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Grégoire VIGROUX
Serial Entrepreneur | Angel Investor | Philanthropist | Chief Dad Officer ;)
Grégoire VIGROUX is a serial entrepreneur and investor based in Bucharest, Romania. He co-founded Beyond Business School in October 2023, which aims to build the next generation of Romanian business leaders through a fast-track EMBA program.1
Some key points about Grégoire VIGROUX:
- He has co-founded or invested in over 20 companies across Eastern Europe.12
- His largest venture was CallPoint, later acquired by TELUS International, where he remains involved as a Senior Advisor.1
- He co-founded bonapp.eco in 2021, a startup combating food waste through a discounted food app.1
- He's involved with Recommerce Group, focusing on refurbished smartphones in Europe.1
- Grégoire is the Co-Founder and President of the Romanian chapter of La French Tech.1
- He contributes as a thought leader to Forbes Business Council and The Recursive.1
- He chairs the TELUS International Romania Community Board, which has donated $600,000 to local projects since 2017.2
Grégoire is passionate about building a better future through entrepreneurship and believes in combining business success with social responsibility.2 He has ADHD, which he views as a driving force in his entrepreneurial journey.3
Highlights
Since I live in stunning Romania, my heart has always been close to the French school in Bucharest. ♥️
Since 1920, the Lycée Français Anna de Noailles is the strongest bridge uniting my two countries when it comes to education.
With over 1,000 students from all over the world and a success rate of 100% at the baccalaureate, it is one of the most prestigious schools in the country.
I am gifted my kids Amaury (10), Émeric (8) and Camille (7) are students, there.
I’ve always be delighted to support the French school. As a board member, a few years ago, as well as a guest speaker and a facilitator for charity projects, on a regular basis.
This year, at the request of my friends Stephan Krecina, Valette Simon and Corine Escaig, I became the Parrain of the Section Internationale.
The students of the Section Internationale have more courses than regular students, as well as a bigger focus on English, with native professors.
That’s great for the children… Hopefully, going through this curriculum, my three kids won’t end up with a terrible French accent like mine! 😅
Last week, we brought 14 students from the Section Internationale to visit an amazing company that is present in Romania since 1992: Ubisoft!
It was a big tour, with wonderful people and interactive presentations, that lasted three and a half hours.
Our students learned about Ubisoft; how the company designs amazing games for the world, from stunning Romania; and what are the different jobs that exist in a games studio.
As far as I am concerned, what impressed me the most was the sound room, where Ubisoft tests the music and sound of their new games!
Many thanks to Ubisoft’s team for their warm hospitality. ♥️
Primarily, thumbs up our friends Francois Le Ny, Andreea Ben Salem and Ana Krasovschi!
As sharing is caring — and I believe it is my duty to continue to give back to the young generations — I will restlessly continue to support the French school, whenever I’m needed. 🫡
Among other topics, we’ll organize more company tours…
So, if you are the leader of a great organization and have an amazing company story to share with our students, please let us know and we’ll organize a visit! Thank you. 🤗
#Ubisoft #France #Romania #Education #FrenchTech
What’s the best city in #Romania for Bonapp to expand, dear LinkedIn friends?
Our top requirements include: ↳ Massive presence of ‘smart buyers’ who want to buy quality food, while saving money. ↳ Local apetite for innovation, as well as eco-friendly mindset. ↳ Likelihood of local partners (mostly restaurants, cafés, bakeries and supermarkets) to join our network of affiliates. Thank you for your valuable feedback, dear #foodwaste fighters!
At bonapp, we love to hear from positive people who share our values.
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For those who do not know about bonapp, yet:
↳ We are a proudly Romanian #foodtech #startup that combats food waste!
↳ We let users buy food that is nearing its expiration date in stunning Romania.
↳ Our app, available on iOS and Android, connects users with local food retailers such as convenience stores, restaurants, gas stations, bakeries, coffee shops and hotels.
↳ Since its launch, our app has been downloaded over 200,000 times in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca; and we saved over 100 tons of food.
↳ These encouraging figures are proof that responsible consumption is no longer just talk, but has started to become a way of life in Romania.
↳ Every new user of our platform is a small victory in our fight against food waste!
↳ Our mission is to turn the environmental, economic and social challenges caused by food waste into a sustainable opportunity to the benefit of everyone.
↳ Simply put, our solution is a win for consumers. A win for retailers. And a win for the planet!
↳ Our community of food waste warriors is growing every day.
↳ We are ambitious and restless, and it’s not our first rodeo as #entrepreneurs, but…
↳ We won’t be able to disrupt the world of food without YOU. 🫵
Therefore, download bonapp.eco on your smartphone, dear LinkedIn friends…
Come on, you are just a few clicks away to join our growing bonapp community…
In Bucharest and Cluj, today — and in either Brașov, Iaşi, Oradea or Timișoara very soon!
