Paris, Île-de-France, France
Climbing District is a lifestyle ecosystem: urban climbing gyms, training studios, yoga & Pilates, coworking, coffee shops and Social Clubs. A network built around community as much as performance. We build spaces where people move, work, breathe, connect and belong. Traction: • 11+ venues across Europe (Paris, London, Milan) • Flagship event: Team Boulder Arena, Europe’s leading pro-am climbing festival (multi-city qualifiers, finals in Paris, TV & platforms Live broadcast, DJ sets, watch parties) • Partnerships with leading brands (Arc’teryx, Scarpa) and creative communities. What I believe: Successful brands don’t sell performance: they create ritual, meaning and identity. Our mission: Scaling a premium, profitable, cultural and community-centred network across Europe. Content is the force multiplier: The story that turns users into members, and members into a movement. What I’m building today • International expansion & acquisitions • A scalable premium model with strong local unit economics • Interconnected member communities between cities • A seamless urban experience from gyms, climbing walls to Social Club • Gamified member journey: turning movement into measurable progress, ritual and community reward Open to conversations: • M&A • Strategy, finance and value-creation consulting, • Automation, • Long-term investors, • Property groups, • Impact meant projects.
Focus on tourism (hotels, camp sites...) and healthcare (care homes). c.60 acquisitions. c.10 divestments. Structured and led road show for FPCI Impact Senior (€73m raised when left / Impact investing fund with non-financial KPIs with management fees and carried interest shared with non-profit organisation). Structured financing up to €25m. Equity investment between €1m and €25m.
Buy-side et sell-side finance due diligence for corporate & private-equity clients.