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Grow. Sell. Stay at peace.
Everything starts with operational excellence
- April 23 2026 | 14:00 - 19:00
- 19 Rue Cognacq Jay, 75007 Paris - iii financements
30 seats only
This exclusive event is a unique opportunity not only to meet founders who’ve made it, but also to get unique perspective and advice from people who help founders make it.
These private 1-to-1 workshops focus on strengthening the operational foundations of your company. Through tailored, hands-on sessions with carefully selected experts, we help you identify bottlenecks, sharpen decision-making, and implement practical improvements that drive sustainable growth. Whether your objective is scaling efficiently, preparing for resale, or simply gaining clarity and control, each workshop is built around your real challenges.
Schedule:
14h00 - Welcome drink
14h30 - Talk from Arik Azoulay - "Grow. Sell. Stay at peace. Everything starts with operational excellence"
15h30 - 19h00 - Round of Private Workshops for Scaleups / Food & Chat
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Our Experts
A getaway designed around your company
After the talks, all guests are free to book 30-minute, one-to-one conversations with Tech, Business or Marketing experts to tackle the surface of their challenges, and receive actionable insights they can put to use right away!
- Arik Azoulay
26lights Founder & CEO
For over 15 years, Arik has partnered with more than 200 startups, scale-ups, and ambitious SMEs, guiding them to build sustainable and scalable businesses characterized by healthy growth and robust leadership.
Known for his pragmatic and hands-on approach, Arik acts as a strategic sparring partner to founders and leadership teams, helping them clarify their vision, design effective growth plans, optimize processes, and execute with discipline. His work is about turning complex challenges into clear, actionable plan that drive tangible progress.
- Thomas Peignier
BOLD Avocats Partner
With over 15 years of experience as a lawyer, he specializes in corporate law, private equity, and M&A. He acts as a trusted advisor to startups, high-growth businesses, and SMEs, guiding them through complex matters such as corporate structuring, shareholder relations and disputes, fundraising, and mergers and acquisitions.
He has a proven track record of advising prominent companies, including Lemlist, Dougs, Spacefill, RingOver, YZR, Garantme, HappyVore, Mindsay, Reach Five, Heetch, and Shine.
- Louis Sautet
Founders Future Partner
With a rich experience in finance and venture capital, he supports, as Partner, the identification and financing of innovative start-ups in Europe and the United States, with a specialization in Software, Fintech and Artificial Intelligence.
Louis spent six years at French Partners, where he contributed to the development of a portfolio of more than 50 companies in 12 countries, including notable successes such as Greenly, Infracommerce, Scalefast, Scalefast, Yassir or Eyewa.
- Mathieu Demonchy
iii financements Partner
Mathieu is a finance and innovation specialist focused on supporting startups and growing companies in securing the resources they need to scale. Through his work with innovation ecosystems and financial advisory firms, he helps entrepreneurs navigate complex funding landscapes, combining strategic insight with a strong understanding of public and private financing mechanisms.
Mathieu contributes to bridging the gap between financial strategy and entrepreneurial growth.
- Olivier Samyn
26lights Tech Lead
Olivier is a senior technology executive at 26lights, where he contributes to the development of digital solutions and supports companies in building robust and scalable technological foundations. With a background as a civil engineer specialized in IT, he brings expertise across several domains including software development, databases, and digital infrastructure. At 26lights, Olivier works closely with startups and growing companies to translate strategic ambitions into practical technological implementations, ensuring that products and platforms are designed for reliability, performance, and long-term growth.
- Eleonore Zahlen
BOLD Avocats Partner
Eléonore Zahlen is a co-founder of Bold. A lawyer for more than 20 years, she specializes in IP and technology law, contracts, data, and artificial intelligence. She advises startups and fast-growing companies on the legal challenges linked to launching and scaling their business. She created and leads the firm’s AI Lab, which aims both to accelerate the internal adoption of AI tools and to build advanced expertise on European and French AI regulation to better support clients.
At Bold, she created and leads the firm’s AI Lab, which aims both to accelerate the internal adoption of AI tools and to build advanced expertise on European and French AI regulation to better support clients.
- Thomas Guedj
iii financements Partner
Thomas Guedj is a Partner at iii‑Financements, a firm specialized in helping innovative companies secure non-dilutive funding and optimize their financial strategy. Based in Paris, he works closely with startup founders and scale-ups to structure financing plans, leverage public funding mechanisms, and accelerate growth without diluting equity. Through his work, Thomas operates at the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation, and financial engineering, supporting companies in navigating complex funding ecosystems and unlocking the resources needed to scale.
- Robin Beaudot
Cambon Partners’ Partner
With a background from UC Berkeley, École Polytechnique, and Supaero, he developed an early interest in the startup ecosystem during his time in Silicon Valley. Before joining Cambon Partners in 2019, he started his career at venture capital firm Iris Capital, where he worked closely with early-stage technology startups. At Cambon, he supports founders and leadership teams through key strategic moments such as fundraising, acquisitions, and exit processes, helping growth companies navigate complex financial transactions and scale internationally.
"A nice moment during which we were able to dig into topics that keep us up at night."
Eugène Perret – Tulyp.io
"A very interesting format that allows entrepreneurs to address the questions they ask themselves all year long."
Christian Gomes – Fitology
"A great opportunity to connect with the ecosystem in Paris"
Natalie Casey – Koolboks
Ideal location
Join us for an unforgettable event in one of Brussels or Paris’ exclusive locations, where sophistication and style set the stage.
Startup Night
This event is not an afterwork, nor a conference, but an opportunity to meet entrepreneurs who may be sharing the same business challenges but also to start working on your priorities with experts that have been working with startups for over 20 years.
26LIGHTS
14 years. 200 clients.
Offices in Paris & Brussels
Over the years, we’ve had the opportunity to work on a lot of exciting startups that have grown into household names (Sharingbox, Sortlist, Ringtwice or Cowboy). During that time we’ve assembled a team that possesses all the necessary skills to build beautiful and successful companies.
We still have the same passion today and this is why we decided to invite a small group of promising startups to help them get their growth to the next level.
Every guest will get the chance to meet with experts in various fields and get actionable advice that they can put to use right away.
Save Your Place
An opportunity to
Meet exclusive partners from Belgium and France and benefit from their expertise in scaling and financing businesses.
Connect with 26lights experts and gain practical insights on growth, tech, and marketing.
Access perspectives from advisors who have supported dozens of startups over the years.
Exchange with fellow founders at a similar stage of growth.
End the evening with drinks and meaningful conversations among like-minded entrepreneurs.
