Are you planning to develop your start-up? The best way to give yourself the best chance of success is to take part in one of our start-up competitions!
These can often lead to funding or even acceleration programs in specialized incubators, in addition to a definite gain in visibility!
To help you find the best competitions in France, here's our selection dedicated to start-ups!
The originality of the My Global Startup competition lies in the fact that the incubation to be won by the selected company is located not in France, but in some of the world's biggest megalopolises, including Los Angeles and Shanghai, for a period of at least 3 months.
The competition, organized by BPI France, is aimed at start-ups wishing to go international, either now or in the future.
To achieve such an acceleration process, you'll need to make a big splash at the pitch box!
The Prix Pépite Tremplin competition rewards the best projects proposed by PÉPITE (Pôles Étudiants Pour l'Innovation, le Transfert et l'Entrepreneuriat).
This means that not everyone can apply for such a competition.
You must be aged between 18 and 28, be a student or graduate for less than 3 years, and have a business that was developed no earlier than July 1, 2018 for the 2019 edition.
Some 50 winners will be rewarded with prizes of up to €20,000.
The Petit Poucet competition begins with a call for projects, from which only thirty or so finalists will be selected.
They will then be judged by a panel of senior business leaders, who will award financial prizes of up to €3,000 or 3-month coaching packages to ten or so candidates .
Aimed at entrepreneurs under the age of 26, the 100 jours pour entreprendre competition consists of 3 distinct selection stages:
- First, candidates must submit a project using a video format. Selection is then made, over a set period of time, according to the number of votes received.
- In a second stage, the 30 projects with the most votes will then be submitted to a jury of entrepreneurs and experts, who will select around twenty.
- Finally, the remaining candidates will present their projects to the jury. The top 10 candidates will then be offered "the box", containing a financial prize or other interesting gifts and benefits for start-ups.
Finally, the Blend Start-up Contest is organized during the Blend Web Mix and begins with the selection of the 12 best start-ups among those entered.
They will then have to prove themselves the most convincing during the pitch test to try and win tailor-made support or meetings with partner investment funds.
These start-up competitions offer prizes (money, support, incubation, etc.) that can make a real difference to the development of your project!
What's more, they give your start-up free visibility!
So try your luck!
Written by our expert Quentin Moyon
November 21, 2018
