Laurent Philonenko
Chief Technology Officer @ Avaya
San Francisco, United States
Laurent Philonenko is a angel investor at Avaya in San Francisco focused on SaaS and Software. Laurent Philonenko is Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Development and CTO at Avaya, a leading provider of solutions that enable customer and team engagement. In this role, Laurent is responsible for the development and execution of Avaya’s short- and long-term growth and engagement strategies. As part of his focus on Avaya growthstrategies, Laurent has oversight of M&A, Avaya Labs, architecture and consulting groups, as well as the Avaya DevConnect developer program and technology partnerships. Laurent is a recognized leader and proven visionary in the enterprise collaboration and communications space. Prior to his current role, Laurent served as Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development for Avaya. Before joining Avaya, Laurent served successively as Vice-President and General Manager of several business units and as Chief Technology Officer for Cisco’s Collaboration Technology Group and before joining Cisco as CEO for Genesys. Laurent is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and earned a master’s degree in Management Science from Paris University. He holds nine U.S. patents. In his spare time, Laurent is an avid sportsman who enjoys running and biking. His other hobbies include practicing his culinary skills, flying airplanes and reading on a variety of topics.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
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Industries Laurent Philonenko invests in
Stages Laurent Philonenko invests in
Countries Laurent Philonenko invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (100%)
- Software 1 (100%)
- Analytics 1 (100%)
- Social Media 1 (100%)
- Brand Marketing 1 (100%)
Investments
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Brand Embassy
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Brand Embassy is an omnichannel cloud-based customer service platform providing integrated social media, messaging, live chat and AI-powered chatbot service. Customers such as T-Mobile, Vodafone, Alibaba, and Puma in 30+ countries have achieved 69% higher agent productivity, 61% higher sales conversions and have scaled operations by 300% with noadditional headcount. Brand Embassy helps companies to accelerate the digital transformation of contact centers in an agile and scalable manner. The fast-growing company is headquartered in Prague, with offices in Boston, San Diego, London and Dubai. See more at www.brandembassy.com.See our CEO, Vit Horky, talking about the digital transformation in customer care here: https://youtu.be/V_JExmeiJKo | $3M / Angel / Jan 01, 2017 |
About Avaya
Avaya is a global leader in communication systems, applications, and services. Learn about where they've been, where they're headed, and the leaders that are getting them there.The company's communication equipment and software integrate voice and data services for customers including large corporations, government agencies, andsmall businesses. Its office phone systems incorporate Internet protocol (IP) and Session Initiation protocol (SIP) telephony, messaging, Web access, and interactive voice response. Avaya also offers a wide array of consulting, integration, and other managed IT services. The company sells directly and through distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and telecommunications service providers; more than three-quarters of its sales are made indirectly. Parent company Avaya Holdings filed for an IPO in 2011.
Avaya Contacts
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Fari Ebrahimi
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer
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Laurent Philonenko
Chief Technology Officer
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Mark Massingham
Product Marketing Director
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Anthony Brown
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Boris Strongin
Vice President
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What does Laurent Philonenko invest in?
Laurent Philonenko invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Laurent Philonenko last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Laurent Philonenko closed in Jan 2017. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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