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Entrepreneurship, Innovation
28.02.22
Paris International Agricultural Show : Focus on Five X Start-Ups in AgriTech
The 58th Paris International Agricultural Show took place from February 26 to March 6. On this occasion, the French government announced the launch of a new program, Agri20, to support innovative startups in the sector. Take a look at five X AgriTech startups : Thegreendata, Proteme, Fruition Sciences, Farmwise and Ÿnsect.
Entrepreneurship, Corporate relations, Innovation
14.02.22
Polytechnique Ventures invest in Jimmy Energy’s first round of financing
Jimmy Energy, co-founded by Antoine Guyot (X2013) and Mathilde Grivet (HEC 2014), designs and operates mini-nuclear reactors supplying heat to industrial sites, without greenhouse gas emissions. It has raised €2.2 million in seed funding. It’s the fourth investment of Polytechnique Ventures, the seed fund created and funded by X alumni.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
01.02.22
4 X-Novation start-ups at La Fabrique Défense 2022
La Fabrique Défense is the defense industry's most important event and aims to contribute to the development of a European strategic culture among young people. Discover the 4 X-Novation start-ups that participated at the show to promote the Defense Tech.
Entrepreneurship, Innovation
06.01.22
PayFit joins the French unicorns club
The start-up PayFit, co-founded by Florian Fournier (X2013), has announced that it has raised €254 million, valuing it at over $2 billion and making it the 23rd French unicorn.
Innovation, Entrepreneurship
05.01.22
Focus on quantum computing start-ups launched by X's alumni
The French government launches its quantum computing platform as an extension of the Quantum Plan presented in the fall of 2021. Several start-ups launched by X's alumni took on on the challenges of quantum computing.
Entrepreneurship
14.12.21
Drahi X Novation Center: The eleven start-ups of XUP#13 Demoday
Eleven start-ups supported by the X-Up incubator, the Drahi-X Novation Center at École Polytechnique, or from the X start-up ecosystem pitched their...
Entrepreneurship
14.12.21
Demoday XUP#13: Fostering entrepreneurship and innovation at l’X
A biannual event marking the end of incubation at École Polytechnique's Drahi-X Novation Center, the XUP Demoday gave an opportunity to eleven start...
Entrepreneurship
29.09.21
L’X organizes the second session of the EVP 2021 together with TU/e
The Drahi-X Novation Center on École polytechnique's campus in Palaiseau This year, the EuroTech Universities Alliance celebrates its 10th anniversary...
International, Entrepreneurship
29.09.21
L’X organizes the 2nd session of the European Venture Program together with TU/e
The 2021 edition of the European Venture Program, dedicated to boosting entrepreneurship and innovation of the EuroTech partner universities, was partly organized by École Polytechnique and the Drahi X Novation Center alongside Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).
Entrepreneurship
10.09.21
Polytechnique Ventures has already closed a third investment
Polytechnique Ventures, the seed fund created and funded by X alumni, has made its third investment less than three months after its official launch...
Entrepreneurship
09.07.21
Seven start-ups launched by X alumni distinguished by the 23rd i-Lab contest
Seven start-ups created or managed by X alumni have been distinguished during the 23rd edition of the i-Lab contest. One of them, C12 Quantum...
Entrepreneurship
07.07.21
Launch of the Polytechnique Ventures fund: l'X strengthens its entrepreneurial ecosystem
The launch of Polytechnique Ventures, an investment fund created and managed by X alumni is broadening the range of École Polytechnique's...