The FIC Startup Award

2022 Startup contest Winners

The FIC Startup Award aims to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship in the cybersecurity sector. The jury consists of end-users, investment funds, representatives of ANSSI and the Ministries of Interiors and of the Armed Forces. One or more innovatives companies are rewarded each year.

Organised with the support of:

NEW IN 2022

The FIC Startup Award is becoming more international and is now open to European startups*.

Applications can now be made in French and English (application form and auditions).

*European Union, Switzerland and Norway.

The “Cybersecurity for Industry” award, dedicated to startups in the OT sector, will be presented for the first time in 2022.

Application requirements

You are a European company already established, whether or not you are a partner of the FIC

You are less than 5 years old

You have a turnover of less than 5 million euros

You operate in the field of security, digital trust and industrial cybersecurity

N.B.: Apart from the winners of the 2020 and 2021 editions, participants from previous years can apply again (within the limit of 3 successive participations).

The finalists of the 2022 edition

2021 Jury composition

Zeina ZAKHOUR, Global CTO Digital Security, ATOS (Chairwoman of the Jury)
Olivier ALLEMAND, CISO, EDF
Jean-Michel ANDRÉ, CIO,SEB Group
Bertrand BLOND, Chef du Bureau Capacitaire Cyber, Commandement de la Cyberdéfense
Général Marc BOGET, Commander of the Gendarmerie nationale’s cyberspace command
Christophe BOUILLARD, CISO, MIRABAUD Bank
Alain BOUILLÉ, General Delegate, CESIN
VAE Arnaud COUSTILLIÈRE, President, Pôle d’Excellence Cyber
Édouard de RÉMUR, Cyber Impact Investment funds
Julien DREANO, CISO Group, FRAMATOME
Aurore GILLET, Regional Security Information Officer, Eurofins GSC-NCS EU
Olivier GUÉRIN, Deputy Head of Office – Industrial Policy, ANSSI
Xavier GUIMARD, Deputy Digital Director, Ministry of the Interior
Armand HESLOT, Head of the Technology Expertise Department, CNIL
Sabri KHEMISSA, OT Cybersecurity Manager, IMERYS
François LAVASTE, Executive Director, Tikehau Ace Capital
Thierry MANCIOT, Head of ITS Industrial Information Security, Sanofi
Malika PASTOR, Chief Information Digital Officer, Colliers
Frédéric VALETTE, Technical Director, Ministry of the Interior
Bernard CARDEBAT, Head of Cybersecurity, ENEDIS
William LECAS, General Secretariat for Investment

2021 A look back at the FIC Startup Award 2021

After the auditions in January 2021, the Jury decided to reward three startups: Gitguardian, FIC Startup Award – Hackuity, Jury Prize and Ubble, Jury’s Favourite.