About
Things I've built and helped build:
- The Blox, an accelerator for Web3 startups. Founded with early guidance from former Techstars exec Pat Riley. 25+ pre-seed portfolio startups, $40M+ secured in funding from top-tier investors like Techstars, Animoca Brands, Ubisoft, and Tim Draper.
- Augmented Nation (Formerly Metacircle), a think tank of 100+ corporate members from McKinsey, The Sandbox, RTFKT, Disney and more. Co-founded with my friend Philippe Rodriguez. Played a role in defining regulatory standards for virtual worlds and JONUM regulation framework in France.
- Vortex, an automated market maker (AMM) on the Tezos blockchain. Co-founded, hit $100M in peak trading volume. Backed by the Tezos Foundation. The platform was acquired by startup studio Pyratz Labs.
- Smartlink, a non-custodial escrow solution. Co-founded, raised $3M. Sought to eliminate trust issues in large cross-border transactions using smart contracts. Phased out of the project.
- Sourcing Force, a procurement SaaS solution. Co-founded, bootstrapped to $20M ARR. $500M in corporate spend processed through the platform. Made the Financial Times FT1000.
- BME Care, a B2B platform for PPE supply. Co-founded, took to $7M in revenue. Built a procurement interface in response to the global PPE shortage caused by Covid.
These days, I split my time between Order Effect, building modern infrastructure for organic attention and trust, and Stakk Ventures, occasionally backing founders.
Features & Press releases
- Financial Times - Sourcing Force makes the FT 1000
- Les Echos - From 0 to $7M in 7 months
- Financial Post - Hitting the $70M mark
- Forbes - On Ethereum's future prospects
- Coindesk - My take on CBDCs
- BeIn - Accelerating Web3
Team thoughts 
Gabriel Tailleur
PHD Student. Now at ChairPcEn
Efficiency and intelligence. I've learned a lot from The Blox. It’s been a pleasure to work with them.
Ludovic Polly
PM, The Blox. Now at Accuracy
I benefited from a high level of learning, exposure, and got to collaborate with leading industry players.
Anthony Jacquelin
Software Developer. Now at French Ministry of Digital
Grateful for the freedom, honesty, and trust they’ve given me. I’ve learned a ton from this team.We've built a network of 450+ clients across our companies
Pics
Augmented Nation (Formerly Metacircle), Chez Castel
The Blox, Annual Event
The Blox, Accelerator
Occasional
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