StartUp42 presentation to potential partners - December 2014 version

1. Partner Presentation
December 2014

2. Why 42?

3. 42 is the “Answer to the
Ultimate Question of
Life, the Universe, and
Everything”
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the
Galaxy

4. StartUp42 is a startup accelerator, aimed at helping early-stage
digital projects develop their first prototype and validate initial
assumptions in 4 months

5. We are the only non-for-profit organization in France offering
acceleration services free of charge to startups without taking equity

6. We are open to all and look for: innovative digital projects with at
least one technical founder and a hacker’s spirit

7. We are supported by EPITA, a leading french computer
engineering school, and corporate sponsors

8. Our strong relationship with EPITA students, teachers, researchers
and alumni, makes us the best technical accelerator in France

9. IONIS Institute of Business IONIS Institute of Technology
Partner Business Schools Partner Engineering and Design Schools
Through IONIS Education Group (owner of EPITA) and our network
of education partners, we are the accelerator with the best
connections to students

10. By being the only GAN member in France we have access to the
biggest startup accelerators’ network in the world: 6 continents, 59
cities, 50 accelerators

11. Dyndrop
Our statistics: 29 projects accelerated since January 2013 with 27 still
alive. They collectively generated almost 1M€ revenue the past 12
months, raised 500K€ and created more than 50 jobs

12. With amazing achievements! One of our teams even made it to the
prestigious Y Combinator accelerator in Silicon Valley

13. We have received applications from more than 600 founders, 70% of them
have a technical background and they come from top-tier schools like
EPITA, Polytechnique, Centrale, Telecom Paris, HEC Paris, ESCP, ESSEC

14. Services offered to our startups

15. Coworking space
150m2 of coworking space within the EPITA campus, during the 4 months of
acceleration + 2 extra months

16. Technical Expertise
Being located within the EPITA campus gives an amazing opportunity to get in
touch with engineering students, teachers, researchers and alumni

17. Serge Alleyne
Nomao/TokTokTok
Guillaume Roques
Salesforce.com
Adrien Aumont
KissKissBankBank
Stéphane Crozatier
Facebook
Mattt Thompson
Heroku
Prescillia Leroy
Agence PPM
Franck Tetzlaff
Kobojo
Corinne Bach
Vivendi
Didier Tranchier
IT Angels
Alexandre Malsch
Melty
Frédéric Plais
Commerce Guys
Jean-Xtophe Ordonneau
Melcion, Chassagne
Daniel Coheur
Melio, Cibus intl
Marc Brandsma
Schibsted
Alexandre Zapolsky
Linagora
Vincent Vergonjeanne
Kobojo, EVERYDAYiPLAY
Rand Hindi
Snips
Julien Lemoine
Algolia
Cédric Hutchings
Withings
Anne-Charlotte Rivière
Dechert
Olivier Leclerc
Alcatel-Lucent
Paul Degueuse
360 Capital
Dali Kilani
Zynga, iFeelgoods
Mathieu Lhoumeau
Contract Live
Jb Labrune
MIT Medialab
David Cohen
Techstars
Jean-Patrice Anciaux
Paris Business Angels
David Thoumas
OpenDataSoft
Samir Rath
FinTech entrepreneur
Stéphane Boukris
L’Express Ventures
Julien Coulon
Cedexis
Serendipity Mentorship
Fabrice Bonan
Talend
More than 60 mentors, most them seasoned entrepreneurs, will come during the
acceleration phase to share their experience, expertise and challenge the startups

18. Networking Opportunities
StartUp42 provides as many gateways to experts, investors, media and
corporations, as our startups have problems in their very early months

19. Perks
Strong partnership with global technology leaders and access to thousands of
deals through the Global Accelerator Network

20. Media Coverage
We leverage EPITA and the IONIS group PR team to give you the best press
coverage in French media