#16 Alexandre Hollocou, CTO & co-founder of Joko
Release Date: 12/12/2025
#16 Alexandre Hollocou, CTO & co-founder of Joko
Startup Tribune: Tech Podcast
Alexandre is the co-founder of Joko, amongst the top France's fintech scale-ups with offices in NYC, started in 2018 to revolutionise how retailers reward consumers for their spending. It was co-founded by Nicolas Salat-Baroux, Xavier Starkloff, and Alexandre Hollocou. The Joko app, available for free on the Google Play Store and App Store, has since gained popularity in France, with over 5 millon users and over €30b in transaction volume. Joko is profitable. ALEXANDRE HOLLOCOU Alexandre is a well-known fintech entrepreneur who is based in Paris and spends time in New York with his...
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#15 Yann Lechelle, cofounder of probabl: (former CEO of Scaleaway)
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Yann is the co-founder of probabl: and former CEO of Scaleway, France's largest hosting internet hosting company, part of Iliad Group. Probabl: is a spin-off of Inria, France's largest research lab. YANN LECHELLE Yann is a well-known technology entrepreneur who spent years in Silicon Valley. Probabl: is editing sci-kit learn at scale, with over 2b downloads, and is a spin-off from Inria. It recently raised €13m led by Serena Capital. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM
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#14 Alexandre Grux, CPO of DiliTrust
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Alexandre Grux is CPO of DiliTrust, one of Europe's largest SaaS legaltech companies, present in over 60 countries and 2500+ clients, after he sold his company (Hyperlex) to Dilitrust. ALEXANDRE GRUX Alexandre undertook France, and probably Europe's most technical engineering background: the famous MVA, from university ENS. We talk to Alexandre about cutting edge at DiliTrust that he's implementing (neural networks, LLMs, foundation models) and that he pioneered already years ago while building Hyperlex (contract drafting using deep-learning). MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM
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#13 Ed Cooke, co-founder of Memrise and MindMax Labs
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Ed is founder of Memrise, one of the world's most prominent language apps. He is also the co-founder of Sonic Sphere, and more recently, edtech startup MindMax Labs. He is also World Master of Memory. ED COOKE We talk to Ed about his beginnings starting Memrise, the role of memory, and LLMs in the context of his new edtech startup. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM
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#12 Stéphane Bereux, co-founder of Jimini AI
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Stephane is founder of JiminiAI, one of France's most promising legaltech startups. This episode is in French. STEPHANE BEREUX We talk to Stéphane about his beginnings starting Jimini AI almost straight out of Ecole Polytechique, his background as an engineer, the future of legaltech, and how Jimini AI is innovating in cutting edge research and drafting of legal documents. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM
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#11 Andrea Bensaid, founder of Eskimoz
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Andrea is founder of Eskimoz, one of the largest digital agencies in France and in Europe more widely. This episode is in French. ANDREA BENSAID We talk to Andrea about his beginnings starting Eskimoz almost straight out of French business school, his entrepreneurial drive, data science applied to marketing, and the future of AI in marketing. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM
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#10 Charles Gorintin, cofounder of Alan and Mistral
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Charles Gorintin is cofounder of Alan and Mistral, 2 of France's largest billion-$ businesses. This episode is in French. CHARLES GORINTIN Charles is cofounder of Alan, alongisde Jean-Charles Samuelian. We talk to Charles about his begininings, his studies at ENS and Stanford, and how he went on to start 2 of the largest businesses, with a focus on Alan. Charles is also a keen chess-player in his free time. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM IN THIS EPISODE In this episode, Margaux Wehr and Louis Abraham talk with Charles Gorintin about: 1) Charles' background, Franco-US...
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#9 Ori Pekelman, cofounder of Platform.sh
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Ori Pekelman is one of the cofounders of Platform.sh, cloud-hosting platform that helps companies build, run and scale their apps and websites. This episode is in French. ORI PEKELMAN Ori is cofounder of Platform.sh, alongside Damien Tournoud and Frederic Plais. Platform.sh simplifies cloud development and supports companies in scaling fleets of applications. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM IN THIS EPISODE In this episode, Margaux Wehr and Louis Abraham talk with Ori Pekelman about: 1) Ori's background, beginnings of Platform.sh 1'26: Intro to Platform.sh 2'45: How Ori met his...
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#8 Marc-Henri Gires, cofounder of Defacto
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Marc Henri Gires is one of the cofounders of Defacto, fintech leader in France for B2B financing. It offers short-term financing for SMEs with an API-first approach. This episode is in French. MARC HENRI GIRES Marco is cofounder of Defacto. He studied at Ecole Polytechnique and spent many years in the US before returning to France to co-found Defacto. Defacto solves companies' working capital requirements, offering business the ability to repay its suppliers early and automate payments. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM IN THIS EPISODE In this episode, Margaux Wehr and Louis...
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#7 Louis Chatriot, CEO and cofounder of Alma
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Louis Chatriot is CEO of Alma, fintech leader in France of BNPL, having raised Series C by top investors (Northzone, Headline etc.) This episode is in French. LOUIS CHATRIOT Louis is CEO at Alma, the fintech leader in France of BNPL. Louis talks about his background at Ecole Polytechnique and Stanford, meeting his cofounder, key painpoints and triggers in BNPL, and technical tech stack at Alma (details below). Prior to founding Alma, Louis was former GM of Stripe in Italy. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM IN THIS EPISODE In this episode, Margaux Wehr and Louis Abraham talk...
info_outlineAlexandre is the co-founder of Joko, amongst the top France's fintech scale-ups with offices in NYC, started in 2018 to revolutionise how retailers reward consumers for their spending. It was co-founded by Nicolas Salat-Baroux, Xavier Starkloff, and Alexandre Hollocou. The Joko app, available for free on the Google Play Store and App Store, has since gained popularity in France, with over 5 millon users and over €30b in transaction volume. Joko is profitable.
ALEXANDRE HOLLOCOU
Alexandre is a well-known fintech entrepreneur who is based in Paris and spends time in New York with his co-founders. He studied at Ecole Polytechnique and co-founded Joko in 2018 with Nicolas Salat-Baroux and Xavier Starkloff.
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