Summary
Mathieu Fontaine is a seasoned builder and entrepreneur with 17 years of experience in web development and digital product leadership, now focused on purpose-driven ventures in Réunion. He co-founded and led multiple startups (Red Samurai, proPulse, Coovali) and now guides collaborative, living organizations like Le Clan and Jeu Coopère that prioritize cooperation, shared governance and territorial impact. Technically grounded since 2004 and specialized in Ruby on Rails since 2008, he combines hands-on engineering with product strategy, community financing platforms and gamified social initiatives. His work blends practical delivery—ERPs, digital marketplaces and crowdfunding platforms—with facilitation of collective decision-making and governance design. Passionate about ecological and social transition, he’s an associate of Time for the Planet and seeks to move organizations from competition to cooperation through concrete experiments. Less obvious: he pairs a deep technical background with facilitator skills, designing systems that are as much about human networks and values as about code.
18 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
M2, Computer Engineering, M2, Computer Engineering at SUPINFO - The International Institute of Information Technology
French, English