Grégoire Vigroux

Grégoire Vigroux

Serial Entrepreneur (4 Exits) | Founder & Investor | Startups, Entrepreneurship, Business, Innovation, Leadership | Author

Bucarest, Bucarest, Roumanie
39 k abonnés + de 500 relations

À propos

I have spent 20 years building, scaling and exiting companies.

I started CallPoint, which became TELUS Digital Europe, today a 7,000+ people business.

I built Fenix and sold it to Recommerce in 14 months.

Four exits later, I am now focused on the most ambitious project of my entrepreneurial life: eYou.

Europe has become dependent on American and Chinese platforms for its public conversations, personal data and access to information.

We are building the alternative.

eYou is a European social network designed around trust, transparency and healthier online conversations.

Since launching in May 2026, we have grown to more than 100,000 users, entirely organically.

The ambition is clear: build a European social platform capable of competing globally.

I also have ADHD.

It has shaped the way I think, lead and build. It brings energy, intuition and an intense ability to focus on what matters. It also brings distraction, impatience and periods of overload.

I do not romanticise it. I have simply learned how to build companies with it.

On LinkedIn, I share the real journey: building eYou, raising capital, making difficult decisions, managing ADHD and dealing with the pressure that comes with entrepreneurship.

No guru lessons. No polished success story.

Just the reality of building something ambitious.

Follow the journey.

Articles de Grégoire

Activité

39 k abonnés

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Expérience

  • Co-Founder

    eYou

    - aujourd’hui 7 mois

    European Union

    eYou is a new social media platform built around trust and people rather than algorithms.

    Launched in May 2026, it has grown to 115,000 users entirely through word of mouth, with zero paid marketing or influencer campaigns.

    We target 25 million users by 2030.

    Join the social media renaissance:
    www.eyou.social

  • Co-Founder, Bonapp (Munch)

    Bonapp

    - aujourd’hui 4 ans 11 mois

    Budapest, Hongrie

    With more than 8 million app users, Bonapp & Munch are leading forces in the fight against food waste, driving sustainability across Central and Eastern Europe.

    Food waste is a pressing global issue, with the European Union generating nearly 60 million tons of food waste annually - equivalent to 132 kg per person.

    Our unified platform brings together over 6,000 partnered retail locations - including restaurants, retailers, and producers- through mobile applications that connect…

    With more than 8 million app users, Bonapp & Munch are leading forces in the fight against food waste, driving sustainability across Central and Eastern Europe.

    Food waste is a pressing global issue, with the European Union generating nearly 60 million tons of food waste annually - equivalent to 132 kg per person.

    Our unified platform brings together over 6,000 partnered retail locations - including restaurants, retailers, and producers- through mobile applications that connect consumers with surplus food, offering affordable meals while reducing environmental impact.

    In 2024 alone, Munch and Bonapp collectively saved nearly 3,000 tons of food from being thrown away, contributing to a more sustainable food ecosystem and a healthier planet.

    The company now brings together a team of nearly 100 professionals and generated a total revenue of €7.5 million in 2024.

    Find out more at www.bonapp.eco and www.munch.eco

  • Co-Founder

    beyond business school

    - aujourd’hui 3 ans

    Bucarest, Roumanie

    Our EMBA's ambition is to build the new generation of Romanian business leaders.

    The Executive program has been designed to help ambitious entrepreneurs and managers take their career to the next level.

    The school’s fast-track EMBA lasts 10 weekends in January, February and March, every year.

    Beyond Business School is more than a school of management. It has been built, at its core, to become a strong and influential alumni community: The Beyonders. Our motto is Work…

    Our EMBA's ambition is to build the new generation of Romanian business leaders.

    The Executive program has been designed to help ambitious entrepreneurs and managers take their career to the next level.

    The school’s fast-track EMBA lasts 10 weekends in January, February and March, every year.

    Beyond Business School is more than a school of management. It has been built, at its core, to become a strong and influential alumni community: The Beyonders. Our motto is Work hard. Network harder!

    Those wishing to apply for Beyond Business School’s program must have a bachelor’s degree, and work in any business organization, in a middle management or management role. The early bird tuition fee is 5,000 EUR.

    Find out more about Beyond Business School: www.beyond-business-school.com.

  • Co-Founder & Senior Advisor, Recommerce Eastern Europe (exited but still involved)

    Recommerce Group

    - aujourd’hui 6 ans 6 mois

    Bucarest, Roumanie

    Founded in 2009, Recommerce Group is a pioneer in the refurbished smartphone market in Europe. The company is active in the B2C and B2B segments and provides repaired devices for consumers and companies. Recommerce operates in 20 countries and has earned the Next40 and FT120 French government labels, which recognize future technology leaders.

    Committed to a strong, responsible approach to environmental and social policies, Recommerce Group places sustainable development, innovation and…

    Founded in 2009, Recommerce Group is a pioneer in the refurbished smartphone market in Europe. The company is active in the B2C and B2B segments and provides repaired devices for consumers and companies. Recommerce operates in 20 countries and has earned the Next40 and FT120 French government labels, which recognize future technology leaders.

    Committed to a strong, responsible approach to environmental and social policies, Recommerce Group places sustainable development, innovation and the circular economy at the heart of its activities. Recommerce operates under ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 and is certified at Gold Rate by Ecovadis.

    See more at: www.recommerce-group.com/en/.

  • Co-Founder, TELUS International Europe (exited)

    TELUS International

    - aujourd’hui 19 ans 5 mois

    Bucharest, Romania

    With 75,000+ team members across Europe, North and Central America, and Asia, TELUS International empowers customer experience innovation through digital enablement, spirited teamwork, agile thinking, and a caring culture that puts customers first.

    TELUS International focuses on the value of human connection to design, build and deliver high-tech, high-touch customer experiences powered by next-gen digital solutions.

    The company's solutions cover customer experience, content…

    With 75,000+ team members across Europe, North and Central America, and Asia, TELUS International empowers customer experience innovation through digital enablement, spirited teamwork, agile thinking, and a caring culture that puts customers first.

    TELUS International focuses on the value of human connection to design, build and deliver high-tech, high-touch customer experiences powered by next-gen digital solutions.

    The company's solutions cover customer experience, content moderation, digital transformation, IT lifecycle, advisory and digital consulting, risk management, and back-office support. Fueling any stage of company growth, TELUS International partners with some of the world’s most disruptive brands from fast-growing tech, financial services and fintech, games, travel and hospitality, healthcare, and ICT industries. The company serves clients in over 50 languages.

    TELUS holds a ~63% interest in TELUS International with Baring Private Equity Asia and Competence Call Center management holding the remaining ~33% and ~3%, respectively.

    See more at: telusinternational.com

  • Founder & President - Romanian Chapter

    La French Tech

    - aujourd’hui 7 ans 6 mois

    Bucarest, Roumanie

  • Late Founder

    Romania-Insider.com

    - aujourd’hui 9 ans

    Bucarest, Bucarest, Roumanie

    With over 200,000 unique readers per month, Romania Insider is the leading English-language news website and mobile app in Romania.

    A truly independent media outlet, it delivers daily coverage of business, politics, culture, and entertainment, as well as expat profiles and in-depth features that help international readers discover and understand Romania.

    Learn more at www.romania-insider.com.

  • Investor

    Nasekomo

    - aujourd’hui 7 ans 7 mois

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Nasekomo is revolutionizing the human food chain by producing animal feeds from organic waste thanks to insect’s tremendous biological powers. Our company increases farmed animal outputs, welfare and health by bringing back in their plates insects, a historical component of their natural diets with amazing nutritional benefits and immunity enhancers.

    Our agrobiotech startup impacts humans food by allowing higher quality proteins inclusion at better prices for everyone. We make our world…

    Nasekomo is revolutionizing the human food chain by producing animal feeds from organic waste thanks to insect’s tremendous biological powers. Our company increases farmed animal outputs, welfare and health by bringing back in their plates insects, a historical component of their natural diets with amazing nutritional benefits and immunity enhancers.

    Our agrobiotech startup impacts humans food by allowing higher quality proteins inclusion at better prices for everyone. We make our world a better place by reducing food waste, greenhouse gas emissions, depletion of fragile resources such as pure water, arable lands and marine life stocks and Europe's external dependency on proteins. Insects are the missing link in our food life cycle and we will unleash their true beneficial potential for tomorrow’s sustainable world.

    See more at: www.nasekomo.life

  • Science Fiction Author

    Le Lys Bleu Éditions

    - aujourd’hui 2 ans 2 mois

    Have you ever woken up from a dream so powerful that it stayed with you for years? Well, that’s how The Infinite Hotel came to life.

    I’m thrilled to announce that my 204-page novel, The Infinite Hotel, has been officially published by Parisian publishing house Le Lys Bleu!

    ➡️ Synopsis:

    Four scholars of the infinite—a mathematician, a theologian, an artist, and a philosopher—find themselves trapped in a hotel with strange powers.

    To regain their freedom, they must…

    Have you ever woken up from a dream so powerful that it stayed with you for years? Well, that’s how The Infinite Hotel came to life.

    I’m thrilled to announce that my 204-page novel, The Infinite Hotel, has been officially published by Parisian publishing house Le Lys Bleu!

    ➡️ Synopsis:

    Four scholars of the infinite—a mathematician, a theologian, an artist, and a philosopher—find themselves trapped in a hotel with strange powers.

    To regain their freedom, they must solve complex riddles, confront fantastical creatures, and face their worst adversary: themselves.

    Their survival depends on their ability to overcome these deadly challenges, with each choice potentially sealing their fate. Will they manage to escape unscathed from this mysterious nightmare?

    ➡️ Available Online, For Now:

    You can find The Infinite Hotel available for purchase through Le Lys Bleu’s website.

    Curious about the infinite possibilities within The Infinite Hotel? Here is the link to order the book:

    https://www.lysbleueditions.com/produit/lhotel-infini/

    Online platforms including Amazon, Fnac, Cultura and France Loisirs will follow soon, as well as physical bookstores, of course. The English and Romanian versions will follow soon!

  • Thought Leader

    Forbes Business Council

    - aujourd’hui 4 ans 5 mois

    Boston, Massachusetts, États-Unis

    Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide. My focus is to write one article per month in Forbes, about what I like most and know best — startups and entrepreneurship.

    Forbes is a global media with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, leadership and entrepreneurship. The Forbes brand today reaches 94 million people worldwide. See more at: www.forbes.com.

  • Guest Author & Thought Leader

    The Recursive

    - aujourd’hui 4 ans 4 mois

    Sofia, Bulgarie

    The Recursive is an independent media platform for innovation journalism. From entrepreneurs and investors to tech communities, they shine a light on the vibrant innovation ecosystems in Southeast Europe.

    Their mission is to tell the stories of those shaping the future economy in the region and make them reach the world.

  • Founder

    NORVILLE BARNS INVESTMENTS

    - aujourd’hui 9 ans 7 mois

    Bucarest, Bucarest, Roumanie

    NORVILLE BARNS is an international firm headquartered in Bucharest whose main business is holding and managing investments in real estate.

  • Investor

    SeedBlink

    - aujourd’hui 6 ans 1 mois

    Bucarest, Roumanie

    SeedBlink is an equity crowdfunding platform offering a simple way to invest in tech. Its mission is to democratize investments in startups and develop the innovative entrepreneurial environment in the region. Seedblink was launched in Romania and is currently expanding across Central and Eastern Europe.

    See more at: www.seedblink.com

  • Investor

    Puzl CowOrKing

    - aujourd’hui 8 ans 11 mois

    Bulgarie

    Puzl CowOrKing is one of the largest IT coworking space in Central and Eastern Europe. Built by and for IT professionals, Puzl CowOrKing offers the productive environment and community support needed to grow a successful business.

    See more at: www.puzl.com

  • Co-Founder & Vice-President Communications

    EUREFAS

    - aujourd’hui 5 ans 6 mois

    Bucarest, Roumanie

    EUREFAS is the association representing the electronics refurbishment industry in Europe, to promote the circular economy and help building a greener world. The association formalizes and promotes the common interests, policies and positions of the European refurbishment industry. See more at www.eurefas.com.

  • Investor

    Nod makerspace

    - aujourd’hui 6 ans 9 mois

    Bucharest, Romania

    Nod Makerspace is a large creative co-working space which offers the tools and equipment for manual and digital prototyping. Its main goal is to help develop and democratize the design, engineering, manufacturing and prototyping sectors.

    The makerspace supports the development of creative industries businesses (incubator) and the emergence of a powerful open-source community.

    See more at: www.nodmakerspace.ro

  • Honorary Patron

    HOSPICE Casa Sperantei

    - aujourd’hui 7 ans 11 mois

    Bucarest, Roumanie

    HOSPICE Casa Speranței is one of the largest NGOs in Romania. Since 1992, the association provides free specialist palliative care services to people with cancer, rare diseases and life-limiting conditions.

    HOSPICE has developed holistic palliative care services which are provided through day centres, out-patient clinics, in-patient units, home visits and partner hospitals. Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families when faced with problems of an…

    HOSPICE Casa Speranței is one of the largest NGOs in Romania. Since 1992, the association provides free specialist palliative care services to people with cancer, rare diseases and life-limiting conditions.

    HOSPICE has developed holistic palliative care services which are provided through day centres, out-patient clinics, in-patient units, home visits and partner hospitals. Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life of patients and their families when faced with problems of an incurable illness, through medical care for patients and social support, psycho-emotional and spiritual counselling for patients and their families.

    HOSPICE Casa Speranței is increasing access to palliative care at national and international levels through raising awareness, providing educational programs for medical professionals, patients and the community and also by working with government to achieve an appropriate legislative environment.

    See more at: www.hospice.ro

  • Investor

    Gault&Millau Romania

    - aujourd’hui 7 ans 11 mois

    Bucarest, Bucarest, Roumanie

    The Gault & Millau gastronomic guide was established in France in 1965. In time, it extended in 20 countries. Launched in 2018, the Romanian edition includes 141 local restaurants and POPs in six cities, namely Bucharest, Cluj, Timisoara, Oradea, Brasov and Sibiu. The guide rates restaurants on a scale of 1 to 20, with 20 highest, and only the restaurants receiving at least 10 points are listed in the guide.

    See more at: https://ro.gaultmillau.com

  • Investor (sold)

    Lepetitjournal.com

    - 4 ans 9 mois

    Bucharest

    Lepetitjournal.com is a daily French language news website aimed at French expatriates and francophones from all across the world. Grégoire is one of the owners of the Romanian edition, which is the number 1 French online media in the country, with 200,000 pages read and 500,000 impressions annually.

    See more at: www.lepetitjournal.com/bucarest

  • Co-Founder (exited)

    Emova

    - 2 ans 2 mois

    Bucarest, Bucarest, Roumanie

    Emova is a start-up company founded in 2012. Grégoire and his partners sold their shares to Chèque-Déjeuner (now named Up Group) in 2014.

  • Co-Founder (exited)

    Carmedia Concept Group S.r.l.

    - 2 ans

    Carmedia is a start-up company, founded in March 2010. Grégoire and his partners sold the company to an Italian group of investors in 2012.

Formation

Publications

  • Pourquoi les banques se mettent-elles en quatre pour les "fintech"?

    LES ECHOS

    Devant la concurrence des "fintech", les banques n'ont d'autre choix que d'évoluer. Les acteurs du secteur vont notamment devoir emprunter aux méthodes des start-up pour repenser l'accompagnement client.

    Voir la publication
  • La relation client, une lame de fond dans le monde des assurances

    LES ECHOS

    La plus-value technologique appliquée au monde de l'assurance change fondamentalement la manière dont cette industrie s'engage avec ses clients. Fini l'attente au téléphone et le voile de mystère entourant vos contrats, la disponibilité 24h/24 est désormais de mise.

    Voir la publication
  • La vérité sur les chatbots

    LES ECHOS

    L’avènement des chatbots, ces robots pouvant dialoguer avec les consommateurs via un service de conversation, ravive le fantasme de l’intelligence artificielle. Alors que toute entreprise devrait rapidement développer son propre modèle, la plupart des Français déclarent n’en avoir jamais entendu parler (54 % selon une étude Eptica de novembre 2016).

    Voir la publication
  • Quand le tourisme surfe sur la vague digitale

    LES ECHOS

    N’est-on jamais autant en demande de services que lorsque l’on se trouve en vacances ? Au moment où s’ouvre à Paris le Salon Mondial du Tourisme 2017, l’industrie touristique n’a jamais semblé si innovante.

    Voir la publication
  • La cartographie des usages consommateurs redéfinit les champs de la relation client

    LES ECHOS

    L’environnement public est désormais ultra-ouvert. Tout se sait, s’expérimente, se valide ou s’invalide. Dans le même temps, la complexité des parcours clients contraint les entreprises à toujours mieux communiquer. Pour cela, l’analyse des flux informationnels est une évidence, afin d’offrir une expérience client premium.

    Voir la publication
  • BPO, les nouveaux architectes de l'expérience client.

    LES ECHOS

    Si l'outsourcing est "tendance", c'est parce qu'il rassemble tout ce qui fonde nos économies actuelles et, avant tout, la technologie digitale, multiplicatrice de possibilités. Il est pourtant méconnu du grand public et négligé par les pouvoirs publics.

    Autres auteurs
    Voir la publication
  • La Blockchain va-t-elle révolutionner la relation client ?

    LES ECHOS

    La Blockchain est le nouvel eldorado. Elle est sur toutes les lèvres. À la fois fourre-tout et mystérieux, ce socle technologique – sur lequel s'est bâti le Bitcoin – a un bel avenir devant lui. Il nourrit beaucoup de fantasmes dans l'univers du digital. Preuve en est : les sommes colossales levées aux États-Unis par des start-ups aux dents longues.

    Autres auteurs
    Voir la publication
  • Les 10 tendances qui vont transformer la lutte contre la fraude en 2016.

    LES ECHOS

    Que sera la lutte contre la fraude en 2016 ? Alors que particuliers et professionnels commencent à prendre conscience des risques inhérents à la multiplication des moyens de paiement et à la digitalisation de nos échanges, nous avons souhaité offrir un panorama complet des 10 tendances qui vont désormais rythmer nos comportements face à la fraude.

    Autres auteurs
    Voir la publication
  • Le NPS contribue-t-il réellement à générer de la croissance ?

    LES ECHOS

    Développé il y a près de dix ans par l’américain Fred Reichheld, associé au cabinet Bain & Company et diplômé de Harvard, le Net Promoter Score (ou "Score Net de Recommandation"​) a été adopté par des milliers d’entreprises, dont des leaders mondiaux dans leurs secteurs d'activité respectifs, tels qu'Apple, Facebook et American Express. Le NPS a-t-il, pour autant, prouvé qu’il pouvait réellement contribuer à faire croitre le chiffre d’affaires des entreprises qui l’adoptent?

    Autres auteurs
    Voir la publication
  • A quoi ressembleront les centres de contacts du futur?

    LES ECHOS

    Les centres d’appels sont apparus il y a bientôt 50 ans. Ils ont accompagné l’évolution des besoins des consommateurs. Ils se sont adapté aux nouvelles technologies de l’information et à l’apparition des nouveaux canaux de communication: email, chat, et médias sociaux. En corollaire à la multiplication de ces canaux, la terminologie « centres de contacts » a ainsi supplanté celle de « centres d’appels ».

    L’internationalisation et le multilinguisme prennent désormais le pas sur les…

    Les centres d’appels sont apparus il y a bientôt 50 ans. Ils ont accompagné l’évolution des besoins des consommateurs. Ils se sont adapté aux nouvelles technologies de l’information et à l’apparition des nouveaux canaux de communication: email, chat, et médias sociaux. En corollaire à la multiplication de ces canaux, la terminologie « centres de contacts » a ainsi supplanté celle de « centres d’appels ».

    L’internationalisation et le multilinguisme prennent désormais le pas sur les petites structures locales et monolingues. La culture d’entreprise connaît la génération Y, cette nouvelle main d’œuvre qui peuple les centres de contacts. Enfin les acteurs ne sont plus des « usines à téléphone », mais deviennent peu à peu des pôles de haute expertise de la relation clients et qui agissent comme de véritables consultants. Revue des 5 leviers qui ont définitivement enterré le modèle traditionnel des centres d'appels.

    Autres auteurs
    Voir la publication
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