# Thibaut Machet

> Thibaut Machet is the CEO and co-founder of PlayPlay, a video creation platform that lets marketing, HR and communications teams turn text and raw clips into polished branded videos without editing skills. He started it in 2017 after six years running social media at Eurosport, grew it to roughly 240 employees across Paris, New York and Berlin, and raised a $55M Series B in 2022 led by Insight Partners. He now runs the company from New York, where he moved to build out the US business.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at PlayPlay
- **Organizations:** PlayPlay, Eurosport, Canal+, La Lucarne, izi-pass.com
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** MSc in Management, emlyon business school
- **Known for:** Built PlayPlay to roughly 240 employees across Paris, New York and Berlin, Grew customer base to 1,500+ companies in 15 countries, including about half of the CAC 40, Raised $65M+ in total funding, reaching an estimated $48.3M ARR

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Founded izi-pass.com, an early social media venture, while still a student
- **2009** — Joined Canal+ as a project manager assistant in the strategy department
- **2010** — Became Social Media Director at Eurosport, running strategy across all markets and platforms
- **2013** — Founded La Lucarne, a football film festival, while at Eurosport
- **2016** — Left Eurosport at the end of the year
- **2017** — Co-founded PlayPlay with Aurelien Dayres and Clement Moracin
- **2020** — Raised Series A led by Balderton Capital
- **2022** — Raised $55M Series B led by Insight Partners, opened New York office
- **2022** — Moved to New York to lead PlayPlay's US expansion

## Achievements

- Built PlayPlay to roughly 240 employees across Paris, New York and Berlin
- Grew customer base to 1,500+ companies in 15 countries, including about half of the CAC 40
- Raised $65M+ in total funding, reaching an estimated $48.3M ARR
- Named to the French Tech Next40/120, the government list of startups positioned to become global leaders
- Led PlayPlay's $55M Series B in 2022, one of the larger French SaaS rounds of that year

## Latest updates

- **2022-02** — PlayPlay closed a $55M Series B led by Insight Partners with Balderton Capital participating
- **2022-09** — Machet relocated to New York to drive the company's US growth
- **2024-01** — PlayPlay reported roughly $48.3M ARR and $65M+ total funding

## Links

- Website: https://playplay.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/thibautmachet
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/thibautmachet
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/PlayPlayVideo/

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