ESCP Founding Teams Lab — Build Your Deeptech Dream Team

💡 Discover how Europe's top deeptech founders who raised €150M+ built their dream teams — and how you can build yours.

🚀 World-Class Speakers Who Moved Mountains

In partnership with Bpifrance and ISEFRE | 23 September 2025 – 6:30 PM
📍 ESCP Business School – Champerret Campus, Amphithéâtre Monnet

The founding team is arguably the most critical component of a deeptech startup’s success. This is a topic of paramount importance and we are tackling it head-on.

Join us for an exclusive, high-impact panel discussion organised by the professors of the ESCP Deeptech Entrepreneurship course, featuring world-class founders who collectively raised over €150 million and successfully built powerhouse science-business teams.

Whether you are an aspiring founder or a tech enthusiast, gain invaluable insights and participate in a rich discussion that will equip you with the knowledge to find your ideal co-founders.

🌟 World-Class Speakers Who Moved Mountains

Guillaume TOUBLANC – Co-founder & ex-CEO of Spooqs
Former Managing Director at EIT Digital, Guillaume scaled deeptech ventures across Europe, helped raise hundreds of millions for AI startups, and led Spooqs, a CNRS spin-off revolutionizing video AI with 15 years of research.

Shivani SHAH – Co-founder & CTO at Samp.ai
PhD in Machine Learning, former Entrepreneur First fellow, Shivani built a cutting-edge 3D Digital Twin platform serving major clients like Engie, SUEZ and Veolia. Her deeptech startup raised €6 million in Series A (September 2024) bridging revolutionary science with explosive business growth.

Georges REYMOND – Cofounder & Chief of Strategic Alliances at Pasqal
Founder of Pasqal, the global leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, Georges scaled from lab innovation to an industrial quantum champion. Pasqal raised €100 million in Series B (2023)—Europe's largest quantum computing round—and €25 million in Series A, co-founded with Nobel Prize winner Alain Aspect.

Kaouther BEN OUIRANE – Co-founder & CEO of Repliqease
PhD with highest honors, former Lead Data Scientist at Neoxia (acquired by Deloitte), Kaouther scaled AI teams from 4 to 30 engineers. Now building multiple AI health solutions including AdoleZen (AI mental health for teens), NautilusCare (AI emergency response), and Jean (AI fertility insights). Former researcher at CEA, CNRS, and INSERM.

Amélie QUILICHINI – Serial Deeptech Entrepreneur & Author (soon to be published)
Cofounder & ex-CEO of Kolibri, Amélie has successfully led its preseed and seed rounds. Today, she pioneers science-based meditations designed to build resilience and lead with uncompromising alignment. Drawing on her journey as a founder, she brings rare insights into scaling deeptech companies and navigating the personal and team challenges of entrepreneurship.

🎯 Exclusive Moderator

Julia DENOLY – Talent Investor, Entrepreneurs First | Serial Founder
Repeat founder turned top-tier investor at Entrepreneur First, Julia brings exceptional founders into EF's elite programs. Ex-winner of LVMH DARE Weekend, former CEO of multiple startups including Newtone (B2B SaaS, exited post-seed). She raised €500K+ for AP-HP during COVID and was nominated Women of Influence 2020.

📅 Programme

18:30 — Opening by ISEFRE & ESCP

• Why team composition is the #1 success factor for deeptech startups
• Unique challenges for scientific founders
• Key insights from research

18:45 — Startup Pitches / Speakers Presentations

19:00 — Panel Discussion

• How to find your CEO/CTO or business/tech co-founder
• What worked (or failed)
• How to align visions and build complementary skills

19:45 — Audience Q&A

20:00 — Networking

Organized by

Vincent GALAND – Deeptech Professor at ESCP Business School
Curator of the ESCP Deeptech Entrepreneurship course, Vincent has founded and advised multiple tech companies in healthcare and AI. He connects science-driven founders with elite entrepreneurial ecosystems, bridging cutting-edge research with market success.