About
Louis Carle co-founded Maddyness in 2012 with Étienne, building a startup-focused media outlet that grew to a team of 40 across France and England, with over 12 million annual readers and more than 100,000 daily newsletter subscribers. He stepped away from Maddyness operations in March 2025 and co-founded Curiosity with Étienne, a strategic advisory service for company leaders and teams addressing strategy, communication, and decision-making.
Founder at Shopmium
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Experience
- Curiosityco-fondateurcurrent2025 — present
- Nextsquareindustry partnercurrent2026 — present
- Coletteco-fondateurcurrent2025 — present
- MaddynessFounder & CEOcurrent2011 — presentParis, France
- Spiilboard membercurrent2024 — present
- Maddy KeynoteFoundercurrent2015 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
- Exod AvonInvestor & Board membercurrent2017 — present
- Presse-citronJournalist2011 — 2013Paris, Île-de-France, France
- TechCrunchjournaliste2012 — 2013
Skills & more
Start-up97Online Journalism74Public Relations31Marketing digital48Réseaux sociaux30Média numérique27Blogger22Management14Communication35Innovation9
Languages Allemand · Anglais
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Louis Carle?
- Louis Carle co-founded Maddyness in 2012 with Étienne, building a startup-focused media outlet that grew to a team of 40 across France and England, with over 12 million annual readers and more than 100,000 daily newsletter subscribers. He stepped away from Maddyness operations in March 2025 and co-founded Curiosity with Étienne, a strategic advisory service for company leaders and teams addressing strategy, communication, and decision-making.
- Where does Louis Carle work?
- Louis Carle is Founder of Shopmium.
- What companies did Louis Carle found?
- Louis Carle founded Shopmium.
- Where did Louis Carle go to school?
- Louis Carle studied at Institut d'études politiques de Rennes (Master II, Management des Médias Écrits); Université Rennes 2 (Master I, Information et Communication des Organisations); Université Paris Nanterre (Licence, Histoire).
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