Partner PresentationDecember 2014

Why 42?

42 is the “Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything”

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

assumptions in 4 months

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

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

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

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

Through IONIS Education Group (owner of EPITA) and our network of education partners, we are the accelerator with the best

connections to students

IONIS Institute of Business IONIS Institute of Technology

Partner Business Schools Partner Engineering and Design Schools

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

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

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

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

Services offered to our startups

Coworking space150m2 of coworking space within the EPITA campus, during the 4 months of

acceleration + 2 extra months

Technical ExpertiseBeing located within the EPITA campus gives an amazing opportunity to get in

touch with engineering students, teachers, researchers and alumni

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

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 MentorshipMore than 60 mentors, most them seasoned entrepreneurs, will come during the

acceleration phase to share their experience, expertise and challenge the startups

Cédric Hutchings Withings

Fabrice Bonan Talend

Networking OpportunitiesStartUp42 provides as many gateways to experts, investors, media and corporations, as our startups have problems in their very early months

PerksStrong partnership with global technology leaders and access to thousands of

deals through the Global Accelerator Network

Media CoverageWe leverage EPITA and the IONIS group PR team to give you the best press

coverage in French media