Pauline Roux

Managing Partner @ Elaia

📍 Greater Paris Metropolitan Region, France🔄 Updated September 2026💼 21 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Apr 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Investor and Board Member
Nov 2023
FlexAI is building the next generation of AI cloud infrastructure, one that is software defined and optimized for modern AI workloads. As the era of raw GPU deployments gives way to platform driven AI infrastructure, FlexAI provides the foundation for the next phase of scalable AI systems. The platform is powered by our foundational layer built on Cloud Foundry, while the FlexAI Cloud Services layer provides a unified control plane that enables developers and enterprises to run AI inference and fine tuning across any cloud, accelerator, or data center without managing infrastructure complexity. With FlexAI, startups deploy securely and cost effectively in hyperscaler and neocloud environments, neocloud providers transform GPU clusters into scalable AI factories, and enterprises power governed private AI clouds. By decoupling AI workloads from the underlying hardware, FlexAI enables organizations to deploy AI faster, improve compute efficiency, and avoid vendor lock in.
Investor and Member of the Board
Feb 2023
SESAMm enables companies to extract critical insights from the internet with AI. We provide ESG, sentiment, and thematic analytics by analyzing over 20 billion articles and messages using natural language processing. Our clients are major private equity firms, asset managers, index providers, and global corporations. For more information, please contact us at info@sesamm.com
Investor and Board Member
Jul 2022
Vibe is the Google Ads of TV. We allow any marketer, any brand, of any size, to advertise on TV within 5 minutes.
Investor and Board Member
Jul 2021
Elevo is a performance and talent management platform for the new generations companies. Our intuitive & modular interface allows you to set up engaging evaluation campaigns throughout the year, define and manage objectives, create inspiring career paths for employees, and much more. Aircall, Kapten, Blablacar, Greenflex and Leetchi have chosen Elevo to boost the engagement and performance of their teams. At Elevo, our mission is to make work better. Ask for a demo: hello@elevo.fr
Investor & Board member
Dec 2020
Holded is a software company founded by Javi Fondevila and Bernat Ripoll in 2016 with the purpose of simplifying the management of small and medium-sized companies. They created a cloud-based management software to help entrepreneurs, SMEs and accountants become the best version of themselves, simplifying management tasks, so they can focus on their priorities as a business.
Investor & Board Member
Mar 2020
PricingHUBs mission is to help retailers and e-commerce leaders protect their margins by putting customers’ price sensitivity (not competition) at the center of the price optimisation decision. We leverage internal data and AI to deliver actionable price recommendations to optimize trading objectives while providing a clear ROI information. Our goal is twofold: 1. Help our clients understand price elasticity and its components at a granular level 2. Bring in automation so they can run pricing optimization at scale At PricingHUB we do also believe that there is a big opportunity to leverage on line data to make better pricing decisions in store. We focus on working on specific use cases (such as but not limited to) ... - Clustering your product portfolio to implement differentiated product strategies - Price dynamically the most cross-sold products, - Optimizing your promotion strategy - Manage your longtail ... And develop the methods, tools and algorithms that will serve those use case. If you are curious to understand how it works, please contact us: info@pricinghub.net If you are a Data Scientist or a Dev looking for a very data centric and solid start-up project check our offers https://www.pricinghub.net/jobs-2/
early stageRetail
Investor & Board Member
Mar 2020
The Hotels Network is an innovative technology company working with over 19,000 hotels around the globe. Boasting an international team of specialists with deep expertise in hospitality, product design and consumer marketing, the company offers clients a full-stack growth platform to power their direct channel. By leveraging a series of integrated tools and analytics, hotel brands can attract, engage and convert guests throughout the user journey. In addition to price comparison, reviews summary and a full suite of personalization options, the company’s latest product innovation, Oraculo, is the world’s first predictive algorithm for hotels. Oraculo harnesses machine learning techniques to predict the behavior of visitors to the hotel website and then automatically personalizes both the message and the offer for each user. The company’s mission is to improve the online booking experience, grow direct bookings and strengthen the relationship between hotel brands and their guests.
mid stageHospitality
Investor & Board Member
May 2017
KMTX builds the most advanced software for marketers to be better informed. Unlike other AdTech providers, were able to manage log-level data, providing unprecedented campaign insights for our customers. Our real-time analysis of the bid landscape allows us to build: - Precise profile personas - Semantic audience targeting And activate them through: - Data-driven media plans - AI media trading Current clients making media decisions built with science, not intuition include Ford, Huawei, Coca-Cola, Samsung, Microsoft and P&G. Feel free to get in touch with us to find out more: contact@kmtx.com
Investor & Board Member
Apr 2017
Realytics digitalises TV by measuring its efficiency on digital channels. Today, it is the first European actor able to analyse the 360° impact of a TV campaign: business performance (traffic, app downloads, conversions, etc.), but also branding effect (socio-demo, geolocalisation, search visibility…). With those indicators, TV advertisers own the keys to fully optimise their media plan and their investments. Known for its technological excellence, Realytics has developed a unique scoring algorithm capable of identifying who, among the web visitors coming during a TV spot airing, has been exposed to the TV spot and has reacted immediately. At the core of TV-digital convergence, this major innovation allows TV advertisers to create cross-media campaign scenarios, combining the power of TV and the performance of digital. Moreover, the company anticipates the drive-to-web performances of one or several TV media plans to enable TV advertisers to tweak their choices before a campaign is even launched. Finally, Realytics not only measures the performance of a TV spot, but also captures the incremental traffic effect generated by the online notoriety of a campaign with both a short and long-term view. With more than 5.5 billion TV visits tracked for over 300 clients in 32 countries, Realytics has established itself as the key player of the present, but also for the future of TV: IPTV, VOL, replay… TV is evolving! Realytics constantly innovates to be closer to its clients’ needs, advertisers and agencies, and to accompany TV sales houses in this digital evolution.
Investor & Board Member
Jun 2015
talent.io is the simplest way for software engineers to find great jobs in innovative companies. Create your profile in a few minutes by importing your LinkedIn profile. https://join.talent.io/tech-salary-report-en No CV or cover letter needed: companies apply to you, and you decide who you want to talk to. Its that simple to find your next job. We operate in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, London, Berlin and Hamburg. Over 150,000 developers and 3000 companies (including Deezer, Blablacar, Parrot, N26, and many of the best startups in Europe) have already signed up on the platform and hundred of offers are made every week to software engineers looking for their next dream job.
Investor & Board Member
Mar 2015
We are the Talent Cloud company that empowers organizations to attract, engage, hire, and advance the right talent that builds a winning workforce. With EASYRECRUE by iCIMS HR professionals can provide a unique candidate and employee experience while liberating them from low value tasks. Our Talent Experience Platform, delivering a chatbot, interview scheduler, AI-driven video interviewing, language assessments and career management solution, allows our customers to optimize and digitalize their hiring, internal mobility and employee career development. Over 450 customers, including UPS, McDonalds, Volkswagen and ING Bank, use our platform on a daily basis and nearly 1 million candidates and employees have used it to further their career ambitions.
Investor & Board Member
Feb 2015
At Agriconomie, our goal is to assist farmers in unlocking the full potential of their farms, saving them time and money. We offer the widest range of agricultural supplies, including fertilizers, seeds, animal nutrition, regulated products, as well as spare parts and agricultural equipment. With over 150,000 customers, Agriconomie supports farmers towards greater independence. As pioneers of price transparency, we are now the leading agricultural e-procurement platform in France.
early stageFarming
Investor & Board Member
Oct 2014
We are focused on developing highly-personalized, one-to-one shopping experiences creating a unique virtual vendor powered by AI. Our mission is to build the most effortless, customized, and curated shopping experience possible by putting conversations at the heart of your conversion strategy thanks to 👉Levia's smart selling assistant & 👉Levia's conversational CRM We have entered the age of conversational commerce, it’s the 4th industry revolution and we at LEVIA are excited to be part of this revolution ! Please get in touch 🙏 hello@levia.ai
Investor & Board Member
Oct 2014
Selectionnist est une startup française co-fondée en 2013 par Tatiana Jama et Lara Rouyres. L'application mobile Selectionnist repose sur une technologie de reconnaissance visuelle qui permet en une photo de reconnaître n’importe quel produit présent sur une image et notamment tout produit présent dans un magazine. Selectionnist transforme le print en porte d’entrée vers le digital. Les annonceurs ont ainsi la possibilité d’instaurer un nouveau dialogue avec leurs lecteurs qui sont aussi leurs consommateurs. Depuis mai 2017, Selectionnist propose aux marques l’intégration de sa technologie via un chatbot hébergé sur Facebook Messenger. L'expérience acquise permet d'aider les marques à repenser leur relation client dans une logique omnicanal. Historique : ▪ Levée de fonds - Serie A - 2015 > 2m d'€ avec Elaia Partners (Paris - FR) & Conegliano Ventures (NY - US) ▪ Top 100 Europeans hottest startups 2015 by Wired ▪ AmCham France’s NextGen Global Growth Launchpad Pitch Competition Winner 2016
Investor & Board Observer
Jul 2014
Cryptosense is now part of SandboxAQ. Read more about this on https://cryptosense.com/blog/why-cryptosense-is-joining-sandboxaq. Cryptosense is the world’s leading platform for cryptography lifecycle management. By integrating in CI/CD, it finds compliance violations and vulnerabilities in your encryption and key-management, lets your Devs self-serve the fixes, and auto populates an inventory so you’re always ready for tomorrow. Our customers include some of the largest financial institutions in the world and the software companies that supply them.
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2025
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Apr 2025
Lighthouse is the leading commercial platform for the travel & hospitality industry. We transform complexity into confidence by providing actionable market insights, business intelligence, and pricing tools that maximize revenue growth. Trusted by over 70,000 hotels in 185 countries, and supported by 700+ employees, Lighthouse is the only solution that provides real-time hotel and short-term rental data in a single platform. We strive to deliver the best possible experience with unmatched customer service. We consider our clients as true partners — their success is our success.
2023
Investor and Board Member
Nov 2023
FlexAI is building the next generation of AI cloud infrastructure, one that is software defined and optimized for modern AI workloads. As the era of raw GPU deployments gives way to platform driven AI infrastructure, FlexAI provides the foundation for the next phase of scalable AI systems. The platform is powered by our foundational layer built on Cloud Foundry, while the FlexAI Cloud Services layer provides a unified control plane that enables developers and enterprises to run AI inference and fine tuning across any cloud, accelerator, or data center without managing infrastructure complexity. With FlexAI, startups deploy securely and cost effectively in hyperscaler and neocloud environments, neocloud providers transform GPU clusters into scalable AI factories, and enterprises power governed private AI clouds. By decoupling AI workloads from the underlying hardware, FlexAI enables organizations to deploy AI faster, improve compute efficiency, and avoid vendor lock in.
Investor and Member of the Board
Feb 2023
SESAMm enables companies to extract critical insights from the internet with AI. We provide ESG, sentiment, and thematic analytics by analyzing over 20 billion articles and messages using natural language processing. Our clients are major private equity firms, asset managers, index providers, and global corporations. For more information, please contact us at info@sesamm.com
2022
Investor and Board Member
Jul 2022
Vibe is the Google Ads of TV. We allow any marketer, any brand, of any size, to advertise on TV within 5 minutes.
2021
Investor and Board Member
Jul 2021
Elevo is a performance and talent management platform for the new generations companies. Our intuitive & modular interface allows you to set up engaging evaluation campaigns throughout the year, define and manage objectives, create inspiring career paths for employees, and much more. Aircall, Kapten, Blablacar, Greenflex and Leetchi have chosen Elevo to boost the engagement and performance of their teams. At Elevo, our mission is to make work better. Ask for a demo: hello@elevo.fr
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