Céline Lazorthes
Céline Lazorthes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 December 1982 |
| Alma mater | EPITA Leonardo da Vinci University Center HEC Paris |
| Occupation | Founder of Mangopay |
Céline Lazorthes is a French business leader, founder and director of the Leetchi group which publishes the online prize pool website leetchi.com and Mangopay, an Internet payment solution for players in the collaborative economy.[1]
Biography
Born in Toulouse and “from the Catholic bourgeoisie”, reports Libération[2], Céline Lazorthes is the granddaughter of the French doctor and academic Guy Lazorthes and the daughter of two doctors. She initially joined the preparatory class of the EPITA engineering school before pursuing a master's degree at the Institut Internet et Multimédia (IIM) of the Leonardo da Vinci University Center in 2003, then a master's degree at HEC Paris in 2007.[3]
After a few short professional experiences, Céline Lazorthes created Leetchi in 2009.[4] During the organization of an integration weekend, she noticed the absence of an online prize pool solution and then formulated the idea for the company, a statement that Libération describes it as the “founding myth” of the start-up.[5]
In 2013, after obtaining a European license to establish electronic money, she created Mangopay, an Internet payment solution for players in the collaborative economy.[6]
Céline Lazorthes sold the Leetchi group in 2015 to the Crédit Mutuel Arkéa group.[7] In June 2019, she left the group's operational management to take over as chair of the supervisory board.[8]
In 2021, with Jonathan Benhamou, she created Resilience, a decision support and patient monitoring tool for oncologists, in association with the Gustave-Roussy center and Unicancer.[9]
Awards
- Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite (2020)[10]
References
- ^ Céline Lazorthes, la "Wonder Woman" de la cagnotte
- ^ Céline Lazorthes, cagnotte gagnante
- ^ Céline Lazorthes (Leetchi) : "Xavier Niel me fascine"
- ^ Leetchi : Céline Lazorthes, celle qui a inventé la cagnotte en ligne
- ^ Du mastère à la start-up prospère
- ^ L'Envers de l'Éco, Céline Lazorthes, fondatrice de Leetchi
- ^ Après Leetchi, Lepotcommun.fr racheté à son tour par une banque
- ^ CÉLINE LAZORTHES (LEETCHI): "JE VOULAIS QUE CETTE HISTOIRE ME DÉPASSE"
- ^ Resilience, le nouveau pari de Céline Lazorthes et Jonathan Benhamou pour contrer le cancer
- ^ Journal officiel électronique authentifié n° 0002 du 01/01/2021