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Who shapes innovation when entrepreneurs navigate ambiguity, AI disruption, and shifting regulatory and capital regimes?

Entrepreneurship has long been described through the lens of risk. Yet, as recent research and debates suggest, what founders and innovators truly confront is not measurable risk ...

HOPES (HEC Ouvre la Porte à l’Entrepreneuriat Social in French) is a large-scale initiative led by HEC Paris and supported by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller. More than a program, HOPES is a long-term commitment to making social entrepreneurship a powerful, inclusive, and measurable lever for ...

In 2024, atmospheric CO₂ reached 421 ppm, far exceeding the critical 350 ppm threshold, as natural carbon sinks become saturated. With emission reduction strategies proving insufficient on their own, Direct Air Capture is now considered a required technology to achieve climate targets. The ...

On March 5, 44 students from HEC Paris’s Grande École and Master’s programs gathered at Station F, the world’s largest startup campus, for the first-ever edition of Pitch & Hire, an event designed to directly connect startup founders seeking talent with HEC students looking for their first, or next ...

A new cohort of the HEC Paris Startup Launchpad kicked off on January 19, 2026. This year, the program supports 38 startup projects across a wide range of sectors, including Banking & Finance, Education & Training, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Construction, and Consulting & Business Services, to ...

For years, HEC Paris has solidified its reputation as a leading institution for generating high-growth ventures, playing a pivotal role in the French and global technology landscape. We take great pride in seeing HEC Alumni startups reach extraordinary heights and become pillars of the French ...

In January, as every year, the Incubateur HEC Paris welcomed a new cohort of 13 startups, bringing together ambitious founders building high-impact solutions across AI, cybersecurity, data, foodtech, legaltech, healthtech, HR tech, agri-tech, and more. Backed by a 15-year entrepreneurial legacy and ...

At the crossroads of HEC Paris’ entrepreneurial spirit and its ambition to drive change, the Master of Science X-HEC Entrepreneurs stands as one of the School’s most distinctive learning experiences. Jointly run by HEC Paris and École Polytechnique, this program offers students a unique practice ...

The year 2025 marks a new period of recognition for the HEC Paris entrepreneurial ecosystem, reaffirming our status as a leading institution in the creation and acceleration of technological champions in France and Europe. Our HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute climbed to the 4th ...

At the 2025 Women's Forum Global Meeting, the central theme was as demanding as it was inspiring: “Courage: Bold Move for A Better World”. Amidst the 1,500 participants and global leaders gathering in Paris, HEC Paris stood out not just as a participant, but as an active architect of this courage ...