Salim Laouiti

Ventures Associate

2024 - Current

Investments: - Corma.io (Pre-Seed) - Peimi (Pre-Seed) - Undisclosed Energy startup (Pre-Seed) - Sopht (Seed) - Inspeq AI (Pre-Seed) - Cogny (Seed) - Joe AI (Pre-Seed) - Undisclosed HR tool in Africa (Seed) - Undisclosed Climate Risk tool (Pre-Seed) - Miru Labs (Pre-Seed) - Undisclosed Agentic Data Integration tool (Pre-Seed) Report: Fintech MegaTrends 2024 - https://welcome.plugandplaytechcenter.com/fintech-megatrends-report (Downloaded 1.6k+ times)

Manager, Fintech Operations

2022 - 2024

Plug and Play is one of the largest open innovation platforms globally and one of the most active VC funds with an impressive 30 unicorns in its portfolio. Operating since 2006, Plug and Play brings together a community of 50k+ startups, 500+ world-leading corporations, and hundreds of venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies across 20+ industries. Responsibilities: - Startup sourcing for investments and corporate partners - Creation of new relationships and liaison between startups and corporate partners - Research for the creation of various reports and workshops - Contribution towards setting up online and in-person events with 500+ attendees (agenda, invitations, negotiation with suppliers...) - Creation of internal and external presentation material (Keynote, Photoshop, Premiere Pro) - Plan newsletter articles (MailChimp) and LinkedIn posts.

Finance Manager

2021 - 2022

- Managed the day-to-day Finance Operations side of the business (AP/AR) - Built relationships with clients and suppliers to ensure timely payment and good visibility of debtors. - Overall responsibility for accountancy and financial administration (worked closely with an accountancy firm) - Bank Account Management - Created and Updated Financial Statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Management & Liquidity Planning) - Built weekly and monthly reports (Sales, Forecast) - Led various research and analysis projects (Competitor, Customer, and Cost Reduction Analysis)

Junior Business Consultant

2021 - 2021

- Advised the company on business issues by performing market and data analysis - Presented reports to C-level executives - Developed a reverse mentoring program that will be used by up to 5k employees in France while working as part of a team - Produced video content with Adobe Premiere Pro

Sales Specialist

2020 - 2020

- Developed a sales growth strategy for Christmas - Promoted the company's brands (Smartbox & Dakotabox) to customers

Junior Consultant

2020 - 2020

- Pitched a business strategy around the topic of sustainability - Produced informative pieces of video with Final Cut Pro

Marketing and Audiovisual Assistant

2020 - 2020

- Main project with a notable streaming platform - Performed market research and competitive analysis - Participated in various Marketing Activities aiming at creating multiple marketing elements with Photoshop - Used Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Salesforce, and Slack on a daily basis

Sales Specialist

2019 - 2019

- Sales strategy - Surpassed the 2018 level of sales in the Soccer Department

Junior Sales Specialist

2019 - 2019

- Developed sales in one of the company's stores in Paris, France - Provided a professional customer service - Learned about the company's business activities - Advised customers on the company's products and services

Customer Relationship Specialist

2019 - 2019

Marketing Assistant

2018 - 2018

- Promoted multiple events around the city of Valencia (Mya, Rumbo144, Sportime Restaurant...) - Developed promotional tools on social media (posts, ads...) - Negotiated with vendors