Innov&Connect - WAI Paris 2015

!! Extension of the Call for applications to March 22 !!

BNP Paribas is launching “InnovandConnect”, the first program dedicated to innovation by connecting startups and mid- to large-sized companies in France, in order to support their respective growth.

Driving growth through open innovation, with 11 companies :
Agrial (Food-processing cooperative), Chantelle (Feminine lingerie), Coriolis (Telecommunication services), Group Qualiconsult (Control and Quality), Himedia Group (Digital advertising - Online payment), Le Noble Age Groupe (Medicalized retirement homes, clinics, and rehabilitation facilities), Neopost (Global supplier of Mail and Shipping Solutions), Open (Player in industrial and digital transformation), Pierre Fabre (Pharmaceutical and cosmetics laboratory), Sagemcom (Communicating terminals), Thuasne (Technical medical textiles)

We'll offer startups (selected on the basis of the needs of their mid- to large-sized companies sponsors: lc.cx/KZQ) an intensive 6-month acceleration opportunity. The teams will be based in the heart of Paris, emulation among entrepreneurs is one of the strengths of such a program. We offer coaching (a CTO and an Entrepreneur in Residence, sessions w/ experts and mentors, ...). That's why we want selected teams to be there at least 3 days / week (Tuesday through Thursday). Moreover, our godfathers are from all over France (and even in Berlin), Paris remains a focal point for #IRL exchanges !

Here’s a run of 6 months:

-Orienteering: Laying the groundwork for the experience (1 month- Speed-dating with BNP Paribas experts who can contribute to the project & Individual needs-analysis workshops for each startup and its sponsor)

-Tandem racing: Cooperation and development of the PoC (3 months- Development of the PoC with your sponsor )

-Pit stop: Completion of the project and analysis of the experience (2 months- Delivery of the PoC and assessment & Demo Day)

WE OFFER YOU A 6-MONTH ACCELERATOR PROGRAM and we take ZERO EQUITY.


WHY NOT BE PART OF THE ADVENTURE?

Acceleration Agenda 2015

On April 1, all startups will receive replies about the application (if they are selected for the second round or not).

On April 8, after the second round, selected startups will receive an invitation for the final at WAI Paris.

On April 13 & 14, after a pitch day, our experts select the 11 startups that will experiment with the 11 mid- to large-sized companies during the first season (from May to October 2015).