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Ignite VC: Scaling Industrial Startups from Zero to Global Impact with Renan Devillieres | Ep194
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Renan Devillieres is the founder and CEO of OSS Ventures, a venture studio dedicated to building startups that transform the manufacturing industry. With a background in economics, consulting, and factory leadership—and later scaling his first AI startup through Series B—Renan brings unique insights into the intersection of technology, operations, and entrepreneurship. In this episode, he shares how his journey from corporate life to startup building led him to launch OSS Ventures, and why he believes the future of factories lies in software-defined automation and bold founders willing to reshape industry.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
00:01 – Introduction and Name Pronunciation
01:08 – Math Background and OECD Economist
02:51 – Corporate Career and Entrepreneurial Realization
05:06 – First Startup and AI Job Matching
07:50 – GDPR Challenges and Exit
09:35 – Tesla Factory Visit and Inspiration
14:12 – Mapping Startups and Launching OSS Ventures
17:57 – Bootstrapping OSS and Early Experiments
20:02 – Founder Matching and Validation Process
22:33 – OSS Ventures Results and Portfolio Growth
23:15 – Traits of Successful Industrial Founders
25:24 – Founder Selection Process and “Hell Yes or No”
32:13 – AI, Automation, and Factory Transformation
36:18 – Dark Factories and Software-Defined Manufacturing
40:08 – Europe’s Role in Industrial Innovation
42:13 – Software Bottlenecks in Industry 4.0
44:52 – The Future of Supply Chains and Microfactories
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195 episodes
Ignite VC: Scaling Industrial Startups from Zero to Global Impact with Renan Devillieres | Ep194
Ignite: Conversations on Startups, Venture Capital, Tech, Future, and Society
Manage episode 505563663 series 3515266
Renan Devillieres is the founder and CEO of OSS Ventures, a venture studio dedicated to building startups that transform the manufacturing industry. With a background in economics, consulting, and factory leadership—and later scaling his first AI startup through Series B—Renan brings unique insights into the intersection of technology, operations, and entrepreneurship. In this episode, he shares how his journey from corporate life to startup building led him to launch OSS Ventures, and why he believes the future of factories lies in software-defined automation and bold founders willing to reshape industry.
In Today’s Episode We Discuss:
00:01 – Introduction and Name Pronunciation
01:08 – Math Background and OECD Economist
02:51 – Corporate Career and Entrepreneurial Realization
05:06 – First Startup and AI Job Matching
07:50 – GDPR Challenges and Exit
09:35 – Tesla Factory Visit and Inspiration
14:12 – Mapping Startups and Launching OSS Ventures
17:57 – Bootstrapping OSS and Early Experiments
20:02 – Founder Matching and Validation Process
22:33 – OSS Ventures Results and Portfolio Growth
23:15 – Traits of Successful Industrial Founders
25:24 – Founder Selection Process and “Hell Yes or No”
32:13 – AI, Automation, and Factory Transformation
36:18 – Dark Factories and Software-Defined Manufacturing
40:08 – Europe’s Role in Industrial Innovation
42:13 – Software Bottlenecks in Industry 4.0
44:52 – The Future of Supply Chains and Microfactories
Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ga6v0YUsHotLhjap67uu5
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ignite-conversations-on-startups-venture-capital-tech/id1709248824
Follow Renan Devillieres on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renan-devillieres
Follow Renan Devillieres on X: https://x.com/spinozarg
Follow Team Ignite on X: https://x.com/teamignitevc
Follow Brian on X: https://x.com/brianrbell
Follow Brian on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bblinkedin/
Visit Our Website: https://www.teamignite.ventures
Subscribe to Our Newsletter: https://insights.teamignite.ventures/
👂🎧 Watch, listen, and follow on your favorite platform: https://tr.ee/S2ayrbx_fL
🙏 Join the conversation on your favorite social network: https://linktr.ee/theignitepodcast
🔥 Club Ignite is booking fast — our next gathering of top founders, investors, and operators will be our biggest yet. Apply now before spots fill: https://teamignite.decilehub.com/e/club-ignite-25
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