A
seasoned tech veteran, Francois has been in the industry all his life.
He’s
built 8 companies, had the startup-to-NASDAQ IPO joyride, one bankruptcy and everything in-between. He has a network of hundreds of investors globally, is a small
angel investor himself and has raised over $200m+ in funding for tech startups.
Francois has years of
experience mentoring early-stage startups and is known in equal measure for his BS-free approach and
love of wine.
If
you want unbeatable business advice, pick
his brain.
RealNetworks, Polycom, Symantec, The Cloud Wifi, Speed Ventures.
Co-founder of Speed Ventures, Europe’s first accelerator ($70m, 28 companies, 4 IPOs ).
Now CEO at TMRW, south London’s no1 Tech Workspace.
TMRW Community & Programme Director. Built TMRW from the ground up, now south London's no1 office and coworking space for tech companies.
Designed and runs the Fundraising Bootcamp.
Launched
her own e-commerce stationery business.
Knows the rollercoaster ride that is
running your own business.
Ginny is an expert public speaking coach, with a wealth of experience working with founders. She specialises in the Startup scene and has coached on Accelerator programs in the U.K., Europe, U.S. and Asia, for Techstars (city and corporate programmes), Google for Startups, Dogpatch Labs, WeWork, Startupbootcamp (Fintech, Insuretech, IoT), RGA Accelerator and the IKEA Accelerator. Ginny coaches clients in teams or 1-1 on their story and internal branding as well as their external branding, marketing and sales.