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Third places, intergenerational micro-nurseries, affordable workspaces, shared housing... If innovating from a physical place seems to go against the grain of what most of the startups of our ecosystem are offering, this approach to entrepreneurship aligns well with the principles of the Social and ...

From February 12th to 15th, 2024, Côte d'Ivoire warmly welcomed the HEC Challenge + Dakar promotion, following the recent launch of the HEC Paris program in Senegal. Over four intense days, project leaders from 16 selected startups gathered in Abidjan to exchange ideas, draw inspiration, and shape ...

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 to a ConsenSys 2023 survey. 15% was just enough for Alexandre Tsydenkov, who decided to launch ...

If there's one program that's long overdue for a spotlight, it's the Creative destruction Lab (CDL). While the CDL-Paris program at HEC Paris only started back in 2021 with one stream: the Climate stream, it has established itself as the benchmark program for tech entrepreneurs in just a couple of ...

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 ...

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 management consulting sector, she decided to take the plunge and launch the startup Smarteem. Her ...

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 partners of this online accelerator program created a one-of-a-kind experience for its 10 laureates ...

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 artificial intelligence, sustainability, healthcare, and more. And once again, one out two of ...

Some programs need no introduction. HEC Challenge + is certainly one of them. Specially designed by HEC Paris to help innovators, scientists, and engineers develop their business plans and guide their strategies, the program has proven its worth over time. With an innovative pedagogical approach ...

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 Paris Startup Launchpad. In addition, 50% of the startups that joined the Autumn batch are ...