Marc Menasé's Venture Studio Founders Future Raises $50m and Skeepers Acquires Sarah-Diane Eck's Surprise App

Marc Menasé's Venture Studio Founders Future Raises $50m and Skeepers Acquires Sarah-Diane Eck's Surprise App

Author: Chris O'Brien and Ethan Pierse March 1, 2021 Duration: 46:38

Entrepreneur and investor, Marc Menasé, joins us for a Clubhouse discussion on raising $50m for his super-angel, venture studio, Founders Future, and shares his thoughts on helping founders build companies. Marc created and participated in many European successes including nextedia (acquired by Lagardère Group), Kelkoo (acquired by Yahoo Inc), teads (acquired by Altice), Le Petit Ballon (acquired by Vente-Privée.com), Menlook, lendix, Molotov.tv,… Marc is very involved in the European tech industry, he co-founded France Digitale (French digital and venture association) and was elected French E-commerce personality of the year in 2012.

We are also joined by Sarah-Diane Eck to discuss the acquisition of her blockchain-powered rewards app, Surprise, by e-commerce reviews platform, Skeepers. (Avis-Vérifiés, Verified Reviews, Teester). More good news from FrenchTech blockchain startups...


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