Pierre Gallet
Chief Technical Officer at daphni
Pierre is an engineer, investor, and entrepreneur, serving as daphni’s Chief Technical Officer.
He previously launched several start-ups, including TOTEM, a pioneering “store-as-a-service” solution provider for workspaces. Under his leadership, TOTEM grew from inception to over €4M in revenue, expanded from 0 to 40 employees with a CAGR of 86%, and raised €10M in funding from prominent VC funds across Europe.
He is also active in academia, teaching Statistics and Generative AI at ESSEC and CentraleSupélec, where he serves as Executive Director of the DSBA Master’s program. Pierre studied engineering at CentraleSupélec and management at ESSEC.
"Consistency within contradiction expresses the strength of a desire." - Derrida
Pierre's fun facts
Super power
Concentration
Smile when
He sees the light
He can teach
How to learn
Why did he join the VC world?
To support fearless entrepreneurs with potential
Soft skills
Active listener, curious, creative
Icebreaker
“Have you met Ted?”
Interests
Music, sailing, chess, filmmaking
How he acts for good
Striving not to be evil
Mission at daphni
Building the most data-driven VC in Europe to give outstanding, under-the-radar startups their best chance at funding
