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VC Strategies to Build Deep Tech Champions

Hosted by Incubateur HEC Paris
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How VCs choose and make deep tech champions grow? What does it take to build a deep tech champion, as a founder, or as an investor ?

What to expect:

👥 (Investors only) 3:15 - 5:40: large room discussion with real-life cases: What makes a promising deep tech startup?
Come witness an exclusive discussion between selected mentors, industrials and scientists gather to evaluate the business and scalability potential of actual deep tech ventures

(Plan in advance: we begin at 5:40pm sharp)


🚀(Investors and founders) 5:40 - 6:05pm: How to build a fundable VC tech champion?

How VCs evaluate and grow the vision, business model in order to choose the next champions.
With Julien Petit - founder of Mighty Nine, Ulysse Laroche - Investor at 1stkind (backed by Peugeot FO), Shana Hudes - VC at IRIS.

🧠6:05 - 6:30: Breakout Sessions

  • 🛰️Deep Dive into a Defense Tech Use Case: Endurill
    Ulysse Laroche - Investor at 1stkind (backed by Peugeot FO).

  • 🔭Mastering Deep Tech Deals Knowledge
    Julien Petit - founder of Mighty Nine

  • 👩‍🔬 From PhD to successful Entrepreneur: Insights and Tips
    Shana Hudes - VC at IRIS

💰6:00 - 6:20: How to retro-engineer exit strategies to be exit-ready from Day 1? - Cocktail
Étienne Krieger - Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurial Finance at HEC Paris


A word about the Creative Destruction Lab

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization offering a milestone-based program for early-stage, massively scalable science and technology companies.

CDL has pioneered a new approach to entrepreneurial research and innovation, fostering entrepreneurship through expert advice, funding opportunities, research analysis, and support for business development.

CDL-Paris, in partnership with HEC Paris, leverages its location in Europe’s entrepreneurial hub and a globally renowned center for business and research. Combining top-tier academia with industry expertise, empowering entrepreneurs to succeed.

Location
Arboretum
1 Pl des Papeteries, 92000 Nanterre, France