The INSKIP Team

Expertise

Maxime is involved in the design and management of innovation programmes, the structuring of investment funds, fund raising, and more generally all subjects related to strategy and finance.

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Past experience‍

He founded a company that publishes marketplaces.

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Education

An engineer by training (Centrale Nantes), Maxime is also a graduate of HEC Paris.

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What else?

If he's not meeting people all over France, you'll have to look for Maxime in the mountains!

Expertise
Bob leads innovation programmes, supports entrepreneurs in their acceleration phase on financial, marketing, HR and product aspects.

Past experience
After a stint in investment banking at Rothschild & Cie, private equity and consulting at BCG, he founded and managed a SaaS company for e-tailers.

Education
He graduated from Brown University and HEC Paris.

What else?
Bob is a fan of shirts, T-shirts and floral shoes, and always adds a touch of panache and style to whatever he does.

Expertise

Caroline structures and pilots innovation programmes, coaches entrepreneurs, designs educational programmes and provides expertise in fundraising (Seed).

Past experience

She founded a startup in sports tourism and worked in organisational consulting.

Education

An engineer by training, Caroline is a graduate of HEC Paris (Entrepreneurship major).

What else?

A Breton surfer (in that order!), she strives to have a positive impact on the environment through her actions.

Expertise
David is involved in strategy definition, product development and more broadly in the management of innovation programmes.

Past experience
He has a strong background in strategy and innovation consulting.

Education
An engineer by training (Arts et Métier), David is also a graduate of HEC Entrepreneurs.

What else?
David used to bowl in clubs when he was a teenager.

Expertise
Virginie leads acceleration programs, intervenes on financial and commercial strategies of startups or already structured business units, organizes and manages fundraising (equity & debt).

Past experience
Initially specialised in real estate fund structuring, Virginie founded a consulting firm in Dubai and a real estate company.

Education
She graduated from HEC Paris (Entrepreneurship major) and Singapore Management University (Finance and Entrepreneurship major).

What else?
Living between Paris, Portugal and Brittany, she is a serial Globe-trotter and a wild-life lover.

Expertise
Christophe is involved in business structuring, implementation of customer centricity processes as well as the design of innovation programmes.

Past experience
He has worked in IT companies, SaaS startups in energy efficiency and founded a sales consulting company for startups.

Education
Graduate from the EPF-Ecole d'Ingénieurs, he completed a world tour for everything that can't be learned in books.

What else?
Passionate about people and the transmission of knowledge, each exchange will be a learning opportunity exploited!

Expertise
Hakim is involved in defining strategies, financial structuring of projects, managing fundraising and more broadly programmes.

Past experience
After a stint in finance (M&A, Private Equity), he took a more entrepreneurial turn at Jumia Côte d'Ivoire. He then co-created a cosmetics company (LimeLife by Alcone Italia) for L'Occitane.

Education
He graduated from HEC Paris and Bocconi University (double degree CEMS).

What else?
Passionate about cinema, he dreams of making his first documentary in his spare time.

Expertise
Meryem structures and manages innovation programmes, assists entrepreneurs in the development of their projects, and provides support on any subject related to branding or communication.

Past experience
After an experience within the strategy and advertising agency BETC, she developed one of the first creative agencies dedicated to startups (Le Side Car), sold a few years later to the innovation consulting firm Fabernovel.

Education
She is a graduate of HEC Paris and CEMS with a stint at the Stockholm School of Economics.

What else?
With INSKIP, she has put into practice her desire to get involved in the Moroccan entrepreneurial ecosystem to generate value and participate in the country's development.

Expertise
Shameer is involved in structuring INSKIP's innovation and tech ecosystem. He sets up new programmes to bring our clients together around our expertise.

Past experience
Shameer has been an entrepreneur for 15 years in industry, training and tech, between 2 projects, he spent 2 years at France Digitale to improve the collaboration between startups and large groups.

Education
Engineer by training and graduate of the 10KSB programme offered by ESSEC Executive Education and designed by Goldman Sachs to help SMEs grow.

What else ?
In addition to entrepreneurship, he is passionate about science and has taught math and physics for 7 years.

Expertise

‍Laura designs and pilots innovation programs and assists entrepreneurs in their development strategy on Finance, Sales, Product and HR issues.

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Past experience

Laura has created two startups in the SaaS and IoT domains. She also worked at Bpifrance to co-found and manage a startup gas pedal in the scale-up phase.

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Education

‍Graduated with a Ms HEC Entrepreneurs and a BBA in Finance at HEC Montreal

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But what else?

She created a humanitarian association during her studies, helped a community of indigenous people in Panama through micro-credit and gave English lessons to Burmese refugees.

Expertise
Léo assists entrepreneurs in all aspects of their development: strategy, sales, acceleration, HR structuring, business model consolidation and fundraising preparation.

Past experience
He founded, developed for almost 5 years and then sold a European short term concierge company, BnbLord. He has also worked in private equity in France and Brazil.

Education
Graduated from ESCP Europe and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

What else ?
Outside Inskip, Léo is a reserve officer in the army.

Expertise

Jean-Jacques assists entrepreneurs in the definition of their strategy, its execution and its financial aspects, particularly in terms of fundraising. He also assists institutions in the definition and implementation of innovation programmes.

Past experience

‍Jean-Jacques has created and managed startups for more than 15 years: Imaginatio (2005-2015), a pioneer in French legal tech, and Stootie (2011-2021), a pioneer in everyday services (1.5 million subscribers, "Coup de Coeur Apple" since 2014, application acquired by Cdiscount in 2018). In these companies, Jean-Jacques has recruited more than a hundred people and raised over €15m.

Education

‍He graduated from Sciences-Po Paris (Public Service), ESC Bordeaux (Finance), and holds a degree in private law (Paris II) and art history (Paris I).

What else?

‍Jean-Jacques is often between Paris and London and is passionate about education issues. In 2004, he created the association for the promotion of civil service, one of the actors of the civil society lobbying that led to the creation of civic service in 2007.

Expertise
Matthieu is involved in product development, go-to-market definition, HR structuring, design of educational programmes and more generally in the management of innovation programmes.

Past experience
He founded several companies in the SaaS and Connected Retail sectors, and has been advising startups as an advisor or mentor for 10 years.

Education
Matthieu graduated from Sciences-Po Paris and the Foster Business School of the University of Washington.

What else?
As an essayist in his spare time, he has published two books on education. He is also an expert in public policy innovation.

Expertise
Noé is involved in the management of innovation programmes, the coaching of entrepreneurs, as well as product development.

Past experience
Noé was both an analyst in a Parisian accelerator, and twice a company founder. He is also a web developer in his spare time.

Education
He graduated from ESSEC and Panthéon Sorbonne University with a major in Entrepreneurship. He also learned to code thanks to The Hacking Project and a short stint at 42.

But what else?
Noé is an adventurer at heart: kayaking, climbing, skydiving, skiing, etc. Every weekend or so he escapes!

Expertise
Lina is involved in the management of innovation programmes, the support of entrepreneurs and the preparation of fundraising.

Past experience
She founded a project on AgTech innovations in Africa and has experience in health and cosmetics startups.

Education
A biochemical engineer by training (University College London), Lina also has a double degree from X-HEC Entrepreneurs.

What else ?
Passionate about travel, Lina is a fan of world tours and weekend getaways.

Expertise
Lydia works on strategic issues, in particular by assisting in the selection of innovative solutions and by conducting market research.

Past experience
She worked in compliance, then in strategy consulting, before creating her personal development podcast.

Education
She graduated from ESSEC, Berkeley (Entrepreneurship major) and the University of Cergy-Pontoise (Business Law).

But what else?
She is the outdoor girl of the team. She doesn't hesitate to try out new sports in nature, and the more of them in a day, the better! An example of a combo: hiking, climbing, canyoning and surfing!

Expertise

‍Hugo mainly carries out strategic analyses at INSKIP, he also masters different innovation methodologies (Design Thinking, DKCP...)

Past experience

Ex. strategy consultant (PwC Strategy&), Hugo has had significant experience in startups as Sales, Business Developer and Freelance Advisor.

Education

Hugo graduated from Mines ParisTech and Paris-Dauphine University in Innovation Management, he also completed a Master in Strategy at Sciences Po Lille.

But what else?

Curious above all, he explores disruptive innovations such as Blockchain and IoT and seeks to innovate in areas he is passionate about such as sports, foodtech and the entertainment industry.

Expertise
Tanguy is involved in market analysis and commercial missions.

Past experience
He has several experiences in startups as the founders' right-hand man and in consulting.

Education
Tanguy graduated from the ESSEC Business School.

What else ?
Passionate about graphic design, he assists companies in UX design, logo design and 3D animation creation.