Innovation at the heart of tomorrow’s cities

Leonard supports entrepreneurs through incubation and acceleration programmes suited to the projects of VINCI employees and businesses, start-ups and innovative ventures. Leonard’s foresight work and Design Lab are shaping the future of the construction, mobility and energy industries.

Join the first accelerator in Europe for construction, mobility, energy and real estate!

Discover our four incubation and acceleration programmes suited for start-ups and innovative companies, VINCI employees and businesses. The projects supported by Leonard improve the environmental impact, productivity and safety of the construction and infrastructure businesses.

Are you founding a startup?

You are a co-founder of an early stage startup in one of our verticals.
Join us to refine your value proposition and accelerate your go-to-market strategy within the VINCI Group!

Find out more about the SEED program

Do you want to accelerate your business?

You are a mature startup with solid funding and you are looking for a strategic industrial partner to develop your business.
You are looking to grow internationally and to enter one of our markets.

Find our more about the CATALYST program

Are you an employee of the VINCI Group?

Do you want to undertake a projectof a new business activity for the Group?
We help you structure your project, build your value proposition and find your first customers.

Find our more about the Intrapreneurs Program

Are you the manager of a VINCI entity?

• Join a community of projects and expertise
• Benefit from personalised support for 6 months
• Train your teams to machine learning and access data science tools
• Roll-out your projects in VINCI’s business units

Find out more about the AI Program

Turning local solutions into global impact

Designed and jointly led by VINCI’s Environment Department and Leonard, the Scale up! program supports the transformation of local environmental initiatives into solutions that can be deployed at scale across the Group’s businesses and territories.

Find out more about the Scale up! Program

Our portfolio

Utilis

Utilis (Israel) offers infrastructure assessment and monitoring solutions, based on L-band SAR satellite analysis, more specifically in the fields of water supply and transportation infrastructures.…

Birdsview

Birdsview offers a portable 3-D scanning and analysis platform combining radar (GPR), LiDAR and AI, delivering in-field reinforcement data under one minute. The system automatically…

AMPD Energy

Ampd Energy is a solution for powering construction equipment that combines storage and high-power capability, reducing dependence on diesel generators and large grid connections. #energy…

Pilion

Pilion is an ultra-fast and safe “accordion” scaffold. Assembly time is divided by 5 and two operators are enough to install it thanks to a…

Aïtenders

Aïtenders is a tendering, contract management and knowledge management platform for the global construction industry. Aïtenders is supported by our CATALYST program, which gives the…

Ellona

Ellona commercializes cloud-based micro sensors performing monitoring of various gas emissions, particles, liquid… The AI data banks allows them to implement situational intelligence (events detection…

All the projects

Foresight at Leonard

The foresight working groups are tasked with identifying the long-term issues for VINCI, the opportunities for developments in the Group’s businesses and organization, and new opportunities for growth. Each working group is sponsored by a representative of VINCI’s Executive Committee and brings together experts from all business lines across the Group.