About

Built by those who have experienced the selection process

Trainy was founded by two former analysts from leading financial institutions, with a clear mission: to make excellence accessible to all.

The founders

Who are we ?

Two excellent academic paths, one shared belief: practical knowledge transfer makes all the difference.

Samuel Chekroun

Professor in M&A

Education

  • HEC Paris
  • Ipésup

Professional experience

  • Goldman Sachs

    Investment Banking Analyst

  • Lazard

    M&A Analyst Intern

  • Advent International

    Private Equity Analyst Intern

  • Société Générale Corporate

    M&A Intern

Key figures

  • 53

    interviews with 20 banks and investment funds

  • 4

    internships at leading institutions

  • 2+

    years of experience in investment banking

Pierre-Louis Terry

Professor in financial advisory and auditing

Education

  • HEC Paris
  • Intégrale

Professional experience

  • Accuracy

    Analyst (Valuation & Due Diligence)

  • BNP Paribas

    M&A TMT Analyst Intern

Key figures

  • 32

    interviews with 15 banks and consulting firms

  • 2

    internships at leading institutions

  • 2+

    years of experience in financial advisory

Executive team

Leading Trainy

Benjamin Hautin

Founder of elevenact · Director of Trainy

Benjamin Hautin

Founder of elevenact · Director of Trainy

  • emlyon
  • Sciences Po Paris
  • elevenact · Mister Prépa · Planète Grandes Écoles

While studying at emlyon and Sciences Po Paris, Benjamin built a media and tech group focused on nationwide career guidance: elevenact.

This group went on to create well-known brands such as Mister Prépa and Planète Grandes Écoles.

In 2021, he decided to acquire the Trainy platform with a clear ambition: to make training freely accessible to as many people as possible.

With this objective in mind, he is developing an innovative approach by enabling partner companies to directly design their own training content for tens of thousands of French-speaking talents.

Today, Benjamin focuses on developing partnerships with firms and companies, with the goal of delivering the best possible experience on Trainy.

His ambition: to make Trainy an international benchmark in the coming months.

The evolution of Trainy

Trainy was initially built to share practical, field-tested methods based on the founders’ experience.

Today, the platform goes further by offering content directly created by partner companies.

Our approach

All new content is now provided by committed partner companies that aim to train students and recent graduates in the realities of their professions.

This approach enables the delivery of practical, up-to-date content that is directly aligned with market expectations.

Our mission

An impact-driven approach

Trainy is committed to diversity and inclusion, with the goal of making high-quality training accessible to as many people as possible.

Our ambition: to enable everyone to understand the norms, prepare effectively, and access the opportunities offered by top companies.