"SME, ETI, StartUp, for each phase of your development, what are the financing tools? "

A graduate of MBS, Stéphane began his career in 2003 as an investment banker with Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, before joining a family office in 2011, where he carried out private equity transactions.In 2018, he took over the General Management of an industrial company, where he grew the business from 30 to 55 million euros in sales. Drawing on his experience, in 2021 he decided to join Capelia, an entrepreneurs' fund.

After creating and launching Agence Sud Innovation in 2016 . I now run the NextInnov network for Banque Populaire du Sud in Montpellier (Agence Sud Innovation) and throughout the Occitanie Est region. A network entirely dedicated to innovative start-ups and SMEs. We currently support more than 380 start-ups and innovative companies. Our sole aim is to support their growth and development. My role is also to ensure an active, collaborative and constructive presence on the various juries, boards of directors, supervisory boards, commitment committees, etc. of the whole ecosystem. of the entire regional and national innovation ecosystem.

I joined BPI in 2007 as an Account Manager, and my role was to manage a portfolio of SMEs and ETIs by setting up short-term financing lines (mobilization of receivables, mobilization of CIR, pre-financing of CICE, commitments by signature) and monitoring the lines. I was also in charge of the financial study of files and risk monitoring.I was also responsible for the financial analysis of the files and risk monitoring. Today, I'm the Delegate for Guarantee Financing, managing 5 Financing Account Managers.

Patrim'Pôle brings together professionals in a single location to help you find financing, insurance audits, investments and more.It's in this context that Patrim'Pôle's service was expanded with the creation of CROWD'UP, which I manage.CROWD'UP's role is to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to obtain financing, enabling future entrepreneurs to realize their projects and capital needs.

After working for the French start-up Drawn SAS, I developed a passion for innovation and business development.As an engineer and expert in the creation and capitalization of innovative companies, I supported some thirty projects over a period of 5 years, including a private fund-raising round.Today, I head up Dynergie's Southern branch, which employs around ten people (Engineers & PhDs).Well-versed in Lean Startup techniques and the identification of waste in project management with a high level of uncertainty, we launched our own innovation science research program 2 years ago, so that every innovation we support makes the world a little better, with a little less waste in execution... Join us!