Matthieu Varagnat External Venturing project leader at Saint-Gobain

Founder, Investor and Entrepreneur: 15 years of deep technology background in Defense/Aerospace at Boeing Phantom Works. President of Gridlogix, a successful energy/internet of things start up. Adviser, executive and investor in numerous early stage companies. Experienced in wide range of technologies and start-ups. Good at dealing with difficult situations and avoiding them. Through my career I have invested about $600m in early stage technology/ research, acquired several start ups, and successfully sold several companies. I also have had some solid failures which probably taught me more than the successes.

I am currently at www.FoundersFund.com Special Projects. I co-founded www.Groovetickets.com and Effigy Studios. The Studio was sold to Shady Records and Eminem. Tech, music and lifestyle curation are fields I am versed in ... with interest in Gaming, Biotech, health and nutrition. SF/ NYC/ Detroit and Eden, UT

Registered Technology Transfer Professional (RTTP) & Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) with over twenty years of combined scientific (MD/PhD), consulting, technology transfer and management experience. Specialties: • Technology Scouting and Acquisitions • Deal Making (Licensing Consulting) • Market Analysis • Technology Positioning and Marketing • IP (Intellectual Property) Management and Valuation • Open Innovation Consulting • Due Diligence