Havas Startup Accelerator

Run by Havas.

Havas runs a twelve-month, in-person accelerator in Paris for media and AI startups, beginning each June. There is no investment and no equity: participants pay a monthly desk fee and the programme states there is no exclusivity.

Investment

Not disclosed

Equity taken

0% (Like 88% of Europe & C. Asia · Like 79% globally)

Duration

52 weeks (Longer than Europe & C. Asia median 26 wks · Longer than global median 20 wks)

Format

in person

Cadence

annual

Location

Paris, France

Sectors

• Media
• AI & ML

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

Every figure above is taken from these pages, published by the programme or its parent organisation.

• https://startupaccelerator.havasgroup.com/ read 2026-09-07 — supports cheque note, equity pct, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, application url, contact email, sectors

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Last verified 2026-09-07.