Pierrick Guetin

Plug and Play is a global innovation platform founded in Silicon Valley in 2006. We connect the people and organizations that drive technology forward, and turn those connections into real business outcomes. We run accelerator programs, facilitate corporate-startup pilots, invest in early-stage companies, and help governments and institutions build innovation ecosystems. Our network includes corporations, startups, investors, universities, and mentors across more than 20 industries and 60 locations worldwide. Since inception, weve accelerated thousands of startups and invested in over 2,500 companies. Our portfolio includes PayPal, Dropbox, LendingClub, Honey, and N26. Industries we work in: Advanced Manufacturing · Aerospace & Defense · Agtech · Animal Health · Brand & Retail · Crypto & Digital Assets · Deeptech · Energy · Enterprise & AI · Fintech · Food & Beverage · Health · Insurtech · Lifetech · Maritime · Media & Advertising · Medtech · Mobility & Physical AI · New Materials & Packaging · Real Estate & Construction · Semiconductors · Smart Cities · Sportstech · Supply Chain · Sustainability · Travel & Hospitality Where we operate: Americas: Silicon Valley · New York · Los Angeles · Washington D.C. · Detroit · Seattle · São Paulo · Alberta Europe: London · Munich · Stuttgart · Paris · Amsterdam · Barcelona · Madrid · Milan · Turin · Gothenburg · Vienna · Istanbul · Antwerp · Vilnius · Tirana · Yerevan · Tbilisi · Limassol · Tashkent Middle East & Africa: Riyadh · Abu Dhabi · Cairo Asia-Pacific: Tokyo · Osaka · Kyoto · Singapore · Seoul · Shanghai · Beijing · Shenzhen · Jakarta · Kuala Lumpur · Phnom Penh · GIFT City

Supernova Invest is a European multi-stage VC firm with currently €850m AUM. Our team provides unparalleled expertise and patient capital in the fields of Digital, Industrial Technologies, Healthcare and Cleantech to support high-growth, deeptech start-ups and scale them globally. We support disruptive tech companies such as Soitec, Alice & Bob, Gleamer, Sonivie, UnitySC, Unseenlabs, Loft Orbital, ANYbotics and Exein. The Supernova team exited +25 companies through top IPO and M&A deals. The team is composed of +20 experienced investors with a unique ability to understand both the underlying technologies and the most complex deeptech business models. Our team provides in-depth expertise and on-going support in key areas over the life of companies, involving a perfect comprehension of IP, international expansion, and industrial scaling strategies, while engaging with a whole ecosystem.

Entrepreneurship in the service of the climate emergency! We identify, fund, and launch 100 companies designed and structured from start to finish to combat greenhouse gases. Our mission: > identify high-impact innovations; > recruit experienced entrepreneurs to transform these innovations into companies with solid business models; > inject financial resources to maximize and accelerate deployment. All innovations are made available as open source. Every euro raised is used to combat climate change. Any individual or organization can join the effort starting at €1 on our website (in just a few minutes) and take concrete action, on a global scale, against climate change. Everything is detailed (and you can contact us) at team-planet.com

YEP is the largest student entrepreneurial association in Quebec. Its mission is to promote the initiatives of student entrepreneurs who decide to go into business at HEC and in Montreal. The organisation brings together 21 student volunteers who organise events attended by a large number of participants every year.