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Every year, the IÉSEG Incubator supports more than a hundred start-ups, providing students, graduates and staff with the best conditions for successfully launching and developing their businesses. 

Present on the Lille and Paris – La Défense campuses, the Incubator offers 3 specific programs to support each entrepreneur according to the degree of maturity and progress of his or her entrepreneurial project, and makes all the resources available within the School. 

The “SPARK” program is designed for all entrepreneurs looking to test the soundness of their idea and structure their vision. The “START” program is a 12-month program designed to launch a business, acquire the first customers and develop sales. This program is aimed at young entrepreneurs with a proven concept who want to successfully launch their company. Finally, the “SCALE” program meets the needs of entrepreneurs who have been in business for at least 2 years and want to speed up their growth by conquering new markets or new geographical territories.

In each of these programs, the Incubator provides personalized, caring support. Meetings with entrepreneurship experts, group workshops on specific themes, access to office space, conferences and brainstorming sessions between incubatees and partners, fortnightly follow-up with a coach-mentor, networking events to develop your network, contacts to create opportunities within the IÉSEG ecosystem: all these elements make up the customized support offered by the IÉSEG Incubator. 

In 2024, 30 incubatees joined the SPARK program, 13 new companies were selected for the START program and 2 for the SCALE program. 

Discover some of the new START gems below:

• OPLAYR – a platform for connecting players and creating soccer games
• EA TRADING – algorithmic trading portfolio management service
• EPIFANIE AKEMI – online training to generate revenue on TikTok
• GUIDEME PARIS – tour guide agency in Paris
• HORI – management and referencing tool for tattoo artists and salons, providing calendar, accounting and booking functions
• HUNDER – student networking application designed to facilitate knowledge sharing
• POOL – mobile application that centralizes good deals from retailers and facilitates interaction between retailers and consumers
• SAVILA GAMES – gamification and Business Games platform designed to captivate and inspire students through interactive and enjoyable learning experiences, by simplifying complex business concepts
• SCHOOLME – support for revision by offering digitalized group courses
• STIKY – dating application for single parents
• SUNTIMES – drink truck offering cocktails served in their original frui
• WHITE TWIST – high-end household linen, decorative items, lifestyle and wellness products that combine traditional Moroccan craftsmanship and embroidery with a more modern touch and European design