Sifflet’s CEO, Salma Bakouk, Leads Company to $12.8M Series A Funding from EQT Ventures in Just 2 Years

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Welcome to the Scale Up Valley Podcast! In this episode, Mike Dias interviews Salma Bakouk, the CEO of Sifflet. Salma shares her background and the journey of starting up Sifflet, a company focused on reducing Data Entropy. She discusses the challenges and opportunities of growing a company with her best friend, creating a healthy and friendly culture while working remotely, and highlights their recent achievement of raising $12.8M in a funding round led by EQT Ventures in 2023 Q1.

To learn more about Salma’s inspiring story and the growth of Sifflet, tune in to this episode!

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**Timestamps:**

0:00 – Introduction
1:12 – Salma’s background and experience in investment banking in Asia
4:36 – Salma’s journey back to Paris and starting Sifflet
8:55 – Mission of Sifflet: Reducing Data Entropy
12:20 – Challenges and opportunities of growing a company with a best friend
15:45 – Creating a healthy and friendly culture while working remotely
18:10 – Raising $12.8M in funding and key investors
21:35 – Salma’s background as a mathematician and investment banker
24:15 – The adrenaline rush of working on a trading floor
27:40 – The importance of the trading floor experience in startup life
30:25 – Salma’s move from Paris to Asia and the entrepreneurial bug
34:05 – Roles and responsibilities of the co-founders at Sifflet

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On this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Salma Bakouk, CEO at Sifflet

Key takeaways

From investment banking in Asia to getting back to Paris to start up Sifflet
On a mission to reduce Data Entropy
Growing a company with your best friend: challenges and opportunities
Creating a healthy and friendly culture working remotely
Raising $12.8M A round led by EQT Ventures in 2023 Q1