Hugo Renaudin

Hugo Renaudin, a French-born entrepreneur, is renowned as the co-founder of P00LS, a leading platform for loyalty and fan tokens that empowers talents and brands to engage and monetize their audiences and fan communities.

Renaudin's entrepreneurial journey includes the successful sale of LGO Group, the largest institutional crypto exchange in Europe, which he co-founded at 23, to Voyager Digital in 2020.

After the sale of LGO Group, Hugo Renaudin went on to establish Bender Labs, a prominent DeFi protocol developer, where he serves as the Chief Executive Officer.

With a background in mathematics, Renaudin manages his business ventures from his base in Manhattan, having relocated there upon completing his master's degree at Columbia University in 2018.

His educational journey includes a Master of Science in Operations Research from Columbia University, a Master of Science in Applied Mathematics and Economics from École Polytechnique, and earlier studies in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry at Lycée Sainte-Geneviève.

Before diving into entrepreneurship, he gained experience as an Equity Analyst at La Financière de l'Echiquier, Business Development and Logistics Analyst at HelloFresh Australia, and held internship roles at notable financial institutions like BlackRock, Société Générale, and Natixis North America LLC.

Additionally, Renaudin served as an Officer Cadet in the Armée de Terre as part of his professional journey.