Elise Laurent

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Founder & CEO at Thistle Systems · D2C food brands

Thistle Systems
Paris, France · CET (UTC+1)
14+ years experience
Sorbonne University
English, French
Raising
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Overview

I started Thistle Systems to fix D2C food brands for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Previously built and sold a small D2C food brands company. Before that: Cabify and Spotify. Parent of two, so mostly sleep-deprived.

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supply chainmarketingconsumer brands
RaisingRaising capital
closes in 3 months

Series A round open - field-service scheduling for hospital networks, $123k MRR

Stage
Series A
Raising
$123k
Instrument
SAFE
Committed so far
Opening the round now
Lead investor
Looking for a lead
Traction
$123k MRR after 9 months
Use of funds
18 months of runway to Series A milestones

$123k MRR after 9 months. Looking for investors who know cybersecurity and can help with expansion into Africa.

Paris, Francesupply chainconsumer brandsmarketing
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Experience

  1. Founder & CEO
    Oct 2021 - Present
    Thistle Systems · 5 yr · Full-time · Paris, France
    • Previously built and sold a small D2C food brands company.
    • Took Thistle Systems from zero to $3 million ARR.
  2. Senior Financial Analyst
    Jan 2018 - Oct 2021
    Cabify · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
    • Closed the books in 5 days, down from 10.
    • Saved $9 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
  3. Finance Director
    Apr 2014 - Nov 2017
    Spotify · 3 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
    • Saved $4 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
  4. Finance Director
    Oct 2012 - Apr 2014
    Novartis · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $165 million raise.

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Education

  1. Sorbonne University
    Licence, Engineering
    2008 - 2011

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