France

Meet Etienne and Thomas, our National Lead for France!

Etienne

What is your background?

I am currently Entrepreneurship Manager at Climate KIC France. I am responsible for the start-up Acceleration Program at Climate KIC France.

Why did you become a country lead?

We think that ClimateLaunchpad is a great opportunity to offer, to early stage entrepreneurs, a program which will help them to set up a successful business.

How does your organisation support clean tech start-ups?

Climate KIC is running a start-up acceleration program which helps turning promising business ideas into sustainable impactful businesses.

Thomas

What is your background?

I am currently coach at Incubateur Descartes, the incubator of Cité Descartes, located East of Paris, a“Smart City” research cluster.

Why did you become a country lead?

We think that ClimateLaunchpad is a great way to help innovative project leaders to move from writing ideas on the back of a napkin to running impactful businesses !

How does your organisation support clean tech start-ups?

Incubateur Descartes is a territorial non-profit association whose mission is to support innovative start-up projects, with a high technological added value. We  target entrepreneurs with various backgrounds : young graduates, researchers, professors or economic players.

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