Previously named “Forum 5i”, the iForum integrated in 2023 the tech&fest, a new event dedicated to innovation and technology. Since the creation of the iForum in 1998, 410 projects have been presented to venture capitalists. These compagnies have generated more than 4700 jobs.
At least 150 start-ups have raised funds since the creation of this event for an amount of more than 1.5 billion euros.
For further information on the previous editions:
The 2024 edition of iForum took place on February 1 and 2, 2024 as part of tech&fest.
For this 26th edition, the iForum was transformed to showcase the Grenoble Alpes Territory and its strong innovative ecosystem on a 500m² pavilion, bringing together :
A program punctuated by 15 conferences and 40 pitches:
1st February:
2nd February:
60 local start-up support structures were represented on the iForum pavilion.
Involved in the emergence, acceleration, financing, launch, hosting and consulting of start-ups in the region, they are also listed in the guide de l’entrepreneur.e alpin.e innovant.e (Guide for innovative Alpine entrepreneurs).
The 10 Grenoble Alpes Laboratories projects :
ALTUS
Tomography of the lungs by means of ultrasounds.
Laboratories: GIPSA Lab (CNRS, UGA, Grenoble INP – UGA, INRIA)
Promoting Institution : Grenoble INP – UGA
Accompanying structures: Institut Carnot LSI et Linksium
BIOPI
Artifical pancreas for the treatment of type 1 diabete.
Laboratories: TIMC (CNRS, UGA, Grenoble INP – UGA, VETAGROSUP), CHUGA
Promoting Institution: UGA
Accompanying structures: Linksium
CONFTHER
Multifonctional heat exchangers for lower-carbon refrigerated truck
Laboratories: LOCIE (CNRS, USMB)
Promoting Institution: USMB
Accompanying structures: Linksium
DIVE
See better to understand better : data integration in Virtual Environment.
Laboratories: TIMC (CNRS, UGA, Grenoble INP-UGA, VETAGROSUP)
Promoting Institution: UGA
Accompanying structures: Linksium, BPI France 2030 (Lauréat I-PhD)
FLUONIR
Illuminate tumors to improve fluorescence assisted cancer surgery
Laboratories: IAB (CNRS, INSERM, UGA) & ICMUB (CNRS, UB)
Promoting Institution: UGA
Accompanying structures: Linksium
MIC MAP
Modeling and styling geodata in real time to product readable 3D visuals of a territory.
Laboratories: LJK (CNRS, UGA, Grenoble INP – UGA, INRIA)
Promoting Institution: INRIA
Accompanying structures: Inria Startup Studio
NANOTIP
Disrupt the nanoscal thermal detection
Laboratories: Institut Néel (CNRS)
Promoting Institution: CNRS
Accompanying structures: Linksium
PICTALK
Digital projects and artificial intelligence serving mental handicap
Laboratories: Inria
Promoting Institution: INRIA
Accompanying structures: Inria Startup Studio
PHONIX HEALTH
Medical devise to diagnost and fight agaisnt digital sedentariness.
Laboratories: AGEIS (UGA)
Promoting Institution: UGA
Accompanying structures: Linksium, BPI France 2030 (Lauréat I-PhD), Rectorat de Grenoble
SMARTPATCH HEALTH
Smart Patch to monitor glucose, fatigue and stress levels in sweat.
Laboratories: TIMC (CNRS, UGA, Grenoble INP – UGA, VETAGROSUP), Inserm, LTM (CNRS), CHUGA
Promoting Institutions: CNRS, UGA, Institut Carnot LSI
Accompanying structures: FLORALIS, CNRS
The 22 iVenture start-ups, selected by a committee of 41 national and international investors, chaired by Alexia Perouse, iBioNext :
18 other local start-ups were showcased in the French Tech Alpes village: Carbonable, Sysalp, Diamsens, Alternativ Technology, Komugi, Monoceros, Losonnante, Toploc, Yama cms, Hbblab, Heliup Solar, Nexteneo, Etricks Innovation, Drillight, GammaO, BeJuicy et DigiMan.
The Casemate Nomade’s Fab Lab also set up shop at the iForum, with five workshops featuring 3D printers, cutting machines and various materials… to show that design and manufacturing are open to all, whatever the visitors’ level of education, technical skills or dexterity.
The iForum also welcomed a delegation from the Skale2CT interreg project, in which Grenoble Alpes Métropole has been participating since March 2023.
The project organized a workshop dedicated to Grenoble’s healthcare sector, a conference, and start-up pitches on the iForum pavilion.
The 2022 edition of iForum took place on the 8th of december 2022 and brought together more than 300 participants.
Program
The Technology Showcase presented 10 projects:
A village of solution for the climates, in the context of Grenoble European Green Capital 2022 label, brought together associations and organizations tackling climate change :
At iVenture, the Committee Selection, composed of 31 french and international investors with and led by Nicolas Penet (UI Investissement), selected 21 projects:
More than 30 individuals appointment have been organized during the morning.
The twenty or so members of this year’s jury, chaired by Nicolas Penet, selected the following winners:
Audience members voted for the start-up they found most interesting, and Caeli Énergie won the vote.
The 2022 edition of iForum took place on the 8th of december 2022 and brought together more than 300 participants.
Program
The Technology Showcase presented 10 projects:
A village of solution for the climates, in the context of Grenoble European Green Capital 2022 label, brought together associations and organizations tackling climate change :
At iVenture, the Committee Selection, composed of 31 french and international investors with and led by Nicolas Penet (UI Investissement), selected 21 projects:
More than 30 individuals appointment have been organized during the morning.
The twenty or so members of this year’s jury, chaired by Nicolas Penet, selected the following winners:
Audience members voted for the start-up they found most interesting, and Caeli Énergie won the vote.
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The 2021 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 1st of july 2021 and brought together more than 300 participants.
The panel discussions were organised in two sessions.
Morning Session from 9.30 am to 11.30 am
Afternoon session from 2.00pm to 6.00pm
Animation : : Philippe Rase, Grenoble Angels, French Tech in the Alps-Grenoble, Digital Grenoble-French Tech in the Alps
The Technology Showcase presented 10 projects:
At Venture 5i, the Committee Selection, composed of 29 investors with 5 different nationalities, and led by Damien Bretegnier (Supernova Invest), selected 20 projects:
Nearly 35 20 minutes individuals appointement were organized during the morning.
2 trophy have been awarded by Damien Bretegnier :
The 2020 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 29th of September and brought together more than 400 participants with the following topic: “Innovation and carbon footprint: which synergies ?“.
The panel discussions were organised in two sessions.
The selected start-up at Venture 5i will present their project in 2 minutes!
2 pitchs sessions : from 9.00 am to 9.30 am & from 11.00 am to 11.30 am.
Animation : Philippe Rase, French Tech in the Alps
Speakers:
In 2020, the Technology Showcase presented 10 projects:
At Venture 5i, the Committee Selection, composed of 26 investors with 7 different nationalities, and led by Benjamin WAINSTAIN (Innovacom), selected 21 projects whose representatives pitched in front of nearly 50 investors
More than 60 individuals B2B were organized during the day.
The trophy ‘5i – Jean-Michel Lamure’ was given to the company IP3 Group (Saint Etienne, France).
Wise Integration (Meylan, France) et Daphne Technology (Saint Sulpice, Suisse) were also honored at the conference.
The « Coup de cœur du public » award was given by the participants of Forum 5i to Constructions Composites Bois (Le Cheylas, France).
The 2019 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 15th of May and brought together more than 500 participants.
The panel discussions were organised in two sessions.
Session 1 – from 9.30 am to 11.30 am
Introduced and led by Dominique Leglu, Editorial Director, Sciences et Avenir, La Recherche (Challenges group)
Keynote “AI and society” by Bertrand Braunschweig, Coordination Director of national research programme on AI, INRIA
“AI as a Rupture Technology”, with the participation of:
“Public Initiatives to Boost Innovation with AI”, with the participation of:
Session 2 – from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
Led by Philippe Rase, HPE
“Everything you ever wanted to know about Grenoble’s start-up”, with the participation of:
“Start-up Program”, with the participation of:
In 2019, the Technology Showcase presented 11 projects in AI:
At Venture 5i, the Committee Selection, composed of 24 investors with 7 different nationalities, and led by Alexandre Ouimet-Storrs (Solvay Ventures), selected 20 projects whose representatives pitched in front of nearly 50 investors
More than 50 individuals B2B were organized during the day.
The trophy ‘5i – Jean-Michel Lamure’ was given to the company Cogito Instruments (Geneve, Switzerland).
Tihive (Meylan, France) and Demeta (Rennes, France) were also honored at the conference.
The « Coup de cœur du public » award was given by the participants of Forum 5i to WhaTTfornow (Chavanod, France).
The 2018 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 31th of May and brought together nearly 400 participants.
The topic of the first panel discussion was ‘DeepTech: genesis and main issues’
The panel discussion, organized on the morning, brought together the following speakers:
Led by: Christine Vaca, Linksium
The topic of the second round table was ‘DeepTech: a win-win collaboration between start-up and major companies’.
The round table, organized on the afternoon, brought together the following speakers:
Led by: Pierre Benech, General Administrator, Grenoble INP
In 2018, the Technology Showcase presented 12 projects in DeepTech:
At Venture 5i, the Committee Selection, composed of 16 investors with 4 different nationalities, and led by Dieter Kraft (TRUMPF Venture GmbH), selected 19 projects whose representatives pitched in front of nearly 40 investors
More than 60 individuals B2B were organized during the day.
The trophy ‘5i – Jean-Michel Lamure’ was given to the company Embion Technologies (Ecublens, Switzerland).
EBikeLabs (Grenoble, France) and Eyeware (Martigny, Switzerland) were also honored at the conference.
The « Coup de cœur du public » award was given by the participants of Forum 5i to Evercleanhand (Venon, France).
The 2017 edition of Forum 5i took place on the 1st of June and put together nearly 500 participants.
The round table dealt with the topic “Smart Industry: which main issues?”.
The round table brought together:
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This year, for the first time, 7 workshops were organized to exchange around technical issues of Smart Industry:
12 innovations from Rhone-Alpes-Auvergne laboratories in the field of Smart Industry were presented in the technology showcase :
In the framework of the Venture 5i, a Committee Selection, composed of 25 investors from 8 different nationalities and led by Diego Braguglia (VI Partners), have selected 17 projects which have pitched behind nearly 40 investors:
More than 50 individual B2B have been organised during the day.
The trophy “5i-Jean-Michel Lamure” was given to SINNOVIAL. Were also awarded: BLUEMINT LABS, ARGOSIM and INSIGHT SIP. The trophy “Coup de cœur du public” was given by the participants of Forum 5i to DECRO.
