About Matthieu
AI Venture Operator & Fractional AI Lead | AI Strategy, AI Agents, Automation, Growth & Venture Building · 7-Figure Founder · 3× Global Awards · 60+ Media Features 🏆
I help ambitious teams turn AI from experimentation into execution systems that create growth, automation & measurable business value.
I help founders, scale-ups, investors & companies turn AI into practical business execution: faster growth, smarter operations, automated workflows, stronger MVPs & scalable revenue systems.
My work sits at the intersection of AI strategy, AI agents, automation, product, growth, fundraising, venture building & operational execution.
I support clients on:
• AI strategy & roadmap
• AI agents & workflow automation
• n8n / CRM / sales / marketing / ops automation
• MVP & product strategy
• go-to-market & growth systems
• fundraising & investor readiness
• Fractional AI Lead / Venture Operator support
I have worked recently across Leading AI startups, AI Accelerators & Incubators, Innovative media, digital transformation consultancy, luxury and hospitality brands, coliving and venture projects, including 500 Global, Brinc, Prisma Media, Palma Coliving, Gault&Millau, Station F, Coldwell Banker France & Monaco, Marriott collaborations.
Previously, I co-founded + led Palma Coliving, a phygital boutique hospitality brand and international community built from 0 to a 7-figure business: 300% growth, 4 properties, 45 rooms, 3 cities, 150+ inquiries/month, 0 to 95% booking automation, €2,550 LTV/client, 600+ events, 12-person team, 3 awards, 50+ media features including TF1, €1M raised & €15M AUM operated through partners.
Advisor, CEO, Interim CTO, COO, founder, co-founder, ask me anything, i'm a Solution-maker.
I am mostly requested when a company needs someone who can create/connect AI with business strategy, growth, product, automation & execution with cross-functional teams.
Available in EN/FR/ES
(Consultant IA Générative/Agents IA/Innovation/Automatisation IA)
Spanish
Fluent
English
Native or bilingual
French
Native or bilingual
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
Experience
- AI Venture Incubator — AI AdvisoryFractional AI Lead & AI Venture Builder | AI Incubator, Automation & GrowthCONSULTING AND AUDITSJuly 2025 - Today (1 year)Paris, FranceOver the last 12 months, I have been structuring an AI Venture Incubator / accelerator approach to help founders, startups, scale-ups and 7-figure companies move from AI curiosity to AI-enabled execution.My role: support leadership teams as a Fractional AI Lead, venture operator and growth strategist to identify the highest-ROI AI use cases, design practical AI workflows, automate business operations and accelerate go-to-market.I combine 10+ years of startup, hospitality, real estate, product, growth and fundraising experience with hands-on AI adoption: AI strategy, generative AI, AI agents, workflow automation, n8n, LLM orchestration, CRM automation, marketing automation, sales automation, operations automation, reporting, knowledge management and founder productivity systems.This expertise builds on my previous track record as Co-founder & CEO of Palma Coliving, where I built a 7-figure phygital hospitality/community business from 0: 300% growth, 4 properties, 45 rooms, 3 cities, 150+ monthly inquiries, 0 to 95% booking automation, 600+ events, 12-person team, 3 awards, 50+ media features, €1M raised for €15M AUM activated with partners.I help ambitious teams structure their AI roadmap, validate business opportunities, design MVPs, improve acquisition, prepare fundraising, automate internal workflows and create scalable execution systems.Typical missions:• AI strategy & roadmap for founders, startups and SMEs• AI agents and automation for sales, marketing, operations and finance• AI incubator / startup accelerator support• MVP, product strategy, go-to-market and investor readiness• Business model, growth strategy and partnership development• Fractional AI Lead support for leadership teamsPositioning: not only AI tools, but AI as an execution layer for growth, productivity, venture building and operational excellence.Available remotely across Europe — France, Spain, UK, UAE. Based between Paris / Barcelona / Mallorca.
- Matthieu Zeilas Advisory | AI Venture & Automation StudioFractional AI Lead | AI Automation, AI Agents & Venture Growth OperatorCONSULTING AND AUDITSJanuary 2011 - Today (15 years and 6 months)I support founders, startups, scale-ups, SMEs and investors as a Fractional AI Lead, AI automation consultant and venture growth operator, with 15+ years of experience building, launching and scaling high-value projects across AI, tech startups, innovation studios, hospitality, real estate and community-led businesses.My work focuses on helping companies move from AI experimentation to AI operationalization: identifying high-ROI AI use cases, structuring AI roadmaps, automating workflows, launching MVPs, improving sales and marketing systems, optimizing operations, preparing fundraising and creating scalable execution models.I combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution across:• AI strategy, AI adoption and AI roadmap• AI agents, LLM workflows & automation systems• n8n, CRM, sales, marketing, operations & finance automation• Product strategy, MVP delivery and go-to-market• Fractional leadership for founders & management teams• Startup acceleration, fundraising & investor readiness• Business model innovation & growth strategy• Hospitality, real estate, coliving, PropTech& lifestyle ventures• Community-led growth, partnerships & ecosystem buildingMy strongest operator track record is Palma Coliving, which I co-founded and scaled into a 7-figure phygital hospitality and real estate platform: 300% growth, 45 units, 3 cities, 12-person team, 150+ monthly inquiries, 95% booking automation, €2,550 LTV/client, 95% direct bookings, €1M raised, €15M AUM activated with partners, 600+ events, 3 awards and 50+ media features.Selected projects include working for 500 Global, Brinc Venture Accelerator, Astrara, Prisma Media/Demain Startup Studio, Gault&Millau international, Luxury Technologies at Station F, Coldwell Banker France & Monaco, and real estate strategy projects across Europe.I am especially useful when a company needs someone who can connect AI, automation, business strategy, product, growth, operations, execution.Location · Remote Europe
- Palma Coliving to AI Automation x 7-figure Phygital BrandFounder & CEO | AI-Enabled Hospitality, AI Governance & Community PlatformDIGITAL AND ITAugust 2019 - December 2025 (6 years and 4 months)Barcelona, SpainScaled Palma Coliving from 0 to a 7-figure AI-enabled hospitality, real estate and community platform: 45 units, 3 cities, €15M AUM, €1M raised, 95% booking automation & direct bookings and 23k+ community.After 10+ years across hospitality, real estate, digital transformation and brand innovation, I co-founded Palma Coliving to rethink how remote workers live, work and connect through flexible, community-driven hospitality.Key results:• Scaled from 0 to €1M revenue, 0 to 12 team members and 0 to 95% booking automation• Operated 45 units across Mallorca, Barcelona and Valencia• Reached €15M AUM through real estate partners and €1M raised• Built strong unit economics: €2,550 average LTV/client, €85 blended ADR, 38-night average stay• Generated 150+ monthly inquiries and +75% YoY inbound demand growth• Achieved 95% direct bookings through owned digital channels, reducing OTA dependency• Built a 23k+ curated community and 450+ waitlist for future locations• Delivered 400+ community events and 26% repeat clients• Maintained 4.67/5 average rating across 250+ reviews• Won 3 consecutive “Best Nomad Coliving” international awards• Secured 50+ media features, including TF1I personally led product, growth, AI-enabled automation, marketing, sales, operations, fundraising, partnerships and team management.This experience gave me a complete operator view of how to build, automate and scale a business: from positioning and acquisition to CRM, lead conversion, booking workflows, customer experience, team structure, investor readiness and operational efficiency.Today, I bring this execution-first expertise to startups, scale-ups, operators, brands&investors who want to accelerate growth, sharpen positioning, automate operations, launch concepts or transform business models with AI-enabled systems.Companies are moving from AI experimentation to operationalization, with rising demand for automation, AI agents, workflow execution&fractional leadership.
Reviews
Axel
DEMAIN - PRISMA MEDIA
Reviewed on 02/09/2019
Matthieu est très efficace, impliqué et force de proposition. Merci pour cette mission
Cyril
DESMOINAUX CYRIL EIRL
Reviewed on 05/07/2019
Merci pour ce travail rapide et de qualité. Je recommande Matthieu pour des missions de présentation marketing.
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Education
- MBA IN INTERNATIONAL LUXURY & HOSPITALITY BRANDS MANAGEMENT (Spécialités : Luxury in international business development / marketing / strategy / communication)IEMI-CMH2015
Certifications
- Practical certification in Generative AI, personal AI systems, ChatGPT workflows, AI strategy, prompt engineering, content automation and AI-enabled execution.Digital-you2026