WILLA SCALE
    WILLA SCALE
    Incubator & Accelerator

    WILLA SCALE

    Apply by Oct 23, 2026

    About

    A six-month acceleration program for about ten innovative startups with early market traction that are founded or led by women, offering expert sessions, workshops, mentorship and community access across France for a fee.

    Benefits

    • đŸ§‘â€đŸ« Individual expert sessions
    • 24 individual expert appointments across business domains
    • 🧭Mentorship
      One mentorship program to challenge the project
    • 📆Monthly follow-up
      One monthly follow-up meeting with the WILLA referent
    • 🎓Collective workshops
    • 60 collective workshops across entrepreneurship topics
    • 💡Inspiring encounters
    • 6inspiring meetings with business leaders
    • đŸ‘„Cohort workshops
    • 6thematic workshops with the rest of the cohort on growth topics
    • đŸ€Community events
    • 5in-person events with the WILLA community
    • 🎁Perks catalogue
      Access to a catalogue of more than 70 perks with preferential rates
    • 📣Investor newsletter visibility
      One appearance in the WILLA investor newsletter if the participant wishes to raise funds
    • đŸŒ±Alumni network
      Opportunity to join the WILLA Alumni network and stay in contact after the program

    Eligibility Criteria

    • Mandatory: the startup must be innovative and scalable
    • Mandatory: the startup must have early market traction, such as first revenue, first clients or first partnerships
    • Mandatory: the company must be legally created to apply, with no limit on creation date
    • Mandatory: the project must be founded by a woman or have a woman leader in the team with decision-making power
    • Mandatory: the founder is expected to be fully dedicated to developing the startup
    • Mandatory: open to startups from all sectors
    • Mixed teams are allowed; a co-founder may participate, but the woman applicant must have decision-making power in the project

    Participation Commitments

    • Apply by 23 October 2026
    • The company must be legally created to apply
    • The founder is expected to be fully dedicated to the project
    • The program costs €1,950 excluding tax per startup, or €1,750 excluding tax for alumni of a WILLA program
    • A €70 association membership fee is required
    • The program lasts 6 months
    • Official page states selection committee on 24 November 2026 and in-person launch on 4 December 2026

    Target Region

    France; the program is accessible from anywhere in France, and no additional nationality or residence restrictions are explicitly stated

    Target Sector

    Agriculture & Food, Defense & Security, Education, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate & Construction, Retail & Consumer, Semiconductors & Electronics, Sports & Fitness, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Other

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