Maxime Paradis
Born (1995-03-21) March 21, 1995 (age 29)
NationalityFrench
OccupationEntrepreneur
Awards2024: Forbes 30 Under 30
Websitehttps://maximeparadis.com/

Maxime Paradis (born 21 March 1995) is a French entrepreneur, investor and public speaker.

Early life and education

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Maxime Paradis was born on 21 March 1995 into a middle-class family in Blois, France.

He graduated with a Master's Degree in Finance from ESCE International Business School in 2019.

Career

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Maxime Paradis launched his first venture at 15 during high school.[1][2]

In 2015, at the age of 20, he founded an AI-based HR technology startup aimed at helping young talents find jobs.[3]

In 2019, he joins Station F, the World's largest startup campus as a Startup Program Manager in the Pepite Program to support young entrepreneurs.[4]

In 2023, he established Paradise Club,[5] a global community of hundreds of angel investors focused on investing in early-stage technology startups addressing the world's most pressing challenges. The club aims to generate financial returns while fostering global positive societal impact.[6]

In 2023, he founded the European Tech Sovereignty Summit, an annual event held at the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris, France. The summit operates under the High Patronage of Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. Its purpose is to convene European leaders, including politicians, business executives, and NGO representatives, to discuss and advance the agenda on critical technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. The event also emphasizes promoting positive impact and ethical growth in these fields.[7][8][9][10][11]

As a public speaker focused on entrepreneurship, venture capital and technology, Maxime Paradis has spoken at Viva Technology in 2022,[12] at IPEM in 2023,[13] at multiple conferences including Pirate Summit,[14] Invest Austria,[15] and at multiple universities and organizations including HEC Paris, Polytechnique, INSEAD, ESCP, ESADE,[16] La Sorbonne, ESSEC, Paris-Panthéon-Assas University,[17] Le Village by CA, Euratechnologies,[18] FrenchFounders,[19] Kryptopshere, Schoolab, Bpifrance.

Nonprofits and philanthopy

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Honours and awards

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Publications

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  • 2023: Paradis, Maxime. "7 ways governments can foster entrepreneurship". The World Economic Forum.
  • 2021: "[ARCHIVE] Futur : faites confiance aux jeunes, choisissez l'utopie !". usbeketrica.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  • 2021: L'entrepreneuriat : Tout Ce Que Vous Avez Toujours Voulu Savoir Sur L'... de - Livre (in French).
  • 2016: Research Paper "Science et Conscience à l'épreuve de l'Intelligence Artificielle"

References

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  1. ^ "«L'entrepreneuriat prend une place grandissante chez les étudiants» | La Gazette Nord-Pas de Calais". www.gazettenpdc.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  2. ^ #31 - Investir +10M€ dans des start-ups avec Maxime Paradis, 2023-05-10, retrieved 2024-06-22
  3. ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  4. ^ F, STATION. "STATION F - World's biggest startup campus". stationf. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  5. ^ https://www.joinparadiseclub.com/
  6. ^ "Maxime Paradis - Launching Paradise Club". www.roundtable.eu. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  7. ^ "'Europe is on the cusp of becoming a global tech superpower'". Le Monde.fr. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  8. ^ "https://vivatechnology.com/side-events/cc94031f-960b-ef11-96f5-000d3a29980a". Vivatechnology. Retrieved 2024-06-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. ^ "France Quantum Conference 2024". France Quantum 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  10. ^ Veremeeva, Nataly (2023-08-09). "Announcements at European Tech Sovereignty Summit · TechUkraine". TechUkraine. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  11. ^ "Atelier "IA en santé : quelles clés pour innover en répondant aux enjeux de souveraineté numérique ?" "European Tech Sovereignty Summit". Fieldfisher (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  12. ^ "VivaTech Startup Challenges". challenges.vivatechnology.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  13. ^ "IPEM Program | 9th Edition – Paris, Sept. 19-20, 2023". IPEM. 2024-06-18. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  14. ^ "Maxime Paradis". PIRATE Summit. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  15. ^ "Speaker List". AAIA. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  16. ^ "Home". Shark Tank Esade (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  17. ^ "Le jury de l'Assas Pitch Night". Assas Pitch Night (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  18. ^ "Talent Fair 2023". www.euratechnologies.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  19. ^ "Frenchfounders - Le réseau business francophone international". www.frenchfounders.com. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  20. ^ "Home - Epic Foundation". Epic Foundation. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  21. ^ "Empowering the World's Most Ambitious Founders Under 26". www.sigma-squared.org. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  22. ^ "Global Shapers Community". www.globalshapers.org. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  23. ^ "Fédération Genius Global - Le réseau d'étudiants entrepreneurs". Genius Global (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  24. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Finance". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
  25. ^ "Maxime Paradis". St. Gallen Symposium. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-06-22.