Christophe Garnier is an award-winning technology entrepreneur with 15 years of experience building bridges for companies between the United States and Europe. As both founder and managing director of Spark Labs, Christophe has established a comprehensive program for helping European ventures expand operations into the United States. Headquartered in the middle of New York City’s Silicon Alley, Spark Labs provides workspace, a support infrastructure and networking opportunities with a primary focus on boosting the expansion of companies in the technology space. Christophe is also an expert in the SaaS, Digital Media, E-Commerce and mobile technology verticals.

Prior to Spark Labs, he cofounded Totsy, a leading private sale site focused on the parenting segment, and took on the role of president and Chief Marketing Officer of the company. In addition, he launched mSmart, a mobile marketing and mobile content company bringing together the Internet, mobile technology services and traditional marketing.  

Christophe was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in 2012. He has spoken at prominent institutions such as New York University and the Fashion Institute of Technology, in addition to participating on panels at AdTech, SMASH Summit, Social Media Week and the Edison Awards.

Christophe holds a BA in economics from the I.E.A Business School of Paris and currently lives in New York City.

Adrien is an experienced entrepreneur with a focus on finance and business development. He has worked for startups based in Europe and the US as well as invested in technology companies, both institutionally for a New York Hedge Fund as well as privately.

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner at Sero Partners, a New York-based advisory firm helping early-stage companies with strategy and fundraising.

Adrien graduated from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, with a Master’s degree in corporate finance and has been based in New York for the past 8 years.