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Bruno Mendes Da Silva

Co-founder & CEO of Heex Technologies

Professional Background

Bruno Mendes Da Silva is a distinguished entrepreneur in the mobility sector, recognized for his innovative contributions and leadership. As the co-founder and former CEO of Heex Technologies, Bruno has been at the forefront of developing cutting-edge solutions that address critical challenges in autonomous driving and mobility. His visionary approach led the company to secure notable accolades, including the prestigious Innovation Award at the Autonomy Mobility World Expo in Paris in 2024, highlighting his commitment to advancing technology in the transportation industry.

In addition to his role at Heex Technologies, Bruno also founded Greenlux Car, a company that reflects his dedication to sustainable practices in the automotive field. His experience spans various roles, including his time as a Marketing Project Manager at Generali and a Sales Associate at Louis Vuitton, where he honed his skills in project management and sales.

Bruno's entrepreneurial journey is marked by impressive financial achievements, raising significant funding to propel his ventures. Under his leadership, Heex Technologies successfully co-led a significant €6 million seed round with SHIFT Invest and Karista in 2023 and garnered a €3.2 million pre-seed round led by Karista in 2022, showcasing his ability to attract investment in competitive markets.

Education and Achievements

Bruno's educational background is as impressive as his professional accomplishments. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from ESSEC Business School, a prestigious institution known for producing industry leaders. His academic journey also included an enriching experience in International Business at Fudan University, where he expanded his global business acumen and cross-cultural communication skills. Early in his education, Bruno attended the esteemed Notre-Dame "Les Oiseaux" private school, laying a solid foundation for his future endeavors.

Throughout his career, Bruno has received numerous accolades for his innovative thinking and entrepreneurial spirit. His list of achievements includes being a laureate of the “i-Nov” award from BPI France in 2022, winning the European Startup Prize for Mobility in the same year, and participating in esteemed programs such as Techstars Tel Aviv in 2021, and selected for the Google Black Founders Fund Europe. His engagement in internationally respected accelerators like Plug and Play Mobility in Sunnyvale and Microsoft's Autonomous Driving initiative further underscores his focus on fostering innovation and growth within the tech and mobility sectors.

Achievements

  • Innovation Award, Autonomy Mobility World Expo: Recognized for pioneering contributions to the mobility sector in 2024.
  • €6M Seed Round: Co-led by SHIFT Invest and Karista to fuel Heex Technologies' growth in 2023.
  • €3.2M Pre-Seed Funding: Successfully raised funding from Karista in 2022, establishing a strong financial foundation for future projects.
  • European Startup Prize for Mobility Winner: Honored for outstanding innovation and impact in the mobility space in 2022.
  • i-Nov Laureate: Received from BPI France for exceptional contributions in the French tech ecosystem.
  • Techstars Tel Aviv: Participated in global accelerator, enhancing entrepreneurial skills and networking in 2021.
  • Google Black Founders Fund Recipient: Supported in scaling tech-driven businesses in Europe in 2021.
  • Plug and Play Mobility, Batch 9: Engaged with leading experts and investors in the mobility domain in Sunnyvale, CA, in 2020.
  • Nvidia Inception Program: Joined in 2019, gaining access to important resources and industry insights in autonomous technologies.

Highlights

Jul 4 · linkedin

🗣 📺 🇫🇷 Yesterday I had the pleasure of being invited by BFM Business on their TV show Tech & Co presented by François Sorel, to comment on the latest news of the #AutonomousVehicles Industry.

When we look at the hundreds of billion dollars that have been invested by the top companies and investors of this world over the past 10 years, and the slow progress that has been made compared to expectations, it's accurate to consider Self-Driving Vehicles one of the hardest #AI challenge of the century.

Driving by any time, in any circumstances, on open roads is very hard to achieve, without the cooperation of many private and public stakeholders. On the tech side, it's also a huge data operations problem if the iteration loop is not supported by a sophisticated event-based trigger solution, as we offer it at Heex Technologies to enable faster and more scalable development.

On the other side, there are reasons to be optimistic in the mid-term, as we believe that off-road use cases such as #IndustrialProcesses and #Logistics, #Construction, #Mining, #Agriculture or #Defense are an opportunity to demonstrate the ROI of #AutonomousSystems.

In an Harbor, an Airport, a Wharehouse, or a field, the use of robots to reduce operational risks, increase safety and streamline the productivity, are key for companies to strive in an era of fast change, ever-increasing demands and high service expectations. As these environments are mastered by the operators, it lowers the barrier of entry for #AutonomousMobileRobots to be performant.

Visit Heex Technologies website in the comments to learn more about these use cases and contact us to learn more about our solution in this context. 🚀 🚀 🚀

Check the full video here: https://lnkd.in/eS3sr2hQ

Jun 12 · linkedin

🗣 🎙 💥 Super excited to have been able to sit down with Andréa Bensaid on his podcast LITTLE BIG THINGS to talk about Heex Technologies ambition to bring in the next gen infrastructure and platform for data management in the #AI and #AutonomousSystem world. The audio is in French, but you can watch any part on YouTube with generated subtitles in any language 😁

Here are some of the subjects we discussed: The Genesis The Smart Data concept AI capabilities and limitations Why data quality is so important The Business Model Fudraising and the the french tech ecosystem 🇫🇷

Building AI is a data challenge, not much of an algorithm or compute problem, and having direct access to the right data VS curating tons of unnecessary data to find the needle in the haystack, is the key to quick execution.

This was a very fun talk as Andréa tried to dig deep into technical considerations. Please let us know what you think about this episode 🙌

Check the link in the comments!

Arnaud Pierre Erwan Malik Joana Jérémy Soma Matthieu Henry-G Romain Benoît Jean-Philippe Sanae Olivia Karan Valentin Alexis Intisar Quentin Dams Saber Rania 👩‍💻 Marlène Matthieu Ninon Olakunle Mengmeng Simon Stéphane Yahya Cinthyia Yohan Borg Abdelwahed Myriam

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Paris, Île-de-France, France