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Thibault Henriet

Founder

Founder at awen

Greater Paris Metropolitan Region

Foundedawen · YC

About

Thibault Henriet previously held the role of Head of Operations France at Moda Operandi, a fashion technology company. He has worked as an assistant supporting contemporary artists across multiple creative industries including advertising, film, design, fashion, and publishing, and studied at Sciences Po Paris.

Founder at awenYC W25

Intro paths

YC

Thibault went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran awen's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Thibault can intro founders to awen's investors below.

awen's investors · 2

Kima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Experience

  1. awenFoundercurrent2024 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  2. Entrepreneur FirstFounder in residence EFPA92022 — 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France
  3. Moda Operandi, IncHead of France Operations2019 — 2022Paris, Île-de-France, France
  4. ORAFounder, CEO2019 — 2021Paris, Île-de-France, France
  5. Ryan McGinley, Collier Schorr, Roe EthridgeInternational Project Manager2015 — 2018New York, United States

Frequently asked questions

Who is Thibault Henriet?
Thibault Henriet previously held the role of Head of Operations France at Moda Operandi, a fashion technology company. He has worked as an assistant supporting contemporary artists across multiple creative industries including advertising, film, design, fashion, and publishing, and studied at Sciences Po Paris.
Where does Thibault Henriet work?
Thibault Henriet is Founder of awen.
What companies did Thibault Henriet found?
Thibault Henriet founded awen.
Where did Thibault Henriet go to school?
Thibault Henriet studied at Y Combinator; Sciences Po (Economics & social sciences).

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