Candide Drouin
Founder Associate | Growth & Market Expansion
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Startup growth specialist with proven track record building VC-backed ventures from ground up. Co-founded WeLunch achieving 1k+ signups and 120+ professional connections in one month. Expert in market expansion, product marketing, and early-stage venture development with experience across multiple successful startups.
Work experience
CEO/Founder Associate
Figures
Jan 2025 - Present
1 year 6 months
Co-Founder
WeLunch
Feb 2025 - May 2025
4 months
Paris, France
- Built WeLunch : Thursday lunch in Paris with compatible industry peers. - 1k sign-ups, 120 professionals connected, and 28 lunches hosted in one month - Profitable (kind of 😅?)
Fellow
baby vc
Oct 2024 - Dec 2024
3 months
Paris, France
-Europe's leading talent network for Tech and VC backed by Google Cloud and OneRagTime. -500+ alumni across FR, UK, DACH, IT and IBER. -Making Venture Capital transparent and accessible for students and young professionals.
JUST
Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
2 years
Paris, France
Founder Associate
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year
Paris, France
- Growth & product marketing - Customer experience management - Market expansion
Market Expansion Lead
May 2023 - Jan 2024
9 months
London, UK
-Partnerships & sales on a new market (UK)
Sales Representative
Jan 2023 - May 2023
5 months
Paris, France
-Full cycle sales (FR)
Head Treasurer
BDE Global BBA ESSEC - KMK
Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
1 year 1 month
Paris, France
-Managed a €500k budget. -Led a team of 35 in 3 countries (France, Singapore and Morocco) in the organisation of 20 events for +2000 participants. -Launched programs cutting single-use plastic consumption by 300kg/year and enabling 55 CROUS scholars to participate to 6 events.
Business Developer
Loudli
May 2021 - Oct 2021
6 months
Paris, France
- Discovered what business was
Education
Asociacion Escuelas Lincoln
American High School Diploma
Chulalongkorn University
Economics
ESSEC Business School
Bachelor of Business Administration - Magna Cum Laude (top 10%)
Portfolio
