In an era devoid of conviction & purpose, standing for your principles and your vision is an act of rebellion itself.

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9. The honest truth is that these aspirations and ambitions will only matter to the extent that execution follows at par with the best-in-class standards expected in the Valley. From now on all Plural founders will be able to spar with one of the best builders of our generation.

8. These kinds of skills, the operational “how” of scaling a huge business, are in high demand in Europe as it is going through a unique transformation of its entrepreneurial aspirations and ambitions.

7. There are very few people in the world with that kind of scar tissue, and even fewer in Europe. Scaling not only one but two very different businesses to tens of billion dollars in GMV takes rare talent and grit, and Pierre became one of Uber’s reference operators.

6. When Uber Eats was challenged by investors in its ability to ever reach profitability & get to leading market share, Dara turned to Pierre. Under his leadership Uber delivery grew 5x to $90bn GMV, getting close to parity to Uber’s core business while reaching profitability

5. I invested in Uber as an angel shortly before Pierre joined, and saw firsthand how instrumental he was in scaling the company’s ride sharing business across EMEA to $9bn GMV, leading him to oversee Uber's international markets

4.Hired by TK and @ryangraves as Uber’s France GM in 2012, Pierre became one of its core operational leaders over a 13 year tenure, going on to roles like VP of mobility and SVP of delivery, helping take the company from a $330m valuation then, to its $200bn+ market cap today

3. When we embarked on the journey of building Plural four years ago, the first person who came to mind for me when thinking about how we could build out the strongest partnership possible to deliver that mission was Pierre

2. A big part of that stack is having partners who have been part of that kind of scaling journey and bring deep scar tissue from overhauling massive industries, challenging their perception of what great looks like at different stages of company building

1. I’m proud to welcome today @pluralplatform’s newest Partner: Uber veteran @pierre_dimitri, as we accelerate our mission to have GDP-level impact on Europe and support the emergence of the world’s next €100bn companies.

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8. They now have to also do their part and start to meaningfully entrust the future of our industry to the execution of our best entrepreneurs.

7. Our public institutions seem to have also finally woken up to the limits of our existing capabilities and that we cannot rely on our partners, historical or current, for our defence nor for the industries our sovereignty depends on.

6. European founders are doing their part and tackling missions of existential importance for Europe with world-class execution. European private capital is finally starting to follow and invest meaningfully and boldly in the leadership of daring entrepreneurs.

5. It is clear that Helsing is not just demonstrating the emergence of a new category leader from Europe, it is setting the new standards of what an industry-defining company looks like.

4. and finally the expanding velocity and excellence of its operational cadence releasing standard-setting products every other quarter.

3. Having backed the team since inception, we have been consistently taken aback by the leadership of its founders, practicing day in day out what they preach even in extreme conditions and circumstances; the uncompromising bar held on talent recruited and retained;