253 teams applied for Season 5 of the selection process, which was narrowed down to 12 teams selected. Of the initial applicants, approximately 650 entrepreneurs applied in the first phase. The average age of applicants was 27.9 years old, with most being between 25-30 years old. 11.5% of applicants were female entrepreneurs. Most applicant teams had known each other for over 2 years and built multiple projects together. The majority of applicants were from Paris and the surrounding metropolitan area, with the rest being from other parts of France or internationally. Their roles tended to focus on business and technical skills, with UX/Design being the most in-demand additional skills. Regarding their projects, most focused on B2B and

1. season
Selection applications analytics

2. How many applications ?
Selection applications analytics

3. 253 teams applied for Season 5
narrowing down at each step of the selection process
253, 55, 25 and finally 12 teams selected !
Making for up to
650
entrepreneurs
applying in the 1st phase of selection
How many applications ?

4. Who are the applicants ?
Selection applications analytics

5. Applicants are in the prime of their lives as…
They are around
27 years old
30 - 35 y.o.
20%
35 - 40 y.o.
5%
40 - 50 y.o.
3%
Max. 58 y.o
Average 27.9 y.o
25 - 30 y.o.
45%
Median 27 y.o
50 - 60 y.o.
1%
20 - 25 y.o.
26%
Min. 20. y.o
Who are the applicants ?

6. 11.5% of applicants are female entrepreneurs
and growing…
Yet, we need better parity !
According to some studies, 60% of women think about entrepreneurship.
Still, only 3% of them only step up.
Who are the applicants ?

7. Represented teams have a very strong cohesion as …
most know each other since
2 years +
and have built several projects together
1-2 years: 9%
6-12 months:
7%
< 6 months: 6%
1-person team:
14%
> 2 years:
64%
Who are the applicants ?

8. 83% are from Paris and metropolitan area
7% are from other France regions
and 10% are international
France
USA
UK
Brazil
India
Netherlands
Romania
Spain
Switzerland
Who are the applicants ?

9. Their rôles & responsibilities within the teams…
are indeed mostly business & technical
Product / UX
10%
Technical
35%
Support
(Fin., HR, legal
, etc.)
3%
Others
3%
Marketing
9%
Business
40%
Who are the applicants ?

10. … as for the skills they are lacking :
Technical
15%
These are pretty well distributed, but
UX & design are the most demanded.
UX/Design
25%
Sales & Business
12%
Community
Management
17%
Other skills
17%
Marketing
14%
Who are the applicants ?

11. What about their projects ?
Selection applications analytics

12. Type of business targeted by the projects
B2B & B2C
33%
B2B2C
16%
Other
3%
B2C
24%
B2B
24%
What about the projects ?

13. Most dominant markets for submitted projects
What about the projects ?

14. 46% of teams spent 3 to 9 months building
towards a MVP or further product iteration
6-9 months
23%
3-6 months
22%
1-3 months
8%
9-12 months
17%
< 1 month
2%
2 years +
6%
1,5 - 2 years
8%
What about the projects ?
1-1,5 year
14%

15. 42% Alpha MVPs
21% Public Betas
MVP (Alpha)
42%
Private Beta
16%
Idea
14%
Public Beta
21%
Release
Candidate
7%
What about the projects ?

16. Most represented technologies amongst projects
What about the projects ?