Humans of Asterion
Humans of Asterion is a long-form podcast exploring the people behind ambitious ventures tackling complex, systemic challenges.Hosted by Antonin Léonard, each episode dives into the journey, mindset and execution behind founders and leaders working at the intersection of…
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He left HSBC to build the stock exchange for Europe's transition – Oscar Dumant (CEO of Dowgo) (opens the original)
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Oscar Dumant is the CEO and co-founder of Dowgo, building Europe's regulated market infrastructure where equities, bonds and fund shares will be issued, traded and settled in tokenized form. Asterion Ventures is the company's principal investor. "It's not the money that's missing, it's the plumbing." Europe has the savings (nearly €39 trillion, including more than €6 trillion in France) and a transition financing need estimated at €1 trillion a year by 2030. Dowgo wants to connect the two. In th
Il quitte HSBC pour bâtir la bourse de la transition – Oscar Dumant (CEO de Dowgo) (opens the original)
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Oscar Dumant est le CEO et cofondateur de Dowgo, qui construit une infrastructure de marché européenne régulée où actions, obligations et parts de fonds seront émises, négociées et réglées sous forme tokenisée. Asterion Ventures est le principal investisseur de la société. « C'est pas l'argent qui manque, c'est plutôt la plomberie. » L'Europe a l'épargne (près de 39 000 milliards d'euros, dont plus de 6 000 milliards en France) et un besoin de financement de la transition estimé à 1 000 milliard
Turning industrial after-sales into profitable circularity – Charles Souillard (CEO of Revalue) (opens the original)
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In this episode, Antonin Léonard sat down with Charles Souillard, co-founder and CEO of Revalue. Revalue is a field-built software company tackling the messiest part of the circular economy: what happens to an industrial product once it's in use or at end of life. Unlike a brand-new appliance, every used product is unique, with its own wear, dents and history, which makes the decision to repair, refurbish, dismantle or recycle brutally complex. That decision usually lives in the head of one expe
Transformer le SAV industriel en machine à circularité rentable – Charles Souillard (CEO de Revalue) (opens the original)
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Dans cet épisode, Antonin Léonard a échangé avec Charles Souillard, cofondateur et CEO de Revalue. Revalue est une boîte de terrain qui s'attaque à la partie la plus complexe de l'économie circulaire : ce que devient un produit industriel une fois en cours d'usage ou en fin de vie. Contrairement à un produit neuf, chaque produit usagé est unique, avec ses propres usures, ses bosses, son histoire, ce qui rend la décision de réparer, reconditionner, démanteler ou recycler terriblement complexe. Ce
From a $100M+ raise to liquidation: what Ynsect taught me about scaling an industrial startups – Jean-Gabriel Levon (opens the original)
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In this episode, Antonin Léonard sat down with Jean-Gabriel Levon, co-founder of Ynsect. Ynsect was one of the largest fundraises among industrial start-ups of the 2010s: a decade of ambition, factories and hundreds of millions raised, before the adventure came to an end in late 2025. Jean-Gabriel was one of the four co-founders, the one who "always stayed close to the ground": from the R&D bench to the launch of the Dole pilot plant, all the way to the giant Amiens facility. President, CEO, sit
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