⭐️ Our Mosaic of Unity: Thanks for being you
On behalf of everyone at the Incubateur HEC Paris, we wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.
⭐️ Our Mosaic of Unity: Thanks for being you
A community is like a mosaic.
Just as a mosaic is made more vibrant and striking by the diverse colors and patterns of its individual tiles, a community is made more vibrant and dynamic by the diverse backgrounds and experiences of its members.
Like a mosaic is made of a diverse array of individuals, each with their own unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. And like a mosaic, a community requires careful planning and attention in order to create a harmonious and cohesive whole.
On behalf of everyone at the Incubateur HEC Paris, we wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year. Thank you for being a vital part of our community, and here's to many more years of success together.
🚀 This year we continued to grow
Despite the challenges, we remain committed to our mission of helping founders succeed and make a positive impact on the world. As innovation continues to accelerate, we have seen a surge in the number of startups that are looking for support and resources to help them succeed.
We are proud of the progress we made in 2022:
Over the past year, we have supported 275 startups through our programs, up from 182 in 2021. 23 are currently in our programs.
Of these startups, 100 have female founders, representing 36% of the total.
208 of the startups we supported in 2022 are focused on or have a positive impact. This is an increase from the 130 impact-focused startups in 2021.
65 of the startups we supported in 2022 are based outside of France This is an increase from the 42 international startups we supported in 2021.
10 partnership startups programs were carried out, extended or launched in 2021, in addition to our regular one. Each of them with a goal to change an industry, or to change the entrepreneurial ecosystem itself.
Our companies matured during the storm 💪
While this year was particularly harsh and fundraising has been increasingly difficult, our startups broke every records.
The bigger our startups the greater their impact:
81 HEC startups have raised funds this year (37 from Incubateur HEC Paris)
€2,09B were raised through their combined rounds (€206M from Incubateur HEC Paris startups)
🏆 Tribute to our experts
The christmas edito was written by ChatGTP, the AI from OpenAI. While it can clearly replace the humble writer of this newsletter, it will never replace the expertise and practice of our beloved experts.
The very life of the Incubateur HEC Paris is the professionals who continuously give their time to share their knowledge throughout the year. Without them we wouldn’t be able to support that many companies.
804 experts are now actively part of our network today(They were only 589 in 2021)
Sadly, only 237 of them are female experts
5020 Office Hours were delivered to our incubees in 2022 thanks to them!
180 events organized, from webinars to challenges with students (our next one at the end)
🤝 Our Resolutions : chasing dreams
Cultivate a sense of community and connectivity: in 2023, we want to connect our startups with the HEC ecosystem and each other.
Becoming a regenerative company: in 2023, we will evaluate the impact of our startups and help them design regenerative solutions
Find the best startups and help them grow: until now startups came to us, we want to go look for them from now on
Building an even better environment: in 2023, decorate the environment, connect it to the network and improve well-being at work.
Develop services to help our startups grow: help them raise funds, recruit, help with press, legal, product development, strategy, obtaining labels, applying for grants, networking....
Promote diversity and internationalization: Open international programs, welcome people from different backgrounds, help our startups expand in foreign countries and develop our network far beyond our borders
🙏 The new year starts with them
The new batch arrived 10 days ago.
Coming up next week:
Introducing our new startups!
Our startups at the CES Las Vegas
First event! DOERS⋅TO⋅DOERS - Are you scalable? Your choices will tell.
How are you going to scale your startup? Come ask Jonathan and Jebbit team, who has grown from 5 to 120 employees and raised 70M last year.Stay tuned !