François BLUM

François is an entrepreneur, investor, and mentor. While he is primarily a generalist in the business world, his experience and expertise are particularly relevant in the food (and agri) tech, digital in all its forms, media markets and some Climate Tech segments.
He has had several successful managerial experiences in marketing and communications within large international groups (Publicis, WPP, etc.), as well as in business creation and profit centers. He supported the Ouest-France/SPIR Communication group in its diversification strategy and development, then created several companies in the digital and food sectors.
He is a project incubator and a success importer: Communication within the Ogilvy agency, where he created and managed the Digital network in Europe. Internet audience measurement with Netratings and partnership with Médiamétrie, the French media audience measurement institute.
Passionate about disruptive models, he was behind the creation of the famous Leboncoin website, for example.
He was also Executive Chairman of SEAFOOD Reboot (OLALA!), a startup he created in October 2021 that designed and manufactured markets plant-based alternatives to fish.
He has brought together thirty entrepreneurs to create SENSEII Ventures, a dynamic collective that supports project leaders with a disruptive vision of their markets by investing time, energy, and money alongside them.
He is already a board member or advisor to around ten companies.