“Because every project is unique, so is our support.
Télécom Saint-Etienne has been running the Use’In incubator, attached to the Université Jean Monnet, for 14 years now, supporting start-up projects in its premises on the 1st floor of the Bâtiment des Forges in Saint-Etienne.
Our mission is to contribute to the emergence of your startups by supporting your innovative projects. The incubator accompanies you every step of the way, from ideation to the creation of a viable, sustainable business.
We are committed to creating a favorable environment for the development of your project, with meetings, training, events and workspace.
8 reasons to join the incubator
Benefit from personalized support and follow-up from 6 to 24 months
depending on the progress of your project (ideation, acceleration…) we adapt our support (business plan, financing files…). You also benefit from the support of an entrepreneur mentor.
Access
expert networks on an individual or collective basis, and meet experts on your specific issues (SEO, sales, management, communication, etc.).
Take part in events organized by the incubator
training courses, workshops on entrepreneurial themes, afterworks with other project leaders…
Links with key players in the Saint-Etienne ecosystem
BPI, Saint-Etienne Métropole, La French Tech, INPI…
Work space to develop your project
individual office or access to the co-working space
Benefit from a privileged relationship
with the various laboratories of the Université Jean Monnet.
Share your adventure with the other startups in the
incubator.
Involve Télécom Saint-Etienne students
in your thinking through research-innovation or engineering projects.
Testimonials from incubatees
Héloïse Botrel, Listokado project leader.
Clément Breure, Coating Edge project leader.
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– A team always ready to listen
– A 70 m2 coworking space
– Individual offices for each startup
– A table soccer
– A kitchen area
– Green spaces on the doorstep
– In the heart of Saint-Etienne’s most creative district
– Joining Use In means you’re no longer alone.
The incubator is open to holders of the following innovative projects or very young innovative companies (less than 2 years old):
– Students and alumni of the Université Jean Monnet
– Students and alumni with the Student-Entrepreneur Status (SNEE) and/or the Student-Entrepreneur Diploma (D2E)
– Students and alumni of partner schools in the region
– Other project leaders needing entrepreneurial and technical support for their project.
Is your company already up and running and would you like to join us? It’s possible if your company is less than 2 years old.
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National Student-Entrepreneur Status?
Available throughout France at one of the 33 PÉPITE (Pôle Étudiants pour l’Innovation, le Transfert et l’Entrepreneuriat) student innovation, transfer and entrepreneurship centers, the National Student-Entrepreneur Status enables students to build and develop their entrepreneurial project as part of their school curriculum, within their own institution, while benefiting from support and guidance.
