#17 Steeve Morin, CEO and founder of ZML

#17 Steeve Morin, CEO and founder of ZML

We talk to Steeve, the CEO and founder of ZML (not to be confused with ZenML). ZML is one of the leading European startups in AI inference founded in 2023. It has raised millions in technology funding by 20VC and other notable investors. Steeve tells us about AI inference, painpoints in AI inference, costs of chips and GPUs, and energy consumption in data centres. We end the discussion as usual with Steeve's favourites books and startups. STEEVE MORIN Steeve is a well-known tech entrepreneur based in Paris, former VP Engineering of Zenly and current CEO of ZML. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/]

#16 Alexandre Hollocou, CTO & co-founder of Joko

Alexandre is the co-founder of Joko, amongst the top France's fintech scale-ups with offices in NYC, started in 2018 to revolutionise how retailers reward consumers for their spending. It was co-founded by Nicolas Salat-Baroux, Xavier Starkloff, and Alexandre Hollocou. The Joko app, available for free on the Google Play Store and App Store, has since gained popularity in France, with over 5 millon users and over €30b in transaction volume. Joko is profitable. ALEXANDRE HOLLOCOU Alexandre is a well-known fintech entrepreneur who is based in Paris and spends time in New York with his co-founders. He studied at Ecole Polytechnique and co-founded Joko in 2018 with Nicolas Salat-Baroux and Xavier Starkloff. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/]

#15 Yann Lechelle, cofounder of probabl: (former CEO of Scaleaway)

Yann is the co-founder of probabl: and former CEO of Scaleway, France's largest hosting internet hosting company, part of Iliad Group. Probabl: is a spin-off of Inria, France's largest research lab. YANN LECHELLE Yann is a well-known technology entrepreneur who spent years in Silicon Valley. Probabl: is editing sci-kit learn at scale, with over 2b downloads, and is a spin-off from Inria. It recently raised €13m led by Serena Capital. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/]

#14 Alexandre Grux, CPO of DiliTrust

Alexandre Grux is CPO of DiliTrust, one of Europe's largest SaaS legaltech companies, present in over 60 countries and 2500+ clients, after he sold his company (Hyperlex) to Dilitrust. ALEXANDRE GRUX Alexandre undertook France, and probably Europe's most technical engineering background: the famous MVA, from university ENS. We talk to Alexandre about cutting edge at DiliTrust that he's implementing (neural networks, LLMs, foundation models) and that he pioneered already years ago while building Hyperlex (contract drafting using deep-learning). MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/]

#13 Ed Cooke, co-founder of Memrise and MindMax Labs

Ed is founder of Memrise, one of the world's most prominent language apps. He is also the co-founder of Sonic Sphere, and more recently, edtech startup MindMax Labs. He is also World Master of Memory. ED COOKE We talk to Ed about his beginnings starting Memrise, the role of memory, and LLMs in the context of his new edtech startup. MARGAUX WEHR & LOUIS ABRAHAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaux-wehr-12789870/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-abraham/]