Felix Garriau

Co-founder at Aikido Security | Secure Everything

Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Hi! I'm Felix and I'm cofounder & CMO of Aikido Security. We're on a mission to make software security simple for developers.

Experience

  • CMO & Co-Founder at Aikido Security
    Sep 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Aikido Security is a developer-first software security platform. We scan your source code & cloud to show you which security issues and vulnerabilities are actually important to solve. We speed up triaging by massively reducing false-positives and making things human-readable. Aikido makes it simple to keep your product secure and gives you back time to do what you do best: write code.

  • AREA42 (Freelance · 3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Innovation Scouting Manager
      Jan 2021 - Oct 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Innovation Ecosystem Builder
      Apr 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 9 mos

      In this role my main focus is to develop the AREA42 ecosystem and community of innovators in trade, to become the most relevant trade innovation ecosystem.

  • nexxworks (Gent Area, Belgium)
    • CMO & Partner
      Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr

      Nexxworks inspires companies to act on their ‛Day After Tomorrow’. By helping them regain the flexibility to radically innovate, that they lost as they grew. By provoking action through innovation tours, bootcamps, the nexxology community and keynotes with the latest insights in business and technology, that encourage companies to combine a long-term vision with short-term initiatives. All of this brought to life through a network of international and local like-minded entrepreneurs, innovators, experts and speakers. I took on the challenge to become CMO, where I: - Built and followed up the marketing strategy, mix (content planning, ad channels, campaigns,...) and software stack (mailing, automation, advertising,...) - Defined and managed the company's marketing budget - Acted as team lead of four people - Managed partnerships with suppliers (video production agency, advertising agency,...) - Worked in close collaboration with sales (Set up lead generation campaigns etc,...)

    • Innovation Program Manager
      May 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 8 mos

      In this role, I: - Organized international innovation programs for executives. (Belgium, Berlin, San Francisco) Built up an international network of innovative startups, top notch keynote speakers, industry experts, corporate innovators,... - Translated customers' innovation strategy to custom innovation programmes for board of directors and management teams - Selected top notch international speakers for Belgium's biggest broadcasting company's conference (Fuel by Medialaan) - Managed different projects at the same time with a short deadline. From internal marketing projects (Email campaign tooling) to international innovation tours - Worked on projects with a focus on holistic innovation (from technology to innovation methods) - Applied lean startup methods in projects (Lean Canvas, Customer Interviews,...)

  • Project Management Consultant at Threon - Project Management Consulting, Training & Software
    Nov 2012 - Apr 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Threon is a leading international consultancy firm that specializes in portfolio, program and project management services. Threon's experts provide consulting, professional training and software applications to organizations in all sectors.

  • Sourced through Threon: PMO at Generali Belgium
    Oct 2015 - Mar 2016 · 6 mos

    In this role I reported directly to the Non-Life Director and Transformation Director. I managed and supported all Non-Life projects, which involved planning, execution, board meeting presentations, communication, etc...