Alexandre Mars | |
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![]() Alexandre Mars in 2016 | |
Born | |
Nationality | French |
Education |
Paris Nanterre University Paris Dauphine University |
Occupation(s) |
Entrepreneur Board member of the 2024 Summer Olympics |
Alexandre Mars is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. [1]
In 1992, at the age of 17 and while still in high school, Alexandre Mars started his first venture organizing concerts. [2] The money he earned from this venture allowed him, along with a friend, to launch A2X, [3] one of the first French web agencies, when he was 22. He later sold the company in 1998 and launched his venture capital firm.
In 2002, Mars created Phonevalley, a mobile advertising and marketing agency that he sold to Publicis in 2007. [4]
In 2006, he started ScrOOn, a platform specialized in social media that he sold to Blackberry in 2013. [2]
In 2014, he created the non-profit Epic Foundation, which selects and funds organizations dedicated to fighting childhood and youth inequality in areas like education, health, safety, and social and professional reinsertion. [2] [5] The foundation also develops giving solutions for both companies and individuals. Its operational costs are entirely financed by Mars, amounting to more than $2 million annually, thanks to the revenues generated by his venture capital firm blisce/, which invests in startups like Spotify and Pinterest. [6]
In 2015, Alexandre Mars was named among the “Top 20 Philanthropists Under 40” by The New York Observer. [1]
In 2018, as President of the Commission for Sports and Society during Paris’s Olympic bid, Alexandre Mars was chosen by Tony Estanguet, Chairman of the Paris Organising Committee, to serve as a board member and ambassador for the 2024 Olympics & Paralympic Games. [5]
Alexandre Mars is married and has four children.
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Alexandre Mars | |
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![]() Alexandre Mars in 2016 | |
Born | |
Nationality | French |
Education |
Paris Nanterre University Paris Dauphine University |
Occupation(s) |
Entrepreneur Board member of the 2024 Summer Olympics |
Alexandre Mars is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. [1]
In 1992, at the age of 17 and while still in high school, Alexandre Mars started his first venture organizing concerts. [2] The money he earned from this venture allowed him, along with a friend, to launch A2X, [3] one of the first French web agencies, when he was 22. He later sold the company in 1998 and launched his venture capital firm.
In 2002, Mars created Phonevalley, a mobile advertising and marketing agency that he sold to Publicis in 2007. [4]
In 2006, he started ScrOOn, a platform specialized in social media that he sold to Blackberry in 2013. [2]
In 2014, he created the non-profit Epic Foundation, which selects and funds organizations dedicated to fighting childhood and youth inequality in areas like education, health, safety, and social and professional reinsertion. [2] [5] The foundation also develops giving solutions for both companies and individuals. Its operational costs are entirely financed by Mars, amounting to more than $2 million annually, thanks to the revenues generated by his venture capital firm blisce/, which invests in startups like Spotify and Pinterest. [6]
In 2015, Alexandre Mars was named among the “Top 20 Philanthropists Under 40” by The New York Observer. [1]
In 2018, as President of the Commission for Sports and Society during Paris’s Olympic bid, Alexandre Mars was chosen by Tony Estanguet, Chairman of the Paris Organising Committee, to serve as a board member and ambassador for the 2024 Olympics & Paralympic Games. [5]
Alexandre Mars is married and has four children.
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