The big interview

February 11, 2026

Pigment CEO Eléonore Crespo: 'I'd rather learn about AI than watch a movie'

The unicorn founder takes me on a jog around Paris and talks paintings, athlete's discipline and parties in the catacombs

Éanna Kelly

8 min read

Eléonore Crespo spent a year confined to bed with a back injury. Most people would call that a disaster. She calls it a gift.

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Éanna Kelly

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