Guillaume Besse (born 7 August 1971) is a French entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
Biography and business career edit
From 1999 to 2001, Guillaume Besse founded and served as President of nFactory,[1] a news content syndicater that was later sold to Bertelsmann media group.[2]
In 2002, he co-founded Dedicate Publishing, owner of DediCate magazine.[3]
In 2003, Guillaume Besse co-founded Itélios,[4] an IT services company specializing in e-commerce, based in France and Brazil. He currently serves as a board member.
From 2001 to 2004, Guillaume Besse served as CEO of Prolitec SA,[5] an R&D company specializing in fluid dynamics, liquid diffusion, and fragrance diffusion. In 2004 Prolitec SA was sold to Richard Weening's private equity company, Quaestus,[6] and subsequently moved from Montpellier and Paris to new headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the US. Prolitec Inc., the successor to Prolitec SA, is now a commercial ambient scenting company based in the US. Guillaume Besse remains a shareholder of the company.[7]
In 2006, Guillaume Besse cofounded Le Ker,[8] a venture capital company.
In the same year, Guillaume Besse became the CEO of Entreprise-facile,[9] a SaaS software editor for entrepreneurs and companies.[10] In 2014, Entreprise-facile changed its name to incwo.
Guillaume Besse also serves as a coach for entrepreneurs at business schools and a member of juries for entrepreneurs' competitions[11] about entrepreneurship.
Bibliography edit
- Le Triomphe de la cigale, with Olivier Masselis and Emilie Le Pessot, Paris, Triomphe de la cigale, 2009[12]
References edit
- ^ "Factory : l'usine à contenu s'engage à respecter les droits d'auteurs". Journal Du Net. 13 March 2000. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "zdnet, 2001, L'agrégateur nFactory rejoint le groupe Bertelsmann". Zdnet.fr. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Olivier Riquet. "DEdiCate". Dedicatemagazine.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Itelios élabore des services cartographiques pour les agriculteurs". 01net.com. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Ca fleure bon". Stratégies. 13 May 2004. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Quaestus & Co Inc. Web site Archived 2 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Prolitec advisory board". Prolitec.com. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Qui Sommes Nous" (in French). Site officiel Le-Ker. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Entreprise-facile.com, un facilitateur de création d'entreprises". Journal du Net. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "ma petite entreprise". 01net. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Concours National de la Création d'Entreprise 2011". Leconcoursdelacreation.fr. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Amazon,2009". Amazon.fr. Retrieved 26 January 2012.