Flying my Menestrel - a homebuilt wood and fabric single-seater aircraft, powered by a car engine

VR, AR, Spatial Computing, AI, robotics... you name it. I built with it.

Presenting drone technology at GameChangers, Caterpillar's annual Dealer Conference

Exploring the inaccessible parts of the Paris catacombs

Travel & Adventure

I've been to 37 countries (and counting) for business or discovery, across all continents. I'm always up for some adventure, from road trips in the great outdoors to climbing in the French Alps. In 2021, I explored inaccessible parts of the Paris catacombs to scan them in 3D.

Flying the Menestrel over the Orkneys Islands (Northern Scotland)

In an open cockpit at 10,000 ft on QNH, above the Pyrenees

Druine Turbulent D31 - Single seater aircraft powered by a 40 hp car engine

Flying

I've been a private pilot for 15 years, flying homebuilt experimental wood & fabric single-seater aircraft like the Menestrel or Druine D31. In 2015, I flew 3,000 km from Paris to the Orkney Islands: across the Channel, up through England and Scotland.

210 lbs striped marlin caught in Southern Baja

Freediving & Spearfishing

I'm an avid freediver and spearfisher, chasing big pelagic fish in the open Pacific and exploring the rocky coasts of Big Sur and Northern Brittany. No screens, no notifications... just the big blue and the deep drops.

TechCrunch: Scenario lands $6M for its AI platform

Scenario

A unified creative environment for the generative era. AI-powered visuals, video, 3D, and audio: "one UI for artists, one API for developers." We serve major studios and enterprises with billion-dollar IPs, including Supercell, Amazon Games, Scopely, Unity, and many more. Co-founded with Hervé Nivon in 2022.

Flying the DT18, one of the world's first certified BVLOS drones

Cardinal - AI-driven construction analytics platform

Redbird

Drone data analytics for heavy industry. Pioneered beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights and built AI software that turned aerial surveys into actionable industrial insights. Served Caterpillar, Bechtel, Kiewit, Engie and more. Cofounded with H. Nivon, E. Noirhomme, and B. Hugonet. Acqu. by Airware in 2016.

Alderys team at the Genopole lab in Saclay (South of Paris)

Alderys

Synthetic biology company engineering microbial pathways to produce bio-sourced methionine and high-value specialty chemicals using metabolic design and directed evolution. Acquired by Givaudan (SWX: GIVN), helping accelerate the shift toward sustainable, bio-engineered ingredients.

French-American

Born and raised in Paris. Moved to the US in 2015 to raise capital, ended up selling my company to an American acquirer in 2016, and never left. Became a US citizen in 2024. Now happily mixing two very different cultures and personalities - for myself and my 4 kids.

Education

Does it even matter anymore? It's 2026, AI has flipped tables and education will never be the same. That said, I genuinely loved attending the École normale supérieure (ENS Ulm), one of France's most selective graduate schools, where I studied molecular biology. Then HEC Entrepreneurs, France's top post-graduate program for entrepreneurship. The rest is on LinkedIn.

Emmanuel de Maistre

I build companies that bring frontier technology to the world's largest enterprises. Occasionally, I'm also fun.

Building

Scenario - Cofounder & CEO

Redbird - Cofounder & CEO - acqu.

Alderys - VP, Business Development - acqu.

Background

ENS Ulm - HEC
Paris - San Francisco

Beyond work...

Married, four kids

Flying Spearfishing Exploring

Connect

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