Audience Award for the 2nd edition of "Qui Veut Parier Sur Un Dauphinois"

𝑨 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕✨

One year after a very first appearance on stage, it became clear: a pitch is never limited to the few minutes dedicated to it.

During the first edition of "Who wants to bet on a Dauphinois?", this moment marked a turning point. In front of several hundred people and a jury of investors, the project found its first echo, even receiving the audience award.

But what truly mattered happened afterwards.

The pitch didn't immediately trigger fundraising. It did better: it opened conversations. Sincere, constructive exchanges with committed investors, ready to challenge, advise, and guide. Discussions that, for some, are still ongoing today and continue to help the project grow.

Beyond investors, this moment led to unexpected encounters. The very next day, a young creative, himself affected by the illness, offered to collaborate. This initiative led to the very first photoshoot, carried out on the rooftops of Dauphine — a concrete, foundational step.

This pitch also marked a reintegration into an ecosystem. That of Dauphine, with its resources, talents, and opportunities:

• entry into the Paris-Dauphine Incubator
• obtaining an unsecured loan
• support for funding applications
• collaboration with students on legal, strategic, and growth issues

One year later, the progress is tangible: successful products, partnerships with associations and healthcare institutions, speaking engagements in institutional settings, awards, and increasing media visibility.

And recently, a new milestone: the launch of a crowdfunding campaign.

Looking back, one thing is clear: that moment on stage was not an end goal. It was an entry point. A trigger. The beginning of a dynamic.

Because a pitch, when it's right, doesn't stop at what is said. It continues in what it enables.