"Coup de Pouce" 2024 reveals its champions!
With renewed commitment and the valuable support of the Fondation Le Roch–Les Mousquetaires, this competition propels high-potential EDHEC startups toward new achievements.
EDHEC Entrepreneurs is delighted to unveil the 2024 winners of the Coup de Pouce Competition, organized in partnership with the Fondation Le Roch–Les Mousquetaires, which has been supporting our entrepreneurs for nine years.
Following the final held on October 15 at the Jean Arnault Campus, EDHEC’s entrepreneurial hub in Roubaix, here is the list of winners for this new edition:
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First Prize – €10,000: Sarah MOUGHARBEL, Founder of WYES
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Second Prize – €6,000: Arthur GAUDENZ, Founder of POLIMAIR
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Third Prize – €4,000: Marc SAHUGUET, Founder of RAILEE
Exclusively reserved for entrepreneurs from EDHEC incubators (Jean Arnault Campus, STATION F, and TechForward), this competition multiplies opportunities for participants to win prizes aimed at accelerating their launch. A true “Coup de Pouce” to boost their growth!
The competition evaluates startups based on key criteria: innovation, economic viability, development potential, and of course, the motivation and skills of the founder and their team.
FIRST PRIZE €10,000
Sarah MOUGHARBEL – Founder of WYES
Connected glasses that enable people “trapped in their bodies” by paralysis to regain speech through the movements of their eyes.
SECOND PRIZE €6,000
Arthur GAUDENZ – Founder of POLIMAIR
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Polimair is a 100% made-in-France sustainable design brand innovating to change mindsets about plastic.
THIRD PRIZE €4,000
Marc SAHUGUET – Founder of RAILEE
Railee is THE European rail search engine that allows you to travel low-carbon in just a few clicks and compare prices from all companies.
Congratulations to our entrepreneurs for their boldness and vision,
and a huge thank you to the Fondation Le Roch–Les Mousquetaires for its unwavering support of innovation and startups.
We also want to thank the jury members for their participation and valuable contributions :
Béatrice BOURGERY (Fondation Le Roch–Les Mousquetaires), Adrien Delcourt (Réseau Entreprendre Nord), Camille Delbarre (Euratechnologies), Ludovic CAILLUET (EDHEC).
