Arnaud Huvelin

Founder & hardware‑to‑software builder: Arnaud founded Declique, an IoT button + analytics startup for manufacturing that ran pilots and raised seed financing in 2020; he led product, industrialization and go‑to‑market until the company wound down in 2023. This history shows hands‑on hardware product development, pilot deployments in factories, and fundraising experience. simplehw+1

Venture builder & investor: Since 2022 he has been active as an angel and community member at Source Ventures and (since 2023) works inside Decathlon as a Business Venture Designer, indicating a transition from founder‑CEO to helping design and scale new businesses and advising early startups. sourceventures+1

Industrialization and frugal engineering background: Earlier roles at IoT Valley (responsible for industrialization) and training as an industrial engineer at CESI give him strengths in moving prototypes to production, frugal innovation and operations in hardware contexts. iot-valley+1

Community leader and adventurous builder outside work: Long‑term involvement in La Compagnie du Bátar (the Toulouse 'Vikings' project to build and sail drakkars) demonstrates leadership in community projects, public storytelling and event organization — traits that carry into his startup and fundraising work. francebleu+1