French Tech Ambassadors in SF
A cross border network is a real advantage when one is looking to tap a global market. This is where newcomers and entrepreneurs established in SF can find a forum to share their experience and knowledge.
Entrepreneurs & Executives
Eric Amram
Evenium, Co-Founder & CEO
Web Entrepreneur. Passionate about IT, science, business development, human interactions, education, psychology and management.
François Badoual
Total, President & CEO of Total New Energies Ventures USA
Looking for low-carbon energy and mobility opportunities in North America.
Board member of SunPower.
Marc Diouane
Checkr, Chief Business Officer
Marc has 27 years experience of management and extensive experience of running an international organization. Marc's expertise is the Go-To-Market Strategy in the B2B Enterprise solution domain. Marc has extensive ability and experience in scaling revenue operations.
Luc Julia
Samsung, VP Innovation
Serial entrepreneur, named one of the top 100 most influential French developers in the digital world.
Stéphane Kasriel
Upwork, CEO
Tech executive at the helm of the world’s largest freelance talent marketplace, Upwork (formerly Elance-oDesk).
Jérôme Lecat
Scality, CEO
Serial entrepreneur. Managed several startups to success and also decided to close a few accepted failures.
Main focus today is Scality which he co-founded in 2009, recognized as a Leader in our industry by both Gartner and IDC.
Passionate about entrepreneurship and the "Art of Management": creating a culture that is respectful of every individual, joyful, and yet delivers exceptional results.
Erwan Ménard
Elastifile, CEO
Tech B2B leader with focus on Enterprise Software. Bridging between startups and large corporations, with focus on the people side of entrepreneurship. It’s never “just a matter of execution”: great execution is hard, and it takes passion, talented teams and humility.
Board member of French Tech San Francisco
Odile Roujol
Next World Capital, Advisor
Working with the firm’s portfolio companies as they expand into international leaders. Also Board Member of Groupama SA and a Business Angel at @50Partners.
Eric Setton
Tango, Co-Founder
Passionate about startups, entrepreneurship, and building great consumer products that can change the world.
Kwame Yamgnane
42 Silicon Valley, Co-Founder and Managing Director
Before launching 42 in France with Xavier Niel, Kwame participated in the creation of one the largest computer schools in France and has led a career completely dedicated to IT both as an entrepreneur and within major large companies. He is especially involved with underprivileged young adults in education regarding computer programming.
Nicolas Zylberstein
Pinterest, Global Head of Corporate Development
Deep expertise in and passionate about consumer tech, digital media & e-commerce; corporate strategy, M&A, investments & business development
Previously at YouTube (Corporate Strategy & Development Senior Principal); The Walt Disney Company (Head of Digital Business & Corporate Development); McKinsey (Engagement Manager) & JPMorgan (Investment Banking Associate)
Investors
Pascale Diaine
Storm Ventures, Principal
Focuses on artificial intelligence and augmented reality solutions targeting the enterprise. Previously a lead for Orange Fab and an evangelist.
Board member of French Tech San Francisco
Nicolas El Baze
Partech, General Partner
Looking to support great entrepreneurs committed to their vision.
Réza Malekzadeh
Partech, General Partner
Investor, senior executive with 20+ years experience in software marketing, from early stage startups to multibillion dollar companies.
President of French Tech San Francisco
Aurélia Setton
MontBlanc Ventures, Managing Director
Accomplished sales & go-to-market executive with 15+ years of experience building and leading organizations, creating scalable operations and mentoring high-performing teams to deliver results that place the customer as the center of the strategy.