Idriss Mestari

Qantev is a Series B startup that helps health & life insurers across the world leverage their real-time and historical data to increase their STP rate. Our expertise in health & life insurance combined with our deep expertise in AI & ML, claims data, medical coding, and population behavior modeling enabled us to build a software platform to automate the claims management process, identify fraud, waste & abuse (FWA), and optimize healthcare providers networks. ** Finance & operations ** Collaborated with executive committees and board members to align strategic priorities, prepare annual budgets and financial planning. Responsible for the due diligence: prepared investor presentations, data room, and secured €40M in funding (Series A, B). ** Team management ** Expanded the team from 15 people to 70 across product, tech, and operations while leading organizational design and implementing management frameworks to optimize team operations (TOM, OKRs) to generate +400% in revenue growth. ** Sales & revenue strategy ** Designed with the Head of Sales the go-to-market strategies from 0, revenue operations, and international expansion: structuring outbound and inbound sales motions, implementing lead generation processes, and optimizing conversion rates. Built workflows and playbooks for managing business development (CRM configuration), client onboarding and customer success. ** Product management ** Built and led the product team as product manager, defining the roadmap, implementing agile setups, conducting customer interviews, and market analysis to drive successful product launches including AI projects developments. ** Project management, software implementation ** Created the software delivery and integration team by recruiting top talent, implementing agile methodologies (governance), managing system integrator relationships (Cognizant, Accenture), and solutions architects with 4 implementations per year for large insurers.

Private Equity - Midcap - Due Diligence * Contributed to +20 strategic buy-side (BDD) and sell-side due diligences (VDD) for leading growth funds and Private Equity clients across all ticket sizes (small cap, mid cap, large cap). * Worked with PE funds Operating Partners and portfolio companies Executive Committees on: buy-and-build strategies, M&A target identification, digital transformation, topline growth, global expansion strategies, operational efficiency, five-year strategic plans, asset restructuring, profitability and cost reduction (P&L analysis). * Market analysis for different industries (incl. regulatory environment, macroeconomics, market sizing, key competitor benchmarks, consumer segmentation, online performance, forecasting, key success factors, business plan and leader interviews). Main industries: healthcare, B2B services, growth technology companies, asset management, retail, financial services, insurance, supply chain. Key clients: Andera Partners, BlackFin Capital Partners, BPI France, Capza, Cerea Partners, Eurazeo (Nov santé), Five Arrows Principal Investments (Rothschild & Co), Idinvest Partners, Lfpi, Montefiore Investment, Naxicap, NextStage AM, Omnes Capital, PAI Partners, Raise Investissement, Sagard (NewGen), Seven2 (Apax Partners), Siparex, UI Investissement.

Experience in strategy consulting for large companies in infrastructure, transportation, supply chain, and retail industries. * Developed a business plan and P&L for an infrastructure company (€140M in revenue), including scenario projections and financial forecasting to support debt fundraising. * Worked on a 6-month strategic planning for SNCF, developing scenario analysis and P&L projections regarding the incoming rail competition on the French market and the target market shares per categories. * Designing and implementing ESG strategy for a retail merchandising company (€270M in revenue), focused on sustainable sourcing, energy efficiency, and waste reduction, while aligning initiatives with industry standards for compliance. * Designed and implemented a digital transformation program for a travel retailer, creating PowerBI dashboards and driving data analytics initiatives. Main industries: transportation, retail, supply chain, ESG, energy, industry.

Private equity analyst part of the M&A and Coporate development team. Investment fund of Thierry Gisserot and Xavier Thoumieux.

Assessed the control systems for insurance and private equity activities, evaluating procedures and regulatory provisions. Evaluated the risk management following the implementation of a new IT project to improve risk control processes. Participated on the insurance division on risk management optimization and ensuring regulatory compliance to enhance operational efficiency.