The Startup Launchpad awaits its supporters at the 2024 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 chosen from 27 teams by a panel of expert judges. These finalists, coming from masters like X-HEC Entrepreneurs, Sustainability and Social Innovation, Data Science for Business, Digital Innovation & Acceleration, Media Arts & Creation, will pitch their startup projects in front of a jury of entrepreneurs, investors, and an audience of entrepreneurs and eager supporters.
The HEC Paris Startup Launchpad will reach its peak on March 20
11 weeks. This is what it takes for the +140 students, divided into 46 teams, to put their startup idea to the test! All the students benefited from both the HEC Paris 'learning by doing' practical approach and its startup ecosystem to consolidate their project, to get inspired, and to get ready for the grand final: the London Startup Pitch Night.
Among the highlights of the program: a visit to the HECTAR campus, the Design Sprint - preceded by 50 interviews conducted by each team - aiming to adjust their value proposition, and the London Learning Expedition to discover the London innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
This program wouldn't be was it is without the HEC Foundation, which supports the HEC Paris Launchpad and more globally HEC’s ambitions by promoting social and international diversity, pedagogical innovation, faculty excellence and research.
On March 20, 6 startups selected among 27 teams - firstly chosen by a panel of expert judges - will get a chance to showcase their project at the London Grand Night.
Wherever you are in the world, join us to support the finalists, and vote for your favorite project! There will be two prizes up for grabs: one from the jury, and one from the audience.
London Grand Pitch Night: vote for your favorite project!
The Grand Pitch Night is what students have been preparing for over these past few weeks. On Wednesday, the finalists will showcase their innovative ideas in front of a jury of entrepreneurs, investors, and an audience of eager supporters.
Here are the 6 startups who have been selected to pitch:
AmonAI allows every construction site manager to have all their answers and relevant documents to their questions regarding their construction project through their intelligent assistant.
Bluco enables companies to fill their deskless positions faster by leveraging WhatsApp for automated AI-enabled chat applications and pre-qualification. This approach significantly reduces application barriers without compromising the quality of applicants.
Brightly is a fun and personalized education app to combat social media addiction for children.
Eledone is an autonomous agent based on IA that lets you interact with your ERP systems quickly and easily.
UZU finally enables beauty & well being brands to access their consumers data : they aggregate and analyze the data collected, aiming at optimizing the marketing activation campaigns for physical point of sales.
Rebalance enables companies to make profit by donating their unsold non-food items to charities. Its team won their ticket to pitch along with the other startups following a fierce competition on Monday, March 18.
Join them online on Wednesday, March 20th at 7pm to give them all the support they need, and to vote for your favorite project! You can watch them live (or the replay) on Youtube.
A substantial impact on the HEC Startup Launchpad
Major Donor and Testator of the HEC Foundation, Philippe Foriel-Destezet (H.58), has made a generous bequest that the Foundation, in agreement with the family and the School, has decided to dedicate to the development of this entrepreneurial program, a value that Philippe so well embodied. The Launchpad supports 120 students in their ambition to launch a startup as soon as they finish their studies.
Strengthening the operational team on a sustainable basis was a priority for the School, made possible by this major donation. Since 2023, it has also enabled the entire cohort to participate in a learning expedition to London, co-organized with the HEC UK House, to meet successful British entrepreneurs and pitch their startup projects to venture capitalists and business developers. A memorable moment for the future generation of HEC entrepreneurs!