Simon Dawlat
| Simon Dawlat | |
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| Born | 1984 Paris, France |
| 🏫 Education | La Sorbonne, Paris, France |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Creation of AppGratis, Batch.com |
Simon Dawlat is a French entrepreneur born in Paris in 1984. After a stay in Silicon Valley, he founded AppGratis in 2009. After Apple discontinued the application, the company developed Batch.com, a company specializing in mobile CRM and push notifications in 2018.
Childhood, training and first entrepreneurial experiences
Simon studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Letters at the Sorbonne. In parallel, he worked as a freelancer for various European start-ups. In 2007, he left for an internship in the Silicon Valley. He stayed there for 2 years, working for CreativeFeed and then Sonim Technologies. In 2008, Simon, who was already developing applications, saw Apple's App Store as a future opportunity. He created a company to develop mobile games.
The creation of AppGratis
Back in France in 2009, Simon launched "AppGratis", a daily newsletter dedicated to mobile applications. By the end of 2009, more than 20,000 people had subscribed and the model evolved into a medium that could now be used in various media (newsletter, mobile application, website).
In 2012, the AppGratis[1] app had been downloaded more than 50 million times and was available in 30 countries and 12 languages. The company employed nearly 100 people of 12 different nationalities in Paris. It received financial support of €10 million in December 2012 from Iris Capital and Orange Publicis Ventures.
From AppGratis to Batch.com
In April 2013, Apple deregistered the AppGratis[2] application from its App Store,[3][4] initiating a decline for the startup followed by a "pivot" towards a new project, Batch.com, from 2014.[5] The AppGratis service was definitively closed 4 years later, in February 2017.
In 2018 the "pivot" to Batch was successful.[6] Within a few months, the company returned to a high level of profitability. It now distributes its technology in more than 15 countries and employs 40 people, sending more than 50 billion push notifications each year and counts among its customers nearly 1/3 of the CAC40 and thousands of major accounts and startups such as Société Générale, BNP, AXA, EDF, L'Oréal, Les Echos, Le Parisien, France 24, L'Express, Axel Springer, Chauffeur-Privé, Cityscoot or Vestiaire Collective.
Other activities
Simon Dawlat is also a business angel with young Internet companies (notably in Wit.AI[7] acquired by Facebook in 2015 or in Nabla.com).
References
- ↑ Popper, Ben (2013-01-17). "AppGratis raises $13.5 million to give away an app a day on a global scale". The Verge. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ↑ April 9, AppGratis: Apple approved our iPad app a week before removing iPhone app-GigaOM | App News Journal; 2013 (2013-04-09). "AppGratis says Apple approved their iPad app one day before pulling their iPhone App". Rude Baguette. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ↑ Jordan, Jon; Editor, Contributing. "AppGratis CEO Simon Dawlat shocked but defiant over Apple's decision to 'destroy so much value within its own ecosystem'". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ↑ Kovach, Steve. "Developer Bashes Apple For Pulling One Of The Most Popular Apps In The App Store". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ↑ "AppGratis CEO Speaks Out – 'Far From Finished'". Macgasm. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ↑ Olson, Parmy. "AppGratis CEO Picks Up The Pieces After Being Dropped From The App Store". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ↑ "Les petits frenchies de Wit.ai séduisent la Silicon Valley". lesechos.fr (in français). Retrieved 2018-12-14.
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