About
Arnaud Plas is the co-founder and CEO of Prose, a personalized beauty company he started in 2017 after leaving L'Oréal, which formulates products individually and manufactures them on demand. Prose has been profitable since 2024, operates on a majority-subscription model, and is a certified B Corp, running on Singular, a patented AI platform covering diagnostics, formulation, commerce, and made-to-order manufacturing that was publicly unveiled in 2024. He has completed marathons in New York and Chicago and is training for Berlin in 2026.
Founder at Prose
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Co-founders at Prose
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Paul MichauxFounder
Experience
- ProseCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2017 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- NeoplantsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- CA Brive RugbyInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- The Wharton SchoolGuest Lecturer2025Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Harvard Business SchoolGuest Lecturer2024Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- L'OréalVP Digital & E-Commerce Strategy2010 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
- HenkelMarketing Positions2005 — 2010Greater Dusseldorf Area
Skills & more
D2CBoard of DirectorsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Growth StrategiesGuest Lecturing1E-commerce63Marketing51Digital Marketing26Marketing Strategy32Online Marketing16Web Analytics13
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EntrepreneurshipAdvertisingProject ManagementWeb MarketingProduct MarketingBrand ManagementCosmeticsGlobal Business DevelopmentGoogle AnalyticsGoogle AdwordsCEOfund raiseLanguages English · French · Spanish
- Claude Code in Action — Anthropic
- Private Equity and Venture Capital - Bocconi University — Coursera Course Certificates
- Machine Learning / Data Science - University of Washington - 6 Weeks Module — Coursera Course Certificates
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arnaud Plas?
- Arnaud Plas is the co-founder and CEO of Prose, a personalized beauty company he started in 2017 after leaving L'Oréal, which formulates products individually and manufactures them on demand. Prose has been profitable since 2024, operates on a majority-subscription model, and is a certified B Corp, running on Singular, a patented AI platform covering diagnostics, formulation, commerce, and made-to-order manufacturing that was publicly unveiled in 2024. He has completed marathons in New York and Chicago and is training for Berlin in 2026.
- Where does Arnaud Plas work?
- Arnaud Plas is Founder of Prose.
- What companies did Arnaud Plas found?
- Arnaud Plas founded Prose.
- Where did Arnaud Plas go to school?
- Arnaud Plas studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Business Excellence - L'Oreal USA Program, Strategy); NEOMA Business School (Master's degree, Marketing).
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Also worked at Prose2
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