[ENTREPRENEURSHIP SERIES] - Etienne Boutan

From basketball to Venture Capital!
Congrats to Etienne Boutan, IUM alumnus, and his partner Hugo Amsellem, who recently launched Intuition, a Paris-based Venture Capital firm that invests in startups engaged exclusively in consumer technology.

"If you are a consumer investor and you're backing early-stage deals, there's no competition." Etienne said. "There's more opportunity to get into a better company at great valuation." 

The idea is to create a community working on consumer and culture, enabling a platform that facilitates sharing and learning from each other to produce the next big thing. Intuition also plans to host events to help grow its revenue and, as such, has launched a series of events co-hosted with other major venture capital firms.

IUM is proud to foster an entrepreneurial spirit among its student/alumni community through courses, projects, mentoring, and networking opportunities.
Around 20% of our alumni are entrepreneurs.

Former Basketball player Etienne graduated from IUM in 2026. After a short career in Finance, he launched his own company, Heex Technologies Technology, a data and AI platform for businesses, and then Deimos, which facilitated early-stage investments via clubs of entrepreneurs, investors, and successful athletes. This investing network eventually led to him meeting Hugo Amsellem, who became his partner in launching Intuition.

IUM wishes you all the best in your new endeavor, Etienne!

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