# Éric Larchevêque

> French entrepreneur and investor Éric Larchevêque co-founded Ledger in 2014 and served as its founding CEO until April 2019. An ESIEE Paris engineering graduate whose earlier ventures included web businesses and the Prixing app, he also co-founded the Maison du Bitcoin, which became Coinhouse. He has appeared as an investor on M6’s Qui veut être mon associé ? since 2020, writes about entrepreneurship and Bitcoin, and is a founder and leader of TBSO.

- **Role:** Co-founder and leader at TBSO; co-founder and former CEO at Ledger
- **Organizations:** Ledger, Coinhouse, TBSO, SKL, NVST, Domaine Larchevêque, B³ Village by CA, M6 - Qui veut être mon associé ?, ALGOSUP (closed in 2025), Prixing (former venture), Montorgueil (former venture)
- **From:** Boulogne-Billancourt, France
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Engineering diploma, ESIEE Paris
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ledger and led its first five years of operations., Ledger reported more than one million hardware wallets sold across 165 countries in January 2018., Co-founded the Maison du Bitcoin, the meeting place behind Ledger and Coinhouse.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Started his first company while still an engineering student; graduated from ESIEE Paris.
- **1998** — Founded Montorgueil, active in online dating and adult entertainment.
- **2007** — Montorgueil was sold to Rentabiliweb.
- **2000s** — Lived in Romania and Latvia and played professional poker before returning to startup building.
- **2011** — Launched the consumer price-comparison app Prixing.
- **2014** — Opened the Maison du Bitcoin in Paris with Thomas France and co-founded Ledger with seven other founders.
- **2018** — Ledger announced a $75 million Series B on January 18 while he was CEO.
- **2019** — Pascal Gauthier succeeded him as Ledger CEO on April 24; Larchevêque became executive chairman.
- **2020** — Appeared in the first season of M6’s Qui veut être mon associé ? as an investor.
- **2024** — Published Entreprendre pour être libre on January 17.
- **2025** — ALGOSUP, the computing school he co-founded in Vierzon, closed. A new operating chapter followed with TBSO.
- **2026** — Led TBSO’s development in entrepreneurship tools and financial education, including its first public offering under the TBSO name.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ledger and led its first five years of operations.
- Ledger reported more than one million hardware wallets sold across 165 countries in January 2018.
- Co-founded the Maison du Bitcoin, the meeting place behind Ledger and Coinhouse.
- Built a public mentoring and investment role through Qui veut être mon associé ? from 2020.
- Published Entreprendre pour être libre in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — TBSO published its first-half 2026 results on September 30, listed on its official investor-relations site.
- **2026-06** — TBSO announced the success of its first public offering under the TBSO name on June 11.
- **2026-05** — In an EasyBourse interview dated May 29, Larchevêque described SKL, NVST and his renewed operating commitment to TBSO.
- **2025-07** — ALGOSUP’s closure was reported by Programmez; the school offered a five-year software-development course in Vierzon.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ericlarcheveque.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericlarch/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/EricLarch
- GitHub: https://github.com/ericlarch
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EricLarcheveque
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elarch/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eric.larcheveque.officiel
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eric.larcheveque

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Last updated: 2026-10-16