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December 6, 2025 177 mins

Brevo vient d’atteindre le milliard de valorisation.

Pourtant personne ne le sait.

Polytechnicien aussi discret que brillant, fils de 2 psychanalystes, Armand Thiberge est un pokémon rare dans l’écosystème tech et entrepreneurial français. L’annonce d’un deal colossal de 500 millions d’euros était l’occasion parfaite pour (enfin) l’inviter sur GDIY.

L’histoire de Brevo commence en Inde où Armand s’installe pour un stage à la fin de ses études.

Lassé en moins de 2 semaines, il quitte son stage, s’associe avec un Indien et crée une agence web. Mais son âme d’ingénieur bouillonne et le pousse très vite à abandonner le modèle d’agence pour construire un vrai produit.

Il lance d’abord un outil d’e-mailing, puis élargit ses services au SMS marketing, développe un CRM et devient l'un des premiers à intégrer de l’IA partout dans la gestion de la relation client.

En 15 ans, son SaaS — appelé “MailIn” puis “Sendinblue” et maintenant “Brevo” — atteint 200 millions d’euros d’ARR (revenus annuels) et devient un outil indispensable pour des dizaines de milliers d’entreprises, en France, en Europe et aux US.

Dans cet épisode nous revenons sur :

  • Les étapes de croissance de Brevo — de la création à New Delhi en 2007 à l’entrée dans le cercle restreint des licornes tech françaises.
  • Comment opérer une croissance saine et rentable sans se brûler les ailes
  • Son plan pour atteindre 1 milliard de revenus annuels
  • Pourquoi Armand est l’un des rares entrepreneurs à soutenir la Taxe Zucman

Un entrepreneur sous-côté, surdoué et aux mille idées qui rappelle qu’avancer sans faire de vagues est aussi une bonne manière d’atteindre les sommets.

Vous pouvez contacter Armand sur LinkedIn.

TIMELINE:

  • 00:00:00 : Monter sa première entreprise en Inde sans aucune expérience
  • 00:17:06 : Comment gérer de grosses différences culturelles
  • 00:27:33 : “Aujourd’hui les meilleurs développeurs du monde sont en Inde”
  • 00:37:09 : La mine d’or sous-exploitée des clients fidèles
  • 00:47:34 : La magie du bouche-à-oreille
  • 00:56:14 : Ce défi qui menace tous les SaaS
  • 01:07:34 : Refuser 10 millions à 33 ans
  • 01:19:14 : Pourquoi il faut absolument des géants européens dans la tech
  • 01:27:29 : Le plan de Brevo pour atteindre 1 milliard de revenus
  • 01:37:15 : “On a appris dès le début à faire de la croissance rentable”
  • 01:47:06 : La méga opération à 500 millions qui fait de Brevo une licorne
  • 02:01:54 : Être l’un des seuls entrepreneurs français à soutenir la taxe Zucman
  • 02:17:47 : Le combat d’Armand sur le front Ukrainien
  • 02:28:53 : “Il faut être plus humble sur ce qu’on va réussir à faire avec l’IA”
  • 02:38:27 : Le vrai défi du 21e siècle
  • 02:45:55 : Il n’y a pas de plafond, fonce

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