Inside Station F, the startup megacampus that just opened in Paris
STATION F.
Halle Freyssinet, 55 boulevard Vincent Auriol Paris 13eme
STATION F est le plus grand campusde start-up au monde.
Le projet est une initiative de Xavier Niel.
29/06/2017
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La halle Freyssinet est un batiment ferroviaire mise en service en 1929 qui a abrite jusqu'en 2006 les messageries de la gare d'Austerlitz. Elle tient son nom dÕEugene Freyssinet, lÕingenieur qui lÕa conue. Des sa realisation, le batiment a ete le sujet d'articles dans la presse specialisee montrant sa grande qualite technique et architecturale dans sa reponse au programme de la Compagnie. Le 23 fevrier 2012, la halle Freyssinet a ete inscrite au titre des monuments historiques dans son integralite, l'exclusion des batiments de bureaux situes au nord-ouest. Xavier Niel, le fondateur de Free, devient l' acqueur de la halle pour realiser un mega incubateur destine a accueillir 1000 start-ups.
Son entree est situee au 55 boulevard Vincent-Auriol, dans le 13e arrondissement de Paris.
Station F is the world’s biggest startup campus. Thousands of entrepreneurs are currently moving into the new building here in Paris.
Station F is a massive building that has been completely renovated and now features thousands of desks, dozens of conference rooms, VC firms, a stage and more. It’s the size of the Eiffel Tower laying down, and it’s quite impressive in person.
The various open office areas are divided into many different pieces. Some chunks of the building are managed by Station F’s partners, such as Facebook, Zendesk, Vente-Privée, HEC, Microsoft, etc. Those big tech companies pick young startups to come and work at Station F and collaborate with them.
See the full story here: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/08/inside-station-f-the-startup-megacampus-that-just-opened-in-paris/?ncid=tcdaily&utm_medium=TCnewsletter