Molleau has not grown alone. Since 2022, incubators, entrepreneur networks, labels and awards have shaped the project, from the first prototype to the first rollout. Here, in order, are those who supported us.
Entrepreneur Leader programme
Support with founding and structuring the company, with the BGE network (2022–2023).
Social Starter programme
Support from Les Canaux, the French hub for solidarity and innovative economies, on social and environmental impact.
Les Audacieuses and the Jury's Favourite award
A year of incubation in La Ruche's Les Audacieuses programme for women entrepreneurs building impact ventures, crowned by the KPMG Foundation Jury's Favourite award.
Read the article →Women in Green Tech
A Willa programme for women-led entrepreneurship in the environmental transition.
Read the article →SCALE and innovation grants
Acceleration phase at Willa, combined with French innovation grant funding as a lever for R&D and prototyping.
Read the article →Cube incubator
Support from Matrice (2024–2025) on water restraint and water stress.
Watch the video →Regional innovation grant for field trials
Support for testing the Molleaumètre in the field, in real conditions.
Wharton alumni programme
Entrepreneurial coaching through the alumni programme of Wharton Business School.
Solar Impulse listing
Molleau listed by the Solar Impulse Foundation among solutions with environmental impact.
Jury's Favourite for entrepreneurial innovation
The Paris Innovation competition: recognition for our approach to an everyday subject, how much water we use in the shower.
Read the article →Twice honoured: Paris winner and Île-de-France Jury's Favourite
Two awards at the national competition, with a ceremony at the Hôtel de Matignon.
Read the article →French Innovative Startup status (JEI)
Molleau obtains JEI status, the French designation recognising the intensity of a company's research and development effort.
Selected for in'li LAB cohort 7
Chosen from close to 20 applications to join the in'li incubator in January 2026: the move from pilot to rollout at scale.
Read the article →Each programme added a building block: the structure of a business plan, access to funding, a network of fellow founders, a place to run trials. For an impact hardware startup, this ecosystem is not a luxury, it is what turns a conviction into a deployed product.