About
Venture partner and entrepreneur with exit experience, currently on ABB's advisory board. Former CDO at Rexel, CRO at Staples, MD Europe at Blackberry, and director roles at Cisco, Nokia and SAP; holds an MSc from Telecom Paris.
Experience
- Alpana VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentGeneva, Switzerland
- Arctic WolfInvestorcurrent2018 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- ZaiNarInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBelmont, California, United States
- Tinamu LabsChairmancurrent2022 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- Car IQ Inc.Board2023 — 2026San Francisco, California, United States
- BeekeeperBoard2022 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- Predictive LayerInvestor2020 — 2023Vaud, Switzerland
- MilaChairman2020 — 2023Zurich, Switzerland
- ABBAdvisory Board2019 — 2023Zurich, Switzerland
- RexelCIO/CDO2018 — 2020Paris, France and Geneva, Switzerland
- Staples SolutionsChief Revenue Officer (CRO)2015 — 2018Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
- SAPGeneral Manager Telco Industry EMEA & SrVP Cloud Platform & Mobile2014 — 2015Lausanne, Switzerland and Paris, France
- BlackBerryManaging Director Europe2012 — 2014Düsseldorf, Germany and London, UK
- BlackBerryVice-President Carrier BU2010 — 2012Paris, France
- NokiaHead of Sales France Telecom Orange Group2003 — 2010Lausanne, Switzerland
- NokiaTahoe Networks General Manager EMEA2002 — 2003Europe and Silicon Valley
- CiscoWorldwide Mobile Technical Director & Solution Marketing1995 — 2002Paris, France and London, UK
- NokiaOST Project Manager & Consulting Engineer1990 — 1995Rennes, Brittany, France
- Ministère des Affaires étrangères françaisIT Engineer1991 — 1992Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Education
- Institut Polytechnique de ParisMaster of Science (MSc), Telecom Video and Imaging
- Institut Polytechnique de ParisMaster of Science (MSc), Telecom and Broadband Networks
Skills & more
Management84Strategy34Team Management14Team Leadership8Leadership10Board of Directors2Venture Capital1Mobile Devices99Go-to-market Strategy51Pricing8Telecommunications99Product Management38
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Start-upsWirelessMobile CommunicationsSalesMarketingProduct MarketingUnified CommunicationsBusiness DevelopmentIPSolution SellingManaged ServicesMobile TechnologyLanguages English · French · German · Spanish
- Instrument rating — EASA - European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Commercial Aircraft Pilot — Federal Aviation Administration
- Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit (RP) — Federal Communications Commission
- Airplane SEL Instrument Rating — Federal Aviation Administration
- Private Aircraft Pilot — Swiss Federal Administration
From Hervé's professional profile.
Colleagues at Alpana Ventures
Ahmed Lateb
Senior Advisor at Alpana Ventures
Alex Fries
General Partner at ALPANA Ventures
Christophe Chemtob
Partner at Alpana Ventures
Nathalie Chemtob
Partner at Alpana Ventures
Olivia Sluijs
Junior Analyst at Alpana Ventures
Pascal H. Widmer
Partner at Alpana Ventures
Roman Maggio
Senior Operations Analyst at Alpana Ventures
Thomas Gabathuler
Senior Advisor at Alpana Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Hervé Liboureau work?
- Hervé Liboureau is Venture Partner at Alpana Ventures.
Same school
Shared employers
Also worked at SAP157
Quentin ClarkInvestment Team at General CatalystSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupJohn TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupAnders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesRami BranitzkyPartner at Sapphire VenturesAnne GheriniChief Marketing Officer at Sierra Ventures
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Also worked at Nokia164
Viswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesSamir MatkiInvestor at DaphniTony NystenPartner at OpenOceanTimo AhopeltoSerial tech entrepreneur and early-stage investor running Lifeline VenturesJyri EngeströmPartner at Lifeline Ventures
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