Business France has picked 20 French Tech startups from an initial list of 100 applications. Experts from Google Cloud, iloveretail.fr, LeadX Capital Partner, Groupe Beaumanoir, Bearing Point (and more) teamed up to form the jury.
Thierry Gadou, CEO & Chairman of SES-Imagotag who is supporting the pavilion said “We know this environment well as we have been exhibiting our solutions for almost a decade. More than ever, shops need to reinvent themselves and master digital solutions. France is a significant player in RetailTech and these companies can help brands achieve this critical digital transformation. Therefore, we are proud to support this delegation and also pleased to invite our three favorite startups to our corner”.
The delegation (full list below) splits into two different groups: 14 mature companies (3-day exhibition) and 6 early stage (1.5-day exhibition). Mirakl, one of the mature participant, has successfully generated growth thanks to its marketplace model for major names like Best Buy, Urban Outfitters and Office Depot – but it’s not the only one seducing American brands. ContentSquare and AB Tasty both improve optimization for clients such as GoPro, Rebeca Minkoff, Avon, Ralph Lauren, Goldman Sachs, Tiffany & Co, 1-800 flowers, Lime Crime, Vans, Timberland, Hugo Boss, Kipling, North Face, Ashley Homestore, Assurant, Deckers Brands, Gannett, SuperShuttle and more.
Early Stage
OMNICHANEL SERVICES & LOGISTIC
- Qopius [1]Autonomous Shelf Scanning solution to detect issues and optimize space using robots, cameras and phones. #ShelfComputerVision
IN-STORE EXPERIENCE
- SII Simp’Lifi [2] is a LiFi tag solution. The lighting network of a hardware store provides geo-tracking to the nearest centimeter to the customer through the camera of his smartphone. #LIFI
- Vivoka [3]1st turnkey technology of voice recognition with #AI that adapts to all types of business sectors (especially retail and e-commerce). #VoiceRecognition
- Neos [4]’s cashier less checkout allows consumers to scan and purchase products straight from their mobile. Available at La Grande Épicerie soon to be deployed at Sephora, Bio c’ Bon, Carrefour and so on. #Scan&Go
MARKETING & DIGITAL
- UntieNots [5]offers a loyalty personalization platform to retailers thanks to #AI. Their shoppers receive “gamified loyalty challenges” to earn personalized rewards on their favorite products. #TargetedLoyalty
E-COMMERCE PERSONALIZATION
- Hubstairs [6]3D modelling for retailers’ catalog in high quality, creates retailers’ inspirations, and helps the retailers’ customers to plan their future interior. #BeYourOwnDesigner
Mature stage
OMNICHANEL SERVICES & LOGISTIC
- Revers.io [7] simplifies after-sales experience, for both consumers and retailers thanks to an intelligent platform analyzing the customer’s return to a product and apply the right business rule. It also automates the reverse logistics work thanks to connections to all logistics stakeholders. #reverselogistics
- Proximis [8] is the only Digital Unified Commerce platform. It enables brands and store chains to offer their customers a seamless experience from end to end. E-commerce, Click & Collect, e-reservation, unique view of stocks and instore solution: all in one single platform. #UnifiedCommerce
- Cloudi-Fi [9] is a SAAS vendor helping his customers to connect their physical and natural customers with the digital world. We establish innovative bridges between online and offline marketing. It benefits to physical stores and value the customers journey with unmatched digital and personalized marketing campaigns. Cloudi-Fi services create a new way to vibrate with your community at an affordable cost. #PhygitalRetargeting
- Akeneo [10]enables retailers and corporations to deliver an enriched customer experience across all sales channels. Its open source enterprise PIM dramatically improves product data quality and accuracy while simplifying and accelerating product catalog management. #PIMFORALL
- One Stock [11] is an omnichannel enabler for retailers. It profitably connects any product, at any supply source, onto any endpoint. The customer focuses on brands to forget the concept of channels. #ShipFromStore
E-COMMERCE PERSONALIZATION
- Mirakl [12]powers platform business strategy by allowing you to quickly launch an online marketplace. The Mirakl Marketplace Platform automates seller onboarding, service quality control, and order distribution on a turn-key solution easy to integrate into any e-commerce platform. #BuildYourMarketplace
- Content Square [13] is an AI-powered digital insights platform that helps brands understand users, drive higher engagement and boost conversions. Easily measure the impact of yout actions and make fast and productive data- driven decision to optimize the customer journey. #Optimization
- Early Birds [14]develops an open, modern and scalable personalization technology for e-commerce companies to easily use their customer data and deliver real-time 1:1 personalized omnichannel experiences. #OpenModernScalable
- AB Tasty [15]helps many brands (Sephora, Ashley HomeStore, USA Today, McDonald’s, UNICEF and Pitney Bowes) turn website visitors into customers, subscribers or leads, according to each company’s main goals. Available on desktop and mobile, the software is an all-in-one, intuitive platform for conversion rate optimization. #WebsiteOptimization
MARKETING & DIGITAL
- Alcméon [16]is a unified SaaS platform which centralizes all your customers’ social messaging streams in one place. It gives you the tools to offer a premium service 24/7 [17] at scale with its powerful hybrid technology combining seamlessly AI, chatbots and human intervention. #BotHandover
- Armis.Tech [18] allows physical retailers and brands to display their offers online to grow in-store traffic. Geolocation, programmatic buying, and machine learning will amplify digital messages for retailers’ product offerings nearby the shops and therefore help retailers to compete efficiently with e-commerce players such as Amazon. #AIForShops
- Dolmen [19]is the local customer intelligence platform that allows point of sales to collect and value their customers’ data to build a lasting relationship with them. Dolmen One and Dolmen Connect can support CRM systems suppliers, sales / business developers, major retailers and so on. #Play&Buy
IN-STORE EXPERIENCE
- Kylii Kids [20] is the digital kid’s corners leader for retail with already 150 games available with different interactive experience. They provide plug and play turn key solutions. #DigitalKidsCorners
- SimpliField [21] helps brands’ team to achieve perfect execution & deliver consistent experience across all stores. #RetailExcellence