Eduardo M. - Venture Designer

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Paris, France

Experience

Sep 2024 - Present

1 year 4 months

Paris, France

Venture Designer

Decathlon

Empowering sports divisions to explore, build, and test connected products ideas and turn it into reality.

Sep 2023 - Jul 2024

11 months

Paris, France

Corporate Innovation

Veolia

Jun 2023 - Oct 2023

5 months

Paris, France

Venture Builder

EDF

Boosted three pre-seed/seed stage business teams by shaping customer segments
Developed product roadmaps
Facilitated first user interactions
Defined go-to-market strategies
Optimized cost structures
Secured internal funding

Mar 2023 - Aug 2023

6 months

Paris, France

Organization & Strategy Advisory

L'Oréal

Executed an in-depth audit of the processes and organizational frameworks within L’Oréal digital factories and its 24 distinct luxury division brands.
Identified efficiencies and areas for improvement to accelerate the implementation of a direct-to-consumer digital roadmap.

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years

Paris, France

Expert Partner

Sia Partners

Aug 2022 - Nov 2022

4 months

Corporate Innovation Advisor

ALD Automotive

Served as new ventures advisor for an internal sustainable mobility innovation challenge
Guided 50 teams through value proposition development
Explored business model options
Validated user engagement

May 2018 - Mar 2022

3 years 11 months

France

Corporate Innovation Advisory

Groupe VYV

Established the innovation office at a 50,000-employee holding company from the ground up
Developed and launched the innovation unit
Initiated and managed an open innovation program
Led the insurance and healthTech innovation verticals
Accelerated key innovation projects
Designed and implemented an acculturation program to embed an innovative culture

Nov 2017 - Feb 2018

4 months

Paris, France

Corporate Innovation Advisor

Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB

Conducted a diagnostic of innovation efforts, performed gap analysis, and provided strategic recommendations
Evaluated the innovation culture and delivered actionable recommendations for improvement

Jan 2017 - Sep 2017

9 months

Paris, France

Startup Manager France

Microsoft

Participated in launching Microsoft's AI accelerator at Station F
Oversaw daily operations and a national perks program to strengthen the startup ecosystem across France
Emphasized advancements in cloud computing, AI, machine processing, and business development

Aug 2014 - Jul 2016

2 years

Paris, France

Seed & A Series Fundraiser | Deal Flow Manager

AngelSquare

Fintech connecting the best entrepreneurs to the best BA/VCs
Conducted startup sourcing
Defined fundraising strategy
Managed follow-up from sourcing to closing
Improved internal processes and scalability
Developed new markets (Belgium, UK, US, Israel)

Summary

Early career across startups and corporate innovation, I specialize in transforming ambiguity into clear strategy, structure, and new business growth.

I built innovation programs for L’Oréal and Veolia, led corporate venture-building efforts, and supported founders/intrapreneurs on strategy, GTM, and fundraising readiness.