Next Tech Asia

Scale French Startups to Asia

Blockchain

Agritech / Foodtech

DeepTech

CyberSecurity

About

About

NextTech Asia is a unique nonprofit program promoting several Tech4Good verticals and supported by all La French Tech communities in Asia Pacific.

The objective is to facilitate French startups’ penetration into  Asian markets by bringing together the local Tech4Good ecosystems through a series of events.

La French Tech is THE startup ecosystem in France. It’s also a unique movement bringing together startups, investors, policymakers and community builders. Its philosophy: build on member initiatives of the French Tech themselves, highlight what already exists, and create a snowball effect.

We accelerate the move of French startups to Asia:
01

RAISE awareness on the huge potential of Asian markets and how to overcome challenges.

02

PROMOTE French Entrepreneurs, Startups, Talents and Products to the Asian ecosystem.

03

CONNECT Asian ecosystems together – Startups, Investors, Corporates, Decision-Makers Institutions and Community Builders.

Topics

Topics

Here is the list of our unique hybrid events and competitions (both online and offline) throughout 2022. These events involve France and several countries in Asia.

Blockchain

Blockchain, a technology of opportunity

Blockchain, decentralized ledger, has been adopted by various industries with applications ranging from cryptocurrency exchange platforms to publishing of decentralized infrastructures, supply chain, contracts traceability software, smart cities and more. 

The global blockchain market is projected to grow from 7.18 billion in 2022 to 163.83 billion by 2029 with a CAGR of 56% during 2022-2029 (Fortune Business Insights).
In Asia-Pacific crypto and blockchain investments in  2021 hit US$3.1 billion up from US$386.3 million in 2020.

Those projections highlight the enormous opportunities to bring efficiency, liquidy, and traceability to diverse types of issues the world is facing.

Agritech / Foodtech

The future of Farm to food

The world continues to bear the brunt of global climate change and its myriad
effects.

Government and industry leaders have made sustainable practices and green solutions a key priority, generating US$1 trillion economic opportunities annually in the Southeast Asian region by 2030.

If you are a startup aiming at reducing carbon footprint in agrifood or developing new nutritional solutions and willing to capture business opportunities in Asia & contribute solving these issues this category is for you.

Deeptech

Deeptech

DeepTech startups’ are known to be disruptive in solving complex and important issues. According to BCG, 97% of DeepTech ventures contribute to at least one of the UN’s sustainable development goals. 

The NextUp:Singapore 2022 startup competition is a unique DeepTech program with prizes  or French startups to launch in Asian markets using Singapore as a springboard, while driving for more gender, social and ethnic diversity in Tech4Good innovations.

If you are a startup with a brilliant innovation that tackles the main Deeptech challenges, and if you are willing to capture business opportunities in Asia, read on.

CyberSecurity

CyberSecurity

The digital revolution has accelerated rapidly in the last year, across industries, consumer segments, and global cities. In Southeast Asia, 40 million people adopted digital technologies for the first time in 2020, and the internet economy in the region is expected to reach over US$300 billion by 2025.

Furthermore, most businesses, whether they’re large or small, have an online presence nowadays. This movement increased the demand for security in the field (blockchain, protection of datas, etc.)

The topic is at the heart of entrepreneurs’ preoccupations whether they developed cyberTech solutions and are trying to enter the APAC market, or just need to raise their awareness about the stakes and how to protect their business.

We aim at addressing both of these issues by creating a dynamic APAC collaboration.

The Team

The Team

Lucile Nurit

Export Development Officer @ Bpifrance

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Florian Viton

VP Head of Innovation Acceleration @ CJ Cheiljedang

FT Korea
LinkedIn

Jacques Lepron

Co-Founder @Delidoor

FT Australia
LinkedIn

Jamie Soon

Technology curation & IP Mgt

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Sophie Guo

Global Sustainability Program Director

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Lyly Lepinay

Head of Content @Allianz Trade

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Haben Biteweligne

Digital Product Owner@Allianz Trade

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Pauline Ordines

Founder - Director at IMENEO Pte. Ltd.

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Sylvain Hirsch

Incident Response @ Mandiant | D&I Advocate

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Samuel Sida

Head of SaaS Product @ Wiise

FT Australia
LinkedIn

Amel Rigneau

Founder @ DigitalMind Media

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Ugo Bataillard

Founder & CEO @GourmetPro

FT Japan
LinkedIn

Prune Bokobza

Expert technique international - hydrogène et énergies renouvelables

FT Japan / FT Australia
LinkedIn

Bettina Hudry Gerez

Head of APAC @ Alcimed

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Diane Cherrier

Head of Marketing and Sales @Early Match

FT Australia
LinkedIn

Isabelle Morin

Innovation Manager @Rainmaking

FT Korea
LinkedIn

Arnaud Brolly

Founder & CEO @ Arkadia Global

FT Singapore
LinkedIn

Xavier Roso

Product development @ the coding machine

FT Hk / Shenzhen
LinkedIn

Sabrina Tachdjian

Head of Fintech and payments @ The hbar foundation

FT Japan
LinkedIn

Jesua Epequin

Data Scientist @EDF

FT Beijing
LinkedIn

Alex Goncalves

NextTech Asia - Design & Web development

FT Beijing
LinkedIn

Partners

Partners

French Tech helps the acceleration by leveraging other local partners: to get mentoring, to find partners, to exchange with experts, to network…

Some of them have already demonstrated their support:

A network of experienced local partners is key to a successful move

Upcoming

Contact us to be informed about our upcoming events