WILLA SCALE

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

• 🧑‍🏫 Individual expert sessions
• 24individual 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
• 60collective workshops across entrepreneurship topics
• 💡Inspiring encounters
• 6inspiring meetings with business leaders
• 👥Cohort workshops
• 6thematic workshops with the rest of the cohort on growth topics
• 🤝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
• 🌱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 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

Target Location

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