Olivier Mével (born April 27, 1967) is a French pioneer in the Internet of Things (IoT). Trained as an engineer, he is a serial entrepreneur and businessman with a passion for creating interactive web-connected objects.- Olivier Mével, entrepreneur Mével is the co-inventor of Nabaztag, a Wi-Fi enabled ambient electronic device shaped like a rabbit.- Internet of Things History
In 2012, Mével was named one of 100 French digital influencers and, in 2014, one of 20 French personalities that made an impact on the Internet of Things.
Career Mével graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (ENSTA ParisTech) in 1990. In 1995, he co-founded BaBeL@STaL, one of the first French digital agencies, with Philippe Feinsilber.- "La technique n'est pas seulement dans l'intégration mais aussi dans les interfaces".
Olivier Mével has been involved in several notable ventures throughout his career. In 2000, he was part of the team behind Kasskooye.com, a popular French website known for its satire of the new economy. He contributed under the pseudonym Igmar Andersen.Kasskooye.com > IGMAR ANDERSENKasskooye ou comment un délire prend devenir une affaire très sérieuse
In 2003, he co-founded Violet with Rafi Haladjian, Violet created Nabaztag, an interactive and internet-connected object launched in 2005, along with RFID reader Mir:ror.Mir:ror mak:es ob_jectz smar:ter | TechCrunch He's listed as inventor on 2 patents related to ambient and connected devices.Mevel Olivier - Inventor Patent Directory, Page 1
In 2009, Mével and Marc Chareyron co-founded reaDIYmate. The reaDIYmate DIY kits were successfully launched and manufactured in 2012 on Kickstarter.reaDIYmate - Build your own web-connected object by reaDIYmate — Kickstarter The duo also created TeleSound - TeleSound because the internet of Things needs toys which, on its preliminary campaign, did not gather sufficient funds for full-scale manufacturing - TeleSound the sound messenger and is awaiting future re-launch.
The collaboration between Mével and Chareyron extended to Enero, a design and technology consultancy specializing in the Internet of Things.- Enero The IOT Agencyhttp://garage21.org/2014/05/09/enero-lagence-linternet-objets/ - Enero l'agence de l'internet des objets
Mével is a mentor for the hardware accelerator program Haxlr8r and a co-organizer of the Internet of Things Paris Meetups (#iotparis).- IOT Paris
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