Christian Raisson and Philippe de Chanville, EDHEC Master 1994 and 2003, founders of monEchelle.fr

monEchelle.fr is a website that offers the largest online set of products in DIY, the equivalent of 10 DIY superstores, minus the lamps and caddies. This vast product line, combined with very low prices is possible thanks to their “marketplace” system.
As an intermediary, mon Echelle.fr takes care of deliveries and transfers the value of the buyer's purchase, only when he has received the order and is completely satisfied.

The website was launched in 2013. In 2014 the company managed to raise 2 million EUR of funds from CM-CIC. This investment allowed the company to enlarge its line and to develop new features. Above all it allowed the company to recruit a considerable community of DIY experts, who provide immediate answers to online users.
This year's main goal is to develop the website's position internationally and establish the company as a leader in the European market.
In 2015, for the second full year of their activity, the expected volume of sales will reach 40 million EUR, spread over 6 different countries. The company has had a notable progression, reaching 1 million sales between 2013-2014 and 14 million sales in 2014.

MonEchelle.com has been selected in Google's top 10 of French start-up companies with the strongest international potential (Scale Up program). In 2015, the company was also rewarded with BPI's “Pass French Tech”, having been labeled a hyper-growth company. 

In 2014-2015 Christian and Philippe have recruited 4 EDHEC graduates, as they are glad to share their pure player internet experience with EDHEC students through a series of interventions in the school campus. Both Christian and Philippe have started their careers in finance and investment, between Paris and London and, as passionate entrepreneurs, they are always glad to share their experience and vision of these two complementary worlds, encouraging the students to find out for themselves if they have the entrepreneurial spirit… the DIY spirit.

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The award

The EDHEC Entrepreneur of the Year prize is awarded to an Edhec entrepreneur who has decided to take a leap into the unknown and has contributed to EDHEC’s image as a creator of talent by their taste for risk and adventure.
Their daring and sense of innovation will have impacted on the winner’s sector or region, or on the vision others have of the sector. .

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