Join our Incubation Programme open to current Sciences Po students and recent graduates (less than 2 years).

Programme

Objective
Transition from initial beta testers to genuine commercial traction.

We help you progress in the following areas:

• Sales techniques: communication, product marketing, prospecting, negotiation, customer retention
• Product management
• Accounting and legal compliance
• Public and private funding search
• Founder relationships, recruitment, management
• Building a network around the project
• Financial growth strategy

Formats:

• Duration: 12 months
• Programme in French
• Shared workspace 
• Training on all listed skills... and more
• Individual coaching every 15 days
• Connections with experts tailored to your current challenges
• Assistance with grant applications
• Legal and accounting support
• Peer work with other incubated founders

Eligibility

Project type:

• Commercially oriented company
• Innovative product, service or model with social and/or environmental impact

(We do not support consulting firms or non-profit organisations: we encourage them to turn to other support structures.)

Project leaders:

• At least one current Sciences Po student or alumnus of less than 2 years in the founding team
• All founders are "first-time entrepreneurs"
• Minimum French proficiency: C1

How to apply?

Selection jury: 2 sessions per year, every first Tuesday of February and July.

Application deadline: We recommend project leaders follow the Starter Programme before applying to the Incubator jury. If you missed the Starter deadline or are a recent graduate, don't hesitate to contact us.

Application: Send us this completed form (Gdoc).

Pricing conditions

The incubation year costs €8,000 per team.

The Incubator is labelled Paris Innovation Fund (FPI) by the City of Paris, enabling admitted startups to apply for a BPIFrance grant of up to €30,000 covering the incubation fee. For this, the startup's registered office must be in Paris (or possibly elsewhere in Île-de-France with a secondary establishment in Paris), and the bank account must be in France.