Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute
We are pleased to announce that the institute has been ranked fourth out of 150 centers in Europe's Leading Start-Up Hubs 2025 by the Financial Times.
Our Institute supports innovators and entrepreneurs from all walks of life! Whatever your profile is, we will help you grow with ambition, efficiency and impact!
Discover the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute
Within the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute, we have set up an unparalleled concentration of entrepreneurial energy! Whatever your profile is, a start-up in its infancy or a unicorn, SME in acceleration or corporate in transformation, Social or environmental entrepreneur, whether you come from Paris, Séoul or New York, if you are driven by the desire to move the lines, we will help you grow with ambition, efficiency and impact! Find the fast-tracks to success. Grow beyond what you thought you could.
Make it happen Make it big!
Our Centers
542
startups supported in 2023
100+
social and environmental projects
1,000+
business experts
€16,1B
raised by HEC Paris entrepreneurs over the last 5 years
13
of the leading unicorns worldwide were founded by HEC Paris alumni, whith 11 still actives
+39%
of the cofounders of startups supported by the Incubateur HEC Paris in 2023 are women
Tailored programs for each step of your entrepreneurial journey!
HEC Stand Up
Format:
Hybrid
Duration:
10 weeks
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Cost:
0
Place(s):
France
Master of Science X-HEC Entrepreneurs
Format:
Full-time face-to-face with some online sessions
Duration:
520 hours (on average)
Working Experience:
3-24 months
Language(s):
English
Cost:
33350
€
Place(s):
France
Executive Master in innovation and Entrepreneurship
Format:
Online
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
HEC Paris Startup Launchpad
Format:
On site
Duration:
3 months
Language(s):
English
Place(s):
Paris – Jouy-en-Josas Campus
Women Entrepreneurs for Good (WE4G)
Format:
Online
Duration:
6 months
Language(s):
English
Place(s):
Paris
Registration date(s):
HEC Challenge +
Format:
On site & Online
Duration:
9 months
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris – Jouy-en-Josas Campus
HEC Challenge + Abidjan
Format:
On site and on site
Duration:
9 months
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Cost:
4500
€*
Place(s):
Abidjan
HEC Challenge + Dakar
Format:
On site and online
Duration:
9 months
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Cost:
4500
€*
Place(s):
Dakar
HEC Up
Format:
Hybrid
Duration:
6 months
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Cost:
0
€
Place(s):
France
Incubateur HEC Paris
Format:
On site or Online
Duration:
4 months
Language(s):
French
&
English
Creative Destruction Lab - Paris
Format:
Online
Duration:
9 months
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
Cost:
0
€*
KISED: Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development
Format:
Online and on site
Duration:
3 months
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris
KOSME
Format:
On site
Duration:
1 year
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris
Accélérateur ESS
Format:
Hybrid
Duration:
2 years
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris
Meta AI Startup Program
Format:
Hybrid
Duration:
6 months
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
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
L'Oréal Beauty Tech Atelier
Format:
Online or on site
Duration:
6 months
Language(s):
English
Place(s):
Paris
TotalEnergies On
Duration:
6 months
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris
Registration date(s):
HEC Stand Up
Format:
Hybrid
Duration:
10 weeks
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Cost:
0
Place(s):
France
Master of Science X-HEC Entrepreneurs
Format:
Full-time face-to-face with some online sessions
Duration:
520 hours (on average)
Working Experience:
3-24 months
Language(s):
English
Cost:
33350
€
Place(s):
France
Executive Master in innovation and Entrepreneurship
Format:
Online
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
HEC Paris Startup Launchpad
Format:
On site
Duration:
3 months
Language(s):
English
Place(s):
Paris – Jouy-en-Josas Campus
Women Entrepreneurs for Good (WE4G)
Format:
Online
Duration:
6 months
Language(s):
English
Place(s):
Paris
Registration date(s):
HEC Challenge +
Format:
On site & Online
Duration:
9 months
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris – Jouy-en-Josas Campus
HEC Challenge + Abidjan
Format:
On site and on site
Duration:
9 months
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Cost:
4500
€*
Place(s):
Abidjan
HEC Challenge + Dakar
Format:
On site and online
Duration:
9 months
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Cost:
4500
€*
Place(s):
Dakar
HEC Up
Format:
Hybrid
Duration:
6 months
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Cost:
0
€
Place(s):
France
Incubateur HEC Paris
Format:
On site or Online
Duration:
4 months
Language(s):
French
&
English
Creative Destruction Lab - Paris
Format:
Online
Duration:
9 months
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
Cost:
0
€*
KISED: Korea Institute of Startup & Entrepreneurship Development
Format:
Online and on site
Duration:
3 months
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris
KOSME
Format:
On site
Duration:
1 year
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris
Accélérateur ESS
Format:
Hybrid
Duration:
2 years
Language(s):
French
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris
Meta AI Startup Program
Format:
Hybrid
Duration:
6 months
Language(s):
English
Next start(s):
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
L'Oréal Beauty Tech Atelier
Format:
Online or on site
Duration:
6 months
Language(s):
English
Place(s):
Paris
TotalEnergies On
Duration:
6 months
Next start(s):
Place(s):
Paris
Registration date(s):
News
Following the announcement of the ION Management Science Lab at HEC Paris , we spoke with its Directors, Professors Carlos Serrano and Thomas Åstebro , about their planned activities and the impact they...
The future of computing is rapidly unfolding. In February, a distinguished panel of global experts convened in Heilbronn, Germany, for the third session of the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) Next...
The Korean startup ecosystem gains momentum as nine innovative startups join the 2025 KOSME program , from the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency . This start-up acceleration program, under the patronage of...
Mentorship 2.0. HEC Paris is proud to announce the recent launch of the ION Management Science Lab, a pioneering academic research lab dedicated to exploring the multifaceted role of mentorship across...
As artificial intelligence has a growing impact on society and business, higher education innovates to prepare the leaders of tomorrow. HEC Paris, in partnership with Capgemini Invent has launched the...
As a centerpiece of the HEC Paris Startup Launchpad curriculum, one of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute ’s flagship programs, the Design Sprint empowers entrepreneurs to validate...
The Financial Times has placed the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute at number 4 in its Europe's Leading Start-Up Hubs ranking. In 2025, this ranking powered by the Financial Times, Sifted...
Proving your identity online shouldn't be a hassle. That's the vision of Ace Shim, the Co-founder and CEO of Hopae , who knows all too well the headaches of entering a new country, renting a place, or...
When it comes to innovation, established companies are not being left behind either within the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute ! For years, its Incubation and Acceleration Center has...
For more than a decade, dozens of rankings and indexes have been shaping the world of entrepreneurship and innovation. For the startups, being featured in these rankings is one of their great achievements...
In 2025, one of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute 's flagship program, the ' HEC Paris Startup Launchpad ,' is spicing up its winning formula. By embracing entrepreneurs from highly...
As the new year begins, so does an exciting chapter for the Incubateur HEC Paris and the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute . This winter, we are thrilled to welcome 12 innovative startups...
In the bustling startup scene at Station F, Revyze stands out with its bold approach: to revolutionize the educational system in the digital age. Founded by three HEC graduates, this innovative startup is...
A look back at the first Marseille session, which supported over 150 women from diverse backgrounds on their journey to entrepreneurship.
Events
Jun 01
2025
8:00 am
Paris
English
The S&O Institute is excited to host and celebrate the seventeenth Annual Research Conference of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS), a consortium of universities and individuals that serves as a professional society of scholars studying the interface between business and sustainability. Our Annual Research Conference brings together researchers from a variety of disciplinary and methodological perspectives who seek to advance the state of the field.
Jun 22
2025
9:00 am
Jouy-En-Josas
English
The S&O Institute of HEC Paris is pleased to announce the organization of the 17th edition of the Medici Summer School in Management Studies, for doctoral students and young researchers, which will be held at HEC Paris campus, June 22 - 27, 2025.
The school is organized and sponsored by Bologna Business School (University of Bologna), HEC Paris (Sustainability & Organizations Institute), and MIT Sloan School of Management (Economic Sociology PhD Program).
Mar 27
2025
1:30 pm
Jouy-En-Josas
English
Success Stories
Behind every great idea is a great entrepreneurial team. Discover our success stories.
BACKGROUND Founded in 2014, DAMAE Medical offers a medical imaging device capable of examining biological tissues in depth, at a cellular level, through simple contact with the surface of the skin. This innovative optical technology allows...
Céline Lazorthes is the founder and CEO of the Leetchi Group, which has more than ten million users in over 150 countries! Background Created in 2009 by Céline Lazorthes, Leetchi.com is a secure web service that provides a fun and easy way for people...
Pierre Kosciusko-Morizet was the founder of PriceMinister.com in 2000. He left PriceMinister.com in 2014 and has subsequently established two investment funds, ISAI and Kernel Holding Investments. Background PriceMinister.com was founded in Paris in...
Nathalie Gaveau is the founder of Shopcade and the General Manager of Lagardère Active Shopping. She was also the co-founder of PriceMinister that was sold to the Rakuten Group in 2010 for $250 million. Background Shopcade was founded in 2011 in the...
François Pelen is the co-Founder of Groupe Point Vision. He is an ophthalmologist, pharmacologist, HEC graduate (EMBA.91) and Challenge + professor. After a career in pharmaceuticals that began at Sanofi and culminated in a position as Vice-President...
Our Partners & Sponsors
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HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute Team
Inge
Kerkloh Devif
Senior Executive Director
Thiago
Penteado
Marketing & Communication Director
Antoine
Leprêtre
Director
Aymeric
Penven
Executive Director
Hervé
Angelini
Chief Operating Officer
Jean-Rémi
Gratadour
Climate Academic Director
Emma
France
Director of Impact Development
Nathalie
Riond
Director of Pedagogy