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        • #GPACF2021

          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.

          Discover the 6 finalists of the contest that will compete on 15th April to win the prize by clicking here !
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        • 2021 Finalist Startups

          Grand Prix ACF AutoTech

        • Prix Pionnier ACF

        • Three Prize Categories

          Grand Prix ACF AutoTech

          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

          February 9th 2021

          Announcement of the 6 finalists

          March 1st 2021

          Launch of Grand Prix ACF AutoTech - Le Paddock

          April 15th 2021

          Final of #GPACF2021 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

          Paul-Antoine CRISTOFARI

          AXA PARTNERS

          Global Chief Sales, Marketing & Distribution Officer
           

          Patrick KOLLER

          FAURECIA

          CEO

          Gilles LE BORGNE

          RENAULT GROUP

          Executive Vice President Engineering

          Alexis POINSARD

          FIDAL

          Corporate M&A Partner

        • Anne ASENSIO

          Dassault Systems

          Vice-President Design

          Patrick BLAIN

          Renault-Nissan

          ex-Excomm

          Yann BODERE

          IoT.Bzh

          Managing Director

          Grand Prix ACF 2020

          Béatrice DUBOISSET

          Humeaning

          President

        • Elisabeth LECUYER

          Paris Business Angels

          President

          Frédéric MAZZELLA

          BlaBlaCar

          President-Founder

          Romain STUTZMANN

          France AutoTech

          President

        • DOWNLOAD THE RULES OF GRAND PRIX ACF AUTOTECH
        • Previous Editions

          Rediscover Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2018 - 2020 editions

          Grand Prix ACF 2018

          Grand Prix ACF 2019

          Grand Prix ACF 2020

        • Rewards

          Grand Prix ACF AutoTech 2021

          €25,000 without counterpart, allotted by the Automobile Club de France

          1 interview of the award winner by Maddyness

          Assistance provided by AXA concerning retirement saving plans for the startup founders or the company and its clients

          1 environmental impact assessment carried out by Meridiam, related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
          Full assessment meeting with Michelin Ventures for investment opportunities and 6 hours of e-coaching over 3 months with relevant Michelin experts
          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 Faurecia. 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

          10 hours of coaching with Béatrice Duboisset

          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
          1 year membership to the non-profit organisation France AutoTech
          Participation to the Mobilité@VEDECOM event awarded by VEDECOM
          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 2021

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

          Individualized counselling provided by the venture capital fund Aster, including 5h of counselling to optimize a business plan, in preparation for possible fund raising
          1 year membership to the non-profit organisation France AutoTech
          Full assessment meeting with Michelin Ventures for investment opportunities

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

          1 half-day/month with an expert during 3 months & Participation to the event Mobilité@VEDECOM awarded by VEDECOM
          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 2021

          Invitation to Movin'On summit in June 2021, world summit of sustainable mobility, founded and inspired by Michelin, (ticket and transportation included) + Exclusive e-coaching session hosted by Michelin and Solar Impulse to join Bertrand Piccard #1000Solutions Challenge
          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

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

          Participation to a VEDECOM training session or access to the test drive tracks
          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 2nd 2020 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
          Counselling provided by the consulting firm humeaning to prepare the speech they will deliver during the grand final of April 2nd 2020 with Beatrice Duboisset
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