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#GPACF 2024
Automobile Club de France and ESSEC Automobile Club are partnering to set up the 7th Edition of the Grand Prix ACF AutoTech rewarding most innovative international and French startups devoted to automotive sector.
On 24th April you will be able to see the live of the final pitch session !
During the event you will be able to vote for your favorite startup and give to it a boost to win ! Here you will find at 7:30 pm on 24th April, the link to vote
Onsite & Online tickets for the event
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Or to come to this exceptionnal event
You will be able to vote for your favorite startups during the event
Wednesday 24 April Program:
19h00-20h30 GPACF AutoTech the 6 finalist Pitchs
Prix Pionnier ACF : Entroview, Clhynn, Diamfab
Grand Prix ACF : Cylib, Genomines, Stellar
20h30 & onward for onsite tickets only : dinning cocktail & Prize Giving
Three Prize Categories
Grand Prix ACF
For startups that are most advanced in their development (Series A and +)
Prix Pionnier ACF
For youngest startups, at the early stages of their development (Seed)
Mention GPACF GreenTech
For finalist startup with the most eco-friendly product
WHO ?
For startups in automotive sector providing innovative solutions in:
- Use
- Design
- Manufacturing
- Commercialization
WHY ?
Up to € 200 000 worth of rewards including:
- € 35 000 money reward split between two prizes
- Personalized financial and law advisory
- Pitch & booth during the prize giving event
- Meetings with automotive, entrepreneurship and finance executives
ELIGIBILITY
Companies which have registered their activity statutes on January 1st 2013 at the earliest in France or in another country.
Shareholding of at least 50% of the capital by one or several of its individual associates.
Service or technological development companies which can apply their activities to the automotive sector whether in its use, design, manufacturing or commercialization.
Timeline
April 24th 2024
Final of #GPACF 2024 at the Automobile Club de France with Jury and 250 guests, Prize Giving Ceremony
Jury
Eric BOURDAIS
de CHARBONNIERE
ACF
President of Donation Fund
Louis DESANGES
ACF
President
Thierry PEUGEOT
ESSEC Automobile Club
President
Christian PEUGEOT
ACF
Vice-President
Félicie BURELLE
PLASTIC OMNIUM
Managing Director
Patrice GRAILLAT
FIDAL
Paris Director
Patrick KOLLER
FORVIA
CEO
Christophe LACROIX
MOTUL
Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer
Gilles LE BORGNE
RENAULT GROUP
Executive Vice President Engineering
Stéphane PRIAMI
CREDIT AGRICOLE Consumer Finance
CEO
Anne ASENSIO
Dassault Systems
Vice-President Design
Patrick BLAIN
Renault-Nissan
ex-Excomm
Yann BODERE
Iot.Bzh
Managing Director
Grand Prix ACF
2020
Claire CANO
HiFlow
CEO
Grand Prix ACF
2019
Béatrice DUBOISSET
Humeaning
President
Ehsan EMAMI
Qovoltis
President
Grand Prix ACF
2021
Jean Philippe GIBAUD
GEOLITH
CEO
Grand Prix ACF
2022
Elisabeth LECUYER
Paris Business Angels
President
Brad ROSEN
NODAR
COO
Grand Prix ACF
2023
- Rewards
Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2024
€25,000 without counterpart, allotted by the Automobile Club de France
1 environmental impact assessment carried out by Meridiam, related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals1 year membership to the non-profit organisation France AutoTechIndividualized counselling provided by the venture capital fund Aster, to optimize a business plan, in preparation for possible fund raising
Professional assistance on an international level, provided by Forvia. On a case-by-case basis, it could include: access to local work teams, temporary provision of work premises, and advice on the local specificities of the target country
Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2025 Jury seat for one of the founders of the award winning startup the year following its victory
Identification of a target foreign country and administrative support to help implementation in this country by the Forum Francophone des AffairesBusiness Expert Coaching (Strategy & fund raising experts Business Experts of Next Move) & one year subscription to Minutes Europe & Innovation newsletter written in Bruxelles by Next Move
The equivalent of a €5,000 excl tax budget fee awarded by Fidal for legal assistance particularly in preparing possible fund-raising
Prix Pionnier ACF 2024
€10,000 without counterpart, allotted by the Automobile Club de France
1 year membership to the non-profit organisation France AutoTechPersonalized assistance to address innovation support processes (region, national and european scale) by automotive innovation cluster & one year subscription to Minutes Europe & Innovation newsletter written in Bruxelles by Next Move
The equivalent of a €10,000 excl tax budget fee awarded by Fidal for legal assistance particularly in preparing possible fund-raising
Mention GPACF GreenTech 2024
Personalized assistance to address innovation support processes (region, national and european scale) by automotive innovation cluster & one year subscription to Minutes Europe & Innovation newsletter written in Bruxelles by Next Move
Personalized coaching by the environmental impact venture capital fund Shift4Good, for the optimization of the investor pitch document
Assess the opportunity of a CrowdFunding operation, using Aster Crowd platform, for the startup as well as complete management of the relation with the subscribing investors if the operation is launched
The equivalent of a €5,000 excl tax budget fee awarded by Fidal for legal assistance particularly in preparing possible fund-raising
For the 6 finalists
1 booth during the Grand Prix ACF AutoTech cocktail, April 24th 2024 at the Automobile Club de France
Identification of a target local french authorities to help implementation in France, if the opportunity rises with PFA - Plateforme Filière Automobile
1 meeting of investment assessment with partner funds of Grand Prix ACF AutoTech: Aster, Meridiam, Speedinvest & Shift4Good
The winners will be directly pre-selected to pitch in front of the Ville de Demain jury in order to have the opportunity to be incubated in STATION F, the world's largest incubator.
Counselling provided by the consulting firm humeaning to prepare the speech they will deliver during the grand final of April 24th 2024 with Beatrice Duboisset
Invitation to meet students of leading computer and web development school EPITECHChoose Paris Region will support the international finalists in their development in Paris Region. In 2023, international startups will be invited to participate in a speed dating startup/large corporations meeting dedicated to mobility.
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