A global standard for blockchain acceleration
About
Chain accelerator is the biggest blockchain accelerator in Europe, based in Station F, the largest startup campus in the world.
Building an active ecosystem with blockchains, universities, corporates, institutions, and investors. Offering end to end blockchain solutions.
We work closely with leading blockchain companies, thought leaders, Top 500 Fortune companies and advise governments. We launched and hosted the Paris Blockchain Week Summit in April.
What we do
Business development
BD strategy for blockchain ventures and startups, growth hacking, lobbying, and HR. Introductions to Fortune 500 companies and fund-raising.
Chain Academy
We offer on-site courses to become a blockchain professional. Mentorship from blockchain thought leaders. Partnerships with institutions across Europe.
Marketing
Marketing plan, social media strategy, user acquisition, growth hacking, content marketing, PR.
Events
We can curate and host events at Station F or at one of our global hubs. Such as Meetups, hackathons, talks, networking, PR events and summits.
Our team
Michael Amar
Co-founder
Serial entrepreneur in France and Silicon Valley investor in 15+ startups and VC funds. Board member at Station F and French Tech ambassador.
Nicolas Cantu
Co-founder
Engineer. Serial entrepreneur since age 15. Managed several high-level projects for Fortune 500 companies including L’OREAL, SNCF, Orange.
Jesse Parot
Partnerships manager
Background in Business and Computer Science. Manages the program at Station F, the Chain Academy training program and corporate partnerships.
Aina Raherimanantsoa
Marketing & Research Intern
Aina is a student at Kedge Business School. He is an intern with us and pilots the marketing initiatives as well as performs research for our several projects.
Mentors
Arthur Breitman
Co-founder TEZOS
Bibop Gresta
Co-founder HYPERLOOP
Anne Lange
Board member ORANGE
Pascal Gauthier
President LEDGER
Gilles Delfassy
Former CEO ERICSSON
Leonard Schrank
Former CEO SWIFT
Amos Meiri
CEO COLU
Edgar Auslander
Head of Partnerships FACEBOOK
Community building
Paris Blockchain Week Summit
PBWS is the biggest blockchain and digital assets event in Europe. During the week, we arrange developer Meetups, executive workshops, hackathons, investor dinners and parties in outstanding venues all around the city. Building worldwide relationships while sharing about crypto and blockchain.
CryptoMondays
We co-organise the Paris branch of CryptoMondays, the blockchain Meetup launched by CryptoOracle in New-York. This is a monthly free Meetup with qualitative guests that bring together blockchain and crypto fans with various backgrounds.
Workshops
We regularly organise Meetups, workshops and hackathon for our community with the largest blockchain projects, corporates and institutions.
Online community
The Chain Accelerator community also lives through its dedicated social media channels on Twitter, Medium, LinkedIn, Slack and Telegram.
Chain Academy
Educational and training programs to serve all levels of DLT expertise. Engaging and educating University students and developers.
Offering tailor-made courses on blockchain use and token economics. We offer:
- Co-learning programs
- Hackathons with universities, blockchains and corporates
- Workshops
- Grants and scholarships
- Job events with blockchain recruiters
- Developer community network
Tezos
Business development
We are working with startups and important actors across Europe to bring more projects to the Tezos blockchain, contributing to its international growth.
Training
We have become a certified training organ for Tezos. We have trained over 40 developer on Tezos out of 800 trained worldwide in just 3 months.
Communication
We have used our unique network in order to improve Tezos' image in the European blockchain landscape and make them a reference.
Tezos Israel
We have contributed to the implementation of a Tezos community in Tel-Aviv. This translates into the extension of our European actions locally.
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Where to find us
Station F, 5 parvis Alan Turing
75013 Paris
Station F is the biggest startup campus in the world located in Paris. It hosts more than 1,500 startups in the landmark building of Les Halles Freyssinet.
