Marc Brandsma

Chausson Finance is the leading Alternative Placement Agent in France with €330M venture capital raised for 110 clients. It is expanding to Structured Fund Raising and Secondary Sale of portfolio companies. Responsibilities include leading the team for high-tech deals with focus on wireless/telecom ventures, and international development targeting European and US Funds.

Comwax provides operators with an end-to-end solution for high speed Internet access without the need of a traditional PC. Based on the best open source software available and a patented innovative architecture, Comwax is the key to market share growth and customer loyalty building.

Comwax founders come from the wireless/telecom industry. As co-founder and investor in Comwax, my role is to manage the growth of the company through appropriate financing and solid management processes.

Netvibes provides a simple and convenient way to create a personalized home page that serves as a dashboard and control panel for the user’s whole digital life. Netvibes is a company created in 2006 based in London with offices in Paris and specializing in Web 2.0 applications.

Netvibes raised €12M in 2006 with ACCEL Partners and INDEX Ventures.

Founding member and international manager of this corporate venturing unit dedicated to wireless projects. Invested in 6 ventures. Involved in generate deal flow, screen opportunities and organize due diligence. Negotiate investment contracts. Assist the portfolio companies in general management and strategic issues, fund raising, networking and business development. Mobilize key support resources from France Telecom.

• Major exit with the sale of Mobivillage to For-Side (Japan) resulting in a multiple of 10x investment

Director of Marketing - International Offers (1999 – 2000)

Developed the marketing strategy for the pan-European offer prior to the acquisition of Orange. Researched the market, supervised marketing plan and technical work, and implemented project planning techniques. Reported to Board of Directors. Managed staff of 7 reports with 2 direct. Managed budget of 1M Euros.

Director of Marketing and Sales - Corporate Market (1996 – 1999)

Designed and implemented the marketing strategy for the corporate market segment. Coordinated strategy and policies with other market segment managers. Organized and managed the sales channel mix including target assignment and support to tailored offering. Reconciled and followed the P&L. Reported to Marketing VP, then head of Business Unit. Managed staff of 10.