand by connecting them to a direct pipeline of freelance engineers. We've worked with companies like Renault, LVMH, Société Générale, Webedia, and Deezer. By using Comet you don't look for the best talents, we find them for you. On-demand, in less than 48 hours. Fully vetted by ourselves. We're also building and nurturing a thriving community of tech and data freelancers by offering them unfair advantages (payment at the end of the month, exclusive events, exclusive partnerships with insurances, and much more to come).

- Deputy CEO: managing partner in asset management, strategy definition and implementation (marketing, sales, processes, risk management, fund management, etc) - Chief Investment Officer Alternatives & Global Credit: €10bn AUM at the peak; responsible for P&L, risk, operations, product development, business units strategy and operations - Professional Investor on Corporate Assets for 13 years: AUM growth €150mln to €3bn, 7,5% net annualized return over the period 2002-2013 - Independent Board Member In my various positions, and especially as a business leader, I demonstrated my ability to have a vision, share it and obtain support to implement it. As an Investor and a CIO, I stand out as a stress resilient decision maker, solving rapidly complex situations. I particularly like to create/ develop and grow businesses, dealing with associated challenges: culture, recruiting, positioning, marketing, customer knowledge, innovation, new business models etc Areas of expertise: - Investment / investment solutions: equities/credit/alternatives/ private equity/ private debt/fintech - Liquid Alternatives - Strategic thinking / business plan elaboration and implementation - Managing for value: p&l, cash flows, process optimizations, etc - Negotiation: contracts, partnerships, all types of deals/ situations - Organic and external growth - Specific sector knowledge: financial services, energy - New areas of business development - digital and fintech impact (started in 2000 within the LabMorgan)

I work for la French Tech; we build communities and connect ecosystems around the world (SF, NYC, London, Berlin, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, etc). In my spare time, I enjoy writing about online privacy and community building and moderating/speaking at Tech conferences (RISE, Techsauce, etc). Prior to joining la French Tech, I helped multiple start-ups with growth, crowdfunding and strategy as well as corporations with startup scouting, design thinking and venture building. I started my career as an equity analyst working for a USD 8 billion investment funds. I also had a short career as a sailing instructor and skipper.