Marc is a European partner at Acequia Capital who spent over 20 years at Microsoft including as General Manager for Western Europe and created Microsoft's first global startup program, giving him deep experience in how large platforms work with startups. He serves as Président du Conseil at ENSEEIHT, one of France's top engineering schools, and combines a Master's in Software from ENSEEIHT with an MBA from INSEAD, positioning him to help technical founding teams from top European engineering programs navigate go-to-market and strategic partnerships.

• Active promotion of portfolio companies and celebration of their milestones. He frequently shouts out specific achievements, such as congratulating the team at Contentsquare on a major milestone or cheering on the founders at Gokoyeb for their current momentum.
• Deep roots in the Microsoft ecosystem and enterprise software. He closely follows developments in cloud computing and corporate strategy, frequently sharing news about Azure gaining market share against Amazon or highlighting internal leadership messaging regarding partner ecosystems.
• Strong engagement with the French engineering and educational landscape. He pays attention to where top technical talent originates, sharing reports from CodinGame about the best student developers and promoting events for alumni of engineering schools like ENSEEIHT.
• Interest in privacy-focused technology and open-source alternatives. He has endorsed using alternative mobile operating systems like the e-Foundation phone and expressed excitement about investing in privacy-preserving data solutions like Cosmian.
• Appreciation for data-driven analysis and open hardware solutions. He tends to share technical papers and engineering-led approaches to problem-solving, such as highlighting low-cost Arduino-based ventilator projects discussed on Hacker News.