# Antropia ESSEC

> Antropia ESSEC is an ESSEC-backed social enterprise accelerator founded in 2008. Its partner-funded programs help leaders of French associations and impact businesses structure growth, strengthen their economic model and build internal social-impact evaluation skills. More than 600 impact-organization leaders have received support, according to its June 2026 cohort announcement.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** Cergy, France
- **Founders:** Thierry Sibieude (Founder; ESSEC professor and co-founder of the Social Entrepreneurship Chair)
- **Products:** Scale Up, Size Up, Modes d’emploi, Territoires Nourriciers, Territoires et Entreprises en Transition
- **Notable:** More than 600 impact-organization leaders supported since 2008, reported June 2026., Eleven organizations selected for the 2026-2027 Scale Up cohort., Size Up reports that 89% of participants internalized the evaluation approach; this is an organizer-reported result, not an independent causal estimate.

## Products & services

- **Scale Up** — Partner-funded strategic growth support for established associations and impact businesses, including over 70 workshop hours, mentoring, expert coaching, a three-year roadmap, a strategy crash test and Demo Day. General program materials describe nine months; the 2026-2027 cohort announcement describes roughly ten months.
- **Size Up** — Social-impact evaluation training and coaching using ESSEC laboratory methodologies and a Theory of Change. Includes eight collective seminar days and an internal impact report, evaluation action plan and impact pitch. Current eligibility focuses on aging, caregivers and end-of-life issues.
- **Modes d’emploi** — Nine-month support for employment-inclusion organizations to consolidate or scale. The 2026 application campaign targets a 24-organization cohort starting January 2027.
- **Territoires Nourriciers** — Agricultural and food-transition support co-delivered with makesense and Ronalpia for Banque des Territoires.
- **Territoires et Entreprises en Transition** — Cooperative support connecting ecological-transition solutions with financing through the MACIF Impact ESS fund; delivered with makesense and combo, formerly Inter-made.
- **Val-d’Oise territorial programs** — Local project development and social experimentation support, including cooperation with departmental teams on local needs.

## Achievements

- More than 600 impact-organization leaders supported since 2008, reported June 2026.
- Eleven organizations selected for the 2026-2027 Scale Up cohort.
- Size Up reports that 89% of participants internalized the evaluation approach; this is an organizer-reported result, not an independent causal estimate.
- In a January 2026 account, two-thirds of 56 responding Scale Up alumni reported increased impact and 82% said learning was decisive for their development.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Size Up applications closed October 5 and Modes d’emploi applications closed October 12, according to their program pages.
- **2026-07** — ESSEC reported the launch of the eleven-organization 2026-2027 Scale Up cohort.
- **2026-06** — Antropia announced eleven selected Scale Up organizations and reported over 600 impact leaders supported since 2008.
- **2026-05** — Published an article on hybridizing commercial legal and economic models to serve impact.
- **2026-01** — Published Géraldine Blin’s account of ARS 95’s organizational growth and Scale Up experience.

## Links

- Website: https://antropia-essec.fr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/antropia-essec/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/antropiaessec
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/antropia.essec

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