DISCOVER OUR 2024 CATEGORIES & NOMINEES
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The laureates will be revealed during the Awards ceremony on Thursday, May 30th, 2024

​Startup of the year
The projects selected by the public:

• Electricity.AI
• everyone.AI 
• HelloBiome 
• Humind
• Taltrics
• The Wine Marathon – Napa Edition

The projects selected by the jury:

• HelloBiome
• Humind 
• Okomera 
• Taltrics
• Titan AI
• Traverse Aero 

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Tech Under $50M in revenue or funding
This category celebrates the achievements and success of Tech companies with revenue or fund raising under $50M. 

• Dagger
• Memfault
• Mydata-Trust
• Outsight

Tech Over $50M in revenue or funding
This category celebrates the achievements and success of Tech companies with revenue or fund raising over $50M. 

• Aera Technology
• Airbyte
• Brimstone

​Healthcare 
This category celebrates companies that have made significant contributions to the development of Healthcare through discovery, innovation,...(MedTech, Pharma, BioTech...)

• Avatar Medical
• Moon Surgical 
• Muse by Interaxon

US companies with R&D in France
This category celebrates the American companies established on the West Coast and having successfully developed some R&D Operations in France in the past years (opening of R&D center, investment…). ​Companies of all business sectors, industries and size are eligible.

• Palantir
• Qorvo
• Rambus
• Synopsys

Winery of the year
This category celebrates the achievements and success of French wineries in California.  

• Boisset Collection
• Cathiard Vineyard
• Chandon California

Restaurant of the year
This category celebrates the achievements and success of French restaurants in California. 

• ​Atelier Crenn
• Les Petites Canailles
• One 65
• Vine Hospitality

Special Distinction
For the FABA 2024, two personalities will receive a special distinction:

• Deal of the year Award: Cristel de Rouvray, for the sale of ESI Group to Keisight Technologies 
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Jean-Noël Fourmeaux, Owner of VGS Chateau Potelle​