About FAEA

Club 600, a private club of French-speaking entrepreneurs and CEOs in New York, has been promoting the exchange of ideas, experiences, and practices for more than 30 years. All while developing strong friendships, business relationships and many business ventures.

Club 600 created the French American Entrepreneurship Award (FAEA) with the aim of supporting French entrepreneurs in the United States and as a way of giving back to the French business community.

Since 2008, the FAEA has been committed to fostering the awareness and development of high potential early-stage startups founded and/or led by French entrepreneurs in the United States.

past editions

2024

#1 Ikram Gerd, Managing Director US, Aspivix (FemTech company developing next-generation devices for gynecology)

#2 Yves Benchimol, CEO and Cofounder, Weward (The walking app that celebrates movement with engaging rewards)

#3 Julie Chapon, Co-founder & CEO, Yuka (Yuka deciphers product labels and analyzes the health impact of food products and cosmetics)

2023

#1 Dr. Bruno Jactel, Hypercell Technologies (Rapid point of care diagnostics for the food chain)

#2 Claire Chabaud-Tropéan, Braave (BreastTech company transforming the lingerie industry with its innovative 3D technologies)

#3 Jonathan Thorn and Guillaume Charvon, Walter (Organizations and individuals in New York City safely and responsibly dispose of their used electronics)

2022

#1 Romain Palmieri, Groover (Helps artists get their music heard)

#2 Benoit Lafond, Paul Aubert, Noovo (former Bemyvan) (Builds and sells modern off-grid homes on wheels)

2021

#1 Maher Damak, Infinite Cooling (Mitigate water scarcity around the world)

#2 Samantha Gadenne, Connecting Food (The first blockchain solution to track and audit food products)

2019

#1 Elsa Jungman, Dr.ElsaJungman (Personalized and science-based skincare)

#2 Clément Mihailescu, Algoexpert (All in one tool for coding interviews)

2018

#1 Andrew Jamison, Guillaume Bouvard, Danny Morrow, Extend (Extend virtual credit cards)

#2 Raphaël Gabsi and Stéphane Gabsi, Adopt A Contractor (Find local qualified pros)

2017

#1 Jean-Pierre Adechi, Wheeli (Carpooling app for college students)

#2 Julien Delpech, Invivox (Peer-to-peer medical education)

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ABOUT FAEA