Alexandre Girard

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Principal at Driftwood Seed Fund · pricing, venture capital

Driftwood Seed Fund
Paris, France · CET (UTC+1)
8+ years experience
HEC Paris
English, French
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Overview

8 years around startups; now investing in B2B SaaS. Previously an operator for 5 years before investing. Backed 36 founders at pre-seed and seed. Most at home with go-to-market and venture capital. Trail runner and occasional climber.

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Skills
go-to-marketventure capitalpricing

Experience

  1. Principal
    Jul 2023 - Present
    Driftwood Seed Fund · 3 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
    • Backed 24 founders at pre-seed and seed.
    • Previously an operator for 6 years before investing.
  2. Associate Partner
    Sep 2019 - Jul 2023
    Adyen · 3 yr 10 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
    • Cut the main bundle by 46% and got LCP under 2.2 seconds.
    • Cut p99 latency on the web services from 426ms to 171ms.
  3. Consultant
    Aug 2018 - Jul 2019
    SAP · 11 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
    • Delivered 10 engagements across 5 countries.
    • Designed the operating model for a 17 thousand-person transformation.

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Education

  1. HEC Paris
    MBA, Business Administration
    2019 - 2021
  2. École Polytechnique
    Ingénieur, Computer Science
    2013 - 2017

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