Empowering Sports Entrepreneurs: ESSEC’s Commitment to Entrepreneurship in Sports

The ESSEC Ventures incubator: a springboard for budding entrepreneurs 

ESSEC Ventures, ESSEC Business School’s student incubator, welcomes all students, whether they are in initial or continuing education programs. This inclusive approach ensures that everyone has the opportunity to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations. Anthéa Brault, Project Manager at ESSEC’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center explains: ‘We currently support nearly 150 companies, with 70 in the commercialization phase and others exploring the market. About a dozen projects are focused on sports.’ The incubator’s primary goal is to facilitate learning by doing, encouraging students to set up their own businesses. Anthéa outlines: ‘We organize networking events, group workshops, and mentoring sessions to foster hands-on learning and project development.’ The incubator provides an encouraging and supportive framework, helping students validate the viability of their projects and build sustainable businesses with strong growth potential.

 

Station F incubator: accelerating startups co-founded by ESSEC graduates

Support for entrepreneurs at ESSEC extends well beyond their formal training. In 2022, the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, in collaboration with ESSEC Alumni, launched the ESSEC Incubator at Station F, the world’s largest startup campus. This program provides six months of personalized support to innovative startups cofounded by ESSEC graduates. Corentin Grenon, head of the ESSEC Incubator at Station F highlights ‘We are currently supporting 30 high-potential projects with dedicated mentors and a network of over 50 experts.’