We build the future of urban life
A start-up studio to fast-track major transitions in the real estate and construction sector
Backed by Icade, a major urban player, we create, finance and accelerate start-up dedicated to the future of cities
We support both entrepreneurs and start-up looking to speed up with Urban Odyssey, and leverage its close ties with Icade. We're convinced that a better alliance between impact entrepreneurship and major groups can help deliver new scalable solutions. That's what Urban Odyssey is all about!
4 years after its launch, Urban Odyssey it's already...
An average pre-seed/seed investment of €250k
A 16-startup portfolio
Average sales of €1M per startup in 2022
We focus on 4 major challenges
1) Low-carbon building transition (decarbonization, energy production, renovation, rehabilitation, etc.)
2) Land transition (soil restoration, biodiversity preservation, water management, urban intensification, urban recycling, etc.)
3) Transition to a construction industry that is better adapted to changing lifestyles (shared housing, coliving/coworking, mixed use, the future of work, new production/logistics activities, access to housing, new forms of real estate investment, etc.)
4) Digital and tech businesses to boost these transitions: Urban Odyssey also invests in projects developing technological assets, as long as they serve the major transitions required by the sector.
A unique opportunity for co-founders
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Funding
We invest average seed capital of €250k per start-up.
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Business Impact
We provide unique business support tailored to the needs of your project (coaching, bizdev, links with Icade experts, access to HEC incubator services).
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Hosting
We host our start-up in Urban Odyssey's headquarters in Paris (Bastille) or in one of our co-working spaces.
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MARKET REACH
We offer a unique access to Icade's market and assets (customers, lands, real estate projects, urban competitions...).
From idea to business
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EXPLORATION AND VALIDATION OF THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
You have a startup project in the process of being created?
- Meeting with our teams
- Expert advice
- Documentation consolidation
- Presentation to the committee
Don't have an idea but want to start a business?
- Meeting with our teams
- Presentation of projects
- Documentation consolidation
- Presentation to the committee
Shape
Investment and Incubation
A 6-month program to validate your product-market fit
- Pre-seed funding
- A workspace at Urban Odyssey offices in Bastille
- Support from HEC Incubator
Scale
A continuous business acceleration program
- Early business access
- Possibility of a second seed/serie A investment and/or connection with our investor partners
Our portfolio
Focus on some of our start-up
We co-found 4 to 6 start-ups each year.
Check out our portfolio!