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Accelerators

L'Oreal open innovation and Big Bang Beauty Tech programmes

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

No cash. Free accelerator: strategic mentoring, operational support, introductions to L'Oréal's 35+ beauty brands, access to HEC Paris Incubator experts and the Station F ecosystem. 'The program is completely free of cost.'

You must co-fund 0%.

Funder

L'Oreal Groupe

private · national

Deadline: Open all year — Application form is open on the programme page with no stated deadline; the programme welcomes up to 10 startups each semester.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Tech and digital startups in beauty (digital services, e-commerce and social, data and AI, impact, gaming, creativity). Early-stage startups ready to scale; a successful PoC or pilot with a L'Oréal brand is usually a strong starting point. Hybrid format possible for founders outside Paris. Regional Big Bang Beauty Tech programmes (SAPMENA, North Asia) are separate.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.loreal.com/en/beauty-science-and-technology/l-oreal-open-innovation/beauty-tech-atelier/

"L’Oréal Beauty Tech Atelier welcomes each semester up to 10 high potential early-stage startups ... The program is completely free of cost and can run in a hybrid format for entrepreneurs based outside Paris."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.loreal.com

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