# Armand Thiberge

> Armand Thiberge is the founder and CEO of Brevo, the customer engagement company formerly called Sendinblue. His entrepreneurial career began with a web agency in India in 2007 before the software product launched in 2012. He also founded ventures in offshore solar, energy storage, and counter-drone technology.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Brevo
- **Organizations:** Brevo, SolarinBlue, Ironflow Batteries, STRYX AI
- **Education:** École Polytechnique, ENSAE, Sciences Po Paris
- **Known for:** Built Brevo from agency origins into a customer engagement platform reporting 600,000 customers and more than 1,000 employees., Led Brevo through its December 2025 €500 million financing and unicorn milestone., Founded SolarinBlue, which inaugurated the Sun’Sète offshore solar demonstrator in March 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Started a web agency in India, the precursor to Sendinblue, with Kapil Sharma.
- **2012** — Launched the Sendinblue software product.
- **2017** — Partech became an investor.
- **2019** — Founded SolarinBlue in late 2019.
- **2023** — Sendinblue became Brevo in May; SolarinBlue inaugurated its Sun’Sète demonstrator in March.
- **2025** — Brevo announced a €50 million five-year AI Lab investment, then a €500 million financing in December; STRYX AI launched.

## Achievements

- Built Brevo from agency origins into a customer engagement platform reporting 600,000 customers and more than 1,000 employees.
- Led Brevo through its December 2025 €500 million financing and unicorn milestone.
- Founded SolarinBlue, which inaugurated the Sun’Sète offshore solar demonstrator in March 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Discussed debt, dilution, profitability, and lessons from early underinvestment in a Décideurs interview.
- **2026-04** — Recounted the unpaid-client origin and advice to sell first at GO Entrepreneurs 2026.
- **2025-12** — Brevo announced €500 million financing; management and employees became the largest combined shareholder group.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armand-thiberge-72a4559/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14