20 septembre 2023

Talent Awards

Every scaling story starts with an amazing team. The Talent Awards put in the spotlight teams that bring value to our society through impactful actions in France and beyond borders.

What’s the Talent Awards ?

The Talent Awards is a unique ceremony where France Digitale rewards teams behind the best scaling stories in France and beyond borders every year. An event where we put in the spotlight teams bringing value to our society through impactful actions. Does Dashlane, Exotec, Kaiko, Platform.sh, Ynsect ring a bell? They were 2022 winners!

Being a Talent Award winner means getting:

1. Recognition and visibility for your team’s hard work

2. Coverage for your beautiful story and a massive employer branding highlight

 

The 2023 Talents Awards categories

The 2023 Winners !

Preligens, Excellence
MWM, Bleu Blanc Rouge
Respire, Top of mind
GitGuardian, Global
SiPearl, Industry
ManoMano, Sustainability
Brigad, Resilience
Aircall, Empowerment
Serena, Operating
Fifteen, The Public Choice Award

Who can apply to the Talent Awards ?

Good to know: it’s free to apply to the Talent Awards. You don’t need a France Digitale membership.

To apply to the Talent Awards, you need to meet the following criteria:

  • You need to be a European scale-up,
  • You were founded in the past 15 years,
  • You are independent (no exit),
  • There is more than 50 people in your company (permanent positions),
  • You have an ARR > 5M€ and >25 B2B users (or 50k B2C users),
  • If you have won any category in the past 3 years, you can’t apply.

We had to put some criteria to mesure the maturity of the scaling stories. However, if your story is too good to be put aside and your numbers don’t exactly match these, your application will still be considered.

Want to 4 secrets to win over jury ?

  • « No bullshit » policy: we’re looking for concrete actions more than beautiful marketing.
  • We’ll reward actions which bring real value or have a direct impact on the planet, users or society.
  • Great employee experience and job creation are an important aspect of our winners’s story.
  • Companies coming from all Europe and not only the Parisian area are welcome to apply.

In the end, it’s all about beautiful stories and we can’t wait to read only yours!

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