Alexandre Mars is a serial entrepreneur and engaged philanthropist who started his first venture at 17. Over the past 15 years, he launched and sold several companies in Europe and the United States in the business and technology sectors. His last two startups, Phonevalley (a mobile marketing agency) and ScrOOn (a social media management system), were sold to Publicis Groupe and Blackberry. He is founder and CEO of blisce/, his holding company with advisory, private equity and real estate investment, as well as philanthropic activities.
In 2014, he founded Epic Foundation to bridge the gap between a new generation of individual and corporate donors and organizations supporting children and youth globally. Epic is developing new tools focused on enhancing how donors select, monitor and experience their impact. His vision is to disrupt the philanthropic industry by combining passion and expertise with game- changing technology and partnerships.