Jean-Christophe Leducq, an expert in software engineering and 3D image synthesis, founded Lumiscaphe in 2001. With Patchwork 3D, photorealistic 3D rendering software for virtual reality, he revolutionized car configurators in 2007, generating a billion images per year for car manufacturer Renault. In 2021, he launched Digital Substrate, a startup addressing the challenges of software interoperability and digital sovereignty for software designers in the industrial sector.