Géraldine Le Meur

Géraldine Le Meur (born May 1972) is a French innovator and business executive.

Early life and education Géraldine Le Meur was born in May 1972. She graduated from Skema Business School in 1995.

Career

Early ventures In 1997, Le Meur co-founded RapidSite France, serving as chief executive officer until the company was sold to France Telecom. She later managed the blogging platform Ublog, which merged with Six Apart in 2004. From 2003 to 2007, she was marketing director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at Six Apart.

LeWeb In 2004, together with Loïc Le Meur, she founded LeWeb (initially named LesBlogs), a Paris-based conference series for digital innovators and entrepreneurs. She served as chief executive officer until its acquisition by Reed Exhibitions in 2012. In April 2015, she and Loïc Le Meur reacquired the event through their Paris-based company Business Space, after Reed Exhibitions withdrew from the sector.

FrenchFounders and LeFonds In November 2020, Le Meur joined the business network FrenchFounders as a partner, where she leads LeFonds, an investment initiative supporting French-speaking entrepreneurs. Launched on April 1, 2021, LeFonds has invested in 21 early-stage startups, with amounts ranging from €300,000 to €500,000.

Personal life Le Meur lived in San Francisco for 13 years before relocating to New York.