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Philippe Laval

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CTO at Jolt Capital

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

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Cyril CollonunlockedPhilippe: together at Université Paris Cité (1993)
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Philippe: together at Jolt Capital

About

Philippe Laval is Chief Technology Officer and Managing Partner at Jolt Capital, where he leads development of Ninja, an AI-powered tool that analyzes a database of three million companies for dealflow, due diligence, and competitive intelligence. He previously founded and led Evercontact, a contact and CRM updating service exited in 2016, and Sinequa, an enterprise search company exited in 2024. He divides his time between San Francisco and Paris and is the author of "Winter is NOT coming," a book on Game of Thrones and management.

Experience

  1. Jolt CapitalChief Technology Officercurrent2017 — presentParis Area, France
  2. SinequaFounder and board membercurrent2000 — presentGreater New York City Area
  3. SinequaFounder & CEO2001 — 2005
  4. Farm3Board Membercurrent2020 — presentDoubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
  5. EvercontactFounder and first CEOcurrent2008 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. The RefinersMentorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. ClustaarBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentParis Area, France
  8. Impact USAMentorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. ParisTech EntrepreneursEntrepreneur In Residence2016 — 2017Paris Area, France
  10. LextineBoard Member2010 — 2011
  11. CORA SACEO1988 — 2000

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Semantic Technologies99Computational Linguistics64Artificial Intelligence55Search Engine Technology42Mobile Applications33CRM33Venture Capital17Digital Media19Strategic Partnerships29
+12 moreNatural Language ProcessingEmailText MiningEnterprise SearchCloud ComputingMobile DevicesBusiness DevelopmentSemantic WebClaude SkillsAnthropic ClaudeExitsEnterprise Software

Languages English · French

  • Certificate of completion: Introduction to agent skills — Anthropic

From Philippe's professional profile.

Colleagues at Jolt Capital

Akira Okada
Managing Director Japan at Jolt Capital
Amedeo d'Angelo
Operating Partner at Jolt Capital
Andrea Traversone
Managing Partner at Amadeus Capital Partners
Andrea Traversone
Managing Partner at Jolt Capital
Antoine Le Floc'h
Senior Data & Software Architect at Jolt Capital
Antoine Rolland
Data & ML Engineer at Jolt Capital
Antoine Trannoy
Managing Partner at Jolt Capital
Bernard Spitz
Strategic Advisor at Jolt Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Philippe Laval?
Philippe Laval is Chief Technology Officer and Managing Partner at Jolt Capital, where he leads development of Ninja, an AI-powered tool that analyzes a database of three million companies for dealflow, due diligence, and competitive intelligence. He previously founded and led Evercontact, a contact and CRM updating service exited in 2016, and Sinequa, an enterprise search company exited in 2024. He divides his time between San Francisco and Paris and is the author of "Winter is NOT coming," a book on Game of Thrones and management.
Where does Philippe Laval work?
Philippe Laval is CTO at Jolt Capital.
Where did Philippe Laval go to school?
Philippe Laval studied at Télécom Paris (Master, Computer Software Engineering); Université Paris Cité (PhD, AI and NLP); Lycée Henri IV (Math Sup/Spe M', Mathematics).

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