Data Tribune: Tech Podcast

We talk to Flore Lestrade, the CEO and founder of Veeton. Veeton is an artificial intelligence-powered platform for automated fashion imaging. It provides fashion firms with an alternative to photo sessions, by helping clients create e-commerce shoots in a few clicks. Its technology generates a range of high-quality on-model images, using only pack-shot photos. Veeton has raised a few million doll...

We talk to Steeve, the CEO and founder of ZML (not to be confused with ZenML). ZML is one of the leading European startups in AI inference founded in 2023. It has raised millions in technology funding by 20VC and other notable investors. Steeve tells us about AI inference, painpoints in AI inference, costs of chips and GPUs, and energy consumption in data centres. We end the discussion as usual wi...

Alexandre is the co-founder of Joko, amongst the top France's fintech scale-ups with offices in NYC, started in 2018 to revolutionise how retailers reward consumers for their spending. It was co-founded by Nicolas Salat-Baroux, Xavier Starkloff, and Alexandre Hollocou. The Joko app, available for free on the Google Play Store and App Store, has since gained popularity in France, with over 5 millon...

Yann is the co-founder of probabl: and former CEO of Scaleway, France's largest hosting internet hosting company, part of Iliad Group. Probabl: is a spin-off of Inria, France's largest research lab. YANN LECHELLE Yann is a well-known technology entrepreneur who spent years in Silicon Valley. Probabl: is editing sci-kit learn at scale, with over 2b downloads, and is a spin-off from Inria. It recent...

Alexandre Grux is CPO of DiliTrust, one of Europe's largest SaaS legaltech companies, present in over 60 countries and 2500+ clients, after he sold his company (Hyperlex) to Dilitrust. ALEXANDRE GRUX Alexandre undertook France, and probably Europe's most technical engineering background: the famous MVA, from university ENS. We talk to Alexandre about cutting edge at DiliTrust that he's implementin...

Ed is founder of Memrise, one of the world's most prominent  language apps. He is also the co-founder of Sonic Sphere, and more recently, edtech startup MindMax Labs. He is also World Master of Memory. ED COOKE We talk to Ed about his beginnings starting Memrise, the role of memory, and LLMs in the context of his new edtech startup. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-...

Stephane is founder of JiminiAI, one of France's most promising legaltech startups. This episode is in French. STEPHANE BEREUX We talk to Stéphane about his beginnings starting Jimini AI almost straight out of Ecole Polytechique, his background as an engineer, the future of legaltech, and how Jimini AI is innovating in cutting edge research and drafting of legal documents. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABR...

Andrea is founder of Eskimoz, one of the largest digital agencies in France and in Europe more widely. This episode is in French. ANDREA BENSAID We talk to Andrea about his beginnings starting Eskimoz almost straight out of French business school, his entrepreneurial drive, data science applied to marketing, and the future of AI in marketing. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://www.linkedin.com/i...

Charles Gorintin is cofounder of Alan and Mistral, 2 of France's largest billion-$ businesses. This episode is in French. CHARLES GORINTIN Charles is cofounder of Alan, alongisde  Jean-Charles Samuelian. We talk to Charles about his begininings, his studies at ENS and Stanford, and how he went on to start 2 of the largest businesses, with a focus on Alan. Charles is also a keen chess-player in his...

Ori Pekelman is one of the cofounders of Platform.sh, cloud-hosting platform that helps companies build, run and scale their apps and websites. This episode is in French. ORI PEKELMAN Ori is cofounder of Platform.sh, alongside Damien Tournoud and Frederic Plais. Platform.sh simplifies cloud development and supports companies in scaling fleets of applications. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://w...

Marc Henri Gires is one of the cofounders of Defacto, fintech leader in France for B2B financing. It offers short-term financing for SMEs with an API-first approach. This episode is in French. MARC HENRI GIRES Marco is cofounder of Defacto. He studied at Ecole Polytechnique and spent many years in the US before returning to France to co-found Defacto. Defacto solves companies' working capital requ...

Louis Chatriot is CEO of Alma, fintech leader in France of BNPL, having raised Series C by top investors (Northzone, Headline etc.) This episode is in French. LOUIS CHATRIOT Louis is CEO at Alma, the fintech leader in France of BNPL. Louis talks about his background at Ecole Polytechnique and Stanford,  meeting his cofounder, key painpoints and triggers in BNPL, and technical tech stack at Alma (d...

Ruben Fiszel is CEO of Windmill, early-stage France-based devtool player. RUBEN FISZEL Ruben is CEO at Windmill.dev, a leading France-based devtool company. Ruben led engineering at Palantir before that, and is a computer science graduate from EPFL and Stanford University. Ruben scaled Windmill as part of YCombinator's programme. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-weh...

Dave Kellogg is former Service Cloud GM at Salesforce and currently EiR at Balderton Capital. Dave shares about his time at Salesforce and structuring tech teams, including engineering ratios one can follow. DAVE KELLOGG Dave Kellogg is former Service Cloud GM at Salesforce and currently EiR at Balderton Capital. He is an angel investor of Alation, was advisor of Tableau Software, and current advi...

Nous avons eu la chance de rencontrer Julien Callede, co-fondateur de Made.com. Made.com, c'est en quelques sortes la deuxième révolution de l'ameublement, après Ikea. Lancé à Londres en 2010 à Londres, Made.com est le leader européen du mobilier design en ligne. Comment l'équipe a-t-elle réussi son pari fou de vous faire acheter votre canapé sur internet ? Ecoutez cet épisode pour tout savoir ! J...

Nous avons eu la chance de rencontrer Julia Faure , la co-fondatrice de Loom , aux côtés de Guillaume Declair. Loom est une marque de vêtements qui a pour mission de créer des vêtements durables et qui abîment moins l'environnement. Tout ça à prix raisonnables. Loom prône une mode "plus calme", loin de la Fast Fashion et de ses dérives. En effet, la mode est considérée comme la deuxième ou troisiè...

Thomas Effantin est le fondateur et CEO de Trusk, la jeune pousse française qui innove dans le secteur de la logistique. Trusk est le leader dans la livraison du dernier kilomètre . Trusk vous met à disposition un véhicule utilitaire avec chauffeur et manutentionnaire dans l'heure. La startup est née après une première expérience dans le stockage. Sur cet épisode, Thomas parle d'abord de l'origine...

Sur cet épisode, Raphaël évoque tout d'abord les problèmes auxquels Luko répond (2'). Il raconte les débuts avec la mise en point des capteurs intelligents avant leur pivot vers l'assurance (5'). Nous avons interrogé Raphaël sur la croissance que connaît Luko (7:40) ainsi que sur les stratégies d'acquisition clients mises en place (8:30). Il est revenu sur son parcours (12') avant Luko puis sur le...