Fred Plais

Tech Entrepreneur | Board member & Investor. Co-founder & CEO @ Upsun

📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 2 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2020𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Member and ambassador (Los Angeles & San Francisco)
Jan 2020
🇫🇷 La French Tech est la marque déployée par l’Etat français qui représente l’écosystème de 25 000 start-up françaises et de tous les acteurs qui gravitent autour (fonds d’investissement, associations, acteurs publiques, etc.), soutenus par la Mission French Tech (administration rattachée à la Direction Générale des Entreprises, au sein du ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de lIndustrie). Elle a pour mission d’accompagner le développement de l’écosystème French Tech, mouvement français des start-up technologiques innovantes, dans la lignée des priorités gouvernementales, à l’image et au service des Françaises et des Français. Pour ce faire, elle rassemble cet écosystème aux côtés des Capitales et Communautés French Tech (réseau d’associations privées labellisées par la Mission French Tech) et du réseau des Correspondants French Tech (plus de 60 administrations et services publics partenaire). *** 🇬🇧 La French Tech is the brand deployed by the French government to represent the ecosystem of 25,000 French start-ups and all the players that revolve around them (investment funds, associations, public bodies, etc.), supported by the French Tech Mission (an administration attached to the Direction Générale des Entreprises, within the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty). Its mission is to support the development of the French Tech ecosystem, the French movement of innovative technology start-ups, in line with government priorities and in the image and service of the French people. To do this, it brings this ecosystem together alongside the French Tech Capitals and Communities (a network of private associations accredited by the French Tech Mission) and the network of French Tech Correspondents (more than 60 partner administrations and public services).
(Passionate) Investor
May 2019
Syroco is a Climate Tech startup that supports the energy transition of maritime transportation by providing fleet operators, cargo owners, naval architects and shipyards with a platform to evaluate and improve the efficiency of ships. 🚢 🌊 Using pioneering challenges as a driver for innovation, the startup was born from the complementary expertise of its founders in the scaling of hypergrowth startups, data and artificial intelligence, naval architecture and racing boat design, extreme sports and offshore racing. 🚀
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2020
Member and ambassador (Los Angeles & San Francisco)
Jan 2020
🇫🇷 La French Tech est la marque déployée par l’Etat français qui représente l’écosystème de 25 000 start-up françaises et de tous les acteurs qui gravitent autour (fonds d’investissement, associations, acteurs publiques, etc.), soutenus par la Mission French Tech (administration rattachée à la Direction Générale des Entreprises, au sein du ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de lIndustrie). Elle a pour mission d’accompagner le développement de l’écosystème French Tech, mouvement français des start-up technologiques innovantes, dans la lignée des priorités gouvernementales, à l’image et au service des Françaises et des Français. Pour ce faire, elle rassemble cet écosystème aux côtés des Capitales et Communautés French Tech (réseau d’associations privées labellisées par la Mission French Tech) et du réseau des Correspondants French Tech (plus de 60 administrations et services publics partenaire). *** 🇬🇧 La French Tech is the brand deployed by the French government to represent the ecosystem of 25,000 French start-ups and all the players that revolve around them (investment funds, associations, public bodies, etc.), supported by the French Tech Mission (an administration attached to the Direction Générale des Entreprises, within the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty). Its mission is to support the development of the French Tech ecosystem, the French movement of innovative technology start-ups, in line with government priorities and in the image and service of the French people. To do this, it brings this ecosystem together alongside the French Tech Capitals and Communities (a network of private associations accredited by the French Tech Mission) and the network of French Tech Correspondents (more than 60 partner administrations and public services).
2019
(Passionate) Investor
May 2019
Syroco is a Climate Tech startup that supports the energy transition of maritime transportation by providing fleet operators, cargo owners, naval architects and shipyards with a platform to evaluate and improve the efficiency of ships. 🚢 🌊 Using pioneering challenges as a driver for innovation, the startup was born from the complementary expertise of its founders in the scaling of hypergrowth startups, data and artificial intelligence, naval architecture and racing boat design, extreme sports and offshore racing. 🚀
2014
Co-founder & CEO
Jul 2014
Upsun is the cloud application platform humans and robots love. It is built for today’s hybrid teams, where AI agents write and test code and humans focus on solving the problems that really matter. Developers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams use Upsun to build, ship, and scale confidently without wrestling with backend infrastructure. We give you your time back. You get: * Predictable performance, even at scale * Secure, compliant environments by default * Real-time observability and profiling built in * Cloning, configuration, and provisioning in seconds * AI-ready features that plug directly into your stack The name says it all. "Up" means uptime, reliability, and acceleration. "Sun" reflects our follow-the-sun-support, a 24x7, globally distributed support team keeping the lights on while you rest. Our core belief is that software should power brighter solutions and greater innovation. Upsunners are a remote, global workforce, and we thrive in a multicultural team. We are committed to open source and an open, welcoming environment. Our team spans the globe and the experience spectrum. Whats our commonality, our cultural fabric? A curious spirit and a thirst for knowledge; an eagerness for innovative ideas and cultures. We believe we can build anything together in an environment that frees you to do your best work. Our values: 🌿 We make a positive impact. 💚 We care for each other. ✨ We aim for the stars.
2010
Co founder and CEO
Apr 2010
Commerce Guys are the creators of and experts in Drupal Commerce, the eCommerce solution that capitalizes on the virtues and power of Drupal, the premier open-source content management system. We focus our knowledge and expertise on providing online merchants with the powerful, responsive, innovative eCommerce solutions they need to thrive. Commerce Guys has been recognized numerous times in the industry for its work. Awards include Gartner’s Cool Vendor in E-Commerce, Microsoft BizSpark Award, E-Commerce Paris 2013 Grand Prize, and American and International Business Awards. In July 2014, Commerce Guys also launched Platform.sh a Continuous Deployment Platform as a Service (www.platform.sh) providing merchants and any other PHP users to easily deploy and manage applications online.
2000
Infoclic
Co founder and CEO
Feb 2000