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.
Founder 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.
GP
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 · 7
Co-founders at HyLight
MB
Martin BockenFounder
JR
Josef RokusekFounder
Experience
- HyLightCo-founder & Chief Business Officer (CBO)current2022 — present
- AxyliaBusiness Developer2021
- EDF RenouvelablesAssistant project manager MEA - International Division2020
- AnsambleCatering Employee2018Région de Paris, France
- Reed Smith LLPIntern in the Corporate Tax team2017Paris
Skills & more
Gestion de projet7Entrepreneuriat7Start-up8Développement commercial6Project management4Entrepreneurship3Business development5Développement durable4Sustainability7Travail d’équipe11Anglais4Finance durable5
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Team 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 Founder 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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University of California, Berkeley mafia538
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emlyon business school mafia12
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Paris-Pantheon-Assas University mafia7
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Shared employers
Also worked at HyLight2
Also worked at EDF Renouvelables3
Also worked at Reed Smith LLP12
André DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesBob StefanskiManaging Director at eLab VenturesCarrie NixonNixon Gwilt Law at Empactful CapitalIzzy DippleMarketing & Community Manager at noaBari KreinCSO, Managing Partner at StartUp HealthSahar ShiraziInvestor Relations / Portfolio Advisor at Valar Ventures Llc
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