Arthaud Mesnard is CEO & Co-Founder at Smarto, working on something new. He was the founder of two startups that he sold before joining Geometry. He holds a BA from Trinity College Dublin and an MSc from HEC Paris and Ecole Polytechnique.
Story so far:
- Studied Business & French @ Trinity College - Graduated with the highest grade in my class (1rst class honors every year) & was elected Business Student of the Year
- Spent 6 months living like a monk studying for Schols - became a Trinity Scholar (top 0.2%) - learned focus, time management, curiosity for business
- Interned for 2 early-stage startups in Paris building AI-powered assistants - @Citron (RIP) & @Destygo (now Mindsay - raised 10M$ series A) - learned business development, growth, scrappiness
- Cofounded a marketplace for students - @PledgeNotes (RIP) - learned sales, marketing, operations - didn't reach product-market fit despite small profit
- Interned as product manager for a parenting app - @StepsLife (RIP) - learned management, design, product
- Helped large groups innovate and intrapreneurs bring tech products to market - @IdeaFoster - learned project management, navigate bureaucracy
- Brought a mental health tracker app from an idea to a launched product - @KeepAppy - Won Global Social Innovation Challenge - learned pitching, fundraising, managing, recruiting
- Raised funds & helped structure Ireland's Hyperloop team - @Eirloop - placed 5th in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition - learned fundraising, corporate sales, recruiting
- Joined Global Shapers - @WEF - helping social startups raise funds @ShaperImpactCapital
- Graduated with an Msc in DeepTech Entrepreneurship (4.0 GPA) - @UCBerkeley @EcolePolytechnique @HECparis - learned lean methodology, programming (python, SQL), entrepreneurship
- Product data to build a better audio experience at @majelan (podcast platform +10M raised)
