Who We Are

Experience at scale

Growing a business is really hard.

But it’s a lot easier when you have someone to help show you the way.

Our Team

Scaling Partners founder Laurent Gibb knows how to build businesses. As the force behind Shopping.com, Criteo and myThings, he has built companies from scratch using angel funding. He’s taken businesses from pre-revenue to $45 million yearly revenue in less than 5 years. He’s navigated hypergrowth, pivots trade sale exits and six successful fundraising rounds (raising over $37m in the process).

He’s also led two successful IPOs, raising $620 million and $1.69 billion.

At Scaling Partners, Laurent leads a team of thinkers, problem solvers and entrepreneurs all ready to get hands-on with scaling your business.

20 years of experience

Over the past 20 years, we have had the pleasure of working with dozens of startups from across European, US, and Israel across a range of sectors, helping them scale and reach stable repeatable growth. We’ve been through IPOs, acquisitions, pivots, and exhilarating hypergrowth. 

Companies such as Shopping.com, eBay, Criteo, and numerous others whom we have helped to launch into new markets, hire teams, find market fit, achieve commercial success, raise significant rounds, and help these companies over-deliver on their aspirations.

Over 20 years of experience

Growing International startups successfully

2 IPOs

And many other hypergrowth startup success stories

Over $50m raised

Across a number of startups, from Angels to VCs

Our Team

Steven Smith

Co-Founder

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Co-Founder

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Co-Founder

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Co-Founder

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