Our event series offers business owners a unique opportunity to take part in private webinars and workshops tailored to their context. Guided by hands-on experts in business, tech, legal, funding and marketing, each session is designed to address real challenges and foster meaningful connections with like-minded entrepreneurs.
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.
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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.
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This webinar dives into what it truly takes to get a business acquisition-ready. Anchored by a concrete case study and featuring the testimonial of Sarah Daum (CEO of Corset Daum), this session covers how to navigate key operational, financial, and legal stakes ahead of time to maximize deal outcomes. Led by M&A Lawyer Elhame Hmaimid and Business Coach Arik Azoulay, it’s an essential session for entrepreneurs and executives looking to navigate their future sale with confidence and strategic foresight.
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Building a tech team has never been more complex but also strategic than in the age of AI. Roles are shifting, skill sets are evolving, and the balance between builders, integrators, and AI-augmented contributors is being redefined. This event in Paris brings together experts to exchange practical insights on how to structure, scale, and future-proof tech teams in an AI-driven landscape — from talent mix and workflows to governance and productivity models.
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.
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.
Our Process Optimization Webinar explores how organizations can streamline operations, remove friction, and unlock measurable efficiency gains across teams and workflows. Through practical frameworks and real-world examples, we’ll look at how to identify bottlenecks, redesign key processes, and leverage modern tools to improve speed, quality, and scalability. A focused session for leaders and operators who want clearer processes and stronger execution.
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!
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.
BOLD Avocats Founder & Partner
Thomas supports founders in capital investment and business development operations. He has recently advised companies such as Spacefill, RingOver, YZR, Garantme, Demand Side Instruments, Brigad, Carlili, Swile, Les Nouveaux Fermiers, Mindsay, Prévision.io, Reach Five, Heetch, and Shine.
Cambon Partners’ Partner
Specialized in fundraising at Cambon, Romain is a primary advisor at key moments in the life of an entrepreneur with courage and vision.
Romain has a solid network and know-how to assist startups and scaleups in their growth and avoid traps. Over the last 4 years, he helped to raise 800m€.
Founders Future Partner
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, Yassir or Eyewa.
dups CEO
Over the past decade, he has built deep expertise in protecting the interests of founders and minority stakeholders, often stepping in when the balance of power is uneven. He thrives in high-stakes negotiations, helping entrepreneurs secure fair and sustainable agreements.
2CFinance Managing Partner
A graduate of KEDGE Business School in audit and corporate finance, Benjamin has extensive expertise in the operational management of accounting and financial teams. He assists companies with a variety of transition management issues. He leads and accompanies numerous investment funds and companies in their acquisition audits and due diligences.
26lights’ Tech Lead
Renaud and Olivier have been with 26lights since the beginning and have been working as tech lead and architects behind many tech projects. They are specialized in infrastructure, data science, and algorithms.
26lights’ Tech Lead
Renaud and Olivier have been with 26lights since the beginning and have been working as tech lead and architects behind many tech projects. They are specialized in infrastructure, data science, and algorithms.
BOLD Avocats Founder & Partner
She contributed to developing one of the first legal offerings dedicated to startups and supports entrepreneurs on issues such as intellectual property, new technologies, data protection, media law, and contract negotiation. She advises companies like La Ruche Qui dit Oui!, Heetch, and Datagemme, and regularly mentors and leads workshops for projects at the Willa incubator.
iii financements Partner
Driven by the startup ecosystem and the entrepreneurial world, he decided to join III Financements to support entrepreneurs in navigating funding challenges.
Hakacia Partner
Gabriel helps founders to redefine a course, prioritize and better exploit their data. Passionate about driving growth and innovation, he specialized in Digital Strategy, Marketing, Sales, People Management, and Senior/Corporate Management.
dups COO
Louis started as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company and then moved in a startup as chief of staff where he was jack of all trades. He has been advising many early stage ventures in their fundraising at dups and is also a lecturer in entrepreneurship at the Solvay Brussels School.
BOLD Avocats – Avocate M&A
Elhame started her legal career specializing in corporate law and M&A at Lerins Jobard Chemla Avocats before bringing her expertise to Bold Avocats. She has been advising founders and growing companies on complex legal stakes, from early-stage fundraising to strategic acquisitions, ensuring their operations are legally optimized for a successful transaction.
Guardiola Capital – Managing Director
Frédéric holds a Master’s from HEC Paris and brings nearly a decade of international M&A and private equity experience across New York and Brussels. As Managing Director at Guardiola Capital, he leverages a pragmatic, execution-focused mindset to help business leaders navigate complex transactions and strategic deals.
Storen – Co-founder
Charles-Antoine is the co-founder of Storen and Managing Partner at ETA Ventures. Drawing on years of experience in corporate finance, banking, and venture investing, he advises entrepreneurs on structuring non-dilutive growth financing and building resilient financial foundations to support scale and exits.
Business Angel Investor
Nicolas started his career in the corporate world, spending over 15 years in global leadership roles at L’Oréal where he managed large-scale operations across multiple continents. He later transitioned into the entrepreneurial ecosystem and now acts as a strategic advisor, investor, and board member. Today, he leverages his executive experience to help founders achieve operational excellence, scale their ventures, and successfully navigate complex growth phases.
Storen – Partner
Estelle is a former startup operator and strategy lead who built her experience driving operational efficiency in fast-scaling tech companies like Alan. Now as a venture builder and founder, she leverages her deep hands-on background to help leaders optimize their core processes, scale their organizational models, and build sustainable business foundations.
“A nice moment during which we were able to dig into topics that keep us up at night.”
“A very interesting format that allows entrepreneurs to address the questions they ask themselves all year long.”
“A great opportunity to connect with the ecosystem in Paris”
Over the years, we had the opportunity to work on a lot of exciting startups that have grown into household names, such as Sharingbox, Sortlist, Ringtwice or Cowboy. During that time we’ve assembled a team that possesses all the necessary skills to build successful and beautiful companies.
We still share 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 they can put to use right away.
This event is not an afterwork, nor a conference, but an opportunity to meet like-minded 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.
Alicia Dahan, General Manager Belgium, 26lights
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