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Press release Paris, 23 rd April 2015 Allianz France selects 5 startups for its accelerator based in Nice, specialising in big data, internet of things and the connected stadium Following a call for applications and a selection process, the Allianz France accelerator has chosen 5 startups for its first promotion: Investwall, LucieLabs, My Coach Foot, SynchroNext and Vulog. After a call for applications launched on 19 th February and after selecting more than 50 considered startups, the jury, made up of representatives from Allianz France, Bpifrance and Idinvest Partners, selected 5 promising startups in the field of big data, internet of things, the connected stadium and FinTech. The 5 startups selected by the Allianz France accelerator Investwall: FinTech / social network dedicated to finance InvestWall, a collaborative platform dedicated to finance, seeks to collect and organise crowd investment intelligence by providing a different view of financial markets. InvestWall’s aim is to become a leading international player in the market of financial social media. LucieLabs: wearable / connected stadium / entertainment LucieLabs increases the user experience in stadiums, at concerts and in theatres with its smart connected LED bracelet. The crowd is an integral part of an event and interacts with the show (stage/equipment). The associated platform (Software as a Service) makes events more fun (monitors crowd movement, lighting effects linked to music), and introduces new services (payment, checks upon entry). My Coach Foot: sport / big data / wearable My Coach Foot is a multichannel application for football coaches, which has 3,600 paid subscribers and 185,000 registered players. My Coach Foot is the country’s market leader and is used all over France. Currently a huge success, the company is moving on to an international market. They are also expanding their technological offer to wearables and other sports. Synchronext: predictive big data

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   Press  release      Paris,  23rd  April  2015      

Allianz  France  selects  5    startups  for  its  accelerator  based  in  Nice,  specialising  in  big  data,  internet  of  things  and  the  connected  stadium  

Following  a  call  for  applications  and  a  selection  process,  the  Allianz  France  accelerator  has  chosen  5  startups  for  its  first  promotion:  Investwall,  LucieLabs,  My  Coach  Foot,  SynchroNext  and  Vulog.  

After  a  call  for  applications  launched  on  19th  February  and  after  selecting  more  than  50  considered  startups,  the  jury,  made  up  of  representatives  from  Allianz  France,  Bpifrance  and  Idinvest  Partners,  selected  5  promising  startups  in  the  field  of  big  data,  internet  of  things,  the  connected  stadium  and  FinTech.  

 The  5  startups  selected  by  the  Allianz  France  accelerator  

 Investwall:  FinTech  /  social  network  dedicated  to  finance    

 InvestWall,  a  collaborative  platform  dedicated  to  finance,  seeks  to  collect  and  organise  crowd  investment  intelligence  by  providing  a  different  view  of  financial  markets.  InvestWall’s  aim  is  to  become  a  leading  international  player  in  the  market  of  financial  social  media.    LucieLabs:  wearable  /  connected  stadium  /  entertainment  

 LucieLabs  increases  the  user  experience  in  stadiums,  at  concerts  and  in  theatres  with  its  smart  connected  LED  bracelet.  The  crowd  is  an  integral  part  of  an  event  and  interacts  with  the  show  (stage/equipment).  The  associated  platform  (Software  as  a  Service)  makes  events  more  fun  (monitors  crowd  movement,  lighting  effects  linked  to  music),  and  introduces  new  services  (payment,  checks  upon  entry).    My  Coach  Foot:  sport  /  big  data  /  wearable    My  Coach  Foot  is  a  multi-­‐channel  application  for  football  coaches,  which  has  3,600  paid  subscribers  and  185,000  registered  players.  My  Coach  Foot  is  the  country’s  market  leader  and  is  used  all  over  France.  Currently  a  huge  success,  the  company  is  moving  on  to  an  international  market.  They  are  also  expanding  their  technological  offer  to  wearables  and  other  sports.    Synchronext:  predictive  big  data    

 

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SynchroNext  is  specialised  in  the  development  of  algorithms  drawn  from  the  physics  of    of  information.  Its  aim  is  to  become  one  of  the  major  players  in  predictive  Web.  In  partnership  with  CNRS  and  INRIA,  the  startup  is  developing  SynchroBot,  a  conversational  agent  based  on  a  combination  of  semantic  web,  natural  language  processing  and  big  data  for  B2B  et  B2C  markets.  SynchroNext  has  also  developed  LifeWeather,  which  serves  as  a  large-­‐scale  laboratory  to  test  predictive  algorithms.    Vulog:  car-­‐sharing  technology  /  big  data  

 Vulog  is  a  patented  next-­‐generation  car-­‐sharing  technology  (free  floating)  used  in  particular  by  Auto-­‐Bleue  in  Nice  and  also  by  various  other  services  in  Europe  and  North  America.  As  the  market  is  now  mature,  the  startup  is  entering  a  period  of  strong  growth.    

 These  5  startups  will  enter  the  Allianz  acceleration  programme  in  May  for  a  period  of  5  months.  They  will  be  set-­‐up  in  the  heart  of  the  Allianz  Riviera  stadium  in  Nice.  They  will  benefit  from  renowned  funders  and  investors,  including  Bpifrance  and  Idinvest  Partners,  and  from  a  structured  framework  of  support  with  a  network  of  experts  and  mentors.  They  may  also  be  offered  a  strategic  partnership  with  Allianz  or  be  able  to  test  their  solution  overseas,  thanks  to  the  group’s  international  presence  in  over  70  countries.    “This  first    startup  batch    is  an  important  step  for  the  Allianz  accelerator  and  for  its  commitment  to  startups  in  order  to  develop  the  future  champions  of  big  data  and  internet  of  things.  We  are  proud  of  the  startups’  interest  in  our  unique  value  proposition.  The  cross  innovation  implemented  with  these  startups  will  allow  us  to  change  the  game  in  the  insurance  industry,  in  particular  by  anticipating  the  models  of  tomorrow”,  explained  Sylvain  Theveniaud,  director    of  the  Allianz  accelerator.    

Follow  news  about  the  Allianz  accelerator  by  clicking  here      Allianz  press  contacts  Anne-­‐Sandrine  Cimatti      01  44  86  67  45   anne-­‐[email protected]  Emilie  Netter        01  44  86  55  07   [email protected]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          About  Allianz    Allianz,   one   of   the   global   leaders   in   Insurance   provides   a   full   range   of   services,   which  cover   the   needs   of   private   clients,   professionals,   companies   and   communities,   in  insurance,   assistance  and   financial   services.  With   148,000  employees  around   the  world,  Allianz  is  present  in  over  70  countries,  and  helps  over  83  million  customers.      A  multiline   insurer   and   a   specialist   in   asset  management   and   social   protection,   Allianz  France  relies  on  its  wealth  of  expertise  and  the  energy  of  its  10  500  employees.  More  than  6000  commercial   intermediaries,  Agents,  advisors,  brokers  and  partners  provide  quality  advice  to  the  5  million  customers  that  trust  Allianz  France.    Find  Allianz  France’s  latest  news  on  www.allianz.fr    

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