Erwan Gallo

Paris, France · contact@briques.ai

LinkedIn · X · GitHub · Original two-page PDF · The story

Founder | AI-Native Builder | Startups, Products & Ecosystems

Founders Inc. Artifact Alum (SF) · 4× AI Hackathon Winner · OpenAI Codex Hackathon 2nd place · Mistral × Legora Finalist · Ex-Solana - Ex-Ledger.

Selected AI & technical projects

ErwanOS | Personal agentic software development workflows

Independent Project | 2026 - Present

• Designed a versioned agentic development system connecting Codex, GitHub, Linear and Figma through reusable skills, structured specifications and persistent project knowledge.
• Developing workflows for context recovery, agent orchestration, human approvals and evaluations to help AI agents resume work across sessions and projects, preserve key decisions and reduce duplicated work.

Burning Man | Operations & FAQ support for a 100-person camp

Burning Man | 2026

• Built a Google Workspace-based operations system integrating Apps Script, Sheets, Forms and custom dashboards to manage registrations, membership, payments and camp logistics.
• Deployed an AI-powered FAQ with source-grounded answers, Telegram integrations, unanswered-question tracking and administrative tools.
• Added interaction logging, usage dashboards and evaluation tools to identify knowledge gaps and assess answer quality.

PoCodex - Gamified Sales & Networking

OpenAI Codex × Mollie Hackathon | June 2026 | 2nd place

• Built and demonstrated a Pokémon-inspired networking application in one day.
• Combined Pokémon-style battles with AI-enriched contact profiles and automated sales follow-ups to make QR-code contact exchanges more engaging.

Professional experience

Briques.ai | Founder

Paris, France | May 2026 - Present

• Help SMEs automate everyday work by mapping processes, connecting existing software and building workflows that combine business automation, AI agents and human decisions.
• Bring a European perspective to implementation, informed by my legal education: considering business data, responsibilities, existing systems and the teams who will use the tools.
• BSF 2.0: Building an AI-assisted operating system for a family-owned sawmill, connecting commercial and administrative workflows, company knowledge, existing software and AI agents, with human oversight.

Cliccc | Founder & Product Builder

France / San Francisco | 2025-2026

• Founded Cliccc and independently built its first iterations, evolving a Telegram bot into a mobile networking app for capturing, enriching and following up on business connections.
• Led product design and integrations before expanding the founding team.
• Selected for Founders Inc.'s Artifact program, January-February 2026, during a three-month stay in San Francisco. Supported fellow founders with product, storytelling, content strategy and design.

Ledger | Lead Ecosystem Partnerships

December 2024 - December 2025

• Managed strategic partnerships with Web3 startups and technology companies, exploring hardware integrations, product collaborations and ecosystem opportunities.
• Led the partner and token-gating strategy for the Solana Edition, coordinating partner selection, product positioning and cross-functional teams through launch.
• Led Ledger's first airdrop campaigns, from strategy to execution. Worked with international teams on Ledger regional partnerships and ecosystem development.

Solana - French Delegation / Superteam France | Vice-Lead

June 2024 - December 2024

• Helped establish Solana's French ecosystem, supporting early-stage founders with product development, technical integrations, strategic partnerships and grant opportunities.
• Contributed to events, hackathons, technical workshops and developer initiatives, helping grow the community from zero to thousands of followers.

Earlier Experience | 2019-2025

• Browse Club | Founder: AI-native creative studio for brand, narrative and website, delivered in 30 days, for clients including naturopaths, tech founders, construction companies and SEO agencies.
• DIGITAL AF! Conference | Co-founder, Panel Curator and Moderator | 2024: Web3 conference; curated panels on community building, gamified experiences and the road to one billion users.
• Mozoo / M3LAB | Senior Creative Strategist | 2023: Web3 department strategy; presented at BPI on Web3, NFTs in fashion, gaming and finance.
• Arianee / Aria Labs | Head of Growth | 2021-2022: R&D and token-gated product management; growth strategy for a blockchain-powered digital passport platform.
• BlackPool / Stake Capital | Investment & Strategy | 2019-2022: Web3 venture capital; portfolio analysis, deal sourcing and ecosystem intelligence.
• Also: DAOZ, Co-founder and Strategy & GTM Advisor; Jericho, Contributor & Mentor; CoinTribune / Cryptoast, Contributing Writer.

Additional AI projects

Wireframe | Interactive 3D for AI Creative Production

Generathon · August 2026

Prototyped a Three.js interface giving users control over composition and camera angles before AI generation. Developed the concept into a model-agnostic creative production system for CPG brands, combining product and compliance knowledge, AI agents and reusable workflows.

Sibelle | Personalized AI companion for dietary restrictions

Independent project · 2026-Present

Built a food companion inspired by my sister's experience with SIBO, helping users assess products, ingredients and restaurant menus against individual dietary restrictions and preferences. Currently testing privately.

GLUE | A physical extension of ChatGPT

OpenAI Paris DevDay Community Hackathon · October 2026 · Finalist, 5th place · adoptglue.com · LinkedIn recap · Build on X

Built solo during the hackathon: from the first bring-up of an M5Stack Tab5 to the physical interface, a local bridge and the ChatGPT connection. GLUE (Generative Layer for Unified Experiences) is a physical extension of ChatGPT: it takes an activity started in ChatGPT, shapes the interface around it, and brings the progress back into the conversation.

Hackathons & recognition

4× AI Hackathon Winner

• Anthropic × Lovable: 1st Place - Slush, Helsinki | 2025
• ElevenLabs: 1st Place, Paris | March 2026
• Anthropic × Sillage x Gamma: 1st Place - Gamma Track, Paris | July 2026
• Cursor × Supabase - Generathon: 1st Place - Dev Track, Paris | August 2026

Other recognition

• OpenAI Codex × Mollie: 2nd Place - Paris | June 2026
• OpenAI Paris DevDay Community Hackathon: Finalist, 5th place with GLUE - Paris | October 2026
• Mistral × Legora × Stanford Law: Finalist - LLM × Law Hackathon, Paris | October 2026
• Founders Inc.: Artifact Program - San Francisco | January-February 2026

Education & legal background

• ESCP Business School - MSc, International Business Law & Management | 2020-2021
• Research thesis: Non-fungible tokens and decentralised finance, towards a banking revolution.
• Université de Limoges - Master 2, International & European Criminal Law | 2018-2019
• Research thesis: The Euribor Trials: Financial Index Manipulation through the Lens of UK and EU Law.
• Legal Studies: Six years of legal education, including Université de Bordeaux and Université de Rennes.
• Internship: Orrick - Paris & Milan: Technology Companies Group (VC/PE) and Finance | 2019-2020
• Internship: Sottile Baltaxe - Los Angeles: Employment Law

Skills & languages

• Applied AI & Development: AI-assisted development, agentic SDLC, agent orchestration, context recovery, reusable skills, MCP/API integrations, evaluation workflows, human approvals and observability.
• Product & Technical Delivery: Product discovery, AI use-case identification, workflow mapping, rapid prototyping, business automation and cross-functional delivery.
• Startups & Ecosystems: Ecosystem development, strategic partnerships, startup advisory, founder support, product positioning, go-to-market strategy and launch coordination.
• Tools & Platforms: GitHub, Linear, Figma, Google Apps Script, APIs, Supabase, Cloudflare, Vercel, VPS.
• Design & Communication: Design, Taste, writing, public-speaking, teaching and making technical concepts accessible.
• Languages: French (native), English (full professional proficiency).

This profile is adapted from my original two-page CV, with current project context, updated 21 October 2026. You can explore individual contributions, project stages and public links in Selected work & references, or read the story.