Olivier Guiol

Feldhoff & Cie invests in Europe’s most promising female founders Yesterday, Auxxo announced the first closing of Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund II, raising €26 million to invest in early-stage European startups with female founding teams. We are proud to be part of this commitment to expanding access to capital and driving lasting change in the venture landscape. Congratulations to Bettine Schmitz, Dr. Gesa Miczaika, the whole Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund team and all fellow investors who share this vision. Excited to see what we can build together! 

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Big news — and one I’m incredibly proud to share. Today marks a monumental step in our journey to reshape the future of circular fashion and tech-enabled aftercare. I’m thrilled to announce that Save Your Wardrobe has acquired Les Raccommodeurs — a leading B2B digital repair specialist in France 🇫🇷 . Together, we’re setting a new benchmark for the most advanced, scalable, and tech-first aftersales infrastructure in the world. 💡 Les Raccommodeurs brings deep retail and operational expertise with a dynamic commercial model — the perfect complement to our platform. With this bold integration, we’re not just scaling repair — we’re redefining it as a core, enterprise-level solution for brands that want to lead on circularity. This move is a clear signal of: • 🌍 Our commitment to Europe-wide growth • ♾️ Our belief in circularity as the new standard • 💥 Our ambition to lead the future of tech-enabled sustainability It’s a pleasure to welcome Pauline Jaillant, Malo Galliot and Laura Vivien, who will help drive this next chapter across Europe with clarity and purpose. 📣 What’s next? We’re building the infrastructure that empowers global brands to offer seamless repair journeys, strengthen customer loyalty, and extend product life — all while reducing impact and capturing untapped value. If you’re a brand ready to lead the charge in circularity — let’s talk: [email protected] #SYW #Aftersales #Circularity #Repair #Sustainability #TechForGood #Leadership #FashionTech

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I was delighted to participate in two panels at IPEM this year—one on “How AI is rewriting the PE playbooks” alongside Gaël Gibert from Advent and Guillaume Princen from Anthropic, and another on “Investing in the AI revolution” with Lauriane Requena from KKR and Astrid Moullé-Berteaux from Headline. At Seven2, we see AI not as a buzzword, but as a true industrial revolution—akin to electricity in its transformative potential. The real opportunity for private equity isn’t in chasing the next unicorn, but mostly in helping established companies harness AI to drive operational excellence and margin expansion. Our focus is on the “boring” but powerful applications of AI: automating repetitive tasks, optimizing processes, and leveraging proprietary data to revisit business models and create defensible advantages. The question for investors is not whether AI will change the landscape, but whether you want to own the companies before or after that transformation. We’re building the next generation of AI-enabled market leaders and keep an eye on AI-native companies that combine robust AI applications with high-value services. These businesses are particularly attractive for LBO: they already generate EBITDA, have a clear and growing role in supporting traditional companies to adopt AI, and are resilient against being displaced by hyperscalers. Stay tuned for more on how we’re putting this vision into action. #IPEM #PrivateEquity #AI #ValueCreation #Seven2

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The 🇪🇺📲 EUDI Wallet is one of the most ambitious projects Europe has ever started. We’ve made great progress — but still need to improve the user experience ⬇️ In my latest blog, I cover: ✅ Why UX will decide adoption ✅ How citizens should experience the wallet ✅ What organizations need for seamless integration ✅ Why ecosystem alignment is key The goal: a wallet that is simple, secure, trusted and used every day by everyone. But here’s the real question: 👉 What do YOU think we need to focus on to make the EUDI Wallet a success for millions of people? Read my comprehensive User experience guide here: https://lnkd.in/gkBGYCGG #eIDAS, EU Digital Identity Wallet #EUDIWallet

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Building Poppins: With Experience, Humility, and Pragmatism I often describe our team as a powerful mix: people who’ve already cracked hyperlocal business models (Too Good To Go - Lucie Basch Jonas Mallisse Franco Prontera), engineers who’ve built and scaled - and accompanied the growth of - marketplaces (BlaBlaCar, Back Market, Amazon, Mano Mano - Antoine Henning Antoine Rey Florian Lonqueu-Brochard), and entrepreneurs - five of us have already started companies before. This collective experience gives us a strong sense of what’s coming next. 👨‍🚀 ✨ Our background keeps us humble. We understand what’s ahead, yet we focus on proving it one step at a time. At every stage, we know how important it is to experiment, learn fast, challenge our assumptions, and listen closely to our users. Every piece of user feedback is gold to us (Charlotte Bar — 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇪🇸 Alex Waza). Combined with our data-driven mindset, it allows us to refine the Poppins' journey. On the engineering side, I’m especially proud to work with a team of true problem solvers, all former staff+ level engineers in their previous roles. They’re highly autonomous, make decisions quickly, and bring a wealth of experience I can fully rely on. They anticipate challenges while building only the essentials: fast, lean, and impactful. ✨ Pragmatism is key at the early stage: dream big, build small.

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🎙️ Special IBC 2025 Episode – Retention Zone One of the most interesting conversations I had at IBC this year was with Gilles Domartini, CEO of Cleeng, right after the second edition of Retention Zone Live. We talked about how innovation in subscriptions is shifting — becoming more accessible and more intelligent. 👉 The big headline: Cleeng Pro. ➡️ A simplified way for any mid-sized publisher to launch a subscription service in under 60 minutes. ➡️ With just a few clicks you can create offers, set up a subscription page, consolidate app store data, and enable customer care. ➡️ And the real game changer? The first 10,000 monthly subscribers are free. ➡️ No contracts, no upfront cost — just the freedom to experiment, learn, and grow. For Vimeo users and smaller publishers frustrated by limited analytics, this could open entirely new doors. 👉 The second big announcement: ChurnIQ AI-ssistant. ➡️ Imagine a retention super-expert on demand. You ask: who’s at risk of churning, on which platform, and what’s the revenue impact? You get the answer instantly. ➡️ But more importantly, it doesn’t stop at insights. It suggests proven remedies, integrates with tools like Braze or Mailchimp, and can trigger campaigns automatically. It’s agentic AI in action — analytics flowing directly into decisions and execution. 📲 Finally, Gilles reminded me why we started Retention Zone in the first place: to create a space where the industry can share real challenges and shape better solutions together. That dialogue has already influenced Cleeng’s roadmap, and it shows the power of community in innovation. A guy with a scarf Benedicte Guichard Alexis Gaï Kirstin White Hjalmar Koedijker Joachim Bergman Kamila Palka Enzo Bermond Kübra Güven Chris Welsh #IBC2025 #RetentionZone #Subscriptions #AI #Streaming

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