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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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Key Dates
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.
INSEAD LaunchPad @ STATION F
Residents
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.
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.
Hodor
Founder: Karim Bousetta (MBA'21D)
Hodor is the permission engine for AI agent actions. As AI agents are being deployed they use shared API keys or human OAuth tokens making it near-impossible to track their actions in the SaaS stack. It allows you to observe, secure and authenticate all of your agents via its gateway.
IAAA+
Founder: Jean-Christophe Autissier
Developing a new type of AI with external memory and adaptive interaction, demonstrated through an educational game called Game of Spirit.
SeldonIA
Founder: Clement Rabourdin (ECOO'25May)
SeldonIA provides on-premises AI solutions for enterprises that want to leverage AI without sacrificing data control or cost predictability. We deliver a private, enterprise-grade AI platform—similar to a private ChatGPT—augmented with secure knowledge retrieval and a marketplace of specialized AI agents.
40folds
Founders: 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.
The Team
Nancy Hsieh
Director, The Rudolf and Valeria Maag INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship
INSEAD LaunchPad Co-Programme Manager
Manager, INSEAD LaunchPad
