Where does Laurence Fornari work?

Laurence Fornari is Founder of SkyLights.

What companies did Laurence Fornari found?

Laurence Fornari founded SkyLights.

Where did Laurence Fornari go to school?

Laurence Fornari studied at Stanford University (Stanford University Center for Professional Development, SCPD); Y Combinator S16; Plug and Play incubator.

Laurence Fornari

Founder

Founder at SkyLights

Paris, Île-de-France, France

FoundedSkyLights · YC

About

Laurence Fornari previously spent 15+ years in enterprise sales focused on video technologies across telecommunications, broadcasting, and entertainment sectors, and has a background in data science and hardware/software development. She is now building SkyLights, her second startup.

Founder at SkyLights YC S16

Intro paths

Laurence went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Laurence can intro founders to SkyLights's investors below.

SkyLights's investors · 2

Presence CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $100K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Experience

DigigramHead of Salescurrent2023 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
PhedoneHead of Sales and Operations, CoFounder2020 — 2023Lille, Hauts-de-France, France
isahitHead of Sales and Partners (mission)2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
Skylights.aeroHead of Sales and content catalogue, coFounder (YC S16)2015 — 2020Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
LABGENCYVP Sales and Business development2011 — 2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Bluestreak TechnologyTelcos & Electronic manufacturers global accounts & General Manager Europe2006 — 2010Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
PacketVideoSr Account Manager, Europe2003 — 2006Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Cadence Design SystemsTechnical Account engineer1997 — 2003Paris, Île-de-France, France
ThalesSafety communications and Cyberdefense research engineer (Thomson CSF)1994 — 1997Paris, Île-de-France, France

Skills & more

Embedded Software7SaaS6Mobile Devices99Start-ups85Telecommunications72Business Development58Mobile Applications35Wireless30Product Management26Product Marketing26Business Strategy16Multimedia12

+12 more

Digital StrategyIPStrategic PartnershipsNew Business DevelopmentCustomer SuccessSalesSales & MarketingEngineeringCustomer Facing RolesNew Product RolloutStrategyManagement

Languages English · French · Italian

Sales Management Foundations — LinkedIn
Building and Managing a High-Performing Sales Team — LinkedIn
YC Start-up school — Y Combinator

From Laurence's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Laurence Fornari?: Laurence Fornari previously spent 15+ years in enterprise sales focused on video technologies across telecommunications, broadcasting, and entertainment sectors, and has a background in data science and hardware/software development. She is now building SkyLights, her second startup.
Where does Laurence Fornari work?: Laurence Fornari is Founder of SkyLights.
What companies did Laurence Fornari found?: Laurence Fornari founded SkyLights.
Where did Laurence Fornari go to school?: Laurence Fornari studied at Stanford University (Stanford University Center for Professional Development, SCPD); Y Combinator S16; Plug and Play incubator.