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Founder of Ornikar, Benjamin Gaignault (KEDGE graduate), raises 4 million euros with his new stratup Skarlett
Benjamin Gaignault, who graduated from KEDGE in 2011 and is a seasoned entrepreneur, co-founded the new start-up Skarlett, which has just raised €4 million to give purchasing power to people over 60.
The three co-founders of the promising young startup Skarlett, Townley Le Guénédal (Operandi), Aurélien Gouttefarde (Homeloop) and Benjamin Gaignault (Ornikar), have just announced a €4 million round of financing.
Skarlett 's raison d'être? To enable people over 60 to enjoy the best years of their lives! How? By giving purchasing power back to the over-60s, by freeing up the wealth locked up in their real estate assets.
" In France, there are 18 million of them. However, the over-60s are under-addressed consumers, to whom we attribute clichés from another century, whereas they are ultra-connected and full of plans for the future. The needs, perceptions and management style of this generation have changed completely. Skarlett's aim is to tackle, one by one, all the day-to-day issues faced by the over-60s... with a view to simplifying their lives! " explains Townley Le Guénédal, CEO of Skarlett.
More concretely
In just a few clicks, the startup enables sellers to obtain an estimate of the capital that Skarlett can make available immediately. Specialized advisors work with customers, using a technological platform and estimation tools based on several data sources, to find the best solution for their profile and life project. At the end of a process that takes less than 3 months, Skarlett makes up to, say, 60% of the value of their property directly available to a 75-year-old couple.
