Our Team
Meet Our Team: Arkone
Watch our team video and get to know each of us
Sébastien, 27 years old –
Co-founder of Arkone
I’m the type to juggle a thousand projects simultaneously, creating interfaces one day, Insta posts the next, and reshaping the world between two meetings. I love ideas that come to life, designs that speak, projects that have a soul. Perhaps a bit too demanding, often too involved — but that’s what makes me feel alive.
I am an organized mess, an anxious enthusiast, a lucid dreamer. I don’t easily fit into predefined categories, but I strive to build things that are durable, beautiful, and human-centered.
🎯 Me, in phrases:
- What motivates me: to build. A project, an idea, a vision.
- My guilty pleasure: an apple crumble, Isigny crème fraîche.
- What I like most about my job: creation, variety, freedom.
- My favorite film: Coup de tête, because revenge is exhilarating (in fiction).
- What I dared to do: start drawing again at 23 after being told I was bad at it.
- My unlikely combo: passionate about cinema, F1, and paintings.
- What I would like: for Arkone to carry out its own projects, under its own name.
- What I dream of doing: a zero-emission plane. Discovering the world without guilt.
- My approach to work: a balance between creative chaos and obsession with detail.
- What I admire about Valentin: his knowledge, his benevolence, and his curiosity.
- An anecdote? We bought tons of copies of Le Parisien newspaper with the announcement of Arkone’s creation, like two proud kids.
- What I want to preserve: our friendly atmosphere, even as we grow.
- My fondest memory: the day the Oko Shop app went live on the stores (discover our projects).
- An anecdote: I met Valentin on the first day of school. We got lost together. Since then, we’ve been moving forward together.
Valentin, 28 years old – Co-Founder of our Arkone team
I stumbled into coding somewhat by chance, but I quickly realized it was my calling. I’ve always enjoyed solving problems, and code allows me to do that every day. I love when an idea becomes concrete, when a solution truly helps someone. I’m rather discreet, but always curious, and I try to take things seriously… without taking myself too seriously.
Me, in a few sentences:
- What I like most about my job: when a client tells us it changes their life.
- What I would like: to train, to transmit knowledge, to foster growth.
- My slightly crazy dream: to create a video game with Arkone.
- My favorite dessert: Picard’s chocolate crisp (yes, that specific one).
- A technology that fascinates me: AI… as brilliant as it is frightening.
- A significant moment: the end of our first major event in Oman.
- What motivates me in the morning: the team, and a clear goal to pursue.
- My perfect combo: good headphones and a Monster.
- What I cultivate: curiosity. Especially for scientific research.
- My favorite game: Half-Life Alyx.
- My dream vacation: a cabin under the Northern Lights, far from everything.
- An anecdote: I met Sébastien on the first day of school. We were late. Since then, we’ve been inseparable.
Valentin, 28 years old – Co-Founder of our Arkone team
I stumbled into coding somewhat by chance, but I quickly realized it was my calling. I’ve always enjoyed solving problems, and code allows me to do that every day. I love when an idea becomes concrete, when a solution truly helps someone. I’m rather discreet, but always curious, and I try to take things seriously… without taking myself too seriously.
Me, in a few sentences:
- What I like most about my job: when a client tells us it changes their life.
- What I would like: to train, to transmit knowledge, to foster growth.
- My slightly crazy dream: to create a video game with Arkone.
- My favorite dessert: Picard’s chocolate crisp (yes, that specific one).
- A technology that fascinates me: AI… as brilliant as it is frightening.
- A significant moment: the end of our first major event in Oman.
- What motivates me in the morning: the team, and a clear goal to pursue.
- My perfect combo: good headphones and a Monster.
- What I cultivate: curiosity. Especially for scientific research.
- My favorite game: Half-Life Alyx.
- My dream vacation: a cabin under the Northern Lights, far from everything.
- An anecdote: I met Sébastien on the first day of school. We were late. Since then, we’ve been inseparable.
Valentin & Sébastien — Two brains, one vision: Arkone.
We have known each other for 10 years.
It all started with two lost souls meeting on the first day of school.
At first glance, we are similar: same jokes, same references, same passion for well-crafted projects and big challenges.
Chip & Dale, tech version.
But in reality, we are very different. And that’s exactly why it works.
🎙️ As a duo, it goes like this:
Sébastien: I dive in and imagine ten ideas a minute.
Valentin: And I sort through them to make them viable.
Valentin: I like to dig into a problem until I find the solution.
Sébastien: As for me, I like to ensure that this solution truly serves someone.
Valentin: I organize, I code, I secure.
Sébastien: I talk a lot, I explain, I optimize.
Sébastien: I start many fires.
Valentin: I make sure none go up in smoke.
Valentin: We confront our choices, our visions, our decisions.
Sébastien: And that is precisely what drives us forward.
💬 And together, we form the heart of Arkone:
We understand each other without speaking.
We challenge each other, we tease each other, we imagine improbable projects,
we dream too big,
and most importantly,
we are there when it matters.
It is through this humanity that Arkone was built.
And it is with this humanity that we work today:
with our clients, our teams, our partners,
and everyone who crosses our path.
So that they too can advance, dare, and grow.
As we have done, together, for five years.