Paula Menéndez Pausa

Paula Menéndez is a second-time founder and CEO of Oly, a startup using AI to power the circular fashion economy. With a background in telecom engineering and an MSc in Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris and UC Berkeley, she combines tech expertise with business acumen. She previously co-founded ISLA Collective, working with brands like Fusalp and Aigle to upcycle excess inventory. That led to Oly — a platform that automates secondhand fashion listings across marketplaces. Oly now supports top luxury vintage stores and platforms like eBay and Vestiaire Collective, and is backed by Techstars San Francisco. Paula also founded La Tech Connects, a Paris-based network for women in startups focused on peer support and career growth. Passionate about sustainability and women in STEM, she’s on a mission to make secondhand fashion scalable and accessible through tech.