Description:

STATION F is a startup campus with a sort of central hub building that dedicates services to the French tech ecosystem.

Founders envisioned the company to be a hub where entrepreneurs from around the world – both brilliant and crazy can come together to work, live, laugh, and fuel society with innovative startups that bring real value. It’s the size of the Eiffel Tower laying down, and it’s quite impressive in person. Station F has been years in the making.

The various open office areas are divided into many different pieces. Some chunks of the building are managed by Station F’s partners, such as Facebook, Zendesk, Vente-Privée, HEC, Microsoft, etc.

Station F is featured with 31 startup programs, including Founders Program, Fighters Program and other partners’ programs. 

Startup Garage from Facebook 

The Startup Garage from Facebook empowers innovative data-driven companies in France to accelerate their businesses.

Microsoft   

Microsoft France launches its first worldwide program focused on artificial intelligence in partnership with INRIA at Station F. The program is specifically designed to launch a high-valued AI ecosystem gathering startups, researchers and corporates in France.

Naver / Line 

Naver / Line , South Korea tech giant, is building a community focused on early stage consumer internet at STATION F: mobile consumer apps, innovative media, digital native commerce and O2O.

Ubisoft 

The Gaming & Entertainment program is designed by Ubisoft to foster the creation of original and memorable contents. Ubisoft will bring its expertise and mentorship to promising start-ups of the industry.

iPEPS-ICM 

iPEPS is the Brain and Spine institute’s (ICM) incubator and the first innovation accelerator dedicated to brain diseases in France. With a network of over 700 researchers-clinicians, a clinical investigation center and 17 state-of- the-art technological platforms, the iPEPS provides top technical expertise and offers a unique environment for the development of breakthrough projects in Medtech, Biotech and digital health.

Platform A by adidas 

The adidas accelerator aims to use the innovative power of the global start-up scene to jointly identify the potential for new strategically important projects on sport tech.

LVMH “la maison des startups” 

The LVMH program welcomes 50 international startups each year. This initiative drives business acceleration between LVMH Maisons and startups to invent innovative new products and services for the luxury market.

Shakeup Factory   

We craft future food champions by delivering tailored expert support to breakthrough entrepreneurs, from farm to fork. Unlike traditional startup accelerators, we don’t provide any standard program, but adapt our answer and mentoring agenda to the specific needs of each project, with a focus on value and business creation.

Entrepreneur First 

Entrepreneur First is the world’s leading talent investor. EF invests time and money in the world’s most talented and ambitious individuals, helping them to find a co-founder, develop an idea, and start a company. So far, we’ve helped 1,200+ people create 200+ companies, worth a combined $1.5bn. In Paris, EF runs 2 programmes a year, starting in April and October at Station F.

BNP Paribas – Plug and Play 

Our BNP Paribas – Plug and Play program aims at accelerating the bank’s digital transformation, by selecting Fintechs, Insurtechs and Regtechs that meet specific business lines’ needs. During a 12 week batch, selected startups will develop a POC with one of our business line, and will benefit from the large BNP Paribas’ ecosystem. In addition, BNP Paribas will assist those startups in their quest for funding, as well as provide advices ranging from business plan definition to pitch optimization, depending on their maturity.

OuiCrea Chine-Hexagone Accelerator (CHA)   

OuiCrea focuses on developing an innovation ecosystem which enables to identify, select, promote and fund French-Chinese entrepreneurial projects. OuiCrea provides a cross border incubation program for attracting Chinese startup to France and French startup to China, via its 3 coworking spaces in Shanghai, Suzhou and Paris.

L’Oréal – Beauty Tech Atelier 

Our program provides early-stage beauty tech startups with mentorship and opportunities with key beauty industry stakeholders.

MEDIA LAB TF1   

TF1 launches its Accelerator program dedicated to startups ready to transform the media market! Startups are key partners in media transformation and they need the support of market leaders to accelerate their growth. With the MEDIA LAB, we built a team of business experts to help out the collaboration. We provide resources to startups in order to help their growth.

Chain Accelerator 

The biggest Blockchain Accelerator in Europe

Havas Group 

One of the world’s largest communications groups launches program for adtech startups and brings together marketing and communication experts to support their ambitions and development.

INSEAD LaunchPad 

INSEAD LaunchPad provides customized support to help startups scale and expand globally.

ZENDESK 

Ambitious and disruptive Customer Experience Program for mature startups coming from anywhere in the world.

ShareIT by ASHOKA 

ShareIT is the first Tech for Good acceleration program powered by Ashoka, built to bring the most innovative social entrepreneurs worldwide into the digital age transition.

HEC Paris 

Multisector startup support program based on 3 pillars: An “à la carte” program, a participative community and a knowledge factory. We mobilize the whole HEC ecosystem around entrepreneurs to accelerate their development.

« Moove lab » CNPA powered by Via-ID 

The CNPA accelerator’s ambition (in partnership with Via-ID) is to support innovative projects by encouraging synergies between startups and key players in mobility, within a stimulated ecosystem turned towards the future.

veepee  

Fashion / tech / retail, which aims to generate growth for its start-ups for 9 months by testing their solution on vente-privee and by linking them to our partner brands.   Overseas Network  A network of french overseas and international territories startups specialized in healthtech, energy, smart city, local food and local production.

Cyber@STATIONF by Thales 

Cyber@STATIONF is a 3-6 months startup acceleration program, whose members provide solutions for the cybersecurity industry.   FOCUS by Usine IO  A 6-month thematic hardware acceleration program dedicated to targeted industrial topics like autonomous vehicles, green tech or healthcare sponsored by industry leaders.

ADN_ x IFM 

ADN_ x IFM is a two-phase program dedicated to young entrepreneurs in fashion, art, design and digital projects. It offers a comprehensive approach, from the basic idea to the development of the project.

Arts et Métiers

Acceleration  During 15 months, 34 000 Arts et Métiers French engineers will help you build the next hardware unicorn from the ground up.

Edhec Business School 

The EDHEC Station F Program will be first dedicated to EYE laureates and will welcome students from the MSC in entrepreneurship who are launching high potential businesses.

PEPITE Starter IDF 

PEPITE Starter Ile-de-France is a 6-month program which aims to accelerate early stage startups for students and young graduates enrolled in the National Student-Entrepreneur Status in the PEPITE program with the support of the region Ile-de-France.

Impulse Labs 

An ecosystem of startups and decision-makers dedicated to construction, engineering & real-estate industries. Where entrepreneurs and corporates disrupt the way we design, construct & maintain the built environment.