An American operator who speaks native French and builds your US revenue engine, run lean with AI, so you prove the motion before you burn cash on a big US team. US fundraising gets much easier once that engine works.
French Tech has made US expansion an explicit priority. More than 40% of the top 120 French startups already operate in the US, and Business France and Bpifrance are actively funding and pushing internationalization. The demand exists and is institutionally supported.
What almost no one provides is the part that actually earns revenue. Cross-border law firms, market-entry consultancies, and soft-landing programs handle structuring, compliance, real estate, and introductions. Building the US revenue system and the automation to run it is the white space. That is what I do.
Where I Fit
Others Handle the Setup
Legal structuring, entity formation, visas, and office space are well covered by existing providers.
I Build the Revenue Engine
The US go-to-market, pipeline, positioning, and the AI agents that let a small team run it all.
Fundraising Rides Along
US investors fund a working US growth system. Once the engine works, raising gets easier.
I have built and run companies on both sides of the Atlantic, speak native French, and know how French founders think about risk, hiring, and going to market. I am not a lawyer, a relocation service, or a generic consultant. I am the operator who installs the US revenue machine and builds the AI agents that run it.
The lean model matters most for a French company. Instead of hiring an expensive US sales team before you have proven anything, you run the motion with a small team and AI agents, prove it works, and scale from evidence rather than hope.
"Ne brûlez pas votre cash sur une grosse équipe américaine avant d'avoir prouvé que le moteur tourne. Construisez le moteur d'abord."
The Ironwood ApproachWork is delivered from the US entity and can be invoiced in euros. An American brand is an asset here, and you get an operator who bridges both markets.
French or Francophone B2B SaaS, AI, deeptech, greentech, or health-tech companies. Post-seed to Series B, with product-market fit in France or Europe and 10 to 80 employees, founder-led, now serious about the US.
Founders roughly 6 to 12 months from a real US push, with limited or zero US commercial presence, who want to enter with a working revenue motion rather than a headcount bet.
The engagement mirrors the US Growth Operations ladder, focused on your American market entry. Prices shown in euros and invoiced through the US entity.
Step 1 · 2 Weeks
A diagnostic of your US go-to-market, positioning for American buyers, and where AI agents plug in. A written roadmap and prioritized plan for the entry.
€6,000
Credited toward the build if you proceed.
Step 2 · 90 Days · Flagship
Install the US revenue system, build US-aligned positioning and messaging, and stand up 2 to 3 custom AI agents so a lean team runs the motion.
from €32,000
Fixed scope, fixed price, staged payments.
Step 3 · Ongoing
Maintain and expand the agents, coach the team, and iterate on the US motion month to month as you scale from proof.
€4,500–€7,500/mo
Three-month minimum. Tiered by scope.