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Swapcard
AI-powered virtual & hybrid event platform
- 201-500 employees
- B2B
- Artificial Intelligence
- Lead generation
- Networking
- SaaS
- Mobile
- Video
- Community
- Porte-Saint-Denis, Paris, France
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Company mission
Swapcard's mission is to empower human connections and enhance the way people network.
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Events platform Swapcard is a major player in the events software industry, and like many others, it has had to adapt fast to the 2020 spike in demand for virtual events. It did so impressively, with an end-to-end solution that includes registration, engagement, and networking tools, as well as some novel details like an AI-powered guest matchmaking service.
Acquisitions of MapsPeople and Avolio have seen Swapcard deepening its suite of tools, which is reflective of Swapcard’s broader gamble: that as events persist in a combination of digital, hybrid, and in-person formats, customers are looking for a single tech provider capable of handling all aspects. This may not, however, be a given. Rival events platform Grip pulled ahead of Swapcard in terms of funding over recent years, which it credits to a consumer preference for its plug-in-and-play networking features. So complementary, not comprehensive, events tools were Grip's route to gaining traction in the transforming sector.
Nevertheless, customers like SXSW, Expo Dubai 2020, and Informa are among the high-profile enterprise clients pursuing Swapcard’s services. In a market expected to grow fairly rapidly over the next few years, these players may in fact provide a more valuable vote of confidence than its rivals’ influx of VC investment.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Fast-growing startup with many opportunities for growth 🌱
- Team vacations to celebrate our achievements ✈️
- Team that seizes every opportunity to celebrate success 🕺🏼💃
- Remote-first policy with offices in Paris, USA, UAE, CA, UK, & IN 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 🇦🇪 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 🇸🇬
- Open-minded culture that appreciates differences 👽
- Feedback driven, supportive & curious team with DIY mindset 🤔 🛠
- Family leave and remote work❤️ 🏡
- Learning support and sponsorship 📚
- Work-from-home budget 😌
- Generous paid time off program 🎁
Company values
- 📚 Curiosity: Rapid growth and evolution are the results of our endless quest for new knowledge and understanding. We’re interested in our peers and their concerns. Anything novel or innovative excites us
- 👽 Open-mindedness: Feedback and ideas can be exchanged freely, without being taken personally. We welcome Swapcardians of all sorts and learn from each other’s personal and professional experiences
- ✊🏾 Humanity: Empathy encourages a kind and down to earth environment where we all feel comfortable and free to be human. We never have to wear a mask or hide who we are
- 🎯 Resilience: We have a desire to win and don’t take no for an answer. We prefer the term “experiment” over “failure”. We are solution-oriented and find innovative approaches to succeed
- 🏋🏽♀️ Ambition: Nothing is impossible. We're always striving to get better, seize opportunities, and reach the top. We are encouraged to dream big and believe in ourselves
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2018
$4.3m
EARLY VC
Apr 2015
$0.6m
ANGEL
Total funding: $4.8m
Leadership
Baptiste Boulard
(CEO)Previously a lawyer at VINCI Concessions and Allen & Overy. Current Member of the Digital Innovation Working Group at UFI.
Damien Courbon
(COO)Previously an Internal Consultant with Nutricia Medical Nutrition, and went on to work as a Financial Auditor with Deloitte.
Godefroy des Francs
(CPO)A Business Management and Finance graduate, who went on to hold various project and portfolio management positions, including at BNP Paribas.
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