Accelerate start-ups of IMT schools
IMT, with its 13 graduate schools and 11 incubators, is a hotbed of French innovation and entrepreneurship. The institute benefits from its member schools’ state-of-the-art research. The Bercy-IMT Innovation Award was created to support the schools’ most promising startups.
“This entrepreneurial challenge is at the heart of IMT’s new innovation strategy aimed at strengthening its position as a national leader amongst higher education institutions in the incubation and acceleration of innovative projects.”
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Step #1 Pitch of selected projects at Bercy INNOV’
On November 13, some twenty start-ups from IMT schools incubators presented their projects to a panel of experts for the Bercy-IMT Innovation Award at the Ministry of the Economy.
Step #2 Finalists start-ups go to CES Las Vegas
After the finale of the Bercy-IMT Innovation Awards on November 13, 2018, IMT will invite the start-up finalists to accelerate their development on the international market.
Step #3 Innovation Bercy-IMT awards ceremony at CES
The two awards, worth €50k and €40k respectively with support from the Télécom & société numérique Carnot Institute and Fondation Mines-Télécom, were given to Energysquare and Optiwaves on January 8 during the French “Convergence Innovation Awards” evening. The event was organized by IMT, Business France, La Tribune and Le Village Francophone of CES and was attended by the entire French innovation ecosystem.
2 Innovation Prizes financed by IMT, Carnot Télécom & Société numérique and Fondation Mines-Télécom
- First Prize de 50 000 € : Energysquare (énergy) – Incubator : Télécom Paris
- Second Prize de 40 000 € : Opti’waves (health)- Incubator : Mines Saint Etienne
5 Prizes “coup de cœur” financed awards from 5 patrons of Fondation Mines-Télécom
- “Coup de cœur” Bouygues Telecom Award & “coup de cœur” Safran Award : Uavia (smart city) – Incubator : Télécom SudParis / Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
- “Coup de cœur” Deloitte Award : Askhub (smart industry) – Incubator : Télécom Paris
- “Coup de cœur” Engie Award & “coup de cœur” Wavestone award : Acklio (smart industry) – Incubator : IMT Atlantique
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