Xavier Niel has put the small dishes in the large. On Tuesday, the billionaire and leader of the operator Free has received neither more nor less than Sheryl Sandberg, the number two of Facebook, at the site of Station F, the next largest incubator of startups in the world. Considered as one of the most powerful women in the world, a business woman has made the trip to present his program for the young shoots of the digital world. It will be hosted within the incubator at the beginning of the month of April, when the building will be operational. In addition to Sheryl Sandberg, and Xavier Niel, Anne Hidalgo, mayor of Paris, was present. Like Delphine Arnault, the wife of the boss Free – and daughter of Bernard Arnault, founde r of LVMH, as well as Roxanne Varza, the director of Station F.
in the Face of this who’s who of high tech – and even ” masters of the world “, ” jokes a journalist, legions of rubricards, photographers and cameramen have responded to this. But the event went off at full speed. In a quarter of an hour, the stars of the day were exchanged congratulations and praise. Before heading out, without dragging, pressed by other obligations.
A standard-bearer of choice
On the bottom, Facebook is a great outlet for Station F. If the social network is regularly criticized for not paying enough taxes, or for its use often-maligned of personal data, the group of Mark Zuckerberg, is no less a locomotive world of the digital. Its installation at Station ” F ” shows the attractiveness of this huge campus to € 250 million – fully funded by Xavier Niel on his own money, and intended to house about 1,000 startups. In addition, the ogre united states is a standard-bearer of choice to boast the “international dimension” that wishes to acquire the incubator.
On-the-spot, Facebook will host between 10 and 15 startups, who will share 80 workstations, says Rachel Vanier, one of the executives of Station F. these will work in a variety of domains, such as e-health, car sharing, or the management of personal information. To carry out their projects, all of which will be supported by experts and engineers of Facebook. In addition to the benefits of the places, which will bring together all the actors (investment funds, representatives of major groups and other administrative services) necessary for their development. Several startups have already been selected by the social network. Among them, there are Mapstr, an app that allows you to record some of her favorite places and share them on a world map. Or Chekk, a specialist in the management of the digital identity (identity documents, means of payment, passwords, etc…).
Xavier Niel strengthens their interpersonal skills
as Was the case of Facebook, other groups are going to launch programs intended for startupers to Station F. HEC and Sales-Private preparing, in particular, their own support structures. Side investment funds, Ventech, Daphne, and Kima Ventures, which belongs to Xavier Niel, already have offices reserved. With these strengths, Station ” F ” hopes to convince the best startups in the world to settle within its walls. A success including Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, has not the air of doubt. During the presentation of the program of Facebook, it is inflamed. In his eyes, Paris would have become ” the world capital of innovation “ ! Before multiplying the thanks to Xavier Niel, seeing in Station F ” an essential investment for the attractiveness of “ of the city.
This output shows the aura of growing pattern Free, which takes advantage of the label of ” the godfather of startups “ in the high economic and political spheres. With Station F, it strengthens their interpersonal skills, which will always be helpful to conduct its business in the telecom sector. Even if after Roxanne Varza, Xavier Niel ” has no objective of profitability, “ with Station F. A in believe the director of the incubator, he just wants to ” help the ecosystem of startups “, he ” love “. Anyway, this Tuesday, Xavier Niel is indented. Rubbing almost, he briefly presented his invited guests to let them enjoy the cameras. Before leaving, such as a shadow, leaving the microphones of journalists.
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