Gilles Samoun (born 1965) is a French investor, tech
serial entrepreneur in the
Silicon Valley and France, pioneer and strong advocate of
software as a service
Software as a service (SaaS ) is a cloud computing service model where the provider offers use of application software to a client and manages all needed physical and software resources. SaaS is usually accessed via a web application. Unlike o ...
(SaaS) since he founded
Qualys
Qualys, Inc. is an American technology firm based in Foster City, California, specializing in cloud security, compliance and related services.
Qualys has over 10,300 customers in more than 130 countries. The company has strategic partnerships ...
in early 1999, the
cybersecurity leader which subsequently went public, listed on
NASDAQ, in 2012. He is the founder and CEO of
Salesmachine, a
Customer Success Management platform which helps SaaS companies increase conversion and adoption and prevent churn. The Salesmachine platform connects with
SaaS products and provides product-led teams with the necessary insights and tools to engage with the right product at the right time with the right context.
He holds a master's degree in
Computer Science
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and
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...
from the University of Paris.
In 2001 he was honored with the position of
Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital, now
Balderton, one of Europe’s leading technology venture firms.
Committed to the
French Tech, Gilles Samoun has notably invested in French nuggets
Algolia,
Payfit,
Spendesk,
Agricool,
Shine over the last 10 years... and was listed among the top seven French tech business angels in
Sifted 2021 report "The French tech revolution".
He is also a
board member of numerous tech companies
CipherCloud,
Jolicloud,
Abiquo, including French unicorn
Criteo from 2007 to 2011, where is known for being behind
Criteo’s revolutionary business model.
Prior to
Salesmachine, Gilles Samoun has been the CEO of NTRGlobal, a SaaS company founded in Barcelona, Spain,
Fotopedia, Solsoft
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Qualys, Inc. is an American technology firm based in Foster City, California, specializing in cloud security, compliance and related services.
Qualys has over 10,300 customers in more than 130 countries. The company has strategic partnerships ...
, and MediaPath Technologies Inc.
References
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Living people
French businesspeople
1965 births