Prototype
A working AI prototype in 24 hours.
Your team picks a real pain point. They leave with a prototype ready to pilot within weeks, not a slide deck about an intention.
Outcome
Working build, demoable on day one.
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What’s in it
for your team.
You send a team of four to six. They come back aligned, energized, and with solutions built. Twenty-four hours of focused build at the Google Bastille Auditorium in Paris, surrounded by twenty-five of your Eurazeo peers -- and Google Cloud engineers who ship this stack every day.
Six reasons this matters for your team
One building sprint. Six compounding returns.
Support
Engineers in the room, not links in an inbox.
On-site Google Cloud engineers and AI mentors. Architecture review, code guidance, and real-time unblocking from practitioners who ship this stack.
Outcome
Questions get answered in minutes.
Credits
Free GCP and Gemini credits.
Experiment freely without worrying about cloud bills or license constraints. Credits cover the prototype window and spill into early pilot work.
Outcome
Remove the procurement friction.
Network
Twenty-five peer companies in one room.
Meet your counterparts across the Eurazeo portfolio. Build relationships that extend beyond the hackathon -- shared learnings, hiring referrals, joint experiments.
Outcome
A network you will use next quarter.
Proof Point
A concrete AI case you can take to the board.
Return to leadership with a validated use case, a feasibility read, and a credible path to production. Replace abstract AI strategy with a line item.
Outcome
Board-ready artifact, not a slogan.
Accountability
30 and 90-day follow-through.
Every portco gets a structured 30-day readout. Premium tier adds 60 and 90-day milestone reviews, tracking the path from prototype to revenue or efficiency impact.
Outcome
Momentum, not a one-off.
What you bring
A team, an idea, twenty-four hours.
- A team of four to six people, spanning engineering, product, and business.
- A CEO-endorsed project idea aimed at a real pain point.
- Twenty-four hours of focused, uninterrupted time.
We handle everything else
- Venue, food, tools, mentors, program structure.
- Google Cloud credits and on-site engineer access.
- Judging, awards, and the post-event readout framework.
What you walk away with
Two horizons, one compounding outcome.
Twenty-four hours later
- Working prototype and live demo.
- Go or no-go feasibility decision.
- MVP scope and roadmap.
- New peer network across the Eurazeo portfolio.
- A team that came home energized and upskilled.
Thirty and ninety days later
- Written 30-day readout (all portcos).
- 60 and 90-day milestone reviews (Premium tier).
- Measurable impact on revenue or efficiency.
- Case study fit for board communications.
- A blueprint for the next AI build.
Next step
Confirm your team by May 15.
Send a note to the Eurazeo Elevate team confirming participation, the rough shape of the problem your team wants to solve, and your named team lead. Premium tier allocation is finalized by May 22.