A recognized expert in the adtech and martech worlds, Philippe Besnard has lead a number of US digital pioneers in Europe, including  AOL, Advertising.com and Specific Media, now parts of Verizon and Time.inc. respectively.

Philippe co-founded Quantum Advertising in 2015, along with Mickaël Ferreira, laying the foundations for the European Leader in programmatic native advertising, now part of Azerion.

In 2025 Pentagram Ventures became a leading shareholder in Strivo Holding, which owns media and performance agencies Monolith Partners and KLH.

Philippe also serves on the board of directors of Solocal, Sarenza, Labelium Cosmo5, Adikteev, KMTX (Vibe)