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Incubation & Acceleration Center

Empowering entrepreneurs seeking to find solutions to our future by creating assets and connecting communities

Incubateur HEC Paris

 

About the Center

Since 2015, the Incubateur HEC Paris has been the premier ecosystem for startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators. This evolution has led to the creation of the HEC Paris Incubation & Acceleration Center, offering unparalleled support by connecting them with experts, professors, students, investors, decision-makers, tech specialists, and journalists.

Located at STATION F, with dedicated spaces for startups and additional facilities at the HEC campus and HEC UK House, our center provides a comprehensive suite of programs tailored to various stages of business growth. Whether you're seeking strategic opportunities, recruitment, sales, financing, visibility, or product development, our resources are designed to help startups and companies scale and succeed.

Our programs cater to startups and entrepreneurs while also collaborating with corporations and public institutions on open innovation initiatives. As part of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute, we bring together extensive entrepreneurial expertise and top market resources to ensure your venture thrives.

Join our dynamic community and take advantage of the HEC Paris Incubator's unique environment to transform your innovative ideas into successful businesses. Make it happen, make it BIG!

Our programs

Incubateur HEC Paris

Format: On site or Online
Duration: 3 to 12 months
Language(s): French & English
Place(s): Paris – Jouy-en-Josas Campus

HEC Paris Startup Launchpad

Format: On site
Language(s): English
Next start(s):
Place(s): Paris – Jouy-en-Josas Campus
WomenEntrepreneursForGood

Women Entrepreneurs for Good (WE4G)

Format: Online
Duration: 6 months
Language(s): English
Place(s): Paris
Registration date(s):

Hectar

Format: Hybrid
Duration: 3 to 12 months
Language(s): French
Next start(s):
Cost: 1200 € excluding VAT
Place(s): France

Corporate Accelerator Programs

Meta AI Startup Program

Format: Hybrid
Duration: 6 months
Language(s): English
Next start(s):
Place(s): Paris
Registration date(s):

Key facts

270

270 startups supported in 2023 + 48 Launchpad

39%

with a woman as co-founder

+1000

experts

News

Incubateur HEC Paris - Doers To Doers
Under this intentionally provocative title lies a new session of "Doers to Doers." A flagship event of the Incubateur HEC Paris, Doers to Doers offers pragmatic feedback and concrete advice to...
Incubateur new batch Sept 2024
Wondering which startups have joined our Incubateur HEC Paris core program this month? Stay right where you are as we will take you to each and every one of them explaining: What problems they are trying...
Programmes Jeunes Innovateurs
In June 2024, HEC Paris welcomed young high school students for the HEC Young Innovators Program. Organized in collaboration with Lycée Léon Blum of Créteil, this project aims to immerse students in the...
Recognized as one of the most dynamic student startup accelerator in Europe, the HEC Paris Startup Launchpad transforms ideas into startups in just 11 weeks! This effective method has been highly...
Vivatech 2024
Once again, Vivatech has lived up to its name! Europe’s biggest startup and technology event attracted thousands of attendees, including a large part of the HEC Paris community and our partners. For the...
Uplifting women in business: this is the initiative behind WomenEntrepreneurs4Good (WE4G)! Established in 2021 by the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society, and carried out in partnership with Bank of...
KOSME & KISED 2024
The journey towards growth has never been an easy ride for entrepreneurs, especially when expanding overseas. That’s why the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute, through the Incubation &...
Laurent Didier  HEC Paris
If you are part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem at HEC Paris, the name Laurent Didier is surely familiar to you... Otherwise, he is one of those individuals worth knowing! Marketer, entrepreneur...
Reflecting on 2023, the HEC Paris Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute took a monumental step forward! We witnessed an unprecedented surge on multiple fronts, leading to an expanded program portfolio...
NEXT40/FT120 2024 - vignette
The French Tech Next40/120 laureates were announced during world’s biggest tech event VivaTech! In this 5th edition, HEC Paris stands out as the top business school for producing promising startups, with...
Inès Grillault Laroche (Vignette)
“No, a salesperson is not just an extroverted person with endless speeches!” To dispel the myths about salespeople, let’s explore the journey of Inès Grillault Laroche. An expert at the HEC Paris...
As the curtains draw on another successful edition of the HEC Paris Startup Launchpad, it's time to reflect on the whirlwind of entrepreneurial energy, creativity, and innovation that unfolded over the...
NFT Paris 2024 small
While the world of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) is booming, revolutionizing how we perceive the ownership and value digital works of art, only 15% of French people claim to be familiar with NFTs, according...
Launchpad - London Grand Pitch Night
Join us on Wednesday, March 20 for the annual HEC Paris Startup Launchpad Grand Pitch Night, live from the Curzon Soho movie theater in London! This special evening will feature 6 finalists who have been...
Alice Fortuné
Everyone has an ambition. For some, it remains silent. For others, they make it happen! Alice Fortuné belongs to the second group. After 10 years of experience in the ESG investment sector and then the...
 WE4G 2023
As 2023 was coming to an end, the WomenEntrepreneurs4Good (WE4G) program reached new heights! For its 3rd edition, it was for the very first time open to all women entrepreneurs across the globe. The...
2024 Winter batch Incubateur HEC Paris
The Incubateur HEC Paris is proud to introduce its Winter batch made of cutting-edge startups set to revolutionize various industries. The 12 new startups all offer innovative solutions in the fields of...
Incubateur HEC Paris Autum 2023 batch
The Incubateur HEC Paris has just welcomed its September batch made of 12 startups. What makes this batch so special is the selection of five startups coming from one of our acceleration programs: the HEC...
 Incubateur HEC Paris Intake Spring 2023
Congratulations to the startups which made it to the Incubateur HEC Paris! The Spring batch, composed of eleven startups, has just been selected and will start their program at Station F on May 5. With...

Incubation & Acceleration Center Team

Antoine Leprêtre
Director
Orhiane Savarese
Event & Startup Manager
Philadelphe Knellwolf
Operating Partner
Elsa Pouradier
Startups Community Builder
Emma Bouyssou
Communication & Event