Founder • Operator • Builder
Building Infrastructure for Underserved Industries
Franck-Eloge Vagnikin builds platforms that combine service brands, SaaS infrastructure, and marketplace ecosystems—creating durable, data-driven systems that professionalize immigrant-led industries and empower independent operators.
Background & Experience
A disciplined, data-driven approach to building sustainable business infrastructure
Franck began his professional career in corporate pricing and cost strategy, where he developed deep expertise in vendor cost analysis, margin management, competitive benchmarking, and revenue optimization. This experience shaped his disciplined, data-driven approach to business building and capital efficiency.
Outside the corporate environment, Franck identified a recurring structural problem within the African hair braiding and broader beauty services industry: exceptional talent operating without standardized systems, client history, or scalable infrastructure. This gap became the foundation for a vertically integrated ecosystem of businesses.
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
A vertically integrated platform combining physical services, digital infrastructure, and data systems
200Below Braids
Service Brand
A standardized, multi-location hair braiding brand designed to elevate the braiding experience through consistency, education, quality control, and professional operations.
BookForBraids
Discovery Platform
A discovery and booking platform that connects clients with verified stylists, increasing transparency, trust, and demand while helping stylists build visible, portable reputations.
HairChart
Health Records System
A digital hair health and service history system—"MyChart for hair"—enabling salons and stylists to document client history, scalp condition, treatments, and progress.
Beauty Business Portal
Analytics Platform
An operational and analytics platform for salon owners and beauty operators, providing tools for client management, performance tracking, operational insights, and long-term scalability.
AI-Assisted Assessment
Quality Framework
Concepts focused on evaluating braid quality, stylist consistency, and service outcomes using structured data and visual analysis—supporting training, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Vision
Building industry-defining platforms through structure, data, and scale
Elevate Industries
Professionalize immigrant-led and underserved service sectors through infrastructure and standards
Build Trust
Create transparency and credibility between consumers and service providers through data
Empower Operators
Give independent service providers ownership, data insights, and economic leverage
Create Impact
Build sustainable, investable businesses with real-world economic and social value
Let's Build What Lasts
Open to strategic partnerships, aligned capital, and collaborations focused on long-term value creation in underserved industries.
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