What is Station F?
[[File:Logo STATION F.svg|right|thumb|222x222px|Logo]] [[File:Intérieur de la Station F juin 2022 3.jpg|right|thumb|222x222px|Station F]] [[File:HEC Paris Startup Launchpad Demo Day 2024 at Station F.jpg|thumb|right|[[HEC Paris]] Startup Launchpad Demo Day 2024]] '''Station F''' is a startup campus, inaugurated on June 29, 2017, with 34,000 square meters and located in the Halle Freyssinet, in [[Paris]]. It was created by Xavier Niel and is managed by Roxanne Varza. It is the largest startup campus in the world.<ref>[https://www.lesechos.fr/2017/06/avec-station-f-xavier-niel-simpose-comme-figure-incontournable-du-monde-des-start-up-174839 Avec Station F, Xavier Niel s'impose comme figure incontournable du monde des start-up]</ref> The Station F campus covers an area of 34,000 square meters and has a start-up area of more than 3,000 workstations, a market, 26 international support and acceleration programs, event spaces and several places to eat.<ref>[https://www.lsa-conso.fr/station-f-le-campus-de-start-up-francais-inaugure-par-emmanuel-macron,261856 Station F : le campus de start-up français inauguré par Emmanuel Macron]</ref> The building has meeting spaces, a restaurant, three bars and an [[auditorium]] with 370 seats. In the campus, essential services for the operation of startups are also present: investment funds, fab lab, [[3D printing|3D printers]] and public services.<ref>[https://www.lefigaro.fr/vie-bureau/2017/07/20/09008-20170720ARTFIG00186-comment-travaille-t-on-a-la-station-f-visite-guidee-en-direct.php Comment travaille-t-on à la Station F ? Revivez la visite guidée]</ref> The campus is a partner of different schools, such as [[HEC Paris]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hec.edu/en/faculty-research/centers/innovation-entrepreneurship-center/programs/incubateur-hec-paris |title=Incubateur HEC Paris |access-date=2023-11-14 |archive-date=2023-11-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114080736/https://www.hec.edu/en/faculty-research/centers/innovation-entrepreneurship-center/programs/inc