Éric Larchevêque
Éric Larchevêque (born on 30 September 1973 in Boulogne-Billancourt)[1][2] is a French entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of Ledger, a company that designs and markets cryptocurrency wallet hardware devices.
Biography
Education
The son of porcelain maker André Larchevêque, he grew up in Vierzon in the Cher department of France.[3] In 1996, he graduated as an engineer from ESIEE Paris with a specialization in information architecture design.[4]
Career
In 1998, he founded Montorgueil SAS, a company specialized in dating websites and adult entertainment, which was sold in 2007 to Rentabiliweb for €22 million.[5] In the 2000s, he became active in professional poker; he decided to stop in 2009 to focus again on entrepreneurship.[6]
In 2011, he created the consumer goods price comparison site Prixing and raised €1.75 million from SPIR Communications.[7] The project was then sold to the HighCo group in 2014. With the funds from this sale, La Maison du Bitcoin was opened the same year as a “physical space” whose goal is to explain blockchain and Bitcoin technologies.[8]
In 2014, he teamed up with other entrepreneurs to create the company Ledger, a designer of security solutions for crypto-assets.[9] In May 2019, he passed the company’s leadership to Pascal Gauthier and became Chairman of the Board.[10]
In February 2022, he announced that he co-founded ALGOSUP, a computer science school in Vierzon that trains generalist developers at the master’s level.[11]
In 2023, he partnered with Crédit agricole Centre Loire and the communauté de communes Vierzon Sologne Berry to open B³ Village by CA, a startup incubator in Vierzon.[12]
Other activities
From 2020, he participated as an investor on the show Qui veut être mon associé ? on M6.[13][14]
In 2021, he and his wife created a foundation to fund educational projects in the Centre-Val de Loire region, notably for the city of Vierzon.[15]
Wealth
His professional fortune was estimated by Challenges in 2023 at €375 million, ranking him as the 348th richest person in France alongside two of his partners.[16]
Publications
- Entreprendre pour être libre, M6 Éditions, 2024, ISBN9782359852288
- Montages avancés pour PC, Dunod, 1996. ISBN2855352436
References
- ↑ “Who wants to be my associate?”: the new show on M6. https://www.infos.fr/culture/medias/2020/01/24/qui-veut-etre-mon-associe-emission-julien-courbet/
- ↑ Eric Larchevêque – Who's Who. https://www.whoswho.fr/bio/eric-larcheveque_81681
- ↑ Économie – Éric Larchevêque, the investor who wants to invest. https://www.leberry.fr/bourges-18000/actualites/eric-larcheveque-l-investisseur-qui-a-envie-d-investir_13758796/
- ↑ Eric Larchevêque, the soul of Ledger. https://www.lesechos.fr/finance-marches/banque-assurances/eric-larcheveque-lame-de-ledger-136436
- ↑ Rentabiliweb – the acquisition of the Montorgueil group completed for €22 M. https://www.boursier.com/actions/actualites/news/rentabiliweb-l-acquisition-du-groupe-montorgueil-bouclee-pour-22-me-259585.html
- ↑ Interview with Éric Larchevêque – his decision to quit poker, Cénacle, his projects. https://www.clubpoker.net/entretien-avec-eric-larcheveque-decision-d-arreter-poker-cenacle-projets/n-2661
- ↑ Prixing welcomes new shareholders. https://capitalfinance.lesechos.fr/deals-m-a/mid-cap/prixing-accueille-de-nouveaux-actionnaires-102970
- ↑ Bitcoin now has its house in Paris. https://www.franceculture.fr/economie/le-bitcoin-desormais-sa-maison-paris
- ↑ Ledger secures a Bitcoin wallet, the virtual currency. https://www.lesechos.fr/2015/02/ledger-securise-un-portefeuille-en-bitcoin-la-monnaie-virtuelle-200254
- ↑ Changes at the head of Ledger – Pascal Gauthier CEO, Éric Larchevêque Executive Chairman. https://www.finyear.com/Changements-a-la-tete-de-Ledger-Pascal-Gauthier-CEO-Eric-Larcheveque-Executive-Chairman_a40969.html
- ↑ A digital campus to revitalize Vierzon, a city with an industrial past. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/centre-val-de-loire/cher/vierzon/un-campus-numerique-pour-redynamiser-vierzon-une-ville-au-passe-industriel-2447133.html
- ↑ Economy – In Vierzon, the call for applications for B³ Village by CA is launched. https://www.leberry.fr/vierzon-18100/actualites/a-vierzon-l-appel-aux-candidatures-pour-le-b3-village-by-ca-est-lance_14251776/
- ↑ “Who wants to be my associate?”: who are the bosses of the show. https://www.telestar.fr/actu-tv/autres-emissions/qui-veut-etre-mon-associe-qui-sont-les-patrons-de-l-emission-485206
- ↑ M6 reveals the new investors of “Qui veut être mon associé ?”. https://www.lettreaudiovisuel.com/m6-devoile-les-nouveaux-investisseurs-de-qui-veut-etre-mon-associe/
- ↑ Education – All of Notre-Dame-Saint-Joseph school, in Vierzon, will soon speak English. https://www.leberry.fr/vierzon-18100/actualites/toute-lecole-de-notre-dame-saint-joseph-a-vierzon-va-bientot-parler-anglais_13968297/
- ↑ The fortune of Éric Larchevêque, Joël Pobeda, and Nicolas Bacca – The 500 largest fortunes of France. https://www.challenges.fr/classements/fortune/eric-larcheveque-joel-pobeda-et-nicolas-bacca_26885