Quentin Laurent

Overview

Co-founder & CTO of Compass Data, working on developer tooling. Took Compass Data from zero to $10 million ARR. Previously built and sold a small developer tooling company. Before that: BBVA and Revolut. Most at home with developer tools and open source. I volunteer with a food bank on weekends.

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Experience

1. Co-founder & CTO

   Jul 2024 - Present
   Compass Data · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
   • Grew the team to 99 people across 2 countries.
   • Took Compass Data from zero to $3 million ARR.
   • Signed 68 paying customers, 23 of them enterprises.
2. Finance Director

   Jan 2021 - Jul 2024
   BBVA · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $186 million raise.
3. Finance Manager

   May 2019 - Jan 2021
   Revolut · 1 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $142 million raise.
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 3% for 5 straight quarters.
4. Controller

   Feb 2018 - May 2019
   H&M Group · 1 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
   • Saved $5 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $158 million raise.
5. FP&A Manager

   Mar 2016 - Feb 2018
   Trade Republic · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · Paris, France
   • Ran diligence on 9 acquisitions.

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Education

1. École Polytechnique

   Ingénieur, Business Administration
   2006 - 2010