About this Event
Are you ready to meet futures French "pépites"? Come to virtually fund your favorite startups: the highest-funded projects will then pitch in front of the audience before a final vote. In the meantime, a jury of VCs and corporate executives will vote for the “Jury’s Prize”. Laureates will be revealed during the ceremony, on May 30th.
TIMELINE
5:00-6:30pm: Startup exhibition
6:30-7:30pm: Pitching contest
7:30-8:30pm: Vote, networking & cocktail including complimentary drinks and small bites!
DISCOVER THE COMPETING STARTUPS
DBOS is a cloud technology born at Stanford and MIT specialized for *transactional applications*, that is applications with strong correctness guarantees (for example, charging customers.) DBOS lowers the bar to write correct stateful application by orders of magnitude. Secure and auditable by design, DBOS is ideal for consumer services, highly regulated sectors or government agencies.
Electricity.AI is at the forefront of merging artificial intelligence with human intelligence. It aims to provide individuals and organizations with actionable knowledge, enabling them to innovate and lead effectively in their sectors. Our solution is designed to solve the information overload and the need for organizations and their leader to accelerate their decision-making and keep a competitive edge. Electricity.AI offers the Knowledge Assistant, a 24/7 strategic monitoring and thought leadership tool for businesses.
everyone.AI: In this rapidly evolving AI era, the impact of AI on children's development is unknown and often overlooked. At the nonprofit organization everyone.AI, our mission is to alert and educate about the risks and opportunities of AI for children and adolescents. While AI has transformative potential, we must implement age-appropriate safeguards and anticipate its uses to ensure responsible development.
HelloBiome is an innovative B2B biotech startup leveraging the microbiome to revolutionize consumer health. We democratize access to microbiome data and utilize AI to develop targeted health solutions. Moving forward, we're translating our data insights into novel commercial solutions. Our technology is trusted by over 20 clients, including industry leaders like Unilever. At HelloBiome, we don't just predict the future of consumer health; we're actively shapping it, one microbiome at a time, driving towards a healthier future for everyone.
Humind: The online shopping experience faces overwhelming product choices, lacks real-time & personalized assistance, and lack of human touch. This results in significant losses for brands, struggling to understand their shoppers' behavior and thoughts. Introducing Humind: the first human-like AI shopping advisor, providing customers personalized shopping experience, and enables brands to jump into their customers' minds.
Okomera: Join Okomera in revolutionizing oncology drug discovery. Harnessing the power of AI and microfluidics, our cutting-edge organoid sceening tech reduces pharma discovery timelines while enhancing decision-making for life-saving results. As traditional methods fall short, Okomera's 'plug and play' organoid assays offer seamless, reliable solutions. Embark with us on this transformative journey as we redefine cancer care and drive global breakthroughs.
Omios Biologics develops cancer gene therapies, based on two recently issued patents from Arizona State and New York Universities. Our unique approach is a novel cancer vaccination strategy that uses the patient's own tumor antigens. Omios technology demonstrated efficacy in several in vivo cancer models and an exceptional safety profile suitable for therapeutic combination and rapid adoption in the clinic.
Sensio Air is a revolutionary sensor that specializes in analyzing and identifying airborne pathogens, offering a unique solution for indoor air quality monitoring. The sensor is the only one in the market capable of identifying specific allergens (mold, pollen, dust mites, animal dander, and pollutants) and is accessible to a wide range of consumers, including residential, commercial and defence applications.
Taltrics equips leaders to optimally allocate the right employee and non-human capital to the right work at the right time in complex portfolios, using a user-friendly AI-driven platform that learns from past allocation outcomes. It helps reduce scheduling conflicts, unbalanced capacity across geographies, underutilization of skilled personnel, and budget overruns. It pulls data from ERP/PPM and replaces spreadsheet-based models.
Titan AI is developing RPG Games with AI ✨ Companions 🤖 that respond dynamically to player actions, enhancing emotional investment and boosting engagement and retention. These advanced, autonomous agents embody a next-generation clan which is interacting with players both in-game and on social gaming platforms like Discord creating a deeply immersive and continuous gaming-life experience.
Traverse: Top team from Zipline, Waymo, Uber and Makani is building the world’s first point-to-point aerial delivery service for palletized cargo. Traverse Aero’s cargo drones use AI and ML to autonomously navigate in all environments with greater safety and operational efficiency than human piloted aircraft. Perfect for natural disaster response, wildfire scenarios and B2B high speed logistics.
The Wine Marathon – Napa Edition, inspired by the renowned “Marathon du Medoc”, merges running with wine tasting and gourmet food. Celebrating Napa Valley's culinary excellence, culture, and wine-making traditions, it promotes health and camaraderie. With a blend of marathon, wine tasting, music, and dinner, it aims to attract a new generation of wine enthusiasts. Scheduled for June 2025, it aspires to become an annual signature event, enhancing the region's reputation as a top wine and wellness destination.
OUT OF COMPETITION STARTUP
Aspivix: Why do 110 million women experience excruciating pain in gynecology? Because of the barbaric tenaculum, a century-old instrument bullet extractor, and now used on women as a standard of care in gynecology leading to unspoken pain, avoidance of IUD, delays in diagnostics, unintended pregnancies, abortion. It’s about time to modernize gynecology with "gentle" in mind FDA-cleared suction stabilizer, Carevix™.
Thank you to our host SAP
In partnership with La French Tech San Francisco
Thank you to our FABA sponsors for their support: Capgemini, LNB Accounting, Banque Transatlantique, BPI France, Jade Fiducial, Planisware
Thank you to our startup competition food partners: Fromages.com, Goudy's French Cuisine, Maison Nico
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
SAP Labs San Francisco, 135 Townsend Street, San Francisco, United States
USD 36.00
