LaunchPad in numbers
29
Startups incubated as of September 202639
Residents5
New startups joined in September 202683 %
Retention from 2026 cohorts28 %
Female founders across the current residents
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Igniting startups to scale and extend their global reach
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The INSEAD LaunchPad is our first alumni start-up accelerator, and it is located inside the world’s largest start-up campus – STATION F in Paris. More than just a workspace, alumni-led start-ups from all sectors and industries can take their ventures to the next stage through LaunchPad events, connections and mentorship, and the many resources in the STATION F ecosystem. The LaunchPad actively promotes the vision of a connected global INSEAD start-up community and raises the profile of Paris as a leading centre for entrepreneurship.
Henrich Greve
Rudolf and Valeria Maag Chaired Professor in Entrepreneurship
The INSEAD LaunchPad Program
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Applications now accepted for 6 months residency.
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Price: €350 HT/desk/month
Eligibility
Startups founded by INSEAD alumni that are ready for or have a MVP. All industries are welcomed and at least 1 INSEAD alum must be onsite at STATION F.
Residents
40folds
Founder: Rares Rusu (MBA'09D)
40folds is an automated board advisor - the "AI management consultant" who understands the key drivers behind business performance and is able to provide world class advice, grounded in the company's own data and business knowledge.
Botnes
Founder: Moad Larabi (MIM'26)
Botnes is an AI-powered platform that helps SMEs find the right industrial robot for their needs. Through an intelligent diagnostic, we match companies with vetted manufacturers and guide them through the entire automation journey.
EkologgIA
Founders: Eric Houdet (EMBA'22)
Turning documents into intelligence AI products (Homapi-Docapi) for regulated and complex industries
Energie Partners (EP)
Founder: Vamo Soko (BFC'20)
Energie Partners (EP) is developing a digital, AI-enabled maritime platform designed to manage and optimize a fleet of vessels operating in Guinea and Senegal and Cote D'Ivoire.
FlexUp
Founder: Fabrizio Nastri (EMBA'06)
FlexUp is an ecosystem that helps startups grow through fair collaboration. It combines an innovative economic model, a business management platform, and a network of partner services.
Metavonics
Metavonics delivers the first open modular avionics platform specifically tailored to eVTOLs.
PetsGo!
Founder: Aline Andrelo (GEMBA'24)
A revolution in pet care, PetsGo is an innovative ecosystem that combines centralized digital pet records, personalized care services, travel support, and an integrated marketplace. We leverage AI and a B2B SaaS model to empower owners and veterinary providers to deliver smarter care, enhance pet well-being, and create positive social impact.
Sifra Energy
Founders: Xuelu Wang (BFC'23)
Sifra Energy is a France-based climate tech startup specialized in second-life EV battery repurposing and intelligent energy storage systems. We extend battery life through whole-pack reuse, fast pulse-based SOH diagnostics, and AI-driven health monitoring, enabling safer, lower-cost, and more sustainable BESS deployment. Our mission is to accelerate the circular economy of electric mobility and unlock scalable energy storage for industrial and renewable applications.
Tortley
Founder: Valerio Roriguez Robledo (GEMBA'25)
Tortley is a complete ecosystem designed to support your child's growth and development in a thoughtful and healthy way. In a world where we are constantly pressed to buy more, it can be hard to know what is best for them. Tortley helps you focus on the right things at the right time.
Lumaverse
Founder: Ece Cakmak (MBA'19J)
Lumaverse builds screen-free audio products that support young children’s emotional and cognitive development, with a focus on imagination, confidence, and self-expression. Its first product, Luma, is an interactive audio player for kids, offering stories, music, and lullabies without screens or Wi-Fi.
Costory
Founder: Gregoire Blond (MBA'17)
ORMEX is the first digital platform in France, based on blockchain technology, helping farmers to calculate the carbon emissions that can be stored in their agricultural soils through regenerative practices, and then sell their carbon credits at a fair price to big industrial group and mid-size companies, willing to offset their carbon impact.
Arts Mind Connections
Founder: Vaiva Kontrimaite (EMC'43)
Arts Mind Connections was created from the belief that art should be part of everyday life, not confined to specific places or audiences. Guided by this belief, we bring museum-quality art into everyday spaces through innovative presentation, design visual experiences that deepen engagement with art and support wellbeing through research-grounded curation.
Monconseiller.ai
Founder: Isiaka Ganiyu (MBA'25J)
Home-ownership powered by AI - Monconseiller.ai help first-time homebuyers in France make better decisions faster using an AI copilot that clarifies the homeownership journey, provides step by step support, and prepares bank-grade mortgage application files.
Alumni
SAMA
Ormex
Automi AI
Odeev
Digitaika
SmarterPlan
HEADLINE
Bien Sur
TREMAU
NBS Factory
Streeme
Carom
Nabook
Mundo Novo
Curto News
Cloud Fence
Optistream
Taqa Me
Ultra Motors
Hodor
IAAA+
Testimonials
When I joined the INSEAD LaunchPad at Station F, I had nothing but a pitch deck and a spreadsheet. Thanks to their invaluable mentorship and networking opportunities, I turned that idea into a finished product with real users.
Valerio Rodriguez, Founder Tortley & EMBA'25Jan
Valerio Rodriguez, Founder Tortley & EMBA'25Jan
The monthly Accountability Hours capture what LaunchPad does best: founders commit to their goals and hold each other to them. Add practical workshops, quality coaching that brings an outside view on your business, and a team and fellow founders always ready to share. For MyFamilyAbroad, a startup building links between cultures, INSEAD's intercultural community is the natural place to grow.
Alexis Caradet, Co-Founder My Family Abroad
Alexis Caradet, Co-Founder My Family Abroad
Startups don’t grow in isolation. They grow at the intersection of information, inspiration, and community. INSEAD LaunchPad delivers all three, creating an extraordinary environment to turn ambition into something real.
Jane Bertch, Founder The Paris IncubatHER & MCCC'19Jun-F
Jane Bertch, Founder The Paris IncubatHER & MCCC'19Jun-F
Very energizing environment! Perfect place to meet like-minded peers, exchange ideas and learn new things.
Fabrizio Nastri, Founder FlexUp & EMBA'06Dec
Fabrizio Nastri, Founder FlexUp & EMBA'06Dec
The Team
Director, Rudolf and Valeria Maag INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship
Programme Manager, INSEAD LaunchPad
Programme Manager, INSEAD LaunchPad
