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A Startup Valley pitch-and-networking night at Cafe des Arts, connecting founders, angel investors, VC partners, and AI and tech professionals. The evening mixes structured networking with a pitch session where selected founders get five minutes on stage in front of active investors, followed by Q&A and direct feedback. Part of Startup Valley's global community of 900+ pitch nights across 25 cities. The venue is a partner - please buy at least one drink.

A 24-hour hackathon where 50 builders make the next generation of AI-generated content and creative tools, competing for 1,500 euros in cash plus tool credits. Three tracks: AI cinema and series, AI shorts and vertical content, and tools for AI artists. Teams of one to three build overnight then pitch live to a jury on Sunday afternoon. Brought to you by Le Motif, an AI creative with a 1,000-plus member community, and powered by We Are Founders, a 400-plus Paris founders community. Supabase and Cursor sponsor with credits for every hacker and prizes across tracks; the top three teams also get a month at Station F to keep shipping. Food and drink throughout, including a gastronomic French dinner on Saturday night. Each hacker is approved individually and gets Discord access ahead of time to form teams. 50 spots.

The public closing night of the Generathon, for anyone who wants the output without the 24 hours of building. Doors open at 16:00 for guests and drinks; the demos start at 17:30 with live screenings of what 50 builders made over the weekend — AI short films, viral vertical formats, and tools built for AI artists. Winners are announced at 18:30 across the three tracks, with 1,500 euros in cash, Supabase and Cursor credits, and a month at Station F for the top three teams. Food and networking from 19:00 to 20:00. Hosted by Le Motif and the We Are Founders community. A short, high-signal way to see where AI-generated content actually is right now rather than where the demos on your timeline say it is.

with Fabrizio Nastri (CEO, FlexUp)

FlexUp's twenty-fifth Startup Networking Workshop at Station F, and the series keeps running through the August lull when most of the Paris calendar has gone quiet. The format is a small curated session for early-stage and growing startups, project leaders, and the ecosystem partners who actually work with startups — a focused presentation followed by open networking. Attendance is deliberately capped so that the exchanges mean something: this is not a room where you collect thirty business cards and remember none of them. Hosted by FlexUp CEO Fabrizio Nastri at the world's largest startup campus. 90 minutes, free, and a dependable option if you are in Paris in early August and want the ecosystem in one room.