MS Office/Google Suite
Valentin Bléhaut
Startup Operator & Product Strategist
Santa Monica,CA
Summary
Building clean and effective products. Collaborative and driven strategist with a deep understanding of the FinTech and Web3 space.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Head of Strategy
Spring Labs
Los Angeles
03.2019 - Current
- Spring Labs is a Series B FinTech startup having raised $69m. Joined at seed stage as the first Strategy & Ops hire to support new product development, business development, fundraising & board meetings
- Head of Blockchain department, leading a team of engineers, product managers, and sales & marketing to develop new products leveraging Spring Labs technology
- Head of Marketing & PR
365-day Sabbatical
Travel
08.2017 - 08.2018
- Traveling around the world for 365 days
Management Consultant
Capco
London
09.2013 - 08.2017
- Created and led FinTech innovation department, Capco Connect, bridging banks and startups through industry analyses, newsletters, demo days, and networking events. Grew to team of 8, becoming Capco’s venture investment arm
- Created and led blockchain research team, focused on Ethereum use cases in financial services
- Business analyst, project manager and product manager roles at Deutsche Bank and HSBC, focused on identifying and implementing FinTech tools
Education
Masters of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Imperial College London
London, UK 09.2009 - 06.2013
French Scientific Baccalaureat -
Ombrosa Lycée Multilingue
Lyon, France 09.2008 - 06.2009
Software
Asana, Notion
Python, SQL, Squarespace
Interests
I spend most of my free time outdoors doing any activity you can think of: surf, ski, tennis, soccer, golf, mountain biking. If I'm not outside, you can find me in the kitchen cooking up some French food!
Timeline
Head of Strategy
Spring Labs
03.2019 - Current
365-day Sabbatical
Travel
08.2017 - 08.2018
Management Consultant
Capco
09.2013 - 08.2017
Masters of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Imperial College London
09.2009 - 06.2013
French Scientific Baccalaureat -
Ombrosa Lycée Multilingue
09.2008 - 06.2009
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