I grew up around engineering, flying remote-controlled aircraft before I could drive. I studied at École Polytechnique, then did a master's at Stanford in smart product design, half robotics and half artificial intelligence, before it was called that.

I co-founded Alkemics in 2012, a SaaS platform that let retailers collect and manage supplier product data. We serviced most of the French and UK grocery market and grew from zero to 180 employees. I raised over $50M from Index, Partech, Cathay, Serena and Highland Europe, survived two near-death cash situations, and repositioned the product twice. That second pivot turned the company into an Enterprise Sales powerhouse: a mission critical-software requiring change management, sold under multi-year contracts with 7-figures ACVs.

In 2021 we merged with Salsify, creating the global leader in Product Information Management, which quickly breached the mythical $100M in ARR. I rode the scaling phase until 2023, just before the birth of my second kid. I started advising companies on their enterprise go-to-market. The entrepreneurial bug came back fast, and Hexa is the perfect place to build again.

Outside work I'm a trail runner, up to 100 kilometers, a woodworker, and a father of two.

Antoine is looking to partner with founders who move fast AND build for the long term: fast prototyping and constant iteration, paired with a real hunger to build something big and durable.

If you’re one of those founders who radiate energy that pulls in customers and future employees before the product is even finished, and who develop a strong point of view and want to embody it publicly, personally, out loud, reach out to him.

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