Laurent Delaporte
InvestorPartner at 50 Partners
Paris, France
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Laurent Delaporte is a Non Executive Chair at Volubile.ai, an AI infrastructure company focused on voice agents for call management and CRM integration. He brings over 13 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor, having served as CEO of QAPA—which he grew five-fold in three years before its acquisition by Adecco—and as Vice President at Microsoft EMEA, where he oversaw teams and business operations across 26 countries with $4.5 billion in revenue. He advises founders and leaders on strategy, sales development, and governance.
Experience
- VolubileNon Executive Chaircurrent2024 — presentGreater Paris Metropolitan Region
- 50 PartnersPartner - Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisorcurrent2013 — presentParis / Versailles
- QAPACEO / Managing Director2018 — 2022Paris
- NetMediaEuropeCEO / Managing Director2014 — 2016Paris / Munich / London / Milan / Madrid / Lisbon
- Microsoft EMEAVice-President - Advertising EMEA - 16 Countries, 560M$2008 — 2013Paris / London / Munich
- Microsoft EMEAGeneral Manager - Consumer & Online Germany (acting)2008 — 2009Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- Microsoft EMEACOO & General Manager MS France2005 — 2008Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Microsoft EMEAVice President - Small, Mid Market Solutions & Partners, 4.5B$1999 — 2005Paris / London
- Microsoft EMEAEMEA Marketing Director - OEM PC Manufacturer1997 — 1999
- Microsoft EMEAOEM Sales Director - PC Manufacturer1992 — 1997
- CompControl SarlFounder & Managing Director1989 — 1992Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- PhilipsProject Manager1983 — 1988Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
Education
- INSEADAMP, Business2000
- The Polytechnic Institute of New York UniversityMaster en informatique, Computer Science1985 — 1986
- ESIEE PARISBachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering1979 — 1983
Skills & more
Stratégie1Excellence opérationnelle1Team Management57Strategy99Management51Leadership32Team Leadership1Développement commercial1Processus de vente2Stratégie d’entreprise1Gouvernance d’entreprise1Business-to-Business (BtoB)
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FinanceChange ManagementStart-upsDigital MarketingNew Business DevelopmentSales ManagementOnline AdvertisingInternational BusinessP&L ManagementBusiness DevelopmentAdvertisingMulti-channel MarketingLanguages English · French
- Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy — MIT Sloan School of Management
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