5 deeptech start-ups awarded the PSL Tech Seed certification
5 deeptech start-ups receive the certification of the PSL Tech Seed consortium, led by Université PSL and the Institut Pasteur. AGS Therapeutics, APNEAL, LEANEAR, ShareID, STEM are granted the co-financing provided by the French Tech Seed fund.
The PSL Tech Seed program allows technology start-ups from PSL University and the Institut Pasteur, backed by one or more private investors (business angels, venture capitals, industrial partners, etc.), to the co-financing provided by Bpifrance, via the French Tech Seed fund. This program is available to all start-ups from both institutions, regardless of their disciplines and fields of application. The start-ups are granted co-financing from BpiFrance: from €50K to €250K, as convertible bonds.
The 5 certified start-ups for 2021 S1
- MITRAL, issue du laboratoire Cognitions Humaine et Artificielle (EA 4004-Chart / EPHE - PSL, Université Paris 8, Université Paris-Est Créteil). Jointly founded by Séverin Benizri (CEO) and Guillaume Cathelain (CTO)
- Leanear, stemming from the CASCADE team of département d’informatique de l’ENS – PSL (CNRS, INRIA). Jointly founded by Cécile Delerablée (CEO)
- AGS therapeutics, issue de l’Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure - PSL (IBENS). Jointly founded by Manuel A. Vega (CEO)
- STEM, issue du Centre Efficacité Energétique des Systèmes (Mines Paris – PSL, ARMINES). Jointly founded by Arnaud MONTEBOURG (CEO), Assaad ZOUGHAIB (Board Member – Conseil scientifique), Rasha MUSTAPHA (CTO)
- ShareID, start-up incubée à l’incubateur de Dauphine – PSL. Jointly founded by Sara Sebti (CEO), Sawsen Rezig (CTO)
What are the requirements to be included in the Fonds PSL Tech Seed
Start-ups must:
- be created less than 3 years ago ;
- carry a technology-intensive innovation;
- have raised at least €25K in the last 3 months (or are in the process of doing so) from well-informed investors;
- supported by business providers who have been certified or are winners (as of 2018) of the I-Lab competition or the PIA's national innovation competition.