Margaux Pagès
Launch. Raise. Grow.
Entrepreneur, storyteller, fundraising consultant and legal advisor. I help pre-launch, seed and Series A startups get to market, win their first customers and close their first investors.
Who I work with
Most early-stage founders don't have a product problem. They have a go-to-market, narrative and credibility problem. I've been on both sides of that table — as a founder who raised pre-product and pre-revenue, and as the advisor coaching hundreds of teams through launch and fundraising at Techstars, PwC and EPFL.
Pre-launch · Seed · Series A
I help founders launch, find first clients and close their first investors.
Entrepreneurship · Fundraising · Copywriting · Legal advisory
Startups coached
Funds raised
Words written
Legal documents
My background is deliberately pluridisciplinary: tech businesses, startup finance, copywriting, storytelling, and law. That means you get one partner for the pitch deck, the financials, the launch plan, the narrative and the contracts — instead of four agencies who never talk to each other.
Fundraising · Storytelling · Legal
What I do
Services
Get ready to raise a pre-seed or seed round. Pitch deck, financial model, investor list and Q&A coaching. We build the story investors fund, then run the process end to end — from first outreach to term sheet.
Launch your new (tech) business. Validate the problem, sharpen the offer, price it, and go to market. Step-by-step practical advice to get your first paying customers — not a 60-page strategy deck.
Write and promote your story. Blogs, LinkedIn posts, website copy, deck and video scripts. Founder-led content that builds credibility with customers and investors at the same time.
Review your legal documents. Review and drafting of the documents early-stage startups actually need: NDAs, client contracts, founder agreements, term sheets and SAFEs — in plain English.
Consultations & calls
Discovery call
FREE · 15 min
A quick call to understand where you are, what is blocking you, and whether I am the right person to help.
Book a free callPower hour
€190 · 60 min
One focused session on your pitch, your launch plan, your narrative or a legal document. Written follow-up notes included.
Buy a sessionMonthly advisory
From €950 / month
Ongoing support across fundraising, launch, content and legal. Two calls per month plus async access and document reviews.
Get ongoing supportProof
Track Record
Founder & Fundraising Lead
TMA — The Hazardous Goods CompanionDigitising energy inventory for more efficient management, distribution and maintenance. Raised $200K pre-product and pre-revenue, then closed a pre-seed round after Techstars.
Pre-seed fundraisingInvestor relationsPitch & narrativeTechstarsFundraising Advisor
TechstarsAdvised 20 startups on fundraising strategy: deck, financials, investor targeting and Q&A preparation ahead of demo day and investor meetings.
Pitch deckFinancial modelInvestor pipelineDemo day prepAccelerator Builder & Startup Coach
EPFL BlazeLaunched EPFL's first student startup accelerator from scratch, supporting early-stage tech companies through launch. One alumni team was accepted into Y Combinator S22.
Go-to-marketProgram designStartup coachingLaunch strategyInnovation & Internationalisation Consultant
PwCSupported 10 startups on internationalisation and helped stand up Benin's first tourism incubator, covering market entry, business models and operations.
Market entryBusiness modellingEcosystem buildingContent & Storytelling Lead
Connected Stories - NickelyticsWrote 20+ articles and posts for Connected Stories and 2M+ words across blogs, decks, scripts and founder LinkedIn content that converts readers into customers and investors.
CopywritingFounder contentBrand narrativeScript writingLegal Advisor & Angel Investor
Dune CareDrafted and reviewed 115+ legal documents for startups — NDAs, contracts, founder agreements and term sheets — and invested in Bulgarian skincare brand Dune Care.
NDAs & contractsTerm sheetsFounder agreementsAngel investingThis is what they say
Founders Feedback
"We've been taken in the YC S22 batch! Thank you very much for your help and support from the beginning of Blaze until now. We could not have gotten to where we are today without your valuable help."
"You can always count on Margaux for patience and thoughtful responses. There is no time wasted in her comments — you will get exactly what's she's thinking and it will be effective."
"Launching the Student Launchpad with such success is exceptional, mostly in a complicated period. You have done great good to our entire entrepreneurial ecosystem and of course to our team."
"Margaux had a lot of experience in her field. She understood and explained the solutions and approach to my problem."
"Margaux is a great advisor. She's nice, full of ideas, direct, a great listener, and always honest."
Credentials
Resources
StartItUp! The Startup Manual
Where the startup toolkit comes from: business models, unit economics, venture funding mechanics and how early-stage companies actually get from idea to first revenue.
validation · Positioning and pricing · Go-to-market plan
10 Tips on public speaking
Want to nail it in front of the crowd? Check these recommendations on dealing with stage fright, articulation and getting your point across.
Public speaking startup pitching
Free NDA Template
Building a startup? Contracts, NDAs, term sheets and SAFEs get handled in-house instead of being outsourced to a law firm at €400 an hour.
Founder · Legal · investment review
Writing & resources
Insights & Articles
Contact
Let's talk
Looking forward to working with you
Pre-launch, seed and Series A founders — book a free 30-minute call