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Maxime Guilbot

Founder and CEO at Ekohe

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Overview

Maxime Guilbot is Founder and CEO at Ekohe[1]. Guilbot moved from France to Shanghai approximately twenty years ago to study artificial intelligence and has been building in Asia since[2]. Guilbot bootstrapped Ekohe in 2007 from a Shanghai office[2] and relocated to Tokyo in 2015 to open operations in Japan[2]. Ekohe operates as a 50+ person AI transformation consultancy with offices in Tokyo, Paris, Vancouver, and New York, serving clients including global broadcasters, Japanese industrial leaders, fintech platforms, and healthcare companies[2]. In 2024, Guilbot co-founded Kurrant.ai, an AI-powered investment intelligence platform[2]. Guilbot holds a Master's Degree in General Engineering from Centrale Lille[9] and a Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Pattern Recognition from Shanghai Jiao Tong University[10].

Profile introduction
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Twenty years ago I moved from France to Shanghai to study AI. I've been building in Asia ever since. In 2007, I bootstrapped Ekohe out of a small Shanghai office. In 2015, I relocated to Tokyo to open operations in Japan — and today Ekohe is a 50+ person AI transformation consultancy spanning Tokyo, Paris, Vancouver, and New York, with a fully Japan-based development team serving clients from global broadcasters (FIFA World Cup) to Japanese industrial leaders, fintech platforms, and healthcare companies. In 2024, I co-founded Kurrant.ai, an AI-powered investment intelligence platform for Jap…

Career history

  1. Founder and CEOMay 2015 to presentEkohe
  2. Founder and CEOFeb 2007 to May 2015Ekohe
  3. Chief Executive OfficerJan 2024 to presentKurrant.ai
  4. Membership ChairJul 2026 to presentEO Tokyo Metropolitan (EOTM)
  5. Finance ChairJul 2025 to Jul 2026EO Tokyo Metropolitan (EOTM)
  6. R&D ManagerSep 2005 to Jan 2007Labbrand

Education

  1. Master’s Degree, General Engineering at Centrale Lille2002 - 2005Education
  2. Master’s Degree, Artificial Intelligence and Pattern RecognitionSep 2004 - Jun 2007Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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