can a cluster of competitions entries start up an accelerator and

[chris macrae]

this idea seems to be emerging in paris http://www.journaldunet.com/ebusiness/le-net/deuxieme-session-de-l-...

egn its second session, the accelerator , the incubator program Guilhermier Michel, Juan Hernandez, Jonathan and William Truttman Lascar ( read the interview  " With Accelerator I want to create a Y Combinator French ", 27/01 / 2012 ), has selected a dozen start-up of almost 200 candidates.

The lucky ones who will benefit from a mentoring program for 16 weeks are:

Beepjob  : Founded by Audren of Valbray Pierre and Doublet, Beepjob is a website and application job classifieds geotagged. The site has 30,000 ads and aims 100,000 in 6 months.

Bukket  :  Passed by the HEC Incubator, Bukkett offers schools and facs mobile applications to their names and colors, designed to be the medium of their campus. The start-up created by Jeremiah Bouaziz, plans to launch 110 applications for September 2012.

CuisiShop  :  Founded by Sylvain Tormo in association with professional kitchen, Cuisishop to buy quality cuisine tailored to the price of a kit Ikea kitchen.

Cup of Teach  : Founded in June 2012 by Marc-Arthur Gauthey and Mathieu Seguin, Cup of teach is a private university offering workshops. The service has attracted 3000 registrants (students and teachers alike) and offers 300 courses.

Digikaa  : Launched in mid-2011 by Mickael David and Pierre Olivier Calande, Digikaa is a social network for digital professionals. It offers a free service that aims to facilitate the relationship between the set 8000 professionals already on the platform (developers, designers, eMarketers, community managers, etc..) To find a job, recruit and find customers or providers.

My good girlfriends : Mid-2012, Florence Haxel and Thierry Rousseau launched My Best Girlfriends, a social network of support among women. 3000 women were included in the platform.

My Custom PC  : "My custom PC" is a PC assembler line to create the computer to the card with the components and parts of his choice depending on its use.

Pastas Party  : Founded in 2007 by Heloise Dion, Pastas Party is a dating between singles at parties held between single Sunday evening around pasta dishes in restaurants privatized for the occasion. 60,000 single 25 French cities are listed.

SanteConnect  : Launched by Antoine Leclercq in April 2012, is a solution SanteConnect social networking turnkey destination for healthcare professionals. 10,000 health professionals use different network sites SanteConnect.

Yokoro  : Launched in 2010 by Edward Saint-Geours and Joan Larroumec, Yokoro is a community platform for free to connect people who need services and individuals offering their talents throughout France. Yokoro now has over 30,000 registered offering every day tens of thousands of services throughout France.

WoufBox  &  MiaouBox  : Founded in July 2012 by Antoine and Pierre-Henri Chabassol Coustenoble Animalbox is inspired cosmetic box (Mylittlebox, Joliebox, Glossybox ...) and in animal suits. The company offers dog owners (Woufbox) and cats (Miaoubox) to receive a box once a month from May to June varied products.

ZenSoon  : Launched in September 2012 by Marie Sermadiras and Mallorie Sia, two HEC Entrepreneurs, Zensoon allows users access to available slots beauty institutes to benefit from promotions and discounts, and make an appointment, including "last minute".

See the list of eight start-ups selected for the first class of the accelerator .

The lucky winners are:

Vinivi : a French TripAdvisor founded by Gilles Granger, baseline customer reviews deals and offers tourist partners.

Dolmen Technologies : Founded by David Godest, Antoine Godest and Yannick Le Duc, the start-up offers CRM on touchpads in physical outlets.

ZeNanny Swan Robbes Beaufrere Cyril and created a platform for linking parents with baby sitting on a freemium model, allowing parents to see the identities of nannies and checked to find guards in an emergency.

The French Talents : Julien Martin Platel and Gentil launched a simplified dissemination of the catalog of artists and artisans on marketplaces and e-commerce sites like Amazon or Priceminister.

1001Menus : after long 1001Menus positioned as a gastronomic guide, Xavier Zeitoun and Thomas accompanied Julien Balmont made ​​it a tool of social communication and mobile restaurateurs, to accompany them in their communication strategy.

Fi oulReduc : Hervé Guillaume Bort and Degrève launch platform that provides heating oil at reduced prices in the Rhone-Alps, before tackling the rest of France and the timber market.

Comitam : Camille Mathieu Courson Strozecki and offer a platform for organizing a funeral whose business is based on the transfer of lead between service partners.

Network Gear : 18, Alexander Calvez and two of his friends opened a broadcasting platform around the video game, which already boasts 18,000 registered.

Wishing to adapt to France the American model Y Combinator ( read the interview " With Accelerator I want to create a Y Combinator French ", 21/01/2012), Michel de Guilhermier and his three associates have partnered with four investment funds for this project are Isai Management, Jaina Capital, Partech International and OTC Asset Management.