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The 3T: Tackle, Transition, Transform
Talks about Silicon Valley best practices, COVID-19 impact on startups and business adaptation
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Geraldine Le Meur
Partner & Lead for Investment Practice Frenchfounders
New York, New York
Overview
Geraldine Le Meur is a Partner and Lead for Investment Practice at Frenchfounders, investing in various sectors including fashion, cosmetics, e-commerce, and AI. She is also a Founding Partner at The Refiners and an author of books focusing on entrepreneurship and work-life balance, showcasing her expertise in digital strategy and entrepreneurship development.
Le Meur's career highlights include her role as a Board Member at various organizations and her investments in companies like Arsen, Beamy, and Lalilo, demonstrating her strong leadership in the startup ecosystem and her commitment to supporting diverse founders and digital transformation.
Work Experience
Partner & Lead for Investment Practice @ Frenchfounders
2020 - Current
https://www.frenchfounders.com/investissement
Frenchfounders is the world leader in Business intermediation for the French-speaking business community.
Raised $6,355,411.00 from FJ Labs.
Founding Partner & GP Fund I.
2015
The Refiners is a San Francisco-based seed fund program devoted to helping world-class entrepreneurs thrive in Silicon Valley.
Book Author
2018
Ce livre démystifie la réussite et donne envie de se lancer! Géraldine Le Meur, en réunissant les témoignages authentiques de femmes qu’elle admire et en partageant sa propre expérience de serial entrepreneure mère de trois garçons, vous offre des rôles-modèles ancrés dans le réel. Elles ont créé une start-up ou construit une marque, occupent des postes à responsabilités, ont été ministre, sont chef d’entreprise, expatriée, mère et/ou combinent souvent plusieurs choses à la fois. 30 femmes extraordinaires, chacune à leur manière, livrent le secret de leur réussite, confient les obstacles qu’elles ont rencontrés et comment elles les ont contournés. Ce livre est un véritable mentor qui vous donnera envie de vous lancer et de déployer pleinement votre potentiel de réussite professionnelle autant que personnelle. C’est le moment de croire en vos ambitions... et de vous donner les moyens de les atteindre ! https://www.amazon.fr/Comme-elles-entreprenez-votre-vie/dp/2354563280/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535110158&sr=1-1&keywords=comme+elles+entreprenez
Board Member
2016
Board Member
2016
http://www.retency.com/
Board Member
2020
Book Author
2019
What does it mean to be a female entrepreneur? Tech startups are getting all the attention, but there is so much more. Entrepreneurship is a mindset, a lifestyle. And who knows lifestyle better than French women? Géraldine Le Meur interviewed 29 French women who have founded startups, created brands or held positions of high responsibility. Candid, honest conversations with perspectives on business, life, and being women. A unique cultural perspective on creating an entrepreneurial life and overcoming the challenges faced by women in business and especially women in tech. They demonstrate through their life stories that with small steps you can step up your life and reach success. This book demystifies female success, revealing it to be a path to work-life balance and achieving goals.
French Foreign Trade Advisor (Conseiller du commerce exterieur de la France)
2017 - 2023
Board Member Sigfox Foundation
2016 - 2021
Ambassador
2016 - 2021
Education
Master in Management
1992 - 1995