• #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.

  • TEASER Call for Projects 2023

  • Premium Partners

  • Official Partners

  • 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

    November 28th 2022

    Closing of applications for #GPACF2023

    February 3rd 2023

    Semi-Final of #GPACF 2023 at the Automobile Club de France with Jury composed of ACF representatives and all Partners

    20 April 20th 2023

    Final of #GPACF 2023 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

    EVP Group Strategy & Sustainability

    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
    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

    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

    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

    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

    1 free booth for the Forum of the Innovation Agency for Transportation (French Transportation Ministry) on 7 & 8 February in Paris

    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.

  • Contact us

    Richard de Cabrol

    Grand Prix ACF AutoTech Managing Director

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