The Startup Tour, co-organized with BNP Paribas USA, is a leading global competition for Francophone startups expanding their business in North America.
Get a leg up on competition by pitching in front of unique business ecosystem and networking with top tier investors.
Meet the entrepreneurs turning today’s ideas into tomorrow’s reality. Network with fellow executives and potential clients.
Get a firsthand look at top deals
and innovative projects from a variety of ambitious entrepreneurs.
June 7
June 12
June 23rd
November 19, 2020
(Subject to modifications)
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
11:45 AM
5:45 PM
8:45 AM
Benoit Buridant, Co-Founder @FrenchFounders
Followed by
Anne-Claire Legendre, Consul General of France in New York
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
11:55 AM
5:55 PM
8:55 AM
Entrepreneurs, how to inspire action?
Amira Yahyaoui, Founder @Mos.com
Olivier Pailhes, Co-founder & CEO @Aircall
Mickaël Ohana, Advisor & Investor @Bandsintown Group
Moderator: Jean-Pierre Chessé, CEO & Founder @Bleu Capital
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
12:25 PM
6:25 PM
9:25 AM
First Round. Hear from 4 startups looking to expand to the Americas
Too Good to Go
PlayPlay
Le Petit Beret
Connecting Food
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
12:55 PM
6:55 PM
9:55 AM
Joelle Grunberg, President @Wolverine Boston Brands (Sperry, Saucony, Keds, Kids Group)
Followed by
Bertrand Badre, CEO @Blue like an Orange
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
1:05 PM
7:05 PM
10:05 AM
COVID19: between hopes and challenges
Miriam Merad, Director of the Precision Immunology Institute @Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York & Director @Mount Sinai Human Immune Monitoring Center (HIMC).
Jaimes Mateus-Tique, PhD Candidate, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai & President @Aleph Motion Pictures
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
1:25 PM
7:25 PM
10:25 AM
Second Round Hear from 4 startups looking to expand to the Americas
My Intelligent Machines
impak Finance
Double
Novadiscovery
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
2:00 PM
8:00 PM
11:00 AM
The SaaS landscape
Stephan Dietrich, Co-Founder @Neolane & Fr. GM @Adobe
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
2:05 PM
7:05 PM
10:05 AM
Mark Bonchek, Chief Epiphany Officer @SHIFT Thinking
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
2:40 PM
8:40 PM
11:40 AM
Third Round Hear from 4 startups looking to expand to the Americas
Merci Handy
Artur’In
KYKLO
MyMark
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
3:10 PM
9:10 PM
12:10 PM
Investors navigating the new Era
Matt Turck, Partner @First Mark Cap
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
3:45 PM
9:45 PM
12:45 PM
Benjamin Millepied, Choreographer, Filmmaker, former Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet and former Director of Paris Opera Ballet
Renaud Visage, Co-Founder at Eventbrite / Board Partner @Eventbrite
Moderator: Fanny Lakoubay, COO@CADAF
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
4:15 PM
10:15 PM
1:15 PM
Anne-Claire Legendre, Consul General of France in New York
NY time (EDT)
Paris time (CET)
SF time (PST)
4:25 PM
10:25 PM
1:25 PM
Benoit Buridant, Co-Founder @FrenchFounders
The selected entrepreneurs of the Americas’ competition will be qualified for the Grande Finale taking place during the Transatlantique leadears Forum in Q4 2020.
The winning startup will benefit from:
The applicants have to meet the following criteria:
– One of the startup’s founders must be a French speaker.
– The startup must have a presence in the United States, or plan to establish a presence there in the near future.
– Have raised or generate a revenue between US $1 million and US $20 millions.*
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Curated by FrenchFounders and co-organized by BNP Paribas, the 2020 Startup Tour is a gathering of some of the brightest minds in business and beyond.
As part of this 4th edition, FrenchFounders welcomes high-level keynote speakers and executives for this year’s exclusive semi-final format, which now includes a Conference and networking opportunities.