Mobility NICOLAS BRUSSON | BLABLACAR Co-founder & COO SPEAKER BIO Nicolas is co-founder & COO of BlaBlaCar. He leads the company’s international growth and operations. Naturally pragmatic, he uses fast iteration to uncover high-growth opportunities. Nicolas is a strong advocate of local teams and acqui-hire, a strategy he implemented to expand BlaBlaCar’s footprint to a global scale. Nicolas holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MSc in Optics from the Ecole Superieure d’Optique and an MSc in Applied Physics from Paris XI University. He’s a regular speaker on the theme of transport industry disruption and scaling innovative businesses KEY CORPORATE FACTS& KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters Paris, France BlaBlaCar is a trusted community marketplace that connects drivers with empty seats to passengers looking for a ride. Over 1 million people use BlaBlaCar every month creating an Office Locations Madrid, Milan, London, Hamburg, Warsaw, entirely new, people powered, transport network. With a dedicated customer service, a state of Moscow, Istanbul the art web and mobile platform, and a fast-growing community of users, BlaBlaCar is making Founded 2006 travel social, money saving and more efficient for millions of members around the world. No of Employees 160 Active Markets Europe Business Overview Marketplace KPI#1 1mmonthly users KPI #2 3bn miles shared KPI #3 2m trips available at any given time Key Investors Index Ventures, Accel Partners Website blablacar.com 85
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