About
We mobilize artificial intelligence to create experiences for cultural institutions and their audiences.


Why
It all starts with…
We are convinced that the access to knowledge is crucial for the development of individuals. Ask Mona works towards decompartmentalizing the world of culture to bring its institutions closer to all their audiences.
Our story
It all started with a passion (and a desire) shared by its co-founders Marion Carré and Valentin Schmite for culture and transmission. Thanks to the support of the French Ministry of Culture, they launched a first chatbot capable of recommending cultural events.
After winning several awards, a stint at Station F and the Heritage Incubator, a first fundraising and the recruitment of a talented team, they decided to go further by responding to requests from cultural institutions: to equip them with their own conversational assistants by creating the Ask Mona Studio.
By equipping more than 80 cultural institutions with its solutions, Ask Mona has become a key player in the cultural world.
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Valentin Schmite
Co-founder and CEO of Ask Mona, Valentin is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris, he started his career in the media: Slate, nonfiction and France Culture. Sensitive to the importance of transmission, Valentin also leads conferences and teaches cycles dedicated to the role of artificial intelligence in access to culture.
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Marion Carré
Co-founder and President of Ask Mona, Marion is a graduate of CELSA – Sorbonne University.
She explores art / artificial intelligence dialectic through different approaches. She is an
entrepreneur, artist, teacher (Sciences Po Paris, CELSA, Aivancity), lecturer and author.
Editorial department
We put our editorial expertise at the service of the enhancement of the visitors’ experience. Success is achieved thanks to a close knitted collaboration with cultural institutions.
editorial-
Alix
Head of customer success -
Octavie
Editorial and project management -
Auriane
Customer success manager
Technological department
We develop artificial intelligence technologies in order to meet the current and future needs of cultural institutions.
tech-
Robin
Machine Learning Engineer -
Vincent
Full Stack Developer -
Reda
Full Stack Developer -
Jeffrey
Full Stack Developer -
Pavani
Product Designer -
Greta
Product Owner -
Aleksey
CTO
Growth department
We meet with cultural institutions to offer them tailored solutions to their needs.
growth-
Baptiste
SDR -
Anna
Marketing Manager -
Céline
Account Executive -
Antoine
Account executive
Nos valeurs
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Curiosity
Curious and open-minded, we are keen to explore new horizons to innovate and create solutions off the beaten tracks. Driven by our desire to learn, we continually seek to go beyond, take on challenges and grow together.
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Benevolence
Our cooperation is based on listening, respect and openness between all team members. We show empathy by trying to put ourselves in the shoes of others. We like to work in a joyous atmosphere and take care of the well-being of everyone.
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Commitment
Our mission is to contribute to making culture more accessible. By transforming the way cultural institutions interact with their visitors, we seek to help them build a closer relationship. We are invested in this human adventure and passionate about what we do.