François Gerard

François Gerard

Co-Founder & Business lead

François is an economist turned startup founder/mentor/board member. He takes the lead on the business aspects of all ventures. From business modelling to financial planning. From strategy to partnership building. In 2017 he founded Helpper, the largest home assistance platform in Belgium. Helpper provides 700.000 hours of home assistance every year to the elderly and people with a disability. It was honoured with several awards, ‘Care Entrepreneur of the year’ (2017), ‘Radical Innovator Award’ (2019) and ‘Startup of the Year’ (2020).

francois@leapfactory.be

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About François

François is an economist turned startup founder/mentor/board member. He takes the lead on the business aspects of all ventures. From business modelling to financial planning. From strategy to partnership building. In 2017 he founded Helpper, the largest home assistance platform in Belgium. Helpper provides 700.000 hours of home assistance every year to the elderly and people with a disability. It was honoured with several awards, ‘Care Entrepreneur of the year’ (2017), ‘Radical Innovator Award’ (2019) and ‘Startup of the Year’ (2020).