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Fogatel helps international deeptech startups, especially from Europe, navigate business development and partnerships in the North American market. Our team connects companies with strategic allies, investors, and opportunities, enabling bold growth and impact.
We help you identify and build relationships with key stakeholders, strategic partners, and early customers. From introductions to deal-making, we accelerate your path to market traction.
We craft data-driven go-to-market strategies tailored to your industry, product, and target audience. Our goal: ensure a strong market entry and sustained commercial growth in North America.
We support your sales efforts with localized insights, lead qualification, and trusted network access. Whether you’re launching or scaling, we help drive real revenue outcomes.
Through our network of seasoned experts, we connect you with reliable legal, human ressources and financial professionals to navigate regulatory compliance, company setup, contracts, and funding logistics.
At Fogatel, we’ve partnered with deeptech companies across a broad spectrum of industries—including consumer electronics, displays, mobile devices, automotive, aeronautics, space, and medtech.
Our experience spans various business models, such as IP licensing, fabless semiconductor operations, and full-stack product commercialization.
We’ve helped bring to market technologies ranging from advanced materials and film-based solutions to sensors, photonics, embedded systems, robotics, and fully integrated hardware products. No matter the domain, our team tailors each engagement to accelerate our clients’ success in the North American market.
Here are a few examples of client engagements
A European startup developed a sustainable, transparent, and touch-sensitive wood with wide applications in smart surfaces—from automotive to luxury interiors.
Fogatel defined a go-to-market strategy and led business development efforts with top CE OEMs including Bose, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Apple, Facebook, Sonos, and Tesla—opening doors to key partnerships and pilot projects.
A French company developed an innovative touchscreen solution for consumer electronics. Fogatel led North American business development and sales, licensing the technology to a semiconductor vendor and a tier-one OEM, and introducing it to leading brands like Google, Microsoft, Dell, and Samsung.
A company developed a scalable manufacturing process for silver nanowires, enabling the production of transparent and flexible electrodes for next-generation touchscreens, OLEDs, and OPV devices.
Fogatel supported sales growth in emerging applications, leading to multi-million-dollar revenue and over 10 design wins with major OEMs including 3M, Lenovo, HP, Dell, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
A company pioneering scalable micro-LED displays that integrate high-luminance LEDs with silicon transistors on a single wafer using standard semiconductor processes.
Fogatel led business development efforts. We secured and negotiated a development and licensing agreement with a leading global display manufacturer, positioning the company for commercial success.
A company developing next-generation sensory technology that enables machines to feel touch—paving the way for seamless collaboration between humans and robots.
Fogatel helped redefine the go-to-market strategy, focusing the product offering on a specific high-impact application.
Fogatel supported a UK startup developing the world’s first secure temperature sensor, combining cybersecurity and sensing in a single chip. We crafted their go-to-market strategy and facilitated introductions to strategic partners in semiconductors, IoT, and industrial automation.
The Fogatel team combines deep experience in venture building, finance, law, and technology commercialization. With backgrounds in startups, global corporations, and investment, we help early-stage companies scale and succeed.
Our experts have launched and grown ventures in sectors like advanced materials, displays, IoT, and clean tech. From strategy to execution, we bring hands-on support to navigate complexity, secure partnerships, and unlock market opportunities.
Founder & CEO.
Francois Jeanneau is an accomplished technology executive and venture builder with over 20 years of leadership experience in deep-tech innovation, corporate development, and startup growth. He has a proven track record of commercializing advanced technologies, scaling early-stage ventures, and forging high-impact strategic partnerships across industries such as advanced materials, IoT, photonics, semiconductors, and clean technologies. Francois combines strategic vision with hands-on execution, bringing deep expertise in M&A, venture building, and innovation leadership. Passionate about creating meaningful impact through technology, he thrives in roles that demand bold thinking, disciplined execution, and the ability to navigate complexity while building exceptional teams.
Expert Finance
Linda's career has focused on working with venture-backed startups, typically as consulting Chief Financial Officer. Bringing skill with strategic planning, financial modelling, and financial management to client companies, Linda works closely with the management team to assess cash needs and successfully close investment financing rounds. She started her career with Wells Fargo Bank, and has recently worked with NextWave Pharmaceuticals (sold to Pfizer), NuMedii, Kai Pharmaceuticals (sold to Amgen), and Scios. Linda has a BA degree from UC Berkeley and lives in Palo Alto.
She offers a full range of legal services tailored to startups, including incorporation, financings, stock option plans, contracts, M&A, securities compliance, and ongoing corporate governance.
Expert Business Strategy & Marketing Communications
Sri Peruvemba is CEO of Marketer International Inc. Peruvemba was previously Chief Marketing Officer for E Ink, where he played a major role in transforming the startup to a $1B+ global company. With over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, Peruvemba has been an influential advocate in the advancement of electronic hardware technologies. He is an acknowledged expert on electronic displays, materials and related technologies; and consults, writes, and presents on those subjects globally. Peruvemba has also held senior level positions at Sharp Corp, Cambrios, Novasentis, TFS Inc., Planar Systems, and Suntronic Technology. Based in Silicon Valley, Peruvemba advises high tech firms in the U.S., Canada, and Europe as well as serves on the boards of Azumo, Omniply, SmartKem, Visionect and WiSA Technologies. Peruvemba is a Contributing Editor for Information Display, and the recipient of SID’s Lewis and Beatrice Winner Award. He has BS and MBA degrees and a post-graduate diploma in management. Peruvemba is also a right arm off-spinner for a Cricket team he co-founded in Silicon Valley.
Expert Legal
Susan is an entrepreneur-turned-lawyer with deep experience supporting tech startups. She co-founded Softview, Inc., which created the pioneering tax software MacInTax and TaxView—products later acquired by Intuit. After selling the company, she earned her law degree and spent seven years at a major Silicon Valley firm before founding her own boutique practices. Susan brings a rare dual perspective as both founder and legal advisor, helping entrepreneurs navigate the legal challenges of building a business.
She offers a full range of legal services tailored to startups, including incorporation, financings, stock option plans, contracts, M&A, securities compliance, and ongoing corporate governance.
Expert Human Ressources
Christine’s passion for people drives her in her role as a Human Resources strategic partner to San Francisco Bay Area start-ups and established businesses. She is a results-oriented consultant and leader with a focus on developing and leading collaborative, high-performing work environments and driving innovative solutions. Christine has an authentic and pragmatic approach to problem-solving, coaching, and influencing business decisions. Her journey began as an employment and corporate law attorney, providing her with an in-depth understanding of the legal and compliance challenges in the HR field.
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