FABA STARTUP COMPETITION 2025
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Vote for the best startup and send the winner to the FABA 2025!
Companies competing in the "Startup of the Year" category at the French American Business Awards 2024 (FABA) will present their project to the public and to a jury of experts during a special showcase & pitching contest on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 at SAP's San Francisco offices.
Two companies will be selected during this event:
- one startup for the "People’s Choice Prize", selected by the audience,
- one startup for the "Jury’s Prize’", determined by a panel of experts
Laureates will be revealed during the FABA ceremony, on May 30th.
TIMELINE
5:00-6:30pm: Startup exhibition
6:30-7:30pm: Pitching contest
7:30-8:30pm: Vote, networking & cocktail including complimentary drinks and small bites!
Vote for the best startup and send the winner to the FABA 2025!
Companies competing in the "Startup of the Year" category at the French American Business Awards 2024 (FABA) will present their project to the public and to a jury of experts during a special showcase & pitching contest on Thursday, May 9th, 2024 at SAP's San Francisco offices.
Two companies will be selected during this event:
- one startup for the "People’s Choice Prize", selected by the audience,
- one startup for the "Jury’s Prize’", determined by a panel of experts
Laureates will be revealed during the FABA ceremony, on May 30th.
TIMELINE
5:00-6:30pm: Startup exhibition
6:30-7:30pm: Pitching contest
7:30-8:30pm: Vote, networking & cocktail including complimentary drinks and small bites!
DISCOVER THE COMPETING STARTUPS
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Big Sur AI is a commerce-focused AI platform offering specialized AI agents for various functions including sales, marketing, and analytics. Our current suite of agents - AI Sales Agent, AI Content Marketer, and AI Data Scientist - helps increase sales, reduce costs, and increase organizational productivity for businesses. Our customers have found great success leading to 15% increase in their overall sales.
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CiviBOT is an AI assistant that helps engineers instantly find accurate answers within complex standards and regulations. It cites sources, opens the exact PDF page from official codes, and eliminates hours of manual searching. Built by engineers for engineers, CiviBOT boosts efficiency, ensures compliance, and transforms how technical information is accessed and applied in projects.
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DBOS helps developers build reliable software effortlessly with DBOS Transact, a lightweight open-source durable execution library, and DBOS Conductor, a commercial product for operating DBOS Transact in production. DBOS integrates into applications with <20 lines of code, replacing thousands of lines of custom recovery logic and multiple pieces of infrastructure. AI requirements for resilience creates a $200B+ opportunity DBOS is ready to capture!
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Envire.ai is a sustainability data platform that helps live event venues simplify their reporting to event organizers and cut costs by streamlining environmental data management. Live events, such as conferences and concerts, drive 10% of global emissions. With Envire, venues teams are freed from tedious manual data tasks to focus on providing world-class sustainability services to their customers. Learn more at envire.ai
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Fluents.ai is a voice AI platform that automates lead engagement, qualification, and follow-ups through real-time phone or web conversations. Our AI agents instantly call, talk, and act like humans, booking appointments in multiple languages, sending emails, and updating your CRM, so you never miss a sales opportunity. Fully automated, always on, revenue optimized
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GiveMe5.ai is an AI-powered platform for small service businesses that automates customer interactions—collecting reviews, qualifying leads, managing reputation, and responding 24/7. Our AI agents boost sales, streamline operations, and improve customer experience without additional staff. Built for scalability, it's already helping 600 businesses grow faster and smarter.
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Sensio Air is the world’s most advanced indoor air quality monitoring system. Powered by proprietary biosignature detection and AI-driven analysis, it identifies allergens, pollutants, and airborne threats in real-time. Sensio empowers healthier living in homes, workplaces, and public environments—combining science, design, and data for cleaner indoor air and better health.
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Swappin is the go-to app for finding trusted, affordable sublets from real people—not landlords. Skip the chaos of Craigslist, overpriced hotels, and Airbnbs with secondary homes. Built for Gen Z and Millennials who travel, study, or work remotely. Verified users, lived-in homes, secure stays. Subletting, finally made simple.
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WHAT IS THERE TO WIN FOR THE STARTUPS?
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- A FACC California SF-LA’ Entrepreneur Membership valid for one year, providing valuable networking opportunities and business support. |
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- 2 passes for the next edition of Viva Technology in Paris from June 11 to June 14, 2025. The Startup Pass gives access to the four days of the event. With this pass, dedicated to startups, you get access to the 2 exhibition Halls of VivaTech, as well as the 4 Conference Stages.
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- A customized 3-hour GTM workshop from Real Growth Collective to accelerate your US market impact. This interactive session, available virtually or in person, will help to refine your US GTM positioning while giving your teams valuable insights to grow brand awareness and proven campaigns tactics for US growth.
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THANK YOU TO SAP FOR HOSTING THE EVENT
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
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THANK YOU TO OUR FABA STARTUP COMPETITION PARTNERS
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THANK YOU TO OUR STARTUP COMPETITION FOOD PARTNERS
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THANK YOU TO OUR STARTUP COMPETITION WINE PARTNER
