On February 12, the CentraleSupélec campus hosted the grand finale of the 2026 Entrepreneurship Scholarships, an event that has become a staple of the school’s entrepreneurial culture.
This edition featured:
- 12 finalist projects, selected from more than 60 entries
- Ambitious, innovative, and high-impact pitches
- €40,000 in scholarships awarded, thanks to the support of the CentraleSupélec Foundation
- 120 participants on campus, 1,300 live viewers, and more than 400 votes for the People’s Choice Award
A strong sign of the vitality of our entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Since 2021, these grants have supported more than 40 student projects, some of which have become leaders in their respective fields (Greenly, Caps Me, Scienta Lab).
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the members of the jury for their dedication:
- Xuan-Mi Meyer, Deputy Director General of CentraleSupélec
- Nathalie Bousseau, Director of the CentraleSupélec Foundation
- Steven Deves-Girain, Founder & CEO of Hemeris
- Serena Petracchini, Co-founder & CSO of Papilio.bio
Thanks also to the teams at 21st by CentraleSupélec as well as the academic advisors for the CS+E Trackand theEntrepreneur Tech Year, and the CS Entrepreneur Track and the CentraleSupélec-ESSEC MSc program, which actively contribute to nurturing these talents.
2026 Winners
Deeptech Award – Soraccel
Louis Regnier, Mattéo Lucas, Lionel Rosellini (CS Entrepreneurs Program)
→ Swarms of autonomous drones without GPS, equipped with onboard AI.
Louis Regnier, Mattéo Lucas, Lionel Rosellini (CS Entrepreneurs Program)
→ Swarms of autonomous drones without GPS, equipped with onboard AI.
Impact Award – Shanah
Edmond Jean (Tech Entrepreneur of the Year)
→ Therapeutic farm designed to sustainably reduce recidivism after release from prison.
Edmond Jean (Tech Entrepreneur of the Year)
→ Therapeutic farm designed to sustainably reduce recidivism after release from prison.
Jury Prize – PhaPIM
Loïs de Varax (MSc, CentraleSupélec-ESSEC)
→ Next-generation multimodal camera for critical environments.
Loïs de Varax (MSc, CentraleSupélec-ESSEC)
→ Next-generation multimodal camera for critical environments.
People’s Choice Award – Climate For All
Tommaso Aiello, Giacomo Aiello, Côme Chayriguès, Saad Kourahi (CS Entrepreneurs Program)
→ Building energy simulation accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Tommaso Aiello, Giacomo Aiello, Côme Chayriguès, Saad Kourahi (CS Entrepreneurs Program)
→ Building energy simulation accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Women in Entrepreneurship Award – ALORA (PoliticalMap)
Elora Drouilhet and Ali Dor (MSc in AI)
→ Interactive mapping of geopolitical relations.
Elora Drouilhet and Ali Dor (MSc in AI)
→ Interactive mapping of geopolitical relations.
AI Award – ZenkoLabJosselin Perret, Chakib Lahrach, Thomas St Ges, Léon Sibout (CS+E Track)
→ Automated ophthalmological diagnosis using AI.
→ Automated ophthalmological diagnosis using AI.
Hardware Award – SagittAir
Lucas Cousin, Rafael Aronis, Daniel Naji (Engineering Program)
→ Autonomous anti-drone solutions.
Lucas Cousin, Rafael Aronis, Daniel Naji (Engineering Program)
→ Autonomous anti-drone solutions.
Congratulations also to the five other finalists, who will join the 21st by CentraleSupélec mentorship program.
