7.5% selection rate for current batch of Fighters Program

When STATION F opened its doors in 2017, it was clear that our main goal was to attract the best entrepreneurs, regardless of their background. In fact, we knew that the only way to fill STATION F with amazing companies would be to seek heavily diverse profiles and founders. The Fighters Program has been exactly that. We've already seen the emergence of several successful companies from the program, including Oneflash (Mobility solution, €3M raised), Reenbow (​​VR / AR EdTech, €2M raised), Broke & Abroad (TravelTech, 900K raised, Future 40 2022), and more.

Almost 700 participants in the new Fighters Program

The Fighters Program was redesigned in early 2023 with two rounds. Over 700 entrepreneurs have participated in the first round of the program since its relaunch last year. After Round 1 - the introductory round - the top startups are selected to participate in Round 2, which is more intensive and on campus. The 18 companies that are in the current program were selected from around 237 Round 1 candidates. 

The group is very diverse in terms of verticals, including AI, of course, but also Fintech, EdTech, GreenTech, Web3, Mobility, HealthTech, and FashionTech startups. We’ll share the full list of startups at the bottom of this article, but we wanted to highlight some of them first:

• The Megland is a web gaming application with a mobile game app. It offers a 3D modeling tool that generates game objects with a single prompt. They have an active community of over 20k people. To date, the startup has already generated 205k dollars in pre-sale revenue.

• ZeGuild is a marketplace where European startups recruit the top 3% of developers in Africa. The CEO, Damien Doumer Kake, is a senior developer from Cameroon. The work he has done, particularly in promoting tech talent in Africa, has earned him the prestigious Microsoft MVP award for three consecutive years.

• In an increasingly digital world, The Third Place is a platform that puts humans at the heart of connections by allowing people with common interests and affinities to meet in person around activities. Created less than 3 months ago, Her Third Place, the space dedicated to women within The Third Place, already has more than 2.3k users.

• Gustave is a staffing platform for automotive operations. It helps find the right person at the right time to transport and repair your vehicles. Gustave was created in August 2022 and closed its first fiscal year 2022-2023 with a total bootstrapped revenue of €320k. 

• Enzu is an AI specialized in content creation, designed to assist entrepreneurs. Utilizing multiple LLMs, Enzu generates texts, publication ideas, and much more, significantly reducing creation time while improving content quality and relevance. Teïlo Millet (CEO) created the MiniMerlin model, which records 6k downloads per month. MiniMerlin is currently ranked among the top 50 language models with 3 billion parameters in the world. It reached the global top 5 language models for several months on HuggingFace's openLLM Leaderboard. He developed his skills as a self-taught individual.

Here is the remaining startups in the current batch: 

Altfair: Altfair is a marketplace that provides easy access to responsible fashion through private sales that combine style and impact. The startup collaborates with committed and responsible brands seeking solutions to optimize their visibility and marketing.

Kixtom: Kixtom offers an exclusive sneaker customization experience by collaborating with talented designers, allowing you to express your unique style.

Kwé: Kwé connects Africa and its diaspora through an innovative payment app, offering interoperability and financial agility for smooth, fast, and cost-effective pan-African transactions, tailored for a digital generation.

Laba: Laba is the first mobile app designed for safe and friendly electric scooter rides.

Leazy: Leazy is a collaborative SaaS designed to support teachers in their tasks. The platform facilitates the creation and sharing of lessons, exercises, and tests, while allowing teachers to track students' progress.

MapBrain: MapBrain has created an AI that transforms your audio, written, and even oral content into dynamic mind maps and live videos.

Odidact: Odidact uses AI to help individuals, regardless of their background, transform their experiences into solutions for others. This creates an easy revenue stream for users and offers affordable, dedicated assistance to customers.

Rinse: Rinse revolutionizes cosmetic packaging with biodegradable water-soluble films for hospitality establishments (hotels, Airbnbs, cruise ships) and cosmetic brands.

Scio: Scio offers AI designed specifically to provide students with highly personalized learning resources from middle school to high school.

Treeway: Treeway is a startup in eco-friendly logistics, connecting green transporters and shippers for environmentally respectful deliveries in France, and aiming to offer innovative storage solutions through an extensive network of partners.

WayUp: WayUp is the innovative alarm clock app that optimizes the start of your day.

Wendy Finder: WendyFinder is a startup specializing in B2B matchmaking, targeting high-growth sectors. Our mission is to connect businesses within these dynamic markets through advanced matching technology and a targeted sectoral approach.

Needvolt: Needvolt proposes to create a global charging network that allows individuals to make their charging points (charging stations, electrical outlets) available to meet an increasingly growing demand.

STATION F is proud to see so many Fighters Program participants in such a short time. If you know someone who has an atypical, entrepreneurial background, encourage them to apply.