FABA 2018 Winners
The FABA celebration took place on June 7. Let us announce you the winners celebrated during the event organized by the French American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco.
A great crowd was gathered for the FABA celebration at the Bimbo's 365 Club.
But let's get straight to the point. Here are the winners!
Woman Role Model
- Gold Award
Dominique Crenn - Chef/Owner Atelier Crenn / Petit Crenn / Boutique Crenn
Claire Delaunay - VP of engineering at Nvidia. Previously Co-founder at Otto
Fidji Simo - VP Product at Facebook / Heading up Video, Games and Advertising in News Feed
Mathilde Collin - CEO at Front
Odile Disch - Bhadkamkar - Trustee at Grinnell College / Stanford
Yseulys Costes - CEO at 1000mercis
- Special Distinction
Dominique Crenn - Chef/Owner Atelier Crenn / Petit Crenn / Boutique Crenn
Claire Delaunay - VP of engineering at Nvidia. Previously Co-founder at Otto
Fidji Simo - VP Product at Facebook / Heading up Video, Games and Advertising in News Feed
Mathilde Collin - CEO at Front
Odile Disch - Bhadkamkar - Trustee at Grinnell College / Stanford
Yseulys Costes - CEO at 1000mercis
Social Impact
- Gold Award
- Special Distinction
Agribusiness
- Gold Award
laffort.com - L'oenologie par nature
oeneo.com - We care about your wine
- Special Distinction
laffort.com - L'oenologie par nature
oeneo.com - We care about your wine
Food Business
- Gold Award
Café Jacqueline on Grant Avenue, SF
- Special Distinction
Café Jacqueline on Grant Avenue, SF
High Tech over $30 million in revenue or funding
- Gold Award
- Special Distinction
High Tech under $30 million in revenue or funding
- Gold Award
- Special Distinction
Leaders in Smart Mobility
- Gold Award
Alexandre Bayen - Liao-Cho Professor of Engineering, Director of the Institute for Transportation Studies
Claire Delaunay - VP of engineering at Nvidia. Previously Co-founder at Otto
Gilbert Passin - VP Manufacturing at Tesla Motors
Guillaume Peronnet - VP Strategy at Faurecia
Luc Vincent - VP Engineering at Lyft
- Special Distinction
Alexandre Bayen - Liao-Cho Professor of Engineering, Director of the Institute for Transportation Studies
Claire Delaunay - VP of engineering at Nvidia. Previously Co-founder at Otto
Gilbert Passin - VP Manufacturing at Tesla Motors
Guillaume Peronnet - VP Strategy at Faurecia
Luc Vincent - VP Engineering at Lyft
Giving Back Award
- Jean-Noel Fourmeaux
Startup of the Year
- Jury's choice award
- People's choice award
US Investment in France
- Gold Award
- Special Distinction
Wine
- Gold Award
- Special Distinction
Bravo and congratulations to all the nominees and winners. May their business adventure move forward with success and creativity.
And congratulations to the FACCSF and especially Sophie Woodville Ducom and Fred Stemmelin for this great and brilliant 3rd FABA edition that asserts its part as catalyst of the French American entrepreneurial business sphere in San Francisco and the Bay Area.
Special thank to Clara Bijl !
You showed that humor and business worked fine together!
Thanks a lot for hosting the event with your talent and smile.
