Alexandre Mars

Alexandre Mars is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist and author.[1]

Alexandre Mars
Alexandre Mars in 2016
Born
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
NationalityFrench
EducationParis Nanterre University
Paris Dauphine University
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur
Board member of the 2024 Summer Olympics

Entrepreneurship

In 1992, at the age of 17 and while still in high school, Alexandre Mars started his first venture organizing concerts.[2] The money he earned allowed him to launch A2X,[3] one of the first French web agencies, along with a friend when he was 22. He sold the company in 1998 and launched his venture capital firm.

In 2002, Mars created Phonevalley, a mobile advertising and marketing agency that he sold to Publicis in 2007.[4]

In 2006, he started ScrOOn, a platform specialized in social media that he sold to Blackberry in 2013.[2]

Philanthropic activities

In 2014, he created the non-profit Epic Foundation, which selects and funds organizations that fight childhood and youth inequality in areas like education, health, safety and social and professional reinsertion.[2][5] The foundation develops giving solutions for companies and individuals. Its operational costs are entirely financed by Mars to the amount of more than $2 million annually, thanks to the revenues generated by his venture capital firm blisce/, which invests in startups like Spotify and Pinterest.[6]

Awards and honors

In 2015, Alexandre Mars was named among the “Top 20 Philanthropists Under 40” by The New York Observer.[1]

As President of the Commission for Sports and Society during Paris’s olympic bid, Alexandre Mars was chosen in 2018 by Tony Estanguet, head of the 2024 Olympics & Paralympic Games, to serve as a board member and ambassador.[5]

Personal information

Alexandre Mars is married and has four children.

Notable works
  • OSE : TOUT LE MONDE PEUT DEVENIR ENTREPRENEUR, FLAMMARION, 2020[7]
  • Giving: Purpose is the New Currency, HarperOne/HarperCollins, 2019[8]
  • La Révolution du partage, Flammarion, 2018[9]

References
  1. Staff (1 April 2015). "The Top 20 Philanthropists Under 40". The New York Observer. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. Murray, Sarah (4 June 2015). "Alexandre Mars: High-tech philanthropist looks to tap the wealth of entrepreneurs". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. Patrelle, Jérémy (4 May 2016). "Alexandre Mars, le smart philanthrope français". GQ Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. Aditham, Kiram (18 October 2013) "Alexandre Mars Out at Publicis?" AgencySpy
  5. Salman, Saba (29 November 2016). "Interview: Alexandre Mars: States don't have the money to do good. Business does". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. Ha, Anthony (28 April 2016). "Apps: charity donations Epic Foundation's new app helps donors understand where their money is going". Techcrunch. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. Mars, Alexandre (January 2020). OSE : TOUT LE MONDE PEUT DEVENIR ENTREPRENEUR (First ed.). Paris. ISBN 978-2081421615.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. Mars, Alexandre (31 December 2018). Giving : purpose is the new currency (First ed.). New York, NY. ISBN 9780062912404. OCLC 1049795666.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. Mars, Alexandre (2018). La révolution du partage. Paris: Flammarion. ISBN 9782081439474. OCLC 1038706211.
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