Chamira Lessigny – Department of Science, Culture and Education
Chamira Lessigny, Head of Science and Higher Education Section in the Department of Science, Culture and Education of the Embassy of France
Bridges were built at the Fintech Festival!
SWITCH and the Fintech Festival have been up to the promise. Very intense, packed with meetings, connections and events. As hard as it is to summarize it all, here's our attempt in pictures.
#StartupOfTheWeek – Powata
Entrepreneurs like to juggle many balls, they say. Well Powata is the 3rd venture of Jean-Christophe Bouglé and Sophie Normand so it certainly true for them! Let's hear their views on the challenge in the retail industry and the huge opportunity in front of them.
#StartupOfTheWeek – H3Dynamics
H3 Dynamics has something special. First because they've been lining-up awards recently, second because they're about to close their Series B funding of US$16M, and third because they have a masterplan that goes way beyond drones! A great conversation with Taras Wankewycz, Founder and CEO, talking about fuel cells, drones, China, Trump and Kanye West 😎!
#StartupOfTheWeek – DominoPOS
Retail is a huge market in Asia. But the diversity of Asian countries make it a challenge to properly address it. Let's hear the study of Bruno Zysman, who's been in the frontlines for the last 25 years. I bet you have a few things to learn!
#StartupOfTheWeek – Toku World
Toku World is a cloud B2B communication platform founded in 2018. After 5 quarters of nice growth, they’re raising funds for a Series A. After a final at Echelon 2019 and semi final at the French Founders Startup Tour, hopefully they’re on a good trajectory. Interview with Thomas Laboulle, CEO.
Startup Of The Week – Ascent
Mobility has been an incredibly hot topic for several years -Just think about the flurry of ride-hailing apps in most countries worldwide! But one mode of transportation largely remains untapped: helicopters. We sat down with Ascent, a startup who is changing this.
#StartupOfTheWeek – BeeBryte
BeeBryte is a French startup focused on a problem we all care about: energy consumption in buildings. They have developed a solution based on artificial intelligence to improve just that. Interview with Elodie Hecq, Managing Director Asia.
#StartupOfTheWeek – Muslim Pro by Bitsmedia
This week we sat down with Erwan Mace, Founder of Bitsmedia. You might not have heard of the company but they are the publisher of the first mobile application for Muslims, MuslimPro. Great discussion where we talk passion, entrepreneurship and, well, Islam.
#StartupOfTheWeek – XSpon
Today we spend time with Adrien Pierson, from XSpon. Great conversation about wine, golf, and well...entrepreneurship! Let's get started, shall we?