Since the creation of the Forum 5i in 1998, 373 projects were presented to venture capitalists. 236 companies are still in activity, generating more than 4000 jobs.
At least 140 start-ups have raised funds since the creation of this event for an amount of more than 1.2 billion euros.
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The 2020 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 29th of September and brought together more than 400 participants with the following topic: “Innovation and carbon footprint: which synergies ?“.
The panel discussions were organised in two sessions.
The selected start-up at Venture 5i will present their project in 2 minutes!
2 pitchs sessions : from 9.00 am to 9.30 am & from 11.00 am to 11.30 am.
Animation : Philippe Rase, French Tech in the Alps
Speakers:
In 2020, the Technology Showcase presented 10 projects:
At Venture 5i, the Committee Selection, composed of 26 investors with 7 different nationalities, and led by Benjamin WAINSTAIN (Innovacom), selected 21 projects whose representatives pitched in front of nearly 50 investors
More than 60 individuals B2B were organized during the day.
The trophy ‘5i – Jean-Michel Lamure’ was given to the company IP3 Group (Saint Etienne, France).
Wise Integration (Meylan, France) et Daphne Technology (Saint Sulpice, Suisse) were also honored at the conference.
The « Coup de cœur du public » award was given by the participants of Forum 5i to Constructions Composites Bois (Le Cheylas, France).
The 2019 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 15th of May and brought together more than 500 participants.
The panel discussions were organised in two sessions.
Session 1 – from 9.30 am to 11.30 am
Introduced and led by Dominique Leglu, Editorial Director, Sciences et Avenir, La Recherche (Challenges group)
Keynote “AI and society” by Bertrand Braunschweig, Coordination Director of national research programme on AI, INRIA
“AI as a Rupture Technology”, with the participation of:
“Public Initiatives to Boost Innovation with AI”, with the participation of:
Session 2 – from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
Led by Philippe Rase, HPE
“Everything you ever wanted to know about Grenoble’s start-up”, with the participation of:
“Start-up Program”, with the participation of:
In 2019, the Technology Showcase presented 11 projects in AI:
At Venture 5i, the Committee Selection, composed of 24 investors with 7 different nationalities, and led by Alexandre Ouimet-Storrs (Solvay Ventures), selected 20 projects whose representatives pitched in front of nearly 50 investors
More than 50 individuals B2B were organized during the day.
The trophy ‘5i – Jean-Michel Lamure’ was given to the company Cogito Instruments (Geneve, Switzerland).
Tihive (Meylan, France) and Demeta (Rennes, France) were also honored at the conference.
The « Coup de cœur du public » award was given by the participants of Forum 5i to WhaTTfornow (Chavanod, France).
The 2018 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 31th of May and brought together nearly 400 participants.
The topic of the first panel discussion was ‘DeepTech: genesis and main issues’
The panel discussion, organized on the morning, brought together the following speakers:
Led by: Christine Vaca, Linksium
The topic of the second round table was ‘DeepTech: a win-win collaboration between start-up and major companies’.
The round table, organized on the afternoon, brought together the following speakers:
Led by: Pierre Benech, General Administrator, Grenoble INP
In 2018, the Technology Showcase presented 12 projects in DeepTech:
At Venture 5i, the Committee Selection, composed of 16 investors with 4 different nationalities, and led by Dieter Kraft (TRUMPF Venture GmbH), selected 19 projects whose representatives pitched in front of nearly 40 investors
More than 60 individuals B2B were organized during the day.
The trophy ‘5i – Jean-Michel Lamure’ was given to the company Embion Technologies (Ecublens, Switzerland).
EBikeLabs (Grenoble, France) and Eyeware (Martigny, Switzerland) were also honored at the conference.
The « Coup de cœur du public » award was given by the participants of Forum 5i to Evercleanhand (Venon, France).
The 2017 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 1st of June and put together nearly 500 participants.
The round table dealt with the topic “Smart Industry: which main issues?”.
The round table brought together:
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This year, for the first time, 7 workshops were organized to exchange around technical issues of Smart Industry:
12 innovations from Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne laboratories in the field of Smart Industry were presented in the technology showcase :
In the framework of the Venture 5i, a Committee Selection, composed of 25 investors from 8 different nationalities and led by Diego Braguglia (VI Partners), have selected 17 projects which have pitched behind nearly 40 investors:
More than 50 individual B2B have been organised during the day.
The trophy “5i-Jean-Michel Lamure” was given to SINNOVIAL. Were also awarded: BLUEMINT LABS, ARGOSIM and INSIGHT SIP. The trophy “Coup de cœur du public” was given by the participants of Forum 5i to DECRO.
The 2016 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 2nd of June and put together more than 400 participants.
The round table dealt with the topic “Enernet: a new paradigm to manage energetic transition?”.
An introduction movie have been realised to explain th main issues of Enernet.
The round table brought together:
Experts opinions:
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12 innovations from Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne laboratories in the field of Enernet and Smart Cities were presented in the technology showcase :
In the framework of the Venture 5i, a Committee Selection, composed of 21 investors from 4 different nationalities and led by Sebastien Touvron (Rhône-Alpes Creation), have selected 18 projects which have pitched behind nearly thirty investors:
More than 100 individual B2B have been organised during the day.
The trophy “5i-Jean-Michel Lamure” was given to BEEBRYTE. Were also awarded: NANOLIVE, BGENE GENETICS and PRISTEM. The trophy “Coup de cœur du public” was given by the participants of Forum 5i to MEAN IN FULL.
The 2015 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 28th of may and put together more than 570 participants.
The round table dealing with the topic “Internet of things: what impact on economy and society ?” was opened by:
Introduction by:
With the participation of :
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13 innovations from Rhone-Alpes research actors in the field of internet of things were presented in the technology showcase :
In the framework of the Venture 5i, a Selection Committee, composed of 17 investors from 6 nationalities, chaired by Gregoire Aladjidi, Safran Corporate Ventures have selected the 25 following companies:
80 individual meetings were organised during this day.
The trophy “5i-Jean-Michel Lamure” was given to HAP2U. Two accessits were awarded: GULPLUG and NOONEE AG.
During the Vision 5i, Safran Corporate Ventures, Aliad, Total Energy Ventures, Orange Digital Ventures, Demeter Partners and Avenisense discussed on : “Corporate Ventures: what investment strategies ?”
The 2014 edition of Forum 4i took place on the 22nd of may and put together more than 500 participants.
The round table dealing with the topic “Silver Economy : autonomy, a new field for innovation” was opened by:
Introduction by:
With the participation of :
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11 innovations from Rhone-Alpes laboratories in the field of Silver Economy were presented in the technology showcase :
In the framework of the Venture4i, a Selection Committee, composed of 21 investors from 7 nationalities, chaired by Jean-Marc Bally, Managing Director of Aster Capital evaluated 50 companies. 32 companies were selected to present themselves to nearly 40 investors:
160 individual meetings were asked during this day.
The trophy “4i-Jean-Michel Lamure” was given to ELECTRO POWER SYSTEMS. Two accessits were awarded: DEXTERITE SURGICAL and WATSIZE.
The Vision 4i allowed to 3 major corporative to present their innovative strategies: Solvay Group, Orange, ALIAD (Air Liquid).
The 16th edition of the Forum 4i took place on 23rd May 2012 with more than 450 participants.
The topic of the round table discussion was “Smart mobility, use and innovations”
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Introduction :
Speakers:
Technology showcase:
The Venture Capital Forum became the Venture4i.
A Selection Committee, composed of 40 members from 9 nationalities, chaired by Loïc Liétar, Managing Partner of ST New Ventures evaluated 75 pre-selected companies. 35 companies were selected to present themselves to 60 investors:
70 individual meetings were organized during this day.
The trophy “4i-Jean-Michel Lamure” was given to ABIONIC. Two accessits were awarded: BESPOON et QUALISTEO.
A new event was oragnized: Vision 4i: 5 major corporative innovative strategies: Bosch Group, 3M, Sony Corporation, SEB Group, Samsung.
The 15th edition of the Forum 4i took place on 3rd May 2012 with more than 450 participants.
The topic of the round table discussion was “EcoCity, innovation accelerator”
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Introduction :
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Technology showcase :
ENVIRONMENT FIELD
ENERGY FIELD
CITY FIELD
15 projects were presented to 19 investors at the Venture Capital Forum.
The 2012 investor’s trophy “4i – Jean-Michel Lamure” for the most innovative project was awarded to WAVELENS.
