I am the Founder & CEO of the Startupbootcamp IoT Program based in London: http://bit.ly/SBCIoT

After spending a few years in the Telecom industry (Gemplus) & close to 14 at Apple (last as Head for the Strategy & Business Development for iPhone & iPad in Business in EMEIA), I decided to turn the page on my Corporate life & come back to my love of entrepreneurship & innovation-driven companies.

Starting with mentoring (Seedcamp & many other European based programs) & learning what it was to be an entrepreneur nowadays, I also quickly became actively engaged within the investment / VC community & as an angel investor / advisor myself to various startups (Undagrid / Beasts of Balance).

I am now also :

• A Founding Management Board Member & Chair for the SMEs in the AIOTI (Alliance for IoT Innovation) at the European Commission.

• An adviser to MakerWharf, a community of Maker Spaces between London / Palo Alto & China, created by Lord Nat Wei

• A Founding Board Member of the French IoT Think Tank - alongside key actors of the industry - to advise the government & support the French ecosystem on IoT trends & key challenges.

• A Founding & Advisory Board member of the newly announced UK French Tech Hub with the support of the French Minister of Digital & the Business France Branch in London.

I've been an active speaker in multiple conferences around the world (Europas, Pioneers, WebSummit, BDLA, ArabNet, Unbound, Latitude59…) most recently around IoT, IIoT & Hardware investments.

I hold a Master from McGill (Canada) as well as a Degree from the Business School of Management ESSCA (France).

You can also reach me at @raphcrouan

Specialties: Investment, Equity, Growth Plans & Evangelism, Startup Investment, Company Biz Plan Review, Team structure & validation, Marketing Strategy, Business Development Processes & tactics, Complex Sales Negotiations, P&L, Multinational Team Management.