Start-Up Incubator: Blue Factory

Strongly connected to the Jean-Baptiste Say Institute, the Blue Factory is ESCP’s European startup incubator. In the first place, its goal is to accelerate entrepreneurship projects from ideation to international expansion. The incubator is unique because of its European architecture in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris and Turin, as well as its involvement in the ESCP campuses. It stands for its supportive and inclusive culture, connecting hundreds of mentors, coaches and experts. Blue Factory helps entrepreneurs to courageously develop projects that matter.

The Blue Factory in Berlin is supported by EXIST-Potentiale, a Germany-wide funding measure by the BMWK, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and the European Social Fund for Germany.

The START Online program is dedicated to ESCP students and alumni at the ideation or prototype phase.

It takes place online each semester and consists of 4 online workshops including masterclasses, co-development sessions, a supportive community and a shared workspace accessible in the ESCP République campus in Paris.

The program is conducted in English and is open regardless of your campus or location.

The SEED program in Berlin is open to innovative technology based startup projects which are applicable to be launched in Germany and are not incorporated yet.

Within the program we support entrepreneurs to apply for the EXIST Business Startup Grant which is a funding programme provided by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

The SEED Paris is open to ESCP students and alumni at the market-fit phase.

It provides personalized and collective support for 10 companies selected, during the year of the 1 sales with: weekly workshops & custom coaching, experts office hours, entrepreneurs mentoring, perks & network and dedicated offices in ESCP République campus in Paris.

As part of the SCALE program in Berlin, we are offering start ups and scale ups the opportunity to partner with ESCP Business School to support their growth. The ESCP Startup Partnership Berlin enables an valuable exchange between our students and our partners. The partnership offers access to some of our most popular events as the ESCP Startup Fair (with more than 500 sign ups per year) which is taking place twice a year to connect students, graduates and alumni with entrepreneurial workplaces. Further, the regular exchange between our partners and the ESCP Entrepreneurship Community in form of company visits, guest lectures and workshops helps to build strong relationships between our partners and ESCP. In case you are interested to get to know more about the ESCP Startup Partnership Berlin, please follow the link below or reach out to us via email. 

The Startup Internationalisation Bootcamp is an intense 2-day program that supports startups in their internationalisation endeavours.

Interested startups can participate in general workshops on internationalisation within Europe (e.g. on when is my startup ready to internationalise, why should I internationalise), country-specific workshops (e.g. how to enter France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK) and expert talks. The  program further encourages networking with industry professionals and other established startups. The program is conducted in English.

The ESCP Ecosystem events connect our startup teams to relevant actors of the ESCP ecosystem.

Startup teams that have successfully completed the general and country-specific workshops have the opportunity to travel to an ESCP location of their choice to establish relevant business contacts on site with the help of the ESCP network. Potential business contacts include local investors, legal support, etc.. The ESCP Ecosystem events are held in English.