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The Paris Tech Guide 
#ParisIsBack
THE 
FRENCHIE 
#TRADITION 
#ART-DE-VIVRE 
#CREATIVITY
INDEX 
1. Started from the Minitel now we’re here. 
2. Paris tech scene today. 
3. Invest time & money in France. Seriously? 
4. Who: the 7 families you should know. 
5. Resources to get started! 
6. Annex.
STARTED 
FROM 
THE MINITEL 
NOW WE’RE 
HERE 
1
30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 
WITH LARGE SCALE INNOVATION: 
STARTING WITH THE MINITEL 
1993 $1B 
6M households 
already connected in 
France, while Mozaic 
was just being 
launched in the USA. 
revenues per year 
at its peak, shared 
between France 
Telecom & 25,000 
content providers. 
10 years before the Internet, it created the 1st generation 
of wealthy & experienced tech entrepreneurs.
15+ YEARS OF INTERNET 
Silicon 
Sentier 
NOW 
Still the biggest 
concentration of Internet 
startups in France 
1998 
Birth of Silicon Sentier 
300 Internet startups in a 4 sq km area 
- 1st area connected to high speed Internet in France 
- Cheap & spacious real estate 
- Central, great lifestyle for young creatives
SYMBOL OF THIS JOURNEY 
ILIAD 
XAVIER NIEL 
$14B Valuation. 
From the minitel 
to a telco & Internet empire.
2 PARIS 
TECH SCENE 
TODAY
Entrepreneurs 
sleep 35h a week ;) 
Young & innovative compagnies 
get significant tax rebates. 
*JEI & CIR Schemes 
Trial periods of 6 months 
allow you to test before hiring. 
THEY 
WORK 
35H/WEEK? 
THEY 
PAY 
HIGH TAXES? 
THEY 
CAN’T 
HIRE & FIRE FAST? 
CLICHÉS
A VIBRANT EARLY-STAGE 
INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT 
40-50% 
30% 
Soft & 
Internet 
Concentrated in Paris 
$1.4M 
Average ticket invested 
$1B 
Invested per year 
in 700+ companies 
On-par with the UK where $1.3B was invested in 2013.
THERE IS LOCAL MONEY 
AT THE EARLY STAGE 
$1.5B 
raised by 9 top 
early-stage funds 
in the past 3 years. 
$363M 
$157M 
$145M 
$121M 
$121M 
$72M 
$61M 
$54M 
$424M
THE TOP 3 EUROPEAN FUNDS 
ARE ACTIVE ON THE GROUND 
FRED 
DESTIN 
PHILIPPE 
BOTTERI 
DOMINIQUE 
VIDAL 
MARTIN 
MIGNOT 
BERNARD 
LIAUTAUD 
NICOLAS 
DEBOCK 
SOFIA HMICH
AND MANY OTHERS 
HAVE BEEN ACTIVE TOO
$70M $90M(est.) 
ACQ. BY 
RED HAT 
$1,7Bn 
VALUATION 
$600M 
$275M 
$140M $90M 
ACQ. BY 
ADOBE 
ND 
ACQ. BY 
ACQ. BY MICROSOFT 
ETSY 
ACQ. BY 
FILMALAC GROUP 
ACQ. BY 
TRIPADVISOR 
ACQ. BY 
AU FÉMININ 
OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS
HIGH PROFILE COMPANIES 
GETTING FUNDED 
In the past 12 months
MANY UNICORNS 
YOU ALREADY KNOW
& A NEW WAVE IS COMING! 
SAAS FINTECH 
ADTECH
DOUBLE RAINBOW! 
HARDWARE 
CONSUMER MOBILE 
MARKETPLACE 
BIG DATA
INVEST TIME 
AND MONEY 
IN PARIS? 3 
- SERIOUSLY?
ENGINEERING 
EXCELLENCE 
ABUNDANT 
60K ENGINEERS/YEAR 
& MOST OF THEM ARE IN PARIS 
TALENTED 
WORLD CLASS SCIENCE 
13 FIELD MEDALS 
9 PHYSICS NOBELS 
8 CHEMISTRY NOBELS 
12 MEDICINE NOBELS 
#2 PATENTS FILING I 
AFFORDABLE 
$50-80K for mid-level dev 
NOBEL 
PRIZE 
WINNER
WORD CLASS 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
1ST CYCLE HIRE SCHEME 
You can rent bikes 
easily with Velib! 
TRAVEL ANYWHERE 
168 destinations 
in 93 countries 
SUBWAY IS PERFECT 
Go anywhere 
within 40 min max 
RELIABLE HIGH 
SPEED INTERNET 
Free & fast WiFi 
available to everyone. 
INTENSE MINI-CAB 
ACTIVITY 
5 min to find a car ;) 
1H BRUSSELS 
2H LONDON 
LUXEMBOURG 
3H GENEVA 
4H 
FRANKFURT 
AMSTERDAM 
ZURICH
BUSINESS IS GOOD GOODGOOD 
Highest number of companies in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 ranking 
of any European country. 
71 companies 86 companies 52 companies 
France is #1 European country in company creations, 550,000 in 2012.
“A HONEY POT FOR TECH COMPANIES” 
Bloomberg
FRANCE 
FOREIGN 
INNOVATION 
90% market share on 
search 
1st non German 
speaking market 
2nd market after the 
US with 15,000 listings 
in Paris 
1st launch, 1st Uber ‘Pool’ & 
‘POP’ outside of the US. 
500k+ users in Paris
&YOU 
PARIS
THE 7 FAMILIES 
YOU SHOULD KNOW 4 WHO
THE KING 
XAVIER NIEL 
ONE-MAN-SILICON-VALLEY 
Software 
Is Eating the World 
Net Worth: $8B 
Free: 15M subscribers, $5 B revenue 
Kima ventures: most active investor in the 
world (350+ investments) 
Ecole42: Free school,1000 CS students/year 
Halle Freyssinet: incubator, 1000 startups
THE 
BUSINESSMEN 
MARC SIMONCINI 
MEETIC, SENSEE, 
JAÏNA CAPITAL 
Moving 
Consumers 
JACQUES-ANTOINE 
GRANJON 
Online VENTE-PRIVEE
THE 
MARKET MAKERS 
PIERRE KOSCIUSKO-MORIZET 
PRICEMINISTER, ISAI 
OLIVIER MATHIOT 
PRICEMINISTER 
JEAN-DAVID CHAMBOREDON 
ISAI 
Marketplaces 
Everywhere 
FREDERIC MAZZELLA 
BLABLACAR
THE 
ALGORITHMERS 
JEAN-BAPTISTE RUDELLE 
CRITEO 
Granjon + Simoncini, 
The Businessmen 
PIERRE CHAPPAZ 
TEADS 
DOMINIQUE VIDAL 
INDEX VENTURES 
PASCAL GAUTHIER 
CRITEO 
Be 
Smarter 
Than 
Google
THE 
DATA MASTERS 
Granjon + Simoncini, 
The Businessmen 
Granjon + Simoncini, 
The Businessmen 
NICOLAS STEEGMAN 
STUPEFLIX 
FLORIAN DOUETTEAU 
DATAÎKU 
JULIEN LEMOINE 
ALGOLIA 
The Bigger 
The Data, 
The Better
THE 
HARDWARE MAKERS 
HENRI SEYDOUX 
PARROT, LOUBOUTIN 
Granjon + Simoncini, 
The Businessmen 
Granjon + Simoncini, 
The Businessmen 
ERIC CAREEL 
WITHINGS, SCULPTEO 
FREDERIC POTTER 
NETATMO 
When 
Software 
Meets 
Hardware
THE 
EXPATRIATES 
FREDERIC MONTAGNON 
TEADS 
FABRICE GRINDA 
OLX 
JEFF CLAVIER 
SOFTTECH 
LOIC LE MEUR 
LE WEB 
If You Can 
Make it Here 
You Can make it 
Anywhere 
& many other high profile French founders
5 TO GET STARTED RESOURCES
VCS 
THE 8TH ARRONDISSEMENT 
5 min walk from each others!
STARTUP BUILDERS
COWORKING SPACES
ENGINEERING SCHOOLS 
LOW FEES, HIGH SKILLS 
CS Schools 
Engineering Schools
MULTIDISCIPLINARY 
EDUCATION 
DESIGN ART BUSINESS
SERVICE PROVIDERS 
LAW FIRMS 
LAW FIRMS ACCOUNTANTS HEAD HUNTERS FUND RAISERS
ACTIVE ORGANISATIONS
JOURNALISTS 
ON THE GROUND
TECH MEETUPS 
RUBY PARIS 
Let’s get news methods & business 
opportunities. 
GROWTH HACKING 
Learn how to sell products & gain traction. 
TECH TALKS 
Inspired by NY Tech Meetup, useful for 
network and education. 
APERO ENTREPRENEUR 
Exchange tips, recommendations & 
contacts. Every 1st Thursday of the month. 
https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T024YS106-F034T5FJK/growth.png 
LE WAGON 
Every Wednesday GET THE SWAG ON ,demystify coding! 
Inviting the best UX/UI designers to talk 
about their vision and achievements. 
INTERNET OF THINGS 
All about usage, design, business 
& new tendencies. 
STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS 
Bridging the gap between tech & business 
students willing to build a startup. 
PARIS FOUNDERS EVENT 
Founders only networking night 
by Rude Baguette. 
PITCH DON’T KILL MY VIBE 
Come test your pitch on stage and get 
constructive feedback. 
START IN PARIS 
Monthly demo pitch contest for startups.
PLACES TO HANGOUT 
BREAKFAST EDGAR COFFEE DELAVILLE WORK ANTICAFE 
LUNCH TEMPS DES CERISES DRINKS CAFE NOIR COCKTAILS LOCKWOOD
YOU’RE WELCOME IN PARIS. 
THANK YOU 
ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE. 
CREATED BY:
RESOURCES 
HISTORY 
Aurelien Belanger, La Theorie de l’Information http://www.amazon.fr/La-th 
%C3%A9orie-linformation-Aur%C3%A9lien-Bellanger/dp/2070138097 
“6m households minitel”: 
By 1993, Minitel was used in 20 percent of households and 80 percent of 
businesses in France. http://www.openlearningworld.com/books/Information 
%20Technology/Chapter%208%20NETWORK%20&%20COMMUNICATIONS 
%20IN%20I%20T/A%20NATIONAL%20NETWORK%20INFRASTRUCTURE.html 
In 1995, there were 25,000 different services offered through Minitel. In 
1996, Minitel terminals were accessed for 87 million hoursof connection. The 
profit yielded by France Telecom was six billion French Francs, about $1.2 
billion. 
http://knowledge.e.southern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? 
article=1096&context=senior_research 
“1999 Minitel penetration > Internet”: 
http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users/united-states/ US internet 
penetration 43% in 2000 - France minitel penetration 40% 
300 startups in Silicon Sentier: 
Processus mimétiques et identité collective : gloire et déclin du « Silicon Sentier 
» http://www.cairn.info/zen.php?ID_ARTICLE=RFS_472_0293 
1 EUR : 1.23 USD as of 6th Dec 2014 
Iliad market cap: EUR 11.3 B as of 6th Dec 2014 = $13.9B 
Xavier Niel’s net worth: $8.2 B as of June 2014 
http://www.forbes.com/profile/xavier-niel/ 
INVESTMENT 
http://www.idinvest.com/en/Venture-Capital-in-France-and-Europe-publications_ 
8.pdf 
http://www.evca.eu/media/142790/2013-European-Private-Equity-Activity.pdf 
http://www.chaussonfinance.com/indicateur/indicateur.htm 
$1B invested per year: Chausson Finance indicateurs. 
EUR 416+ 490 = EUR 906M = $1.1B 
in 700 companies: Chausson Finance indicateur: 367+412 = 779 
30% software and ecommerce: 
Chausson Finance indicateur 17%+12% in H2 2013 and 25%+12% in H1 2013 
40-50% in Paris: Chausson Finance indicateur 40% in H1 13 and 43% in H2 13 
vs. UK: in 2013 GBP 841m invested in tech = $1.3B 
http://www.bvca.co.uk/Portals/0/library/documents/RIA%20Guides/IAR 
%20Autumn14-fin.pdf 
FUNDRAISING 
http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/10/08/partech-raises-a-7th-fund-of-e160-million-eyes- 
on-europe-early-stage/ 
Blablacar: https://www.pehub.com/2014/07/blablacar-secures-100-mln-series-c-led-by-index- 
ventures/ $100m 
Sarenza: http://www.e-commercefacts.com/news/2014/06/sarenza-conquers-europe/ 
index.xml EUR 74m = $91m 
Talend: http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/11/talend-raises-40m-to-more-aggressively-extend- 
into-big-data-market-sets-sights-on-ipo/ $40m 
Withings: file:///home/chronos/u-ef45abcbfeaae4199d318ef568d5ec40724c2673/ 
Downloads/Withings%20PR%20-%20Fundraising%20July%2017th%202013.pdf $30m 
Talentsoft: http://www.finsmes.com/2013/09/talentsoft-raises-e15m.html EUR 15m: 
$18m 
Novapost: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/15/peopledoc-nee-novapost-raises-17-5- 
million-to-digitalize-hr/ $17.5m 
Sigfox: http://www.crunchbase.com/funding-round/ 
c6a97abe01ab87da048c81a9f9af7ee5 EUR 15m: $18m 
Dashlane: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/19/dashlane-raises-record-22m-for-its-cloud-based- 
password-manager-after-clocking-2m-users/ $22m 
Synthesio: http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/social-analytics-platform-synthesio-secures- 
20m-series-b-from-idinvest-partners/ $20m 
Menlook: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/11/04/menlook-raised-e23-million-idinvest- 
conquer-male-fashion-online/ EUR 23m : $27.6 m 
Vestiaire Collective: http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/02/vestiaire-collective-raises-20- 
million-from-conde-nast-and-others-to-fuel-international-growth/ $20m 
Intersec: https://www.pehub.com/2014/11/intersec-attracts-20-mln-series-b/? 
utm_source=PE+Hub&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pehub 
%2Fnews%2Fvc+%28PE+HUB+News+%28VC+Deals%29%29 $20m 
Finexcap: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/18/finexkap-offering-working-capital-to-smbs-in- 
france-raises-22-5m/ $22.5m
EXITS 
Criteo valuation: https://www.google.com/finance?cid=281026445686504 
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/29/criteo-ipo-idUSL3N0IJ62D20131029 
$2.2B today, $1.7B at IPO - 29 Oct 2013 
Neolane: https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/ 
201306/062713AdobetoAcquireNeolane.html 
$600m - 27 June 2013 
LaFourchette: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/07/lafourchette-gobbled-up-by-tripadvisor/ 
$140m - 7 May 2014 
ALittleMarket: http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/23/etsy-buys-french-startup-a-little- 
market-in-its-largest-acquisition-so-far/ http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/ 
2014/06/23/etsy-acquires-french-market-in-biggest-deal-yet/ 
undisclosed but thought to be c. $90m - 23 June 2014 
MyLittleParis: http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/aufeminin-acquires-subscription- 
service-and-city-guide-my-little-paris-for-90-million/ 
$90m - 22 Nov 2013 
Jeuxvideo.com: http://www.himediagroup.com/en/blog/2014/06/05/webedia-acquires- 
jeuxvideo-com-for-90-euro-million/ 
EUR 90m = $109m - 6 May 2014 
Allocine: http://lentreprise.lexpress.fr/high-tech-innovation/rachat-d-allocine-pourquoi- 
fimalac-fait-une-bonne-affaire_1523020.html EUR67m = $81m - 18 Jul 
2013 
Webedia: http://www.clipperton.net/transactions/webedia/ 
EUR 70m = $85m - 12 Sept 2013 
eNovance: http://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-acquire-enovance- 
leader-openstack-integration-services 
EUR 70m = $85m - 18 Jun 2014 
Capptain: http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/05/28/announcing-the-acquisition- 
of-capptain/ 
undisclosed - 28 May 2014 
FUND CLOSING 
http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/10/08/partech-raises-a-7th-fund-of-e160- 
million-eyes-on-europe-early-stage/ 
Idinvest: http://www.idinvest.com/en/Idinvest-Partners-announces-the-initial- 
close-of-its-Idinvest-Digital-Fund-II-communiques_52.pdf EUR100m = 
$120m - 24 Oct 2013 
360: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/10/31/360-capital-new-fund/ 
EUR60m = $72.1m - 31 Oct 2012 
Iris: http://www.iriscapital.com/sites/default/files/Press%20Release_Iris 
%20Innovation%20Day.pdf EUR300m = $363m - 12 Mar 2012 
Alven: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/03/08/alven-capital-iv/ EUR 
120m = $145m - March 2013 
Isai: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/09/02/isai-closes-its-e50-million-expansion- 
fund-for-acquisitions-buy-outs-growth/ EUR 50m = $61m - 2 Sept 
2013 
Elaia: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/10/29/elaia-partners-alpha-fund-seed- 
stage/ EUR 45m = $54m - 29 Oct 2012 
Ventech: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/09/17/ventech-breathes-new-air- 
with-a-new-e75-million-fund/ EUR100m = $121m - 17 Sept 2012 
Serena: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/09/16/serena-capital-100- 
million-fund/ EUR100m = $121m - 16 Sept 2013 
Partech: http://www.unquote.com/unquote/official-record/2299266/partech-closes- 
venture-and-seed-funds EUR120 = $145m - 8 OCt 2013 
TOTAL = $1.2B
INFRASTRUCTURE 
60k engineers: http://www.vdi.de/uploads/media/ 
2010-04_IW_European_Engineering_Report_02.pdf 
EUR40-60k salaries: https://angel.co/jobs#find/f!%7B%22types%22%3A%5B 
%22full-time%22%5D%2C%22locations%22%3A%5B%22Paris%22%5D%2C 
%22roles%22%3A%5B%22Software%20Engineer%22%5D%7D 
Internet speed "Speed test results for 2013 showed an average of 8.39 Mbps 
download and 3.83 Mbps upload speeds" 
http://www.bandwidthplace.com/location/france/ 
Wifi hotspots: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/wifi-is-the-future- 
of-mobile-data-global-survey-shows-one-internet-hotspot-for-every-150- 
people-9835319.html 
500k uber: https://action.uber.org/uberPOP_France/ 
Air France destinations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_destinations 
Trains : https://www.capitainetrain.com/search/paris/luxembourg 
Bruxelles : 1:22, Luxembourg: 2:08, Londres: 2:26, Geneva: 3:05 
Amsterdam: 3:45, Frankfurt: 3:48, Zurich: 4:03 
INTERNATIONAL 
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy-1/economic-diplomacy/ 
facts-about-france/one-figure-one-fact/article/france-is-top-in-the- 
ranking-of 
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-16/france-a-tax-haven-yes-for-companies- 
from-microsoft-to-huawei.html 
Google market share: 91% http://www.atinternet.com/en/documents/ 
search-engine-barometer-july-2013/ 
Zalando: http://www.slideshare.net/strotmannjoerg/zalando-overview- 
2014 
Paris AirBb: http://blog.airbnb.com/airbnb-growth-europe/ 
Paris Uber: experience .. screenshots 
Xavier Niel Investments: 350 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Niel 
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-24/tech-billionaire-made-in-france- 
seeds-paris-entrepreneurs.html 
Nest: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/01/21/nests-european-investor-frances- 
super-angel-xavier-niel/ 
Square: http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2012/03/09/french-revolutionary- 
is-ex-con-xavier-niel-europes-steve-jobs/5/ 
MEDALS & NOBELS 
3 fields medals: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/facts-about-france/ 
one-figure-one-fact/article/13-the-number-of-french-fields 
2nd in number of patents filed: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy- 
1/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/facts-about-france/one-figure-one-fact/ 
article/france-ranks-2nd-in-europe-for-the 
Nobel Prizes 
9 physics 
8 chemistery 
12 medicine 
3 economie 
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/country-birth-map/ 
map.phpfromyear=1901&toyear=2014&cat=phy&region=country
ATTRIBUTIONS 
ICONS 
PICTURE 
Vintage Paris, Montmartre 
1970s Patrice Molinard 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
CC TheFamily 
Bag by Parmelyn 
from The Noun Project

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#ParisIsBack - THE PARIS TECH GUIDE

  • 1. The Paris Tech Guide #ParisIsBack
  • 2. THE FRENCHIE #TRADITION #ART-DE-VIVRE #CREATIVITY
  • 3. INDEX 1. Started from the Minitel now we’re here. 2. Paris tech scene today. 3. Invest time & money in France. Seriously? 4. Who: the 7 families you should know. 5. Resources to get started! 6. Annex.
  • 4. STARTED FROM THE MINITEL NOW WE’RE HERE 1
  • 5. 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE SCALE INNOVATION: STARTING WITH THE MINITEL 1993 $1B 6M households already connected in France, while Mozaic was just being launched in the USA. revenues per year at its peak, shared between France Telecom & 25,000 content providers. 10 years before the Internet, it created the 1st generation of wealthy & experienced tech entrepreneurs.
  • 6. 15+ YEARS OF INTERNET Silicon Sentier NOW Still the biggest concentration of Internet startups in France 1998 Birth of Silicon Sentier 300 Internet startups in a 4 sq km area - 1st area connected to high speed Internet in France - Cheap & spacious real estate - Central, great lifestyle for young creatives
  • 7. SYMBOL OF THIS JOURNEY ILIAD XAVIER NIEL $14B Valuation. From the minitel to a telco & Internet empire.
  • 8. 2 PARIS TECH SCENE TODAY
  • 9. Entrepreneurs sleep 35h a week ;) Young & innovative compagnies get significant tax rebates. *JEI & CIR Schemes Trial periods of 6 months allow you to test before hiring. THEY WORK 35H/WEEK? THEY PAY HIGH TAXES? THEY CAN’T HIRE & FIRE FAST? CLICHÉS
  • 10. A VIBRANT EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT 40-50% 30% Soft & Internet Concentrated in Paris $1.4M Average ticket invested $1B Invested per year in 700+ companies On-par with the UK where $1.3B was invested in 2013.
  • 11. THERE IS LOCAL MONEY AT THE EARLY STAGE $1.5B raised by 9 top early-stage funds in the past 3 years. $363M $157M $145M $121M $121M $72M $61M $54M $424M
  • 12. THE TOP 3 EUROPEAN FUNDS ARE ACTIVE ON THE GROUND FRED DESTIN PHILIPPE BOTTERI DOMINIQUE VIDAL MARTIN MIGNOT BERNARD LIAUTAUD NICOLAS DEBOCK SOFIA HMICH
  • 13. AND MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN ACTIVE TOO
  • 14. $70M $90M(est.) ACQ. BY RED HAT $1,7Bn VALUATION $600M $275M $140M $90M ACQ. BY ADOBE ND ACQ. BY ACQ. BY MICROSOFT ETSY ACQ. BY FILMALAC GROUP ACQ. BY TRIPADVISOR ACQ. BY AU FÉMININ OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS
  • 15. HIGH PROFILE COMPANIES GETTING FUNDED In the past 12 months
  • 16. MANY UNICORNS YOU ALREADY KNOW
  • 17. & A NEW WAVE IS COMING! SAAS FINTECH ADTECH
  • 18. DOUBLE RAINBOW! HARDWARE CONSUMER MOBILE MARKETPLACE BIG DATA
  • 19. INVEST TIME AND MONEY IN PARIS? 3 - SERIOUSLY?
  • 20. ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE ABUNDANT 60K ENGINEERS/YEAR & MOST OF THEM ARE IN PARIS TALENTED WORLD CLASS SCIENCE 13 FIELD MEDALS 9 PHYSICS NOBELS 8 CHEMISTRY NOBELS 12 MEDICINE NOBELS #2 PATENTS FILING I AFFORDABLE $50-80K for mid-level dev NOBEL PRIZE WINNER
  • 21. WORD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE 1ST CYCLE HIRE SCHEME You can rent bikes easily with Velib! TRAVEL ANYWHERE 168 destinations in 93 countries SUBWAY IS PERFECT Go anywhere within 40 min max RELIABLE HIGH SPEED INTERNET Free & fast WiFi available to everyone. INTENSE MINI-CAB ACTIVITY 5 min to find a car ;) 1H BRUSSELS 2H LONDON LUXEMBOURG 3H GENEVA 4H FRANKFURT AMSTERDAM ZURICH
  • 22. BUSINESS IS GOOD GOODGOOD Highest number of companies in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 ranking of any European country. 71 companies 86 companies 52 companies France is #1 European country in company creations, 550,000 in 2012.
  • 23. “A HONEY POT FOR TECH COMPANIES” Bloomberg
  • 24. FRANCE FOREIGN INNOVATION 90% market share on search 1st non German speaking market 2nd market after the US with 15,000 listings in Paris 1st launch, 1st Uber ‘Pool’ & ‘POP’ outside of the US. 500k+ users in Paris
  • 26. THE 7 FAMILIES YOU SHOULD KNOW 4 WHO
  • 27. THE KING XAVIER NIEL ONE-MAN-SILICON-VALLEY Software Is Eating the World Net Worth: $8B Free: 15M subscribers, $5 B revenue Kima ventures: most active investor in the world (350+ investments) Ecole42: Free school,1000 CS students/year Halle Freyssinet: incubator, 1000 startups
  • 28. THE BUSINESSMEN MARC SIMONCINI MEETIC, SENSEE, JAÏNA CAPITAL Moving Consumers JACQUES-ANTOINE GRANJON Online VENTE-PRIVEE
  • 29. THE MARKET MAKERS PIERRE KOSCIUSKO-MORIZET PRICEMINISTER, ISAI OLIVIER MATHIOT PRICEMINISTER JEAN-DAVID CHAMBOREDON ISAI Marketplaces Everywhere FREDERIC MAZZELLA BLABLACAR
  • 30. THE ALGORITHMERS JEAN-BAPTISTE RUDELLE CRITEO Granjon + Simoncini, The Businessmen PIERRE CHAPPAZ TEADS DOMINIQUE VIDAL INDEX VENTURES PASCAL GAUTHIER CRITEO Be Smarter Than Google
  • 31. THE DATA MASTERS Granjon + Simoncini, The Businessmen Granjon + Simoncini, The Businessmen NICOLAS STEEGMAN STUPEFLIX FLORIAN DOUETTEAU DATAÎKU JULIEN LEMOINE ALGOLIA The Bigger The Data, The Better
  • 32. THE HARDWARE MAKERS HENRI SEYDOUX PARROT, LOUBOUTIN Granjon + Simoncini, The Businessmen Granjon + Simoncini, The Businessmen ERIC CAREEL WITHINGS, SCULPTEO FREDERIC POTTER NETATMO When Software Meets Hardware
  • 33. THE EXPATRIATES FREDERIC MONTAGNON TEADS FABRICE GRINDA OLX JEFF CLAVIER SOFTTECH LOIC LE MEUR LE WEB If You Can Make it Here You Can make it Anywhere & many other high profile French founders
  • 34. 5 TO GET STARTED RESOURCES
  • 35. VCS THE 8TH ARRONDISSEMENT 5 min walk from each others!
  • 38. ENGINEERING SCHOOLS LOW FEES, HIGH SKILLS CS Schools Engineering Schools
  • 40. SERVICE PROVIDERS LAW FIRMS LAW FIRMS ACCOUNTANTS HEAD HUNTERS FUND RAISERS
  • 43. TECH MEETUPS RUBY PARIS Let’s get news methods & business opportunities. GROWTH HACKING Learn how to sell products & gain traction. TECH TALKS Inspired by NY Tech Meetup, useful for network and education. APERO ENTREPRENEUR Exchange tips, recommendations & contacts. Every 1st Thursday of the month. https://files.slack.com/files-pri/T024YS106-F034T5FJK/growth.png LE WAGON Every Wednesday GET THE SWAG ON ,demystify coding! Inviting the best UX/UI designers to talk about their vision and achievements. INTERNET OF THINGS All about usage, design, business & new tendencies. STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS Bridging the gap between tech & business students willing to build a startup. PARIS FOUNDERS EVENT Founders only networking night by Rude Baguette. PITCH DON’T KILL MY VIBE Come test your pitch on stage and get constructive feedback. START IN PARIS Monthly demo pitch contest for startups.
  • 44. PLACES TO HANGOUT BREAKFAST EDGAR COFFEE DELAVILLE WORK ANTICAFE LUNCH TEMPS DES CERISES DRINKS CAFE NOIR COCKTAILS LOCKWOOD
  • 45. YOU’RE WELCOME IN PARIS. THANK YOU ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE. CREATED BY:
  • 46. RESOURCES HISTORY Aurelien Belanger, La Theorie de l’Information http://www.amazon.fr/La-th %C3%A9orie-linformation-Aur%C3%A9lien-Bellanger/dp/2070138097 “6m households minitel”: By 1993, Minitel was used in 20 percent of households and 80 percent of businesses in France. http://www.openlearningworld.com/books/Information %20Technology/Chapter%208%20NETWORK%20&%20COMMUNICATIONS %20IN%20I%20T/A%20NATIONAL%20NETWORK%20INFRASTRUCTURE.html In 1995, there were 25,000 different services offered through Minitel. In 1996, Minitel terminals were accessed for 87 million hoursof connection. The profit yielded by France Telecom was six billion French Francs, about $1.2 billion. http://knowledge.e.southern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? article=1096&context=senior_research “1999 Minitel penetration > Internet”: http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users/united-states/ US internet penetration 43% in 2000 - France minitel penetration 40% 300 startups in Silicon Sentier: Processus mimétiques et identité collective : gloire et déclin du « Silicon Sentier » http://www.cairn.info/zen.php?ID_ARTICLE=RFS_472_0293 1 EUR : 1.23 USD as of 6th Dec 2014 Iliad market cap: EUR 11.3 B as of 6th Dec 2014 = $13.9B Xavier Niel’s net worth: $8.2 B as of June 2014 http://www.forbes.com/profile/xavier-niel/ INVESTMENT http://www.idinvest.com/en/Venture-Capital-in-France-and-Europe-publications_ 8.pdf http://www.evca.eu/media/142790/2013-European-Private-Equity-Activity.pdf http://www.chaussonfinance.com/indicateur/indicateur.htm $1B invested per year: Chausson Finance indicateurs. EUR 416+ 490 = EUR 906M = $1.1B in 700 companies: Chausson Finance indicateur: 367+412 = 779 30% software and ecommerce: Chausson Finance indicateur 17%+12% in H2 2013 and 25%+12% in H1 2013 40-50% in Paris: Chausson Finance indicateur 40% in H1 13 and 43% in H2 13 vs. UK: in 2013 GBP 841m invested in tech = $1.3B http://www.bvca.co.uk/Portals/0/library/documents/RIA%20Guides/IAR %20Autumn14-fin.pdf FUNDRAISING http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/10/08/partech-raises-a-7th-fund-of-e160-million-eyes- on-europe-early-stage/ Blablacar: https://www.pehub.com/2014/07/blablacar-secures-100-mln-series-c-led-by-index- ventures/ $100m Sarenza: http://www.e-commercefacts.com/news/2014/06/sarenza-conquers-europe/ index.xml EUR 74m = $91m Talend: http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/11/talend-raises-40m-to-more-aggressively-extend- into-big-data-market-sets-sights-on-ipo/ $40m Withings: file:///home/chronos/u-ef45abcbfeaae4199d318ef568d5ec40724c2673/ Downloads/Withings%20PR%20-%20Fundraising%20July%2017th%202013.pdf $30m Talentsoft: http://www.finsmes.com/2013/09/talentsoft-raises-e15m.html EUR 15m: $18m Novapost: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/15/peopledoc-nee-novapost-raises-17-5- million-to-digitalize-hr/ $17.5m Sigfox: http://www.crunchbase.com/funding-round/ c6a97abe01ab87da048c81a9f9af7ee5 EUR 15m: $18m Dashlane: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/19/dashlane-raises-record-22m-for-its-cloud-based- password-manager-after-clocking-2m-users/ $22m Synthesio: http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/social-analytics-platform-synthesio-secures- 20m-series-b-from-idinvest-partners/ $20m Menlook: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/11/04/menlook-raised-e23-million-idinvest- conquer-male-fashion-online/ EUR 23m : $27.6 m Vestiaire Collective: http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/02/vestiaire-collective-raises-20- million-from-conde-nast-and-others-to-fuel-international-growth/ $20m Intersec: https://www.pehub.com/2014/11/intersec-attracts-20-mln-series-b/? utm_source=PE+Hub&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pehub %2Fnews%2Fvc+%28PE+HUB+News+%28VC+Deals%29%29 $20m Finexcap: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/18/finexkap-offering-working-capital-to-smbs-in- france-raises-22-5m/ $22.5m
  • 47. EXITS Criteo valuation: https://www.google.com/finance?cid=281026445686504 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/29/criteo-ipo-idUSL3N0IJ62D20131029 $2.2B today, $1.7B at IPO - 29 Oct 2013 Neolane: https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/ 201306/062713AdobetoAcquireNeolane.html $600m - 27 June 2013 LaFourchette: http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/07/lafourchette-gobbled-up-by-tripadvisor/ $140m - 7 May 2014 ALittleMarket: http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/23/etsy-buys-french-startup-a-little- market-in-its-largest-acquisition-so-far/ http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/ 2014/06/23/etsy-acquires-french-market-in-biggest-deal-yet/ undisclosed but thought to be c. $90m - 23 June 2014 MyLittleParis: http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/22/aufeminin-acquires-subscription- service-and-city-guide-my-little-paris-for-90-million/ $90m - 22 Nov 2013 Jeuxvideo.com: http://www.himediagroup.com/en/blog/2014/06/05/webedia-acquires- jeuxvideo-com-for-90-euro-million/ EUR 90m = $109m - 6 May 2014 Allocine: http://lentreprise.lexpress.fr/high-tech-innovation/rachat-d-allocine-pourquoi- fimalac-fait-une-bonne-affaire_1523020.html EUR67m = $81m - 18 Jul 2013 Webedia: http://www.clipperton.net/transactions/webedia/ EUR 70m = $85m - 12 Sept 2013 eNovance: http://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-acquire-enovance- leader-openstack-integration-services EUR 70m = $85m - 18 Jun 2014 Capptain: http://azure.microsoft.com/blog/2014/05/28/announcing-the-acquisition- of-capptain/ undisclosed - 28 May 2014 FUND CLOSING http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/10/08/partech-raises-a-7th-fund-of-e160- million-eyes-on-europe-early-stage/ Idinvest: http://www.idinvest.com/en/Idinvest-Partners-announces-the-initial- close-of-its-Idinvest-Digital-Fund-II-communiques_52.pdf EUR100m = $120m - 24 Oct 2013 360: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/10/31/360-capital-new-fund/ EUR60m = $72.1m - 31 Oct 2012 Iris: http://www.iriscapital.com/sites/default/files/Press%20Release_Iris %20Innovation%20Day.pdf EUR300m = $363m - 12 Mar 2012 Alven: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/03/08/alven-capital-iv/ EUR 120m = $145m - March 2013 Isai: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/09/02/isai-closes-its-e50-million-expansion- fund-for-acquisitions-buy-outs-growth/ EUR 50m = $61m - 2 Sept 2013 Elaia: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/10/29/elaia-partners-alpha-fund-seed- stage/ EUR 45m = $54m - 29 Oct 2012 Ventech: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/09/17/ventech-breathes-new-air- with-a-new-e75-million-fund/ EUR100m = $121m - 17 Sept 2012 Serena: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2013/09/16/serena-capital-100- million-fund/ EUR100m = $121m - 16 Sept 2013 Partech: http://www.unquote.com/unquote/official-record/2299266/partech-closes- venture-and-seed-funds EUR120 = $145m - 8 OCt 2013 TOTAL = $1.2B
  • 48. INFRASTRUCTURE 60k engineers: http://www.vdi.de/uploads/media/ 2010-04_IW_European_Engineering_Report_02.pdf EUR40-60k salaries: https://angel.co/jobs#find/f!%7B%22types%22%3A%5B %22full-time%22%5D%2C%22locations%22%3A%5B%22Paris%22%5D%2C %22roles%22%3A%5B%22Software%20Engineer%22%5D%7D Internet speed "Speed test results for 2013 showed an average of 8.39 Mbps download and 3.83 Mbps upload speeds" http://www.bandwidthplace.com/location/france/ Wifi hotspots: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/wifi-is-the-future- of-mobile-data-global-survey-shows-one-internet-hotspot-for-every-150- people-9835319.html 500k uber: https://action.uber.org/uberPOP_France/ Air France destinations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_destinations Trains : https://www.capitainetrain.com/search/paris/luxembourg Bruxelles : 1:22, Luxembourg: 2:08, Londres: 2:26, Geneva: 3:05 Amsterdam: 3:45, Frankfurt: 3:48, Zurich: 4:03 INTERNATIONAL http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy-1/economic-diplomacy/ facts-about-france/one-figure-one-fact/article/france-is-top-in-the- ranking-of http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-16/france-a-tax-haven-yes-for-companies- from-microsoft-to-huawei.html Google market share: 91% http://www.atinternet.com/en/documents/ search-engine-barometer-july-2013/ Zalando: http://www.slideshare.net/strotmannjoerg/zalando-overview- 2014 Paris AirBb: http://blog.airbnb.com/airbnb-growth-europe/ Paris Uber: experience .. screenshots Xavier Niel Investments: 350 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Niel http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-24/tech-billionaire-made-in-france- seeds-paris-entrepreneurs.html Nest: http://www.rudebaguette.com/2014/01/21/nests-european-investor-frances- super-angel-xavier-niel/ Square: http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2012/03/09/french-revolutionary- is-ex-con-xavier-niel-europes-steve-jobs/5/ MEDALS & NOBELS 3 fields medals: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/coming-to-france/facts-about-france/ one-figure-one-fact/article/13-the-number-of-french-fields 2nd in number of patents filed: http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy- 1/economic-diplomacy-foreign-trade/facts-about-france/one-figure-one-fact/ article/france-ranks-2nd-in-europe-for-the Nobel Prizes 9 physics 8 chemistery 12 medicine 3 economie http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/country-birth-map/ map.phpfromyear=1901&toyear=2014&cat=phy&region=country
  • 49. ATTRIBUTIONS ICONS PICTURE Vintage Paris, Montmartre 1970s Patrice Molinard ILLUSTRATIONS CC TheFamily Bag by Parmelyn from The Noun Project