Summary
Séverin Marcombes is a founder and product-focused CEO with 17 years of experience building hardware-enabled consumer products and software startups, now quietly tackling a disruption in software development with Creative Robots. He previously led Lima for eight years, scaling a team of 30+, shipping 80k+ personal cloud devices worldwide, raising over $10M, and running one of the largest tech Kickstarter campaigns of its time. Comfortable at the intersection of product, engineering and go-to-market, he pairs deep systems and embedded engineering training with an MS in Innovation & Entrepreneurship. He also advises and invests in early-stage platforms like Fairmint, reflecting a strong interest in new funding models and startup ecosystems. Early roles range from SDR and Linux driver work to teaching elderly users to master computers, giving him a rare perspective on usable UX and low-level systems. Based in Wilmington, DE, he blends hands-on technical credibility with operator-level experience in product, manufacturing and global distribution.
17 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master Program Software Systems Engineering, Master Program Software Systems Engineering at Aalborg University
Exchange Program Electronics Computer Science Engineering Management and Economics English Writing., Exchange Program Electronics Computer Science Engineering Management and Economics English Writing. at Concordia University
University of California, Irvine
Engineering Diploma Computer science Embedded systems Telecommunications and Networks., Engineering Diploma Computer science Embedded systems Telecommunications and Networks. at ECE. Ecole d'ingénieurs. Engineering School.
MS Innovation & Entrepreneurship, MS Innovation & Entrepreneurship at ESCP Business School
French, Spanish, English