Category: Events
Connect – The Car Is Dead. Long Live the Car.
Three visionaries. One panel. The biggest transformation in automotive history — from steering wheels to software, from drivers to algorithms. How are AI and autonomy redefining the car and mobility ? What if your next car knew more about driving than you do — and updated itself overnight? The automotive industry is going through its…
Connect – From 0 to Unicorn: Building Qonto
Last night, 95 people in the same room.One question on everyone’s mind: how do you build something that lasts? Alexandre Prot, co-founder of Qonto, shared the unfiltered story behind one of Europe’s most influential fintechs not a polished keynote, but an honest account of what it actually takes to go from an idea to a…
AI Hackathon 2026 – The ‘United Nations of Tech’ in Action
On January 16 and 17, 2026, La French Tech Shanghai brought together over 120 participants from more than 21 countries for its first international AI Hackathon, hosted at Alibaba’s Jing’an campus. For 24 hours, developers, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs and students collaborated on real industrial challenges proposed by leading global corporates. Far from a theoretical exercise,…
Learn – Legal tools to improve the performance of entrepreneurs
Last Thursday, some of our members had the privilege to be welcome by DS Avocats Chine for an exclusive session on legal topics relevant to La French Tech Shanghai entrepreneurs in China. During a two hours session, Yimin Liu and Beibei Z., both associate lawyers to DS Avocats brilliantly and pedagogically shared their knowledge on…
Connect – Corporate Open-Innovation, academic, corporate and startup perspectives
FrenchTechSH Connect returned on November 20th in a warm and familiar setting, hosted this time at the EcoGreenEnergy offices, home to the Vice-President of La French Tech Shanghai. The evening gathered a mix of founders, corporate leaders, researchers and innovators who came to explore a question that is becoming central in Shanghai’s tech landscape: how…
Connect – How Startups and Corporations Can Truly Work Together?
On October 23, La French Tech Shanghai hosted its latest FrenchTechSH Connect at Must Grill, bringing together founders, corporate innovators, and ecosystem partners for an evening dedicated to one of the most essential questions in today’s business world: how startups and corporations can collaborate successfully? The evening began with an exciting announcement: the launch of…
LEARN – Fundraising Essentials for Founders
🚀 Great learnings yesterday night: “Fundraising Essentials” by Jean Philippe Engel, Partner at Leaf. A hands-on masterclass on all the must-knows for getting funded in China (company structuring, investment instruments, insider tips & pitfalls)! Big thanks to everyone for your energy and questions 👏 And thanks to Leaf and Jean-Philippe for the venue, food and…
STron 2025
🌟 FrenchTech Shanghai at S-Tron China (S创中国): Innovation, Connections, and Community Growth This week, the FrenchTech Shanghai team had the privilege of taking part in S-Tron, one of Shanghai’s most dynamic gatherings for startups, investors, and innovators. The event was a true showcase of creativity and forward-thinking ideas in technology. Throughout the day, our team…