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Thomas Laporte

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Co-founder & CBO at HyLight

Paris, Île-de-France, France

FoundedHyLight · YC

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458 people in our graph share verified history with Thomas — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alix TricotunlockedThomas: together at Paris-Pantheon-Assas University (2015–2017)
Thomas: together at University of California, Berkeley
×2Thomas: together at Reed Smith LLP
×6Thomas: together at emlyon business school

About

Thomas Laporte is co-founder and Chief Business Officer at HyLight, where he works on energy infrastructure solutions for utilities focused on defect detection and emissions reduction.

Co-founder & CBO at HyLightYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Thomas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran HyLight's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Thomas can intro founders to HyLight's investors below.

HyLight's investors · 8

Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2024Earth Venture CapitalKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checks · since 2024MyAsiaVCSeattleRing CapitalParis · $540K – $16.2M checks · since 2024Spero VenturesBurlingame · $2M – $4M checks · since 2024Teampact.venturesY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023

Co-founders at HyLight

MBMartin Bocken
Martin BockenCo-founder & CEO
JRJosef Rokusek
Josef RokusekCo-founder & CTO

Experience

  1. HyLightCo-founder & Chief Business Officer (CBO)current2022 — present
  2. AxyliaBusiness Developer2021
  3. EDF RenouvelablesAssistant project manager MEA - International Division2020
  4. AnsambleCatering Employee2018Région de Paris, France
  5. Reed Smith LLPIntern in the Corporate Tax team2017Paris

Skills & more

Gestion de projet7Entrepreneuriat7Start-up8Développement commercial6Project management4Entrepreneurship3Business development5Développement durable4Sustainability7Travail d’équipe11Anglais4Finance durable5
+1 moreTeam work
  • TOEIC 990/990 — TOEIC Program

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Thomas Laporte?
Thomas Laporte is co-founder and Chief Business Officer at HyLight, where he works on energy infrastructure solutions for utilities focused on defect detection and emissions reduction.
Where does Thomas Laporte work?
Thomas Laporte is Co-founder & CBO of HyLight.
What companies did Thomas Laporte found?
Thomas Laporte founded HyLight.
Where did Thomas Laporte go to school?
Thomas Laporte studied at Y Combinator (S23); University of California, Berkeley (Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology); emlyon business school (Master in Management - Programme Grande Ecole).

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