LUCAS ROQUILLY

Welcome to my personal website

Introduction

Lucas Roquilly

I am a 30 year-old web developer and entrepreneur from Lille, France. I build SaaS products and AI apps, I also teach and write. I founded Monitorize (exited) and co-founded OpenVC.
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My companies

OpenVC

Co-Founded in 2021 in Newark, Delaware, USA

OpenVC is the leading platform for startup fundraising.
Learn more at openvc.app

SARL Roquilly Management

Founded in 2019 in Lille, Nord, France

This is my micro-agency. I build web apps and internal tools for a few clients. In the past, I also taught full-stack web development at the Catholic University of Lille, I gave workshops and lectures to startups at Europe's biggest startup accelerator (Euratechnologies), wrote many articles and tutorials (see below) etc.

Monitorize (exited)

Founded in 2019 in Lille, Nord, France

Exited in 2022 — A SaaS helping companies to monitor their competitors' ecommerce stores.

Some clients

I have worked with these big and small companies (and more):

Press

The following articles talk about me or my startups:

Articles

Below are some articles I wrote (in French):

Web development
AI

Check out my AI Newsletter

Other

More about me

My fascination with technology began when I got my first computer as a child. I quickly immersed myself in learning to create static websites using HTML and CSS, and later delved into PHP and JavaScript. During my time at boarding school, I entertained my friends by designing Flash games that featured our daily lives in amusing scenarios. I gained significant experience in programming and design through creating maps for Half-Life 2 and addons for World of Warcraft, though I never envisioned it as a potential career path.

After graduating from high school, I took a different route and spent six years studying law at university. My career took me through various roles: working for a bank, a health insurance company, a supermarket drive-through, and eventually, a restaurant. I started as a cook, advanced through the ranks, and ultimately managed two locations. That last experience ignited my desire to someday own my own business.

Eventually, I had a revelation and chose to pursue my true passion: computer science. I earned a master's degree with a focus on both marketing and programming, graduating as the top of my class. After working for 3 different web agencies, I decided to dedicate myself full-time to my SaaS venture, Monitorize, a software solution for monitoring ecommerce stores, which I successfully exited in 2022.

In 2020, I connected with Stephane Nasser. With Monitorize’s operations mostly automated, I had the opportunity to collaborate on a new venture: OpenVC. Four years later, OpenVC has become the leading platform for startup fundraising, and I am incredibly proud of our achievements. The journey is ongoing, and I am committed to continuing my work in the technology sector and pursuing new projects.