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Alexandre Prot, born 19 November 1982, is a French entrepreneur. In 2016 he co-founded Qonto, of which he has been chief executive officer (CEO) since 2016.
Biography
[edit]Alexandre Prot is the son of Baudouin Prot, former chairman of BNP Paribas.[1]
Alexandre Prot studied at HEC Paris in 2006 and at INSEAD.[2] He began his career at Goldman Sachs before moving into strategy consulting at McKinsey & Company.[3] He started out as an entrepreneur in 2013 when he and his partner Steve Anavi created Smok.io,[4] which developed, patented,[5] and marketed the first connected electronic cigarette[6][7].
In 2016, he founded the French neobank Qonto, specializing in online business accounts for freelancers, startups, SMEs, and associations[8][9]. He has been its CEO since 2016[10]. In January 2022, Qonto became France's biggest unicorn after raising €622 million, with its valuation estimated at €4.4 billion[11].
As of March 2024, the company had 450,000 customers and more than 1,400 employees across four markets in Europe (Germany, Spain, France, and Italy)[12][13][14]. It is listed in the Next40 index[15].
Honors
[edit]On 23 November 2022, Alexandre Prot was made a knight (chevalier) in the National Order of Merit for being a co-founder and chief executive of a company specializing in financial services; 15 years of service[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ Wajsbrot, Sharon (10 January 2017). "Qonto veut conquérir les comptes de start-up" [Qonto wants to conquer start-up accounts]. Les Échos (in French).
- ↑ Plagué, Estel (5 February 2024). "L'Entretien HEC : Alexandre Prot, PDG et co-fondateur de Qonto" [The HEC Interview: Alexandre Prot, CEO and co-founder of Qonto]. HEC Stories (in French).
- ↑ Chocron, Véronique (11 January 2022). "Alexandre Prot fait fortune en modernisant la banque à papa" [Alexandre Prot makes his fortune modernizing old-school banking]. Le Monde (in French).
- ↑ Perreau, Charlie (11 January 2022). "Smokio, la première entreprise des fondateurs de Qonto" [Smokio, the first company founded by Qonto's founders]. Les Échos (in French).
- ↑
- ↑ "Columns by Alexandre Prot". Journal du Net (in French).
- ↑ Bembaron, Elsa (19 January 2014). "Smokio invente la cigarette électronique connectée" [Smokio invents the connected electronic cigarette]. Le Figaro (in French).
- ↑ "Alexandre Prot". Go Entrepreneurs.
- ↑ "Alexandre Prot : pourquoi j'ai fondé Qonto, la néobanque dont je rêvais en tant qu'entrepreneur ?" [Alexandre Prot: why I founded Qonto, the neobank I dreamed of as an entrepreneur]. Le Point (in French). 31 January 2019.
- ↑ Perreau, Charlie (8 November 2021). "Alexandre Prot, patron de Qonto, nouveau détecteur de pépites pour le fonds Hedosophia" [Alexandre Prot, head of Qonto, new talent scout for the Hedosophia fund]. Les Échos (in French). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ↑ Ruffet, Julien (11 January 2022). "Qonto lève 486 millions d'euros et devient la plus grosse licorne française" [Qonto raises €486 million and becomes France's biggest unicorn]. Be a Boss (in French).
- ↑ "Qonto rachète la fintech Regate pour enrichir son offre" [Qonto acquires fintech Regate to expand its offering]. Option Finance (in French). 8 March 2024.
- ↑ Attias, Esther (22 February 2024). "Derrière la néobanque et licorne Qonto, Alexandre Prot, un PDG aux grandes ambitions" [Behind the neobank and unicorn Qonto, Alexandre Prot, a CEO with big ambitions]. Challenges (in French).
- ↑ De Monicault, Frédéric (16 February 2025). "Alexandre Prot, PDG de Qonto : «Le premier jour dans une entreprise est un moment à part»" [Alexandre Prot, CEO of Qonto: "The first day at a company is a special moment"]. Le Figaro (in French).
- ↑ LMedia (30 May 2022). "Alexandre Prot, Cofondateur de Qonto – « Servir un million d'entreprises »" [Alexandre Prot, Co-founder of Qonto – "Serving a million businesses"]. ÉcoRéseau (in French).
- ↑ Decree of 23 November 2022 promoting and appointing members of the National Order of Merit
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