Jerome Stioui

Operating Partner

2019 - Current

Leading European Venture Capital Fund (750M€) dedicated to supporting great innovative startups from early stage to growth development. I got into entrepreneurship at 23 when I was a student at HEC and since then I had the opportunity to be CEO and co-founder of 3 start-ups Directinet (acquired by IPT), Ad4Screen (acquired by Dzeta Conseil) & Accengage (acquired by Airship). And with all of them I went through fundraising roadshows, pivots, high growth phases, M&A, internationalisation… and finally exits! Following my first exit, in 2007, I was lucky to become an Executive Board Member of a company listed on the London Stock Exchange. I was in charge of to the acquisition of an e-mail marketing software company and discovered then the beauty of SaaS models.After my third exit in 2019 came that existential question: “what’s next?”, so I decided to share the best practices as well as mistakes I had made along the way as independent board member or advisor of various start-ups and mentor at HEC Incubator & Wilco Accelerator. I was also pleased to serve as Member of 1st French National Digital Council.I got to know Amelie Faure through a common connection and was impressed by “ the Operating Team Approach ” she had put in place at Serena. At Serena, I am in charge of providing operational support to the founders & C-levels of portfolio companies in order to help them become their best self when it comes to execution and operational efficiency. In charge of the following portfolio companies ⬇️

Board Member

2022

Brevo is the only all-in-one digital marketing platform empowering B2B and B2C businesses, ecommerce sellers and agencies to build customer relationships through end to end digital marketing campaigns, transactional messaging, and marketing automation. Unlike other marketing solutions built for enterprise-level budgets and expertise, Brevo tailors its all-in-one suite to suit the marketing needs of growing SMBs in tough markets. Brevo was founded in 2012 with a mission to make the most effective marketing channels accessible to all businesses. Headquartered in Paris with offices in Seattle, Berlin, Noida, and Toronto, Brevo supports more than 300,000 active users across 160 countries.

Board Member

2020

Silvr reinvents the way entrepreneurs get funded. Financing businesses has not evolved over the last decades: banks prefer to fund assets, equity is not the best fit for all. At Silvr, we empower entrepreneurs by building a world where funding is easy to access, scalable, and equity-free. We leverage digital businesses data to predict future revenues and offer funding in 24 hours. Our first two verticals: - e-commerce: we fund their marketing spendings and get paid back later according to their sales - SaaS: we convert their monthly subscriptions into upfront cash

Board member

2020 - 2023

At Libeo, we aim to disrupt financial exchanges between companies. We are building a unique platform to collect, monitor and pay any supplier invoice. No bank account details needed. Only an email address and click. Libeo is a “French Tech” that received the Finance Innovation label and the “Start up of the year” a fromward WILCO and Société Générale. Libeo is a member of FranceFintech community and Platform58, the incubator of La Banque Postale. We also partner with the Order of Chartered Accountants of Ile-de-France, Rungis&Co and BNP Paribas.

Co-founder and CEO

2011 - 2018

Accengage is the #1 SaaS Mobile Engagement Technology, offering advertisers and publishers all the latest tools to accelerate mobile engagement, and boost sales conversion. At the core of the Accengage technology is its Mobile CRM capabilities, enabling our customers to create the most advanced mobile engagement scenarios possible to date, by broadcasting highly targeted, personalized and automated push notifications for apps, websites and facebook messenger. Thanks to over 100 staff members, 10M$ funding and 75 months of Research & Development, Accengage became a solid and renowned Mobile Engagement Solution, now powering a staggering 750 million apps installed worldwide. Over 300 international blue chip customers are now using Accengage to boost their apps’ performance: Disney, KLM, Nestlé, Carrefour, Orange, Century 21, Alibaba, Zalando, Vente-privee… As the CEO from 2014 to 2018, I was specifically in charge of Business Development Team, Marketing Team, Customer Success Team, Talent Management Team & Investor relations. Accengage has been acquired in January 2019 by the Global Leader in Digital Customer Engagement (Urban Airship)

CEO & Chairman

2010 - 2017

Ad4Screen is a marketing and advertising pioneer on Mobile Net (Smartphones, Tablets…). Founded in 2010 and funded by OTC Agregator, a big French Insurance Company (MMA/Covea Group) and Web Serial Entrepreneurs (Business Interactive, WCube, Betclic, Poweo... founders), Ad4Screen helps companies to set up performant Mobile advertising campaigns and to increase App User engagement, retention and conversion. Thanks to its operations Team’s expertise (+60 experts) and to 7M$ raised since its start, Ad4Screen matches Mobile CRM marketer’s goals on Smartphones and Tablets. Ad4Screen’s motto “providing high quality services” is one of the key to its success. Ad4Screen has been acquired in 2018 by Dzeta Conseil

Co-founder

2011 - 2017

First Digital Agency with the double expertise e-CRM & Mobile CRM. E-MARKETING More than 10 years of experience in E-Marketing : an asset for a 360° vision of your digital strategy. WEB & MOBILE TECHNIQUE A library full of internally developed solutions to respond to smartphone requirements. ACTIVITIES & MEDIATIZATION A team dedicated to your Projects to APPEAL & INTERACT with your customers everyday. CRM & MOBILE A unique expertise 100% personalized, set on your mobile phone objectives. STUDIO A creative studio, which develops innovative work, adapted to your needs & to mobile use. DATA MARKETING UNIT A Datamining unit dedicated to get to know your clients and improve the ROI of your marketing actions.

Board Member

2011 - 2012

Director

2008 - 2010

In charge of Digital Topics & Advertisers Relations

Mentor

2008 - 2009