HEC Paris Incubator
AcceleratorParis · Pre-Seed–Seed
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Investment thesis
The Institute supports entrepreneurs across every stage, from early-stage startups to unicorns, SMEs, and corporates in transformation, as well as social and environmental entrepreneurs. Through a range of centers and tailored programs—including the Incubateur HEC Paris, Startup Launchpad, deep-tech and social entrepreneurship centers, and AI and beauty-tech accelerators—it provides mentorship, business expertise, and acceleration. It emphasizes ambition, efficiency, and impact, with attention to gender diversity and social/environmental projects. HEC Paris entrepreneurs raised €16.1B over the last five years, and the institute was ranked among Europe's leading startup hubs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 17 of 42 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8Hardware ×6Space Tech ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×3EdTech ×3New Materials ×3Cleantech ×2
HQs:Germany×3France×3United States×2Australia×1Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 11 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×13 founders×14+ founders×2
What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×9
Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history
AUDI AG ×2Georgia Institute of Technology ×2Georgia Tech Research Institute ×2
Portfolio companies · 42 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeApplied Atomics develops, builds and operates 100 MW-1 GW light-water nuclear plants co-located with industrial customers.
Ben Kellie(Founder)in
Co-investorsApollo Informal InvestmentElevate VenturesInnovation UBCInventures Investment PartnersLotte VenturesPix Vine Capital+7 more
Asynchronics develops NeXosim, a simulation framework for space systems that enables high-fidelity modeling and validation of spacecraft and satellite hardware.
Deep TechDeveloper ToolsSpace Tech
Adam Chikha(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Heartfelt CapitalSunfish Partners
Co-reactive develops a carbon mineralization process that converts CO2 and silicate feedstock minerals into CO-SCM, a carbon-negative Supplementary Cementitious Material used to make lower-carbon cement and concrete.
CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsErkrath, DE
Andreas Bremen(Co-founder)inOrlando Kleineberg(Co-founder)inWilli Peter(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAFI VenturesCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)EvercuriousVCVentech
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a global startup program for seed-stage, science-based companies that pairs founders with experienced entrepreneurs, angel investors, economists, and scientists through an objectives-based mentoring process.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTechSector AgnosticToronto, CA
Ajay Agrawal(Professor (founder of the CDL program))inSonia Sennik(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsBeyond Earth VenturesScale AIUniversity System of Maryland Momentum Fund
Heatrix develops ultra-compact electric air heaters that replace gas burners in high-temperature industrial processes, reaching air temperatures up to 1500 °C using renewable electricity.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergy
Icarus Robotics develops autonomous robots for space that use embodied AI, starting with human-in-the-loop control and learning from demonstration to handle tasks such as cargo handling and orbital construction.
AI & Machine LearningRoboticsSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Ethan(Co-founder)inJamie(Co-founder)inEthan Barajas(CEO)inJamie Palmer(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstTranspose Platform ManagementSoma Capital
HEC Paris is a business school offering master's programs, MBA, and executive education initiatives.
EdTechParis, FR
iSentroniq develops dense, near-heatless cryogenic wiring aimed at overcoming scalability limits in quantum computing hardware.
Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing
Co-investorsAgoranovHeartcore CapitalKima VenturesOVNI CapitalBetter Angle
MyKor is a female-founded company with a team experienced in construction, manufacturing, materials science, engineering and biotechnology.
BiotechCircular EconomyConstruction TechNew Materials
Valentina D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsClean Growth FundSustainable VenturesThe FSE GroupGreen Angel Ventures
OUTSCALE, a brand of Dassault Systèmes, provides sovereign cloud infrastructure, a low-code business process platform, and AI-powered virtual twin services for companies, healthcare institutions, and public organizations.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Philippe MILTIN(CEO)in
PhaseTree provides a materials design platform that combines physics-based simulation with AI modeling to help users discover and optimize materials without coding.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsHeartcore Capital
Prospectral develops next-generation spectral imaging cameras using multimodal and metasurface-mediated sensing for computer vision applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Dr Gwenhivir Wyatt-Moon(CEO)Dr Tom Albrow-Owen(CTO)Dr Oliver Burton(CSO)Dr Peter Christopher(CIO)
Co-investorsUnruly Capitalfirstminute capital
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Reditus Space builds reusable spacecraft systems that enable routine return of cargo from low Earth orbit, supporting in-space manufacturing and physical industrialization of space.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechAtlanta, US
Stef Crum(Founder)inWill Sherman(CTO, Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAntlerAera VCTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)Transpose Platform Management468 Capital
SpaceRake develops small form factor laser (optical) communication technology for connecting satellites, drones, and similar platforms.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Co-investorsTitletownTech
TakeMe2Space builds satellite infrastructure for orbital compute, enabling data processing closer to the source in space.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechHardwareSpace Tech
Ronak Kumar Samantray(Founder)in
Co-investorsChiratae VenturesArtha Venture FundSeafundUnicorn India Ventures
The TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning offers advanced and continuing education degree programs for working professionals through the Technical University of Munich, focused on transferring academic research into practice and upskilling in areas such as management, leadership, and technology.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEdTechMunich, DE
VXB Aerospace develops software using generative capabilities to help engineers design custom components involving complex multi-physics, such as antennas, electronics, and plasma propulsion.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechEveleigh, AU
Alexander Ryan(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsFulcrum VentureTechstars
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AlphaguardAXIAS AICaplyzerCisLunar IndustriesCURADiffraqtionDocloopHyperios TechnologiesImpact Space Expedition and Exploration (iSEE)IntellaLinq PhotonicsM4LIFEMoon PhotonicsNeuronovaNorthern Waves ABORIS SRLPropel SpaceRhonexumStratotegicUedValence TechnologiesVolar AltaWarpWarezerothird GmbH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCreative Destruction Lab · spaceambition.substack.com · Aug 28, 2026
VXB Aerospace · spacetimespod.substack.com · Jul 27, 2026
Reditus Space · spacenews.com · Jul 13, 2026
Station F · techcrunch.com · Jul 6, 2026
Mykor · resourcemedia.eco · May 29, 2026
Incubateur HEC Paris · hec.edu · Jan 14, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has HEC Paris Incubator made?
- HEC Paris Incubator has 42 tracked investments.
- What stage does HEC Paris Incubator invest at?
- HEC Paris Incubator invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does HEC Paris Incubator focus on?
- HEC Paris Incubator focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is HEC Paris Incubator located?
- HEC Paris Incubator is headquartered in Paris, FR.
- Who does HEC Paris Incubator co-invest with?
- HEC Paris Incubator most often shares deals with Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Heartcore Capital, QDNL Participations, among 35 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Comment construire une carrière qui a du sens ? Les conseils de Gwenaëlle Avice Huet | HEC Paris
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