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      • #GPACF 2023

        Automobile Club de France and ESSEC Automobile Club are partnering to set up the 6th Edition of the Grand Prix ACF AutoTech rewarding most innovative international and French startups devoted to automotive sector.

        CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE TICKETING PLATEFORM (ON SITE OR ONLINE, opened till 6 April) in order to attend the final event on 20 April
      • Live of Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2023, on 20th April at 7pm (in French)

        At 7pm on 20th April you will find here a link to vote for your favorite startups. Please note that this vote is important: it is taken into account during the final check by the Jury

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      • Finalists

        Grand Prix ACF

        CETRAC.IO (FRANCE)

        Cybersecurity solution from defense sector to the car

        NODAR (USA)

        Stereo camera for ADAS application, cheaper alternative to LiDAR

        EMBODME (FRANCE)

        Touch and touchless solutions for all car surfaces, breakthroughfor interior design

      • Prix Pionnier ACF

        NELSON (FRANCE)

        Adaptative solution to help to electrify company fleets

        YUBIK (FRANCE)

        Software solution to help softwares to be more efficient and consume less energy

        LINES MANUFACTURING (FRANCE)

        Improved 3D printing in order to produce larger parts for less time

      • Onsite & Online tickets for the event

        Please subscribe to receive the link to the live show from Automobile Club de France

        Or to come to this exceptionnal event

        You will be able to vote for your favorite startups during the event

         

        Thursday 20 April Program:

         

        19h00-20h30 GPACF AutoTech the 6 finalist Pitchs

         

        Prix Pionnier ACF : Lines Manufacturing, WeDoLow (ex-Yubik) & Nelson

         

        Grand Prix ACF : NODAR, EmbodMe & Cetrac.io

         

        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 2012 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 20th 2023

        Final of #GPACF 2023 at the Automobile Club de France with Jury and 250 guests, Prize Giving Ceremony

        October 2023

        Launch of #GPACF 2024 call for projects

        April 25 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

      • Yann

        BRILLAT-SAVARIN

        FORVIA

        CEO Interiors Europe Division

        Félicie BURELLE

        PLASTIC OMNIUM

        Managing Director

        Patrice GRAILLAT

        FIDAL

        Paris Director

        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

        Aymeric
        de PONTBRIAND

        Scortex

        CEO

        Grand Prix ACF

        2018

      • Previous Editions

        Rediscover Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2018 - 2022 editions

        Grand Prix ACF 2018

        Grand Prix ACF 2019

        Grand Prix ACF 2020

        Grand Prix ACF 2022

      • Rewards

        Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2023

        €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
        1 year membership to the non-profit organisation France AutoTech

        Individualized counselling provided by the venture capital fund Aster, including 5h of counselling 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 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

        Prix Pionnier ACF 2023

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

        1 year membership to the non-profit organisation France AutoTech

        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 2023

        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

        Personalized coaching by the environmental impact venture capital fund Shift4Good, with 4 hours of support for the optimization of the investor pitch document

        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 booth 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 & 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 14th 2022 with Beatrice Duboisset
        Invitation to meet students of leading computer and web development school EPITECH

        Choose 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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        Richard de Cabrol

        Grand Prix ACF AutoTech Managing Director

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