Application NETVA 2025-2026

NETVA - Start in America

Application 2025-2026
Program information

All information about the program can be found on la-synapse.com

Fees

There are NO filing fees.

However, if selected, each laureate will be responsible for the airfare cost to the United States, as well as a participation fee which will cover accommodation and operation costs of the program. The participation fee is €3,000 for each ecosystem.

Application Guidelines:

All fields marked with an asterisk * are required. You will not be able to submit your application until all required items are complete.
You do not need to complete this application in one sitting. To save your response, click SAVE located at the bottom of the page. You will be able to access any work saved during your next session. To submit your application, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click SUBMIT. Once you submit your application, you cannot make changes to it.
Applications will be open from September 30th 2025 until November 9th 2025 6 pm EST.

Additional Tips:

- Prepare answers to longer questions ahead; you can copy and paste information into all text boxes,
- Prepare required documents and save them in PDF format,
- Required Documents: CV of the participant, and the logo of the company,
- Optional Documents: you can attach documents that you think will be relevant for the selection process (resume, business plan, reference letter(s), etc.).

Please consult the website la-synapse.com for more information.

If you have any questions or difficulties during the application process, feel free to reach out to assistant.dc@ambascience-usa.org.

1. Participant Profile
CEO's Firstname and SURNAME*

PrénomNom de famille
Applicant's Firstname SURNAME (if different from CEO)

PrénomNom de famille
CEO's birthdate*

JourMoisAnnée
Date
Email*
exemple@exemple.com
Phone number

Indicatif PaysNuméro de téléphone
Position within the company*
Level of English on a scale of 1-10 (10 being completely fluent)
CEO's Linkedin profile
Applicant's Linkedin profile (if different from CEO)
Did you participate in an entrepreneurship program for students? Did you join a PEPITE? If so, which one, when, and for which startup?
Did you participate in the NETVA program with another startup? If so, for what startup and when?*
TO SAVE PROGRESS & RETURN LATER, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLICATION.

3. Acceleration programs and Awards
Are you an i-LAB program laureate?*

YesNo
If yes, when?
Are you an i-Lab nominee?*

YesNo
If yes, when?
Did your startup win other awards? If yes, which one(s) and when?
Did you ever participate in a Business France program (Care Tour, Impact USA...)?*
Have you applied to one of Business France's programs in 2025 or before? Do you plan to apply to one of Business France's programs in 2025?*
Did your startup participate in an acceleration program in France? If so, which one and when?*
Did your startup participate in an acceleration program abroad (for example plugNPlay, Y Combinator, Techstars.. )? If so, which one and when?*
TO SAVE PROGRESS & RETURN LATER, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLICATION.

4. Product, markets, strategies
Market research - What problem(s) are you solving and how big is the potential market?*
What is your solution? How is it innovative? What is the level of development of your product or service?*
Competition - What is the international competitive landscape? What is the competitive advantage of your company? Please provide a SWOT if possible.*
What is your development strategy and what are the main objectives of your company in the next 3 years (growth, international development, etc)?*
What major events are planned for your company this year?
Does your company hold any intellectual property (patents and geographical areas covered, trademarks, etc.) in the US, France, or Europe? Do you have a patent application pending? If you don't own the patents, who does? Do you have licenses or exclusivity?*
Do you have business or research partnerships with other companies, hospitals, research center or other institutions?*
TO SAVE PROGRESS & RETURN LATER, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLICATION.

5. International development
With the exception of the US, has your company grown internationally?*
Do you have any partners or are you currently in contact with companies, institutions or research centers in the US (please give some details)?*
Do you already market a product/service in the US?*
How is the US market strategic for your company? What objectives would your company like to attain in North America in the next 3 years?*
TO SAVE PROGRESS & RETURN LATER, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE APPLICATION.

7. Save and submit
Statement of understanding and GDPR*

I certify that all the information contained in this application is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that withholding, misrepresentation, or false information will nullify my application and render me ineligible for the NETVA-Start in America program. By submitting my application to the NETVA-Start in America 2025 program, I accept that the personal data (surname, first name, email, CV, telephone number) indicated in my application to the NETVA-Start in America program are: - subjected to confidentiality, kept by the organizers of the NETVA-Start in America program and not transmitted to anyone unrelated to the program; - stored on the servers of the Office for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the United States, based in the USA, and on the servers of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, based in France, for a period of 5 years, for the purposes of information, selection and assessment of the innovation programs of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and for information on the activities of the Service for Science and Technology of the Embassy of France in the United States***.
*** Il est rappelé que, conformément à la réglementation applicable, notamment le règlement européen 2016/679, dit règlement général sur la protection des données (RGPD) et les dispositions nationales relatives à l'informatique, aux fichiers et libertés, les personnes dont les données à caractère personnel sont collectées bénéficient d'un droit d'accès, de rectification, de suppression ainsi que du droit à la portabilité de ses données à caractère personnel et d'opposition, pour motifs légitimes, aux informations les concernant.

Elles disposent également du droit de demander la limitation des traitements qui la concerne et de s’opposer à recevoir de la prospection commerciale ou à faire l’objet de profilage lié à la prospection commerciale. Dans certains cas, elle peut pour des raisons tenant à sa situation particulière, s’opposer au traitement de ses données, y compris au profilage. Toute personne dispose également, conformément à la loi Informatique et Libertés, du droit d’organiser le sort de ses données à caractère personnel post-mortem.

Les droits susvisés pourront être exercés en écrivant à l'adresse :

par l’envoi d’un courrier, au Chargé de Mission Informatique du Service pour la Science et la Technologie de l’Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis ou à l’adresse suivante associate-it@ambascience-usa.org concernant les traitements pour lesquelles le SST agit en tant que responsable de traitement ;

Les données personnelles sont conservées par chaque Partie pendant la durée de la présente Convention augmentée des délais de prescription légale et/ou contractuelle.

Enfin, les personnes disposent du droit d’introduire une réclamation auprès de la commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL).
Thank you for your interest in NETVA-Start in America !

The jury selection will take place in December 2024
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NETVA - Start in America