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François Bottollier-Depois

DG startup | Fundraising & Structuring

€1,750/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About François

Externalized General Management specialized in startups - Fundraising & Structuring Expert

Is your startup booming but you're drowning in operations? Are your fundraising rounds dragging? Is your team growing too fast? Do you spend your days in meetings instead of developing your product?

15 years of DG experience • 4 successful mandates • €2M raised • 50+ clients supported

What I concretely bring you:
  • Accelerated Fundraising: qualified network of 2000+ investors, optimized documentation, negotiation support until closing
  • Operational Structuring: 3-5 year business plan, dashboards, scalable processes, organization that can handle growth
  • Hands-on Management: co-piloting with skills transfer to make you autonomous

My recent successes:
Chloé in the Sky (fintech): €1.25M raised, x5 initial target, team 1→8 people
B2B Scale-up: transition from 0→20 employees, profitability achieved

My typical deliverables:
✓ Express Diagnosis (status assessment + 90-day roadmap)
✓ Investor Business Plan + Financial Model
✓ Optimized Fundraising Dossier + Pitch Deck
✓ HR, Sales, and Commercial Structuring
✓ Executive Dashboards

My difference:I build WITH you, not FOR you.
Objective:Make you autonomous in your growth.
Specializations:fintech, B2B SaaS, social impact, business services
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Italian

    Basic

  • German

    Basic

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km), Rennes (up to 50km), Brest (up to 50km)

Experience

  • CHLOE IN THE SKY
    General Manager
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    May 2023 - June 2025 (2 years and 1 month)
    Brest, France
    General Management - Fintech specializing in responsible investment (June 2023 - June 2025)

    Context:innovative fintech startup developing low-carbon investment solutions and responsible wealth management.
    Mission:structure the organization, launch a full range of financial products, and secure growth financing.

    Strategic Achievements:
    • Exceptional Fundraising: €1.25M secured (initial target multiplied by 5)
    • Team Scaling: structuring and recruiting from 0 to 8 employees
    • Business Growth: Assets under management multiplied by 20
    • Product Innovation: design and launch of a full range of responsible financial products
    Operational Missions:
    ✓ Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
    ✓ Structuring of compliance and operational processes
    ✓ Implementation of financial steering system and KPIs
    ✓ Support for public and bank financing initiatives
    ✓ Management of a multidisciplinary team (tech, finance, sales)

    Developed Sector Expertise:
    • Financial Services Regulation
    • ESG Criteria and Environmental Impact
    • Responsible Asset Selection Methodologies
    • Investor Relations and Financial Communication

    Result:sustainable and scalable organization, operational product range, autonomous team, secured financing for the next growth phase.

    Highly regulated sector requiring operational rigor and finance/compliance expertise.
    Fundraising Scaling Team Management Innovation Management Business Development
  • Minestrone
    Founding President
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    May 2021 - Today (5 years and 1 month)
    Paris, France
    Creation and Presidency - Innovative Collective of Independent Consultants (May 2021 - Present)

    Context:design and management of a unique collaborative model enabling independent experts (consultants, designers) to collaborate effectively while preserving their entrepreneurial autonomy.

    Strategic Achievements:
    • Organizational Innovation: creation of a collaborative model as an alternative to traditional consulting structures
    • Agile Transformation: successful post-COVID adaptation towards even greater organizational agility
    • Economic Management: financial structuring, performance monitoring, commitment management
    • Cross-functional Management: coordination of multidisciplinary expert teams in project mode

    Developed Expertise:
    • Innovative collaborative economic models
    • Management of independent experts
    • Governance of agile structures
    Company Creation Project Management Organizational Transformation Collaborative Management Business Model
  • La Fabrique des Territoires Innovants
    Founding CEO
    CONSULTING AND AUDITS
    October 2014 - March 2021 (6 years and 6 months)
    Paris, France
    General Management - Transformation of Social Enterprise to Profitable Company (October 2014 - March 2021)

    Context:cooperative structure specializing in territorial innovation and entrepreneurial support with strong social impact; but a fragile economic model based on subsidies.

    Mission:transformation towards a profitable model and scaling.

    Strategic Achievements:
    • Economic Model Transformation: shift from subsidies to diversification of commercial revenue, achieving profitability
    • Exceptional Scaling: team growth from 0 → 20 employees with controlled structuring
    • Fundraising: an additional €200k secured for acceleration
    • Organizational Overhaul: complete structuring of processes, governance, and legal transformation
    Operational Missions:
    ✓ Design and deployment of a new viable commercial offering
    ✓ Team structuring, strategic recruitment, creation of a company culture
    ✓ Implementation of economic performance and impact steering tools
    ✓ Support for legal and governance transformation

    Developed Sector Expertise:
    • Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)
    • Hybrid performance/impact models
    • Territorial innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems
    Result:sustainable social enterprise, structured team, profitability achieved, social impact preserved and measured.

    SSE/Impact sector requiring a balance between economic performance and social mission.
    Organizational Transformation Business Model Company Structuring Business Plan Fundraising

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Education

  • Master's Degree
    HEC Paris
    2012
  • Master's Degree
    Sciences Po Strasbourg
    2012

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