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Charles-Olivier Simard

Founder

Co-founder & CTO at Keatext

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

FoundedKeatext

Co-founder & CTO at Keatext

Intro paths

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Keatext's investors · 3

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2017FounderFuelMontreal · $88K checksGood AI CapitalMenlo Park

Co-founders at Keatext

NBNarjès Boufaden
Narjès BoufadenFounder & CEO

Experience

  1. GIROConsultant, AI Productcurrent2026 — presentMontreal, QC
  2. KeatextCo-Founder & Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO)2015 — 2026Montreal, Canada Area
  3. OpenTextDirector, Product Management - Information Discovery Products2012 — 2015Montreal, Canada Area
  4. OpenTextProduct Manager - Information Governance, Semantic Search & Content Analysis2010 — 2012Montreal, Canada Area
  5. Nstein TechnologiesLead Product Manager - NLP & Text Analytics Products2007 — 2010Montreal, Canada Area
  6. Nstein TechnologiesProduct Designer End-to-End - NLP & Text Analytics Products2000 — 2007Montreal, Canada Area

Skills & more

AI Product StrategyLarge Language Model Operations (LLMOps)AI GovernanceHeap Product Analytics SoftwareFigma (Software)User Experience (UX)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)FundraisingStrategic PartnershipsDistributed Team ManagementSoftware Compliance
+8 moreGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)SOC 2Cursor AIGitlabAgentic AI DevelopmentGenerative AIPython (Programming Language)Cloud Platforms

Languages English · French

  • ISO42001 (AI Governance - In progress) — Keatext
  • GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) — Keatext
  • SOC 2 Type 1 & Type 2 (Security and system availability) — Keatext
  • Pragmatic Marketing Certified — Pragmatic Marketing/Institute

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Charles-Olivier Simard?
Co-founder & CTO at Keatext
Where does Charles-Olivier Simard work?
Charles-Olivier Simard is Co-founder & CTO of Keatext.
What companies did Charles-Olivier Simard found?
Charles-Olivier Simard founded Keatext.
Where did Charles-Olivier Simard go to school?
Charles-Olivier Simard studied at École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM) (Master of Business Administration (MBA/EMBA), Technology Management); Université de Montréal (Master's in Linguistics, Linguistics); Université de Montréal (B.A., Linguisitics).

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Also attended École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM)11

Florent ArèsSenior Associate, Investments at DiagramSamuel Jobin-MorissetteVice President at Boreal VenturesAli OubairHR Specialist at TandemLaunchCarlotta OrlandoInvestor at 360 CapitalJoyce McLeanManager — Communities and Partnerships at MAINDavid ParenteauController at Teralys Capital

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Also attended Université de Montréal85

Anne-Sophie GauvinCommunications & Office Manager at Luge CapitalJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline VenturesRajaa GrarVenture Partner at Springdale VenturesErich SieberFounding General Partner at PeakBridge VCFrancois GrattonInvestor at AgeTech CapitalSasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at GIRO2

Ritesh AnandDeputy Chief Executive Officer at Crown Agents Investment Management Limited at Jua FundMichel DuboisPartner, Chief Scientist and Head of AI Lab at Innovobot

Also worked at Keatext3

Katy Yam"The Indiana Jones of ideas" — a connector of people and ideasDarwin LingFounder/General Partner at Good AI CapitalNarjès BoufadenFounder & CEO at Keatext

Also worked at OpenText33

Steph TryphonasCo-founder of Collaborative RoboticsDale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture PartnersDan FougereInvestor at Index VenturesRobert PeaseManaging Partner at Long Way VenturesKevin CochraneCMO, Vultr at Mu VenturesBill ButlerInvestor at Sand Hill Angels

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Also worked at Nstein Technologies2

Jim TexierPartner at Framework Venture PartnersJerome LaredoFounder at Deliverect new