Joining the Mini Mondes’ team means being at the forefront of a unifying subject, and one step ahead of an aging industry which will be on the lookout for renewal in the coming years. It also means joining a small but really dynamic group, operational on all fronts, ultra efficient... without skipping snack time, ever!
Imagination Machine
Environment / Sustainable Development, IT / Digital, SocialTech / GreenTech
Nantes, Annecy, Carquefou, Marseille, Paris, Rome, Toulouse, Utrecht
Key figures
More than 30 000
Followers
Les Mini Mondes’ journey started from a devastating observation: the toy industry in France represents 75,000 tonnes of waste per year; these toys are predominantly made in China; and parents no longer feel connected to an offer that is way too gender based. The team focused on the subject with determination, interviewed more than 200 parents, and decided to shake things up a bit. Mission accomplished. Their iconic toys are made from recycled plastic, made in Brittany and are compostable. And, for every sale, 1% of the profit goes towards sending kids in need on vacation.
Toys, but also so much more. Les Mini Mondes offer rich educational content through their travelogue magazines, perfect for exploring the world. Total immersion and an eco-responsible world tour... Welcome to a new mini-world!
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Presentation
🌱Imagination Machine is the impact startup studio: we're convinced that entrepreneurship can change the world, positively and on a big scale!
Together with entrepreneurs, we cofound, accelerate & finance high potential startups with positive social and environmental impact.
For each project, we provide the initial financing, activate our in-house operational team dedicated to the 0 to 1 process and mobilize the community, our network of partners.
Our DNA combines Silicon Valley ambition with a French touch!
Our studio develops projects across Europe. Since 2018, we have co-founded more than 10 start-ups: Beem, Les Mini Mondes, Smala, Jho, river home, UpTogether, Vite mon marché, Good Steps and BlueCare discovery, Prolong...
🌳Next goal? Build the next 10 impact champion startups by 2025.
What they are looking for
Imagination Machine is looking for talented entrepreneurs to launch explorations, project leaders who want to scale up on their own assumptions, and top profiles to join our growing startups.
Our mission at Imagination Machine is to contribute, through our projects, to creating the world we want to live in; we're looking for idealistic, ambitious, talented and passionate entrepreneurs.
Our goal is to maximize the chances of success for our projects? To put together as quickly as possible the winning trio of "Idea ⇔ Talent ⇔ Scalability" to build startups with major impact.
Engineer, tech/product, designer, business,..., there's no "typical" co-founder profile with us! We're looking for someone with a keen entrepreneurial mindset (optimistic, willing to take risks, resilient) and a desire to change the world for the better. We require a minimum of 6 years' experience and/or initial entrepreneurial experience.
Our agile & user-focused methodology, inspired by design thinking, is based on condensed work cycles. It calls for agility, speed, determination and a good sense of collaboration.
Good to know
📍Since January 2023, our new explorations have addressed issues as varied as "care & repair" in the textile industry, paramedical support for patients suffering from chronic diseases, everyday walking to combat sedentary lifestyles, etc. We publish new exploration opportunities on an ongoing basis, and are always on the lookout for talented entrepreneurs and top collaborators.
💡The expression that brings us together: Idealistic entrepreneurs!
Ambitious: we surround ourselves with talented and brilliant entrepreneurs because we have the ambition to move the indicators of the UN Sustainable Development Goals with our startups. We are looking for ambitious people to maximize our impact together!
People first: optimistic, determined, passionate, we choose our co-founders as much as they choose us 😉 Pioneering: we love new ideas, we want to put tech innovation at the service of impact, and we're ready to take on demanding, complex challenges to build a sustainable future.
Pragmatic: we are resolutely action-oriented. We can start, move fast, accelerate and dream big, if it's a key issue for the future.
Humility: we work with entrepreneurs capable of questioning their intuitions, listening to end-users and adapting to fully embrace the "user" point of view.
🌍 We work remotely! You can join Imagination Machine wherever you are. And we get together at least every 2 months to spend time together.
💚 The Imagination Machine community is large and strong: changing the world and launching your start-up won't be a lonely process 🙂