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Sodexo Ventures recently attended the <a href="https://events.cbinsights.com/future-of-health">CB Insights Future of Health</a> virtual conference and if there was one thing we’d list as our top takeaway from the event, its that COVID-19 has played an astronomical role in accelerating innovation in the healthcare space. From the influx of telehealth solutions to the personalization and digitization of care delivery, the way consumers manage their health is beginning to look a lot different from what we’ve seen in the past. In particular, there were a couple categories of companies that appeared to be prevalent at the conference and gave a good indication of where the industry is heading:



<ul><li>Telehealth – According to Glen Tullman, Founder &amp; Executive Chairman at <a href="https://www.livongo.com/">Livongo Health</a>, telehealth was seeing 3-8% adoption before COVID. As a result of COVID, the industry is now seeing 10x that number. Telehealth-focused companies at the conference ranged from firms like <a href="https://business.amwell.com/">Amwell</a> that provide the technology to enable virtual visits to companies like <a href="https://www.tytocare.com/">Tyto Care</a> that sell an entire handheld exam kit for consumers to use at home while speaking to a doctor.</li><li>Care Management Platforms – One key trend that was evident at the conference was the enablement of consumers to take more personal control over their health, especially when it came to chronic conditions and mental health. In particular, we heard from companies that created online platforms that provide a personalized digital experience for consumers looking for guidance on how to manage their conditions from home. Services on these platforms included video visits, chat, medication reminders and additional reference materials and resources to enable a healthy life. Some interesting examples were <a href="https://happify.com/health/">Happify Health</a> for symptom management for stress, anxiety and depression, <a href="https://www.firefly.health/">FireFly</a> for chronic disease management and <a href="https://www.vida.com/">Vida Health</a> for physical and mental health.</li><li>Health Monitoring – One key issue in the industry today is the fact that consumers don’t go to the hospital until they are experiencing extreme symptoms. The physician is then only seeing the patient and gathering data for this one small period of time with limited visibility on what may have been happening in the weeks or even years leading up to the visit. Companies are now striving to solve this problem by providing consumers and physicians with solutions to track individual consumer health over time from home, offering consumers peace of mind and a more accurate indicator of when they should seek help, typically before they’d know to do so on their own. We heard from many interesting companies on this topic during the conference, including <a href="https://www.ixensor.com/ixensor_web/">iXensor</a> that developed a rapid at home blood glucose and cholesterol testing device, <a href="https://www.nuvocares.com/">Nuvo</a> that focuses on pregnancy monitoring and <a href="https://currenthealth.com/">Current Health</a>, which uses data to detect the onset of disease through an oreo-sized device patients wear on their arm. A particularly relevant use case came from <a href="https://www.physiq.com/">PhysIQ</a>, a remote patient monitoring company that leverages AI to improve clinical outcomes. An inspiring use case that PhysIQ founder Gary Conkright described during his conference session was <a href="https://www.physiq.com/press-media/ui-health-cms-and-physiq-collaborate-to-protect-covid-19-healthcare-workers-and-high-risk-patients-with-advanced-ai/">a partnership with Chicago Hospital UI Health</a> to create a solution for employees that contract COVID-19. UI Health employees with COVID-19 are sent PhysIQ’s Pinpoint monitoring device, which allow nurses to monitor employees’ conditions while they recover in their homes. The system lets the employees know when to go to the hospital, which has reduced the need of incubation for those who did need to be hospitalized while also offering greater peace of mind.</li><li>Automation – Finally, there is another set of companies tackling the automation of administrative tasks that take up a lot of time at the healthcare system. Two great examples of this trend are <a href="https://www.protenus.com/">Protenus</a>, a healthcare compliance-focused company that utilizes AI to aggregate audit data and identify violations and <a href="https://alphahealth.com/">Alpha Health</a>, which automates billing tasks to ensure hospitals are paid correctly and patients receive the right bill.</li></ul>



While this is just a small sampling of the innovative companies we heard from during the conference, it’s a clear indication of the direction healthcare is heading. Data, digitalization and personalization with an emphasis on home-based care are key trends that are not going away any time soon. We at Sodexo Ventures were very impressed by what we’ve seen so far and look forward to finding out what the future holds for these pioneering healthcare companies!

Lessons from CB Insights’ Future of Health Conference

Sodexo Ventures invested in Meican, a Beijing-based venture offering digital food solutions in 2019, since, Meican has been key to Sodexo’s Food Transformation strategy. By partnering with Meican, Sodexo-Ventures has helped Sodexo build a new and truly differentiating food offer that complements its current business model and enriches the consumer experience by digitalizing the food experience in China.



Since our investment, Meican has innovated in several areas proving its ability to continually innovate:



<ul><li>Meican leveraged the rich ecosystem of the WeChat super-app to develop a mini-program for consumers to place their food orders digitally in a cafeteria. Since the offer was launched two months ago, there had already been more than 500K transactions</li><li>Meican launched a second generation of smart food lockers, 80% cheaper than the first-generation lockers, bringing additional cost savings to their clients</li><li>Meican’s cashier-less checkout system leveraging RFID technology would also be upgraded to leverage dish recognition technology. The new system is currently in the final stages of testing and is expected to be launched towards the end of 2020.</li></ul>



Check out the video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?edufilter=NULL&amp;t=11s&amp;v=4jKhD0JzUdw">(click here)</a> to learn more on how Meican is revolutionizing the food experience.

How Meican is revolutionizing the food experience

On November 3rd, Isabelle Mashola, CEO of <a href="https://sodexo-ventures.com/case/isahit">Isahit</a>, a company that provides a socially responsible platform for data labelling and data processing in which Sodexo <a href="https://sodexo-ventures.com/post/sodexo-ventures-announces-new-investment-in-isahit">Ventures invested in February 2020</a>, joined Jean-Sébastien Beaucamps of Sodexo Ventures in the webinar hosted by <a href="https://app.livestorm.co/fitt-france/rencontre-start-up-and-grandes-entreprises">FITT France</a> on ‘Start-ups and large companies, how to give meaning to your collaboration?’



During this session, which featured large companies such as Pfizer, CNP Assurances and start-ups such as MobiliWork and Onini, the start-up/company pairs shared their experiences, the lessons learnt, as well as their recommendations to the French innovation ecosystem.



Building win-win partnerships to co-create solutions



As pointed out by Jean-Sebastien in during the webinar, the decision to invest in a start-up goes beyond the view of being an investor for Sodexo Ventures. The key of a successful investment is building a win-win partnership.&nbsp; This is primarily achieved by setting the same level of ambition with regards to the implementation of synergies (i.e. speed of deployment, value sharing mechanism etc.).&nbsp; &nbsp;Providing this clarity from the start ensures to build a partnership based on trust. &nbsp;



Furthermore, our process ensures that these synergies remain a focus after the investment by signing both the partnership and investment agreement documents on the closing day. &nbsp;



&nbsp;“We aim to differentiate our role as a partner and as an investor, nominating very different profiles as Board Members and as responsible for the partnership implementation”, said Jean-Sebastien.



Driving forward the synergies is not only a focus at the start of the investment. &nbsp;It continues with &nbsp;a strong sponsorship from the start by appointing with an ExCom member as guarantor of the project. It is important to align company interests to ensure to have a positive impact on the growth of the startup, such as never requiring exclusivity investing in a company with only Sodexo or direct peer clients. &nbsp;As pointed out by Jean-Sebastien in the discussion, investing in start-ups can open the doors to learn more on non-core businesses by understanding new technologies, new trends, new players as well as new business models



Key learnings in collaborating with Isahit



The discussion also highlighted the key learnings from the Sodexo-Isahit collaboration, such as the strong and real values that are shared by both companies and the agility of our purchasing department in adapting and paying our partners faster. Beyond the commercial synergies, functional synergies were also identified with our legal department as well as the strengthening of the software, thanks to expertise coming from Sodexo’s datalab. To date, we have one successful use case in place around food recognition but many more are to come.



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Sodexo Ventures would like to announce it has sold its stake in LifeDojo Inc., a science-backed behavior change platform, as a result of LifeDojo’s acquisition by Ontrack, Inc. &nbsp;The decision to originally invest in LifeDojo in 2017 was led by their commitment to digital-centric innovation and behavioral improvement which was well-matched for Sodexo Ventures’ mission to improve quality of life for millions of consumers around the globe.



LifeDojo will now begin a new chapter as part of virtualized healthcare company Ontrak.



Belen Moscoso del Prado, Group Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, stated “We have had a great experience working with LifeDojo over the past three years. The services that LifeDojo provides are crucial to improving quality of life, and this is especially true now with the coronavirus pandemic creating more challenges for mental health. We are very excited for LifeDojo to begin its new journey and wish the combined company great success for the future.”



Find out more in the Ontrack <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201029005301/en/">press release</a>.

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Sodexo has long been committed to <a href="https://www.sodexo.com/gender-balance">advancing gender equality and fostering an open, inclusive culture</a> where everyone can thrive.&nbsp;



In line with the company’s initiatives to accelerate the advancement of women and spark progress towards gender equality globally, Sodexo Ventures is proud to have signed the SISTA Act put in place by <a href="https://www.wearesista.com/home">SISTA</a>, a French non-profit organization committed to reducing the investment gap in women-led startups in France and abroad.



”Sodexo is at the vanguard of diversity and inclusion, reflecting fully within Sodexo Ventures.&nbsp; We firmly believe in the importance of gender equality and are proud of the fact that women make up &nbsp;65% of investment committee, 50% of our investment team as well as that our portfolio has two startups founded by women. And we pursue to accelerate the journey towards more diversity and inclusion going forwards, which is why we are proud to sign the SISTA charter and fully support its goals.” – David Newman, SVP Corporate Finance



Together with 20 French Corporate Venture Capital funds, Sodexo Ventures, commits to:



<ol type="1"><li>Measuring gender equality within its portfolio activities: number of investment portfolios received by women founders &amp; co-founders, number of first meetings set with women entrepreneurs and number of women-led start-ups funded.</li></ol>



<ol type="1" start="2"><li>Implementing more inclusive recruitment practices with an objective of 30% of women investment directors, 50% within investment teams and 30% within the investment committee. Inclusive and non-biased recruitment strategies will be used to ensure these objectives are met.</li></ol>



<ol type="1" start="3"><li>Adopting more inclusive investment practices including the setup of “office hours” dedicated to women founders.</li></ol>



<ol type="1" start="4"><li>Promoting good practices within the ecosystem (incubators, start-up labs, etc.) by calling in a larger number of women experts, supporting women entrepreneurial &amp; tech networks, sponsoring events with at least 30% of women speakers.</li></ol>



Learn more about the <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5cb5f6b651f4d41671cfdd25/t/5da98cad541d697dd3bbb069/1571392687134/SISTA+xCNNUM.Charte.pdf">SISTA Act engagements</a>

Sodexo Ventures is proud to announce the signature of the SISTA Act to accelerate investment in women entrepreneurs

For the fourth consecutive year, Société Générale and Wavestone have held the <a href="https://banking-innovation-awards.com/">Banking Innovation Awards</a> to recognize innovative solutions offered to the bank and its clients in the fields of cybersecurity, data and artificial intelligence, and we are proud to share that isahit, one of Sodexo Venture’s startup partners,  was one of the finalist.  



Out of a pool of 61 startups and SMEs, isahit was awarded
with the <a href="https://isahit.com/2020/10/08/cio-quatre-start-ups-distinguees-par-la-societe-generale-et-wavestone/">Data
for Good &amp; Ethics prize</a>. &nbsp;The
prize includes a presentation to the Strategic Usage Committee, the Safety
Innovation Committee of Société Générale and the Innovation Corner of
Wavestone, as well as three coaching sessions with experts from both companies.



<a href="https://isahit.com/">isahit</a>, is a Tech for Good
company that provides a socially responsible platform for data labelling and
data processing in which <a href="https://sodexo-ventures.com/post/sodexo-ventures-announces-new-investment-in-isahit">Sodexo
Ventures invested in February 2020</a>. Today, isahit connects more than 160
clients with women data labelers across 25 developing countries. Isahit is a
great partner to accelerate Sodexo’s data
journey and is very much aligned with Sodexo’s
sustainable and inclusive business model.

Isahit awarded at the Banking Innovation Awards

In April 2020, Sodexo participated in the French David and Goliath survey organised by Raise together with Bain &amp; Company that included 120 start-ups and 25 corporations. There were 3 major learnings drawn from this study:



• The sanitary crisis hit hard on corporate-start-up relationships. The French government has been supporting start-ups and big corporations through financial aid programs but it did not prevent 70% of commercial prospections to be postponed or interrupted.



• The context of uncertainty forces companies to weigh the strengths and weaknesses of each alliance. Corporations are facing a moment of truth where essential partnerships will be lone to survive. More than ever the focus will be set on the basics of value creation.



• The realisation that partnerships will unavoidably need to be reinvented will give corporations and start-ups the opportunity to define new paradigms and new business opportunities together. 



Sodexo’s Chief Digital &amp; Innovation Officer, Belen Moscoso del Prado, on her vision of corporate-start-up relationship in the context of the pandemic: 
“We will more than ever be focusing on the quality of our partnerships with start-ups rather than on the quantity. We need partners capable of scaling and are willing to support them in that sense. Building win-win partnerships is essential. Working together to co-create solutions allowing our clients and consumers to focus on new ways of living, working, playing and taking care of each other”. 



Find out more on <a href="https://www.davidavecgoliath.com/e-book/d/index.html#/page/0">The David and Goliath survey</a> (published in French version only).

Sodexo participates in the French David and Goliath survey

Sodexo Ventures has announced an investment in <a href="https://isahit.com/en/">isahit</a>, a Tech for Good company that provides a platform for data labelling and data processing. 



Building Artificial
Intelligence capabilities requires both human and machine intelligence. In this
context, isahit connects more than 160 clients with women data labelers across
25 different countries. With this increased data labelling capability, Artificial
Intelligence project owners have the power to accelerate the training and
development of their machine learning algorithms. 



Since 2016, Sodexo Ventures has sought sources of future growth by <a href="https://sodexo-ventures.com/investment-approach">investing in and partnering</a> with<a href="https://sodexo-ventures.com/portfolio"> innovative startups</a> to create new offers for clients and consumers. Sodexo Ventures’ investment in isahit comes as Sodexo is increasingly focused on delivering data products powered by machine learning algorithms. 



“isahit is a great partner to accelerate Sodexo’s data
journey,” explains Belen Moscoso del Prado, Group Chief Digital and Innovation
Officer at Sodexo. “They provide our Data Lab with invaluable resources, and
they do so in a socially responsible way, aligned with Sodexo’s sustainable and
inclusive business model.”&nbsp; 



This investment also resonates with Sodexo’s engagement with
<a href="http://www.stop-hunger.org/home.html">Stop Hunger Foundation</a>
initiatives, including acting for a hunger-free world and empowering women.&nbsp; 



"We are proud of this partnership with Sodexo, which
demonstrates the link between technology and people," said Isabelle
Mashola, President and Co-Founder of isahit. “Digital can be a tremendous lever
for female empowerment and it helps reduce the digital divide in emerging
countries. With this partnership, isahit and Sodexo are pushing forward the Tech
for Good revolution.”

Sodexo Ventures announces new investment in isahit

Startups are great at leveraging the latest technologies and developing disruptive business ideas. But only a handful have what it takes to scale those ideas and achieve long-term success. One of the ways startups can help ensure they’ll be one of those lucky few is by working with corporates.

What do corporates have to offer? Their first advantage is longevity. Years of sector experience means they’ve made their mistakes, learned from them, and amassed a wealth of knowledge along the way. This knowledge can come in handy, for example, when you're looking to branch out into an adjacent industry.

Their second advantage is size. What large businesses sometimes lack in agility, they make up for with a global footprint and large teams dedicated to marketing, communications, and data analysis. In a startup’s journey to scale, market access and broad functional expertise are critical ingredients to success.

Five Steps to Building a Successful Corporate Partnership: 
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 	<li>Identify the win-win – Analyze how your solutions could improve the potential partner’s offerings and envision how a pilot could be scaled. Sodexo-Ventures invests in partners whose solutions can first be deployed and impact the business at a local level, and then at a global level.</li>
 	<li>Ask for a clear commitment – It’s important to ensure equal commitment on both sides of the table. At Sodexo-Ventures, we offer partnership agreements that ensure a commitment on our side to deploy.</li>
 	<li>Ask about co-investment opportunities – It’s also important to look beyond the investment at hand. Choose a partner who’s prepared to leverage co-investment opportunities. Sodexo Ventures has experience co-investing with other corporates possessing complementary expertise and industry knowledge.</li>
 	<li>Look at how your can leverage functional expertise – By working with the corporate’s marketing and PR teams, partnerships can be a great opportunity to generate some positive visibility for your solution. In many cases, a dedicated data lab can also be an invaluable resource.</li>
 	<li>Always keep next steps in mind – To optimize the relationship with a corporate partner, always keep your eye on progress and pre-defined next steps. At Sodexo Ventures, we ensure success by assigning a project team to each partner, to manage and ensure a successful deployment.</li>
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David Newman is Group Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance at Sodexo. In this role he has global responsibility for all M&A and investment activity worldwide, as well as all Treasury, Debt, and Capital Market operations, and structured project finance deals. David joined Sodexo in 2010. 
Prior to that David had various Business Development roles across Europe and North America. 
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Belen Moscoso Del Prado is Chief Digital and Innovation Officer. She leads Sodexo’s digital transformation, overseeing the development and implementation of technology and data-enabled solutions.
Previously, she held leadership positions at AXA, as Digital Strategy and Transformation Director, and at SoLocal Group, as Director of Strategy, M&A and Partnerships. Prior to that, Belen worked at Bain & Company and Disneyland Paris.
Belen is Spanish and is fluent in French and English. Belen is Board Member at Cap Gemini, she is also President of the Board of FoodChéri and, is part of the Consultative Advisory Board of Wynd.

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Maria Outters is Group Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning. She started at Sodexo 12 years ago, leading HR Development at Group level before heading Marketing, Communication and Strategy for our Benefits and Rewards activity. 
Prior to joining Sodexo, Maria worked at McKinsey and held leadership positions at Disneyland Paris, Club Med and Pierre Vacances-Center Parcs.
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Alexandra Serizay is Global Head of Strategy for Sodexo’s Corporate Services Segment. Alexandra joined Sodexo in 2017. Previously at HSBC France she held functional and operational positions ranging from Head of Strategy to COO and Deputy Head of the Retail bank, she led, amongst others, the digital transformation of the Retail bank. Earlier on she worked 2 years in audit, 4 years in M&A, 7 years in Strategy at Bain & Company, where she acquired strong analytical and investment skills. Alexandra is also Board Member at Dexia and Vinci Autoroutes.

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Thomas joined Sodexo late 2018 to build the digital partnerships ecosystem for Sodexo in APAC and to support all investments related to Sodexo Ventures in the region. Previously with Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore Post, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Trade and Industry, his specialities include business strategy, digital transformation and public policy.
 

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At Sodexo, each investment comes with a partnership agreement and Jean-Sébastien leads the way with a strong international background. Previously with AXA and Roland Berger, his specialities include digital partnerships, digital transformation, strategic due diligence and the creation of investment vehicles. Jean-Sébastien is Board Member at Isahit.

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Nicolas Morel is the Global CFO of Sodexo’s Benefits and Rewards activity. Nicolas joined Sodexo in 2009 as CFO for Benefits & Rewards Services France. Prior to joining Sodexo, he held strategic planning, corporate development and financial leadership roles in the tech industry. Earlier, Nicolas worked 4 years at the Boston Consulting Group.

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Melissa joined Sodexo Ventures in early September 2019 to focus on strategic investments and partnerships in North America.   With previous roles in strategy, M&A and client service at the companies Claritas, Nielsen and investment bank Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), Melissa’s specialties include data analytics, digital innovation and financial services.

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Leonor joined Sodexo Ventures in October 2020 to focus on strategic investments and partnerships in Europe.   With previous roles in Group Strategic Planning at Sodexo as well as 5 years in the construction industry, Leonor’s specialties include business strategy and transformation.

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Sodexo Ventures provides partners with more than just capital. We provide them with decades of industry knowledge and the opportunity to leverage our international footprint, including 425,000 employees and 100 million consumers. We’re not focused on an exit strategy. We’re focused on building a long-lasting, and mutually-beneficial relationship. 

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We have priority investment targets but don't limit the scope of opportunities to those criteria.

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Sodexo Ventures only engages in minority investments to preserve start-up agility. We do not ask for exclusivity or voting rights.  We simply support growth: start-ups are free to work with relevant clients and a dedicated business partner is appointed for each investment to advise and share expertise as often as needed. 


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Personalized nutrition

We want to partner with startups that take a high-tech approach to tailoring diet advice to individual characteristics. 

Personalized Nutrition

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Friendly team harvesting fresh vegetables from the rooftop greenhouse garden and planning harvest season on a digital tablet

Does your startup use technologies like blockchain to track food through all stages of production, processing and distribution?

Food Traceability

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New Food Business Models

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Physical Activity

Has your startup found a new way to leverage technology to track consumer’s health and fitness goals?

Health & Physical Activity Monitoring

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Students Learning Education Social Media Technology

Does your personal coaching startup have what it takes to positively impact the health and wellness of consumers around the globe? 

Personal Coaching

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Overhead view of modern open plan college interior with tables and staircase

We’re looking to partner with high and low-tech startups that can help us build the user-centric workplace of the future. 

New Workplace Services

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Health Care

Health & Wellness

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Young people work in modern office.

As employee habits change, we’re looking to partner with startups that help employees collaborate and share ideas, inside and outside the office. 

Co-working Solutions

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Parking

Does your startup help make the commute as painless as possible? 

Smart Parking Solutions

Mobility

Sodexo Ventures only engages in minority investments to preserve start-up agility. We don't ask for exclusivity or voting rights.  We simply support growth. Start-ups are free to work with relevant clients and a dedicated business partner is appointed for each investment to advise and share expertise as often as needed. 

Ready to make the next move?

When you're ready to take your project to the next level, we're here to discuss the next steps. 

Sodexo was built by an entrepreneur, so we understand what it means to take risks

Our story

Sodexo Ventures is the natural extension of the entrepreneurial spirit that founded Sodexo in 1966

David Newman

Our decision makers

Supporting ambitious and game-changing entrepreneurs is part of our DNA

Maria Outters

Belen Moscoso Del Prado

Alexandra Serizay

Our decision makers

Supporting ambitious and game-changing entrepreneurs is part of our DNA

David Newman

Maria Outters

Belen Moscoso Del Prado

Alexandra Serizay

Our core services

Sodexo has a wide innovation playground

Food Services

Facilities Management Services

Workplace and Technical Services

Benefits and Rewards Services

Personal and Home Services

We seek to harness innovative ideas