The French Tech Tour ‘10 is the fourth edition of the tech competition organized to bring 15 French startups to Silicon Valley. CEOs of the chosen companies will be flown to the US for exclusive meetings with the Valley’s potential partners, startups, and VCs. Our corporate partners this year are: ADOBE, APPLE, AT&T, CISCO, eBAY, FUJITSU USA, GOOGLE, INTEL CAPITAL, MICROSOFT, NOKIA USA, QUALCOMM, SONY USA, SPRINT, SYMANTEC, and VERIZON.
This edition of the French Tech Tour, organized by Ubifrance, the French Agency for Economic Development, San Francisco chapter and the Economic mission, will be held June 4 to 11 in the Silicon Valley. The French Tech Tour keeps attracting more and more American partners every year.

Applications are available via the following link: FrenchTechTour ‘10.  There  you will find further information, application forms, Executive Summary and Meeting Request examples. Applications must be submitted by Monday March 1st.

Like last year, only the 15 best companies, as determined by our American partners, will be given the opportunity of making this trip to the Silicon Valley.

Please address all questions to:
Eric.clin[at]capdigital.com
gaetan.gachet[at]ubifrance.fr

Some quick figures from last year’s third edition of the French Tour:
 
- 12 American partners
- 28 Companies applied
- 15 were selected
- 30 Hours of coaching
- A week in the Silicon Valley
- 80 Meetings organized over three days
- 3 Networking events in the Valley
 
Despite the hardship of the 2009 financial crisis, the 2009 edition was a real success. The three winners included: A-Volute (1er), Codasystem (2ème) and 3D-TV Solution (3ème), chosen by the Silicon Valley expert committee.