Founders
Turn an opportunity into a company, strengthen a critical function or regain execution speed.
↗GENEVA SEATTLE
We build.
We execute.
A venture & operating studio turning opportunities into growth through technology, AI and hands-on execution.
OUR EXPERTISE
GENEVA · SEATTLE
01
AI product developmentPRODUCT · ENGINEERING
02
Fractional leadershipTECH · OPERATIONS
03
Venture launchBUILD · GO-TO-MARKET
04
Europe ↔ US expansionMARKET · NETWORK
4ventures built
3acquisitions
EU ↔ USoperating network
VENTURE & OPERATING STUDIO
We turn opportunity into execution.
Timeal creates, launches and accelerates technology and AI companies. We also strengthen the execution capacity of founders, investors and organizations across product, technology, operations and go-to-market.
We work as entrepreneurs, developers and executives—from validating an opportunity to launching, growing and structuring the company.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Built around the people
who carry the risk.
Investors
Assess technology, support a portfolio company or bring experienced operators into a decisive phase.
↗Organizations
Launch a digital or AI initiative with a senior team that can own both the thinking and the delivery.
↗WHEN TO CALL TIMEAL
Bring us the
difficult part.
We step in when the opportunity is real, the stakes are high and execution cannot wait.
01
LAUNCH
“We need to turn an opportunity into a product.”
Validation, product strategy, full-stack development and a focused path to market.
Build the first version ↗ 02UNBLOCK
“Technology or execution is slowing us down.”
Senior hands-on leadership to resolve the bottleneck, align the team and restore momentum.
Solve the critical phase ↗ 03ACCELERATE
“We need experienced operators without another full-time hire.”
Fractional product, technology and operations leadership shaped around the mission.
Add execution capacity ↗Venture building
Opportunity discovery, validation, product definition, launch and the operating foundations needed to scale.
Fractional leadership
Founder-level support as fractional COO or technical co-founder for launches, transformations and high-stakes execution.
AI & product engineering
Full-stack products, AI workflows, rapid prototypes and production systems built by people who also understand the business.
Europe & US expansion
Go-to-market execution, partnerships and investor access through our networks in Geneva and Seattle.
WE DON’T JUST ADVISE.
We build and EXECUTE.
OUR OPERATING SYSTEM
Discover. Build.
Scale. Deliver.
01
Discover
Find the real opportunity.
02
Build
Ship a product people need.
03
Scale
Create repeatable growth.
04
Deliver
Build durable value.
BUSINESS ACQUISITION
Take over a business.
Build what comes next.
Timeal acquires established businesses to transform them through technology and AI. We also work alongside acquirers and investors as a hands-on operating partner for roll-up and consolidation strategies—from assessment before closing to execution through the first 100 days.
Discuss an acquisitionBEFORE ACQUISITION
Assess
Review the product, technology, data and operating model to surface risks, opportunities and priorities before acquisition.
TRANSITION PLAN
Plan
Turn the investment thesis into an executable roadmap with clear priorities, resources and measures of success.
FIRST 100 DAYS
Execute
Lead hands-on delivery to modernize systems, deploy AI, strengthen operations and create momentum from day one.
SELECTED VENTURES
Built in the
real world.
Four technology ventures. Three acquisitions. The operating experience behind every new mission.
FOODTECHACQUIRED
eatigo
Yield management for restaurant reservations.
FINTECHACQUIRED
Eldorado
Connecting founders with the right investors.
COMMUNITYACQUIRED
Les Pépites Tech
The global community of French Tech startups.
SALES TECHSUNSETTED
Geomail
Lead generation, reinvented.
It could be the next one we build. ↗
BEYOND THE BUILD
A network that moves
with the mission.
Trusted relationships with investors, founders, operators and ecosystem partners across Europe and the United States—activated when they create real leverage.
SEATTLEGENEVA
FOUNDER-OPERATORS
Operators first.
Advisors when useful.
Two entrepreneurs and software engineers who have built, operated and exited technology companies—and still work hands-on.
LinkedIn ↗
Thibaut Lacave
Co-founder · Seattle
LinkedIn ↗
Sylvain De Muynck
Co-founder · Geneva
START A MISSION
Let’s move it
forward.
Tell us about the opportunity, the execution challenge and what needs to happen next. We will respond with a direct, operator-level perspective.
GENEVASEATTLE
A good starting point
Your ambition, your main challenge, and where you need us. A few lines are enough.
LET’S TALK