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Entrepreneur · Engineer · Builder

Kevin Lourd

Founder of PressBeat. Previously COO at Walnut Algorithms, consultant at Bain & Company. Building AI-powered products from Malaysia.

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About

Engineer turned entrepreneur

I'm a French entrepreneur with an engineering background in applied mathematics and computer science. After studying at ENSIMAG (Grenoble), ESSEC Business School, and IIM Ahmedabad (India), I started my career in consulting at Bain & Company.

I then co-founded Walnut Algorithms, an AI-powered quantitative finance startup where I served as COO and helped raise a $10M Series A at a $30M valuation.

Today, I build AI-powered products. I founded PressBeat, the first AI-native PR agency. I'm currently based at Network School in Malaysia, a hacker house in a special economic zone near Singapore.

In parallel, I explore polarity, conscious relationships & sexuality. I built Belong, a platform for conscious events, and I write about these topics on Medium.

10+
Years of experience
$10M+
Venture capital raised
5+
Countries lived in
3
Languages spoken
Core skills
AI/MLProductFundraisingStrategyNo-codeTypeScriptGrowthSales

Experience

Where I've worked

2025 — Present

Founder & CEO @ PressBeat

Built the first AI-native PR agency. PressBeat uses AI to match companies with relevant journalists from a database of 1.7M+ journalists across 160 countries. Guaranteed press coverage with a money-back guarantee.

AISaaSPR TechFounder
2014 — 2024

Co-Founder & COO @ Walnut Algorithms

Applied cutting-edge machine learning to financial markets. Built quantitative trading strategies generating absolute returns. Raised a $10M Series A at $30M valuation.

AI/MLFinTechQuant FinanceSeries A
2015 — 2017

Associate Consultant @ Bain & Company

Strategy consulting at one of the world's top management consulting firms. Worked on due diligences, commercial strategy, and operational improvement projects.

ConsultingStrategyM&A
2014

M&A Analyst @ EY (Ernst & Young)

Transaction advisory services. Financial modeling, valuation, and deal execution for mid-market M&A transactions.

M&AFinanceValuation
2013 — 2014

Management Consultant @ Beijaflore

IT and management consulting for large enterprises. Project management and business analysis for digital transformation initiatives.

ConsultingITProject Management
2012 — 2013

Project Manager @ Gemalto

Led technical projects at the global leader in digital security. Managed software delivery and stakeholder coordination.

SecurityTechProject Management
2012

Project Manager @ University Paris 7 / AP-HP

Research project management at the intersection of academia and healthcare. Coordinated between university researchers and hospital teams.

HealthcareResearchPublic Sector
2011 — 2012

Client Relationship Manager @ NSIGMA Junior-Enterprise

Managed client relationships at the ENSIMAG student consulting firm. Business development and project delivery for tech clients.

Student ConsultingBusiness DevTech

Education

Where I studied

ESSEC Business School

MSc — Grande Ecole Program

Paris, France

One of the top 3 French business schools. Strategy, finance, and entrepreneurship.

IIM Ahmedabad

MBA — Exchange Program

Ahmedabad, India

India's #1 business school. International exchange program focusing on emerging markets and strategy.

ENSIMAG (Grenoble INP)

M.Eng — Applied Mathematics & Computer Science

Grenoble, France

Top French engineering school for computer science and applied mathematics. Strong foundation in algorithms, ML, and quantitative methods.

Contact

Let's connect

I'm always open to discussing new projects, startup ideas, or opportunities. Currently based at Network School in Malaysia, but working with people worldwide.

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