Ecosystem
Read the articleGenius Power Dream: Unleash the Genius Within You
14 February 2021
Student Network
When Innovation Meets Ambition
For over 13 years, Genius has been France's leading network for student entrepreneurship.
They build with us
20
campuses in the network
5,000+
alumni
100+
events a year
€500M
raised by alumni
[ Our mission ]
Unlocking every student's potential to build
Genius was born of a simple conviction: every student has it in them to create, to innovate and to change things. Our job is to provide the tools, the network and the support that make it possible.
Pool
Tools and partners shared across every chapter
Connect
1,000 active members, 5,000 alumni
Open up
Entrepreneurship for every student, whatever their school or field.
[ The network ]
20 chapters, one standard.
Genius Dauphine
One of the founding departments, fostering entrepreneurship at Paris Dauphine-PSL, France's top university from day one.
75 members
Paris, France
Genius CentraleSupélec
A groundbreaking chapter that brings together top-tier talent and startup-like ambition at France's leading engineering school.
100 members
Paris, France
Genius GEM
A thriving startup culture at Grenoble École de Management, in the French Alps.
100 members
Grenoble, France[ Web3 ]
Web3 is learned by doing.
No theory, no hype. We code, we prototype, we break things and start again. That's how Genius opens web3 to everyone
Workshops
Short hands-on sessions, no prerequisites. You leave with something that actually runs.
Hackathons
Hackathons with mentors and partners from the ecosystem. We build, we help each other, we ship. Whatever your starting level.
Events
We take our students to the gatherings that matter, in France and beyond. Talks, demos, afterworks — the network is built offline too.
[ events ]
What's happening across the network.
[ testimonials ]
The network, told by the people who build it.
"Our goal is, first and foremost, to encourage students to take the initiative, to get started, and, above all, to build a community where we can support one another in our projects."
Alexis Tuil
Founder of Genius Dauphine & the Genius Federation
"Before joining my school's chapter, I had a really negative view of the 'Startup Nation.' But once I joined the club, I discovered that entrepreneurship wasn’t about rich kids who wanted to ‘dare’ and ‘take risks’ with their family’s money, but rather about people who were truly committed to solving problems and offering solutions."
Marie-Nejma Mouaci
President of the Genius Federation, 2021–2022
[ Alumni ]
What the network actually produces.
5000
alumni in the network
30+
companies still trading
€500M
raised by alumni
Morpho Labs
Merlin Égalité
A decentralized cryptocurrency lending protocol that provides lending and borrowing services.
€245 million raised
Genius CentraleSupélec · 2021
Stockly
A technology infrastructure that enables e-commerce businesses to pool their inventory to eliminate stockouts.
€43 million raised
Genius Ponts · 2017
Boxy
A network of autonomous, connected convenience stores built from recycled shipping containers and open 24/7.
€25 million raised
Genius Ponts · 2018
[ blog ]
What we learn, we write down.
Entrepreneurship
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8 February 2021
Ecosystem
Read the articleThe Genius Federation, a network of student entrepreneurs
8 December 2015
Ready to bring your campus into the network?
Join an existing chapter, or start your own. We'll walk you through it, from the first meeting to the first event.
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