The Arts et Métiers incubator Arts et Métiers its doors on March 22, 2023, on the Paris campus for a special day reserved for industrial partners.
The incubator and its start-ups invite companies to discover innovative and sustainable projects with a view to forming technological partnerships. The program includes a presentation of the incubator and pitch sessions. The event will continue with B2B meetings between manufacturers and start-ups at the stands.
A resounding success for the 2022 edition
The incubator had already organized a BtoB Open House on Thursday, June 30, 2022. It was a resounding success, with over a hundred participants and around twenty start-ups in attendance!
The aim of the day was to facilitate meetings between start-ups and large corporations and SMEs in the industrial sector to discuss their proposals and needs. Research and development managers, investors, and business managers looking for innovative products and services were present to forge development partnerships.
The day began with a presentation of the incubator by its director, Marie Brandewinder.
Participants particularly appreciated the tour of the workshops, which included a presentation of the various machine parks and technological support offered to startups. They were able to appreciate the unique nature of the Arts et Métiers incubator, Arts et Métiers has a high-performance workshop adapted to industry.
This was followed by B2B meetings and presentations of demonstrators and products by the startups.
The Arts et Métiers incubator family Arts et Métiers !
Since January 2023, three new startups have been welcomed to the Arts et Métiers incubator Arts et Métiers
- Gerard Farm:Specializing in the agricultural sector, the Gerard Farm team has created an autonomous robot that collects animal waste outdoors, enabling dry biomethanization. This solution generates green energy for eco-responsible agriculture.
- La Fabe:their mission is to increase the structural competitiveness of SMEs/SMIs/artisans/mid-cap companies by providing them with a platform of real estate infrastructure and sustainable digital services, while participating in the carbon-free reindustrialization initiated by the France 2030 program. La Fabe's operational design is innovative and aims to quickly establish itself as the new generation of business villages.
- Karst:this company specializing in watchmaking has created a startup (sister company) to develop and manufacture the micromechanics for its products. The aim is to produce in France and break free from Swiss subcontracting. This is an opportunity for them to establish themselves in the neglected micromechanics market.
The incubator also hosts two pre-incubated startups:
- Crowfox: this project aims to offer a turnkey smart cleaning service.
It relies on the use of eco-designed robots capable of searching for and collecting litter in any outdoor public space. Their goal is to quickly develop a marketable version that addresses beach cleanliness issues and could then be adapted to other public spaces, such as parks and university campuses. - Sahel:he is developing a web app that offers digital loyalty cards with a fast and innovative payment system via QR code. This solution is suitable for all types of orders (click and collect, table ordering and table payment) and all types of establishments (restaurants, hotels, fast food outlets, etc.).