Alain Belanger

Alain Bélanger – Eco-Visionary Transforming Waste into Wealth 🌱

As a serial entrepreneur and global sustainability innovator, I don't just envision a regenerative future—I build it. With over 100 million trees planted, I've redefined reforestation as a comprehensive biodiversity strategy, transcending traditional carbon offsetting.

Founder of Beyond Sustainable Tech, I specialize in converting non-recyclable plastics and biomass into pioneering carbon-negative materials. My innovations span sectors including packaging, construction, and soil regeneration.

My mission: to shift packaging from being part of the problem to a tool for regeneration. I design integrated circular economy solutions, develop carbon credit systems, and create scalable habitats like Karabéa. I believe profitability and ESG principles are essential partners in creating a sustainable future.

Rejecting the status quo, I develop solutions to harness innovation, turning crises into opportunities. My philosophy: 'The more we innovate, the easier it becomes to redefine what's possible.'

Let's connect and explore regenerative solutions that drive both economic success and planetary regeneration.

CEB - Chief Executive Beyonder

We make it our mission to build a balanced society where there is harmony between nature, economy and all living things.

Forth & Scale

Founded Forth & Scale to help scaling companies and their investors unlock growth, build operational resilience, and accelerate value creation.

We partner with founders, boards, and funds to solve critical growth challenges, from revenue acceleration and operational scaling to investor readiness and post-raise execution.

Through a network of senior operators, we embed strategic leadership and hands-on implementation to drive commercial performance and operational clarity across SaaS, fintech, AI, and compliance-led sectors.

Focus Areas:
• Revenue and go-to-market transformation
• Operational scale-up and delivery optimisation
• Fundraising support and exit readiness
• Leadership alignment and execution discipline
• Compliance and risk architecture

Previously led Bonhoga Consulting, delivering growth and operational transformation for high-growth businesses across the UK and EMEA.

Founder · Interim & Fractional COO | Growth Advisor | Venture Operator

MyCena Security Solutions

Serving as fractional COO to support MyCena through a critical growth phase — aligning the business around product-market fit, operational efficiency, go-to-market clarity, and investor readiness.

My work has focused on sharpening the company’s commercial and operational foundations, including:
	•	Defining and validating the ICP and customer journey
	•	Refining messaging to align with true product-market fit
	•	Implementing scalable sales and marketing processes in HubSpot
	•	Overhauling internal operations and reporting frameworks
	•	Streamlining the partner program and enabling growth via new commercial structures
	•	Supporting cash flow planning, budgeting, and investment strategy
	•	Advising on governance and risk as the company scales into mid-market and enterprise segments

Also embedded across people and leadership operations — driving performance through structure, accountability, and cross-functional collaboration.

MyCena is a patented cybersecurity solution that eliminates the human risk factor in credential and access management. The company serves businesses across sectors seeking control, compliance, and protection against phishing, ransomware, and credential-based attacks.

Chief Operating Officer (Contract)

VeUP

COO of this hyper-growth AWS consultancy and fintech venture, responsible for scaling operations across both the core consultancy and the launch of a new neo-bank division.

• Delivered 600% revenue growth, scaling the consultancy to ~$30M in annual revenue.
• Led the formulation and execution of group strategy, securing €30M in post-seed funding to fuel expansion.
• Oversaw the operational build-out of a neo-bank, including regulatory frameworks, governance structures, and early-stage product design.
• Designed and implemented a revenue scaling plan driving a 20x increase in MQLs and SQLs.
• Recruited senior leaders, built operating frameworks, and prepared the organisation for further international scale.

Quadri Ventures

COO of this dedicated venture capital vehicle investing in early-stage SaaS, fintech, and technology companies.

• Streamlined investment review processes, resulting in eight significant investments totalling $30M+.
• Established operational and governance policies to enable efficient capital deployment and reporting.
• Supported strategic partnerships and fundraising aligned with the group’s investment thesis.

BlueOptima

As Chief of Staff at a SaaS Enterprise B2B hyper-growth scale-up serving FTSE 100 clients, I led the execution of the CEO's strategic vision, driving significant growth and market success. My role involved translating strategic objectives into actionable plans, fostering cross-functional collaboration, ensuring operational excellence across the company and growing the business headcount from 140 to almost 300 in 18 months whilst remaining boot-strapped.

• Achieved an 18% reduction in travel costs, managing five offices and establishing a new legal department, saving over $100,000 annually.
• Spearheaded the implementation of OKRs across 300 employees in 5 time zones, significantly improving sales conversion rates and revenue through restructuring and new commission structures.
• Delivered a global event for 250 people, achieving 40% per person savings, and opened four global offices with a $9 million investment.
• Transitioned 70 contractors to full-time employees in India with a $350,000 investment and initiated a 5-year PhD support program with over $1.5 million investment.
• Drove a 300% increase in data-science pipeline revenue within eight weeks, managed ISO27001 and SOC2 accreditations, led the rapid rollout of Intercom and secured over $300,000 in cost savings.

Chief of Staff (SaaS Enterprise B2B, ~300 headcount)

Yapster - mobile messaging for deskless teams

• Focused on developing the Enterprise accounts team whilst working with the CEO to pivot the business away from SMB.
• Agreed on pilot projects with nine clients, streamlined Salesforce setup for efficient workflows and delivered MEDDPICC sales training.

Lead Consultant Enterprise (SaaS B2B)

• Spearheaded BlueOptima's expansion into the Energy and Telecoms sectors, creating a dedicated vertical team and implementing companywide revenue operations reporting.
• Led the development and market launch of two MVP-stage products in direct collaboration with the CEO & CTO, which gained significant traction and now generate substantial revenue.
• Cultivated high-value C-suite relationships, securing a deal with the world's largest global mining corp with the potential for a long-term seven-figure ARR.

Strategic Account Specialist

Green Lady

• Invested a five-figure sum and successfully exited the business after one year with a 300%+ ARR increase.
• Responsible for fundraising, finance, cash flow, marketing and growth strategy, enterprise account management and KPI metrics.
• Secured listings with two of the five biggest national UK distributors and raised a six-figure sum from the first round of UK investments.

Chief Operating Officer & Exited Founder (Investor - FMCG)

Various Projects

Various consulting and project management roles, delivering operational improvements for SMEs. Project managed various projects, personally specialising in cash flow management, project planning, organisation and timeline management.

Earlier Roles

With ten years of experience scaling businesses and a background as an exited startup founder, I bring unique insights into the scale-up investment landscape. My career has spanned early-stage investing and leadership of bootstrapped and VC-invested companies through to VC portfolio development and angel investing, giving me a comprehensive understanding of what it takes to grow and support successful scale-ups.

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