Jerome Stioui

Jérome Stioui got into entrepreneurship at 23 while he was an HEC student.

Since then, he had the opportunity to be CEO and co-founder of 3 startups: Directinet (acquired by IPT), Ad4Screen (acquired by Dzeta Conseil ) & Accengage (acquired by Airship). He went through fundraising roadshows, pivots, high growth phases, M&A, internationalization… and finally exits!

After his first exit, he was lucky to become an Executive Board Member of a company listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2007. He discovered the beauty of SaaS models while in charge of the acquisition of an email marketing software company.

After his third exit in 2019, came the existential “what’s next?” moment. Jérome decided to share his best practices as well as the mistakes he had made along the way as an independent board member or advisor of various startups and mentor at HEC Incubator & Wilco Accelerator.

He was also pleased to serve as a Member of the 1st French National Digital Council.

During his 20-year entrepreneurship journey, he worked with over 10 VC funds, and all of them promised but didn’t deliver, support, and operational help as much as he expected. Through a common connection, he got to know Amélie Faure, Operating Partner @Serena, and was impressed by “the Operating Team Approach” she had put in place at Serena.

He then joined the Serena adventure to work on operational matters with the portfolio’s founders & C-levels so they could become their best selves when it comes to execution and operational efficiency.

Jerome Stioui is the Operating Partner at Serena, based in Europe. With a background in Financial Services, Jerome Stioui has a rich history of leadership and innovation.Jerome Stioui studied Master in Management Marketing, Finance at HEC Paris. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.