Techstars Paris Class of 2017 Demo Day
After months of searching for the best startups around the world and screening hundreds of applications, on September 11th this year, we welcomed ten teams into the inaugural class of Techstars Paris Accelerator: BeSafe, Eyelights, Hydro IQ, Lovys, Miuros, Pomp, SnapSwap, Terramanta, Wakeo and Zify.
Today, we are proud to have them pitch on the stage of the biggest startup campus in the world, Station F, for Techstars Paris’ first Demo Day.
What Happened in Three Months
During 90 days, the ten teams took part in more than 1500 meetings, workshops and mentoring sessions in the heart of Paris’ tech scene at the Partech Shaker. More than 180 mentors gave their time to provide feedback, coaching and insights in the true Techstars spirit of #givefirst.
Every day, thanks to our six corporate partners AccorHotels, Air Liquide, FDJ, Groupama, Renault Group, RCI Bank and Services, and Total, our startups had access to industry experts, new opportunities, and partnerships.
Every Thursday, the startups took part in workshops on Growth Hacking, Fundraising, Taxes Strategies, Financial Modeling, and Design to help them do more faster.
Every week we had Founder Story sessions with amazing entrepreneurs such as Olivier Mathiot (PriceMinister), Renaud Visage (Eventbrite) and Jeremy Charoy (LALALAB) to share their tips and tricks.
In three months we experienced 12 CEO Breakfasts, 12 CTO Lunches, 12 KPI Review Meetings, 120 Deep Dive Meetings together…and more than 50 dinosaurs given out for big and small victories.
Today, the founders and CEOs are going to take the stage to present their businesses, pitch their products and share their vision.
Techstars is for life
With startups coming from different continents and different cultures, the inaugural Techstars Paris class is made up of more than 19 nationalities. They left their homes, families and countries to scale their companies for 13 weeks.
But it wasn’t all business; every Thursday we hosted Highs & Lows and Family Dinners to share the good and the (not so) good moments.
Today is the last day of the 2017 program. We’re proud to have them pitching in front of an audience of more than 350 people, including 150 investors at Station F.
But it’s not the end, it’s just the beginning…
Techstars is for life.
Bertier Luyt,
Techstars Paris Managing Director
Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed.
Thank you to the Techstars Paris team, our mentors and our corporate partners for making this all possible.
This article is live on Techstars.com
