Maxime Friess

CEO, Chairman & Co-founder @ ETERNITI

📍 Spain🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2024
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Jul 2024
We dream of adventures, not vacation. Expeditions, not cruises. Journeys of a lifetime, one that leaves you changed. We want to explore the world mindfully. Selar marks the birth of a new kind of maritime company, hoping to inspire with its first polar expedition ship, powered by the wind and fueled by the sun. Were writing a new chapter in ocean travel—more sustainable, human, adventurous, and inspiring for a whole new generation.
Investor & Advisor
May 2020
toddl.co is Europes first all-in-one business management software tool dedicated to small education businesses. Educators lose a significant amount of time and money because they manage most of their administrative tasks - such as scheduling, bookings and customer management - manually. We’re building a cloud-based SaaS solution to help small education businesses and activity providers streamline their day-to-day operations. The software is fully integrated with the toddl.co marketplace, giving educators an easy way to reach new customers and freeing up time to focus on what matters most: the kids! Follow along on our journey on Instagram and Facebook @toddl.co or get in touch at info@toddl.co.
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2024
Investor
Jul 2024
We dream of adventures, not vacation. Expeditions, not cruises. Journeys of a lifetime, one that leaves you changed. We want to explore the world mindfully. Selar marks the birth of a new kind of maritime company, hoping to inspire with its first polar expedition ship, powered by the wind and fueled by the sun. Were writing a new chapter in ocean travel—more sustainable, human, adventurous, and inspiring for a whole new generation.
2020
Investor & Advisor
May 2020
toddl.co is Europes first all-in-one business management software tool dedicated to small education businesses. Educators lose a significant amount of time and money because they manage most of their administrative tasks - such as scheduling, bookings and customer management - manually. We’re building a cloud-based SaaS solution to help small education businesses and activity providers streamline their day-to-day operations. The software is fully integrated with the toddl.co marketplace, giving educators an easy way to reach new customers and freeing up time to focus on what matters most: the kids! Follow along on our journey on Instagram and Facebook @toddl.co or get in touch at info@toddl.co.
2018
Co-founder & CEO
Jan 2018
Emerald Stay® (a certified B-Corp) is a disruptive manager of premium vacation rentals. We run 200+ exclusive chalets, villas and apartments in the Alps, Pyrenees, Balearics, Costa Brava, and Morocco. We foster a shared art de vivre, partnering with owners of high-end properties in authentic places, creating a global community of discerning adventurers, connecting people through our spirit. We use our expertise in the industry and new technologies to deliver an avant-garde, personalised, seamless travel experience for guests, and an innovative concept that reinvents short-term rental for homeowners. Beyond impeccable finishes, immaculate design and outstanding service, we offer our guests the rarest luxury of all: the luxury of space. A space for body and mind to relax and endure ultimate ease, where every moment becomes a masterpiece. This is our way of shaping the future of hospitality. On the other side, by managing each real estate like a next-generation hotel we free owners from constraints and significantly improve their profitability. We call it Smart Ownership®. We are HappyAtWork (ChooseMyCompany®) and Great Place To Work (2023) certified, and our team is made up of bright individuals from diverse backgrounds bound together by a passion for excellence in hospitality, sustainability issues and empowering challenges.
early stageReal Estate
CEO, Chairman & Co-founder
Jan 2018
Eterniti is the leading operator of vacation rentals in iconic holiday destinations, led by a passion for excellence, authentic adventures, and hospitality. Our brands EMERALD STAY Our 4* brand: more than 400 exclusively managed holiday rentals from the mountains to the sea. BO HOUSE The group’s 5* and palace brand, showcasing 200+ service-augmented high-end villas and chalets in exclusive destinations. VERBIER EXCLUSIVE Unique touch holidays: 20 chalets located in the iconic ski resort, Verbier. With a dedicated team offering a bespoke catered experience.
early stageHospitality
2017
Non Executive Board Member
May 2017
In Switzerland, in 1948, Ueli Prager created Mövenpick, a revolutionary dining concept where anyone could enjoy a taste of good wine, good times and the good life. Today that same brand of welcoming hospitality lives on in every Mövenpick hotel, where everyone can appreciate life’s essential pleasures, through moments of true indulgence. With more than 120 hotels and resorts in over 35 countries, Mövenpick remains true to its Swiss heritage and rich culinary legacy, honoring its founder’s promise to do things well by doing things right. In recognition of the brand’s holistic approach to sustainability, and its deep commitment to local environments and communities, Green Globe has named Mövenpick the world’s most sustainable hotel company every year since 2017. Mövenpick is part of Accor, a world leading hospitality group and a participating brand in ALL - Accor Live Limitless, the hotel loyalty program spanning over 40 brands and 5,600 destinations.
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