Manufacturing and operations is an area that has been much neglected by venture capital, but has plenty of issues that can be addressed. Renan Devillières of venture builder OSS Ventures focuses on this space, with distinct methods and successful results. In this episode, we discuss how he goes about creating successful new businesses, with very good results to date.
In a wide-ranging discussion, Renan discusses:
It’s a great conversation with lots of insights from Renan and a must listen for investors and founders.
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Renan Devillières, CEO of OSS Ventures, is a graduate of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Renan began his career as a consultant at McKinsey, before becoming an economist at the OECD and then strategic project manager for the Richemont Group. After his various experiences, Renan launched into entrepreneurship by founding a start-up, which he sold to Google Ventures in 2018. Having always been attracted to tech and industry, Renan co-founded OSS Ventures in 2019, with the mission of supporting French industry in its technological, environmental, social and societal transition from industry 2.0 to industry 4.0.
