TechCrunch meetups are happening nearly everywhere. There is no reason they should not happen in France either, where there is a vibrant TechCrunch community (TechCrunch France is one of the main French blogs). The idea of a Paris meetup started actually very casually a couple of weeks ago as I was just twitting about it.
The response was immediate and passionate both from users and sponsors. Tickets were gone in a few minutes only (all proceeds will go to charities) and we are very lucky to have a prestigious group of sponsors for that first edition. Alven CapitalMicrosoft Idées, MediaStay, FaberNovel, AF83SiliconSentier, Fotonauts et Tequila Rapido and Trefle.com.
The event is now sold out but we might have a few more tickets to give away in the next couple of days if some of you are coming to Paris (just shoot me an email and I will confirm in return: ouriel at beta.techcrunch.com with your name and company). The Meetup will take place next Tuesday, 23rd of September in Paris, in a cool wifi-ed location. About 250 people including French and non-French VCs, entrepreneurs, and bloggers, will show up to enjoy live DJ music and an open bar. With a little bit of luck we will have a couple of celebrities showing up in Skype Live.
Voilà!
