Jean Maynier

Co-founded Kpler in 2014 with François Cazor. From two engineers in a kitchen to 800+ people across 35+ nationalities, bootstrapped and profitable from day one, still founders and team led. Minority investors: Insight Partners and Five Arrows. Now President, focused on strategy, product vision, and M&A. 9 acquisitions to date, including MarineTraffic, Spire Maritime, and ClipperData. The mission for the coming years: building the reference platform for global trade intelligence, across commodities, maritime, energy, and the physical economy. Kpler is still at the beginning. $1B ARR is the next milestone, then more. What I spend my time on80% Kpler. Product vision, strategic M&A, customer and partner relationships across our three core regions. 20% angel investing and advising founders in adjacent domains: energy, maritime, dual-use, critical data infrastructure, industrial AI. Founders: reach me via warm intro or LinkedIn DM with a one-pager.