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Loic Roussel

Entrepreneur - CEO Groupe ESIEA

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $300,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $175,000.00

Work Experience

2014

  • CEO (Directeur Général)

    2019

    We reveal the women and men who will improve the world of tomorrow with digital technologies. Groupe ESIEA is a higher education group specialized in digital and created in 1958 which is owned and governed by its alumni. Thanks to its team of 300+ people, the group is composed of: - an engineering school (ESIEA) with two campuses (Paris & Laval) - a computer engineering school (INTECH) with seven campuses (Paris, Agen, Montauban, Dax, Pamiers, Nîmes & Béziers) - an MBA in cybersecurity - an apprenticeship and alternated training center - a research center with three axes: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, and Quantum Computing.

  • Vice-Chairman of the Board

    2014 - 2019

  • Partner

    2021

    We are early stage investors. We brought together 100+ successful entrepreneurs, angel investors and consultants to support promising startups through funding, mentoring and networking.

  • Founder & Partner

    2019

    I imagined a place where we would serve ourselves a beer that would be brewed on site. This Brewery & Taproom concept, We Are Brewers (WAB for Intimate), was born in Paris near the République metro.

2014 - 2022

  • Partner & Advisor

    2014 - 2022

    *** Acquired by Cority in September 2022 *** Sirsa is a leader in CSR reporting, thanks to its secure SaaS platform: Reporting21. We work with different sizes of clients: Eurazeo, PAI partners, L'oreal, Europcar, Solocal, Maif, Fnac, Casino ...

2014 - 2019

  • Gérant

    2014 - 2019

    *** Acquired by NETGALLEY LLC in October 2019 *** NetGalley is an online service and connection point for book publishers, reviewers, media, librarians, booksellers, bloggers and educators. Feedbooks Group launched a joint-venture with NetGalley LLC to create NetGalley France.

2014 - 2019

  • Director

    2014 - 2019

    *** Acquired by De Marque in August 2019 *** Founded in 2009, Aldiko is today the #2 eBook reading application on the Android operating system worldwide. It has over 30 million downloads worldwide and continues to grow rapidly. I negotiated the acquisition of Aldiko with its founders, and the financing of the operation with the french VC A Plus Finance. (thanks to Operation Council : Lamartine Conseil, Gide Loyrette Nouel & Robertsons Hong-Kong) In 2019, Aldiko is acquired by the canadian company De Marque.

2007 - 2019

  • CEO (President of group Feedbooks SAS, which included the Aldiko subsidiary) & Co-Founder

    2007 - 2019

    *** Acquired by De Marque in August 2019 *** Feedbooks is an ebook retailer specialized in mobile distribution. Feedbooks offers both public domain (free download) and paying original eBooks. The Group enjoys a recognized catalog of more than 1.2 million of eBooks, available in five languages, including French, English, Spanish, German and Italian. The Group is selling eBooks (B2C & B2B) in around 220 countries across the world, in 13 currencies. In 2010, Feedbooks raised € 250k from 4 private investors. In 2012, Feedbooks raised a round A of € 1.1m from the Venture Fund A Plus Finance. In 2014, Feebooks raised a round B of € 1m from A Plus Finance to pursue expansion and finance the acquisition of Aldiko. In may 2014, Feedbooks has acquired the Hong Kong based company Aldiko, developer and publisher of the #2 eReader apps for Android operating system with more than 26 million downloads. In 2015, Feedbooks Group launched a joint-venture with NetGalley LLC to create NetGalley France. In 2019, Feedbooks is acquired by the canadian company De Marque.

2005 - 2008

  • Co-fondateur & CEO

    2005 - 2008

    *** Actifs et équipe revendus en Juillet 2008 *** Conseil et infogérance en sécurité des sytèmes d'informations : audits, Pentests, conseil, infogérance, hébergement haute sécurité et haute disponibilité.

2007 - 2008

  • Consultant

    2007 - 2008

    Missions de consulting chez les clients de Réactis.

  • Consultant

    2006 - 2006

    Missions de consulting en sécurité des systèmes