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 2014, along with Mickaël Ferreira, laying the foundations for the European Leader in Programmatic Native Advertising, now part of Azerion.

In 2018, Pentagram Ventures acquired a significant stake in Fast Up Partners, the advisory and corporate venture boutique, where Philippe Besnard was appointed Managing Partner whilst continuing to serve on the Board of several public and private companies (Solocal, Labelium, Adikteev, Sarenza, Kmtx).