Thibault Duchemin

Founder and CEO of AVA

About Innovation:

It’s kind of the magic of ideas. Everything can converge into an idea.

Participant at the following EELISA Events:
One Night to Innovate, 2024 

Innovation in Action: Thibault & AVA

Q. What is your purpose that motivates you to be/become an #EEnovator?​

I became a founder after studying engineering at ENPC and then doing my last year abroad and ENPC helped me sort of like look into design thinking and think about engineering and mathematics as a way through technology to change the world.

I just needed a bit of courage and optimism and I’ve seen 10 years later how much this has changed in France and how this is being brought to students.
So my connection is I’m just a sign of what others can do and I want to see more people become founders and entrepreneurs.

 

Q. What is innovation for you?​ 

It’s kind of the magic of ideas. Everything can converge into an idea. 

 

Q. What have you learned on your innovation journey?​ 

You can pick the wrong idea and then it’s going to be a harrowing two or three years going in the wrong direction so I wanted to coach new entrepreneurs and to potentially find pitfalls and help them right away identify what might not work or what is worth trying and experimenting.