Brice Le Blevennec
Brice Le Blevennec is a French serial entrepreneur and author.[1][2][3][4][5]
Career[edit]
In 1991, Le Blevennec established Ex Machina, a graphic design and multimedia application development company. One of Ex Machina's initial projects was "Le mystère Magritte" in 1996, a compilation showcasing the artworks of René Magritte.[1] In 1998, Brice Le Blevennec, Patrick De Schutter, and Arnaud Huret founded ContactOffice, a private label cloud collaboration suite including messaging, collaboration and mobility technologies.[6][7] Emakina Group was founded in 2001 through the merger of Ex Machina and Emalaya.[8][3] Le Blevennec led Emakina Group as chairman and CEO until 2021. He transitioned from CEO to Chief Vision Officer (CVO) at Emakina Group in 2022.[9]
In 2007, Brice Le Blevennec, Gregoire de Streel, Jean Guillaume Zurstrassen, and other investors founded Tunz, an E-Money institution. Tunz was acquired by Ogone in 2012, which was then acquired by Ingenico in 2013.[10][11]
As a radio personality, he hosted a weekly radio show from 1996 to 2004. The show was so popular that it was adapted into a TV show called CyberCafé, which aired on RTBF.[12]
In 2007, Brice Le Blevennec, Michel Bauwens and James Burke founded the P2P Foundation. In 2011, he co-founded an online dating service Zin.gl, that raised $600,000 from angel investors.[13] Le Blevennec authored the book Visions of a better world, In 2021.[14] It dives into what the future might hold between 2021 and 2051, exploring 30 different themes in 30 articles..[4][15]
In 2023, Le Blevennec launched Zoetrope, a digital art frame that uses artificial intelligence.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Brice Le Blevennec Net Worth (2024) – wallmine.com". wallmine.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Actu (2022-07-06). "Visions d'un monde meilleur : un livre qui décrit la société en 2051". BX1 (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ a b "Brice Le Blévennec: "Ceux qui restent accrochés à leur passé disparaissent"". Le Soir (in French). 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ a b redaction (2022-08-30). "Brice Le Blévennec met le cap sur 2051". PUB (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Brice Le Blévennec, geek depuis les prémices de la tech". 2021-08-19.
- ^ Campenhout, Patrick van (2024-03-31). "Le rêve américain de ContactOffice". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Virtual office - About ContactOffice Group". 2007-01-01. Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Brice Le Blevennec, le digital avant l'heure". 2020-08-09. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Mouton, Olivier (2022-01-06). "Brice Le Blévennec, "Chief visionary officer" d'Emakina: "Nous pouvons construire un monde meilleur"". Trends-Tendances (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Sanchez, Laurent Redondo (2007-05-23). "Brice Le Blevennec voit tunz.com changer le monde". BeMobile (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Sormani, Angela (2012-10-25). "Ogone Acquires Tunz". PE Hub. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ CAMPENHOUT, Par PATRICK VAN (2024-03-31). "Chef visionnaire". La Libre.be (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Zin.gl Mines Social Network Data To Help Singles Find Their Perfect Match". TechCrunch. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Visions of a better world". Uitgeverij Lannoo. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ strategie.agency. "Media Marketing | News | Le monde selon Brice". www.mm.be (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ "Brice Le Blévennec installe l'art version intelligence artificielle dans le salon".