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French Tech Ticket, 2017

How WiseReader got to Paris, in five points.

2016 · The application

2,700 startups, 70 places

WiseReader, personalized digital books, applies to the French government's startup program. Season 2 draws 2,700 candidacies from more than a hundred countries.

Jan 2017 · Selected

One of the 70 laureates

Two founders land in Paris: Gabriel Rondon and Denise Bonatto Duarte. The ticket: a 45,000 euro grant, a fast-track residence permit, and a year to build.

7 Mar 2017 · Bercy

On the record

The Ministry of Economy publishes the cohort's press kit. Wise Reader is listed between Weza (Kenya) and Wonest (China).

Official press kit ↗

2017 · Le Cargo

Building in Paris

Twelve months inside Paris&Co's Le Cargo incubator, while the cohort works out of 41 incubators across France. WiseReader ships at wisereader.io.

Today · The trace

Proof outlives programs

The program's sites are gone, but the dossier still lives on economie.gouv.fr, with a copy in the Wayback Machine.

Archived copy ↗