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    • #GPACF2022

      Automobile Club de France and ESSEC Automobile Club are partnering to set up the 4th Edition of the Grand Prix ACF AutoTech rewarding most innovative international and French startups devoted to automotive sector.

      See the Replay of Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2022 by clicking here
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    • REPLAY Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2022

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    • GPACF 2022 Winners

      Serinus Labs

      PRIX PIONNIER ACF 2022

      Geolith

      GRAND PRIX ACF 2022

      RACEnergy

      MENTION GPACF GREENTECH 2022

    • 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 2010 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

      October 2022

      Opening of applications for #GPACF2023

      April 20th 2023

      Final of #GPACF2023 at the Automobile Club de France with Jury and 300 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

      Patrice KEFALAS

      MICHELIN

      Innovation & Partnerships Director

      Patrick KOLLER

      FORVIA

      CEO

      Gilles LE BORGNE

      RENAULT GROUP

      Executive Vice President Engineering

    • Anne ASENSIO

      Dassault Systems

      Vice-President Design

      Patrick BLAIN

      Renault-Nissan

      ex-Excomm

      Béatrice DUBOISSET

      Humeaning

      President

    • Grégory DUCONGE

      Vulog

      CEO

      Ehsan EMAMI

      Qovoltis

      President

      Grand Prix ACF

      2021

      Elisabeth LECUYER

      Paris Business Angels

      President

    • Previous Editions

      Rediscover Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2018 - 2020 editions

      Grand Prix ACF 2018

      Grand Prix ACF 2019

      Grand Prix ACF 2020

      Grand Prix ACF 2022

    • Rewards

      Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2022

      €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 Goals

      4 hours of match making with local Michelin teams of a country to accelerate their international growth & Invitation to Movin'On summit, world summit of sustainable mobility, founded and inspired by Michelin, (ticket and transportation included)

      1 year membership to the non-profit organisation France AutoTech
      Individualized financial advisory provided by Alexander Partners including optimisation of the Business Plan & Private Placement Memorendum for future 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 2022 Jury seat for one of the founders of the award winning startup the year following its victory

      The equivalent of a €5,000 excl tax budget fee awarded by Fidal for legal and fiscal assistance particularly in preparing possible fund-raising

      Identification of a target foreign country and administrative support to help implementation in this country by the Forum Francophone des Affaires
      Business Expert Coaching (Strategy & fund raising experts Business Experts of Next Move) & one year subscription to Cl'eo, technical watch plateform of french automotive cluster offered by Next Move
      Individualized counselling provided by the venture capital fund Aster, including 5h of counselling to optimize a business plan, in preparation for possible fund raising

      Prix Pionnier ACF 2022

      €10,000 without counterpart, allotted by the Automobile Club de France

      1 year membership to the non-profit organisation France AutoTech

      Invitation to Movin'On summit, world summit of sustainable mobility, founded and inspired by Michelin, (ticket and transportation included)

      The equivalent of a €10,000 excl tax budget fee awarded by Fidal for legal and fiscal assistance particularly in preparing possible fund-raising

      Personalized assistance to address innovation support processes (region, national and european scale) by automotive innovation cluster & one year subscription to Cl'eo, technical watch plateform of french automotive cluster offered by Next Move

      Mention GPACF GreenTech 2022

      Personalized assistance to address innovation support processes (region, national and european scale) by automotive innovation cluster & one year subscription to Cl'eo, technical watch plateform of french automotive cluster offered by Next Move

      Invitation to Movin'On summit, world summit of sustainable mobility, founded and inspired by Michelin, (ticket and transportation included)

      The equivalent of a €5,000 excl tax budget fee awarded by Fidal for legal and fiscal assistance particularly in preparing possible fund-raising

      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

      For the 6 finalists

      1 stand during the Grand Prix ACF AutoTech cocktail, April 14th 2022 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

      1h of investment assessment with partner funds of Grand Prix ACF AutoTech: Aster & Meridiam

      Counselling provided by the consulting firm humeaning to prepare the speech they will deliver during the grand final of April 14th 2022 with Beatrice Duboisset
      Invitation to meet students of leading computer and web development school EPITECH

      Highlight of the finalists on the French Mobility Platforms gathering already 700 mobility projects

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      Grand Prix ACF AutoTech Managing Director

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