On the evening of December 3, at the Auditorium Rainier III, Monaco’s entrepreneurial ecosystem gathered to celebrate winners and to mark history. The 30th edition of the Concours de Création d’Entreprise (CCE), organised by the Jeune Chambre Économique de Monaco (JCEM) under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, honoured three decades of innovation and bold ambition in the Principality.
The 2025 edition unfolded as a mirror of Monaco’s evolving economic identity: agile, sustainable, technologically forward and human at its core.
Thirty Years of Turning Ideas into Impact
Founded in 1995, the CCE has become one of Monaco’s most influential entrepreneurial launchpads. Designed for project leaders aged 18 to 40, the competition does far more than offer funding; it provides legitimacy, guidance and access to decision-makers in an exceptionally selective market.
What makes the CCE unique is its deep alignment with Monaco’s regulatory and economic reality. Each project must be viable within the Principality’s framework, ensuring that innovation translates into real, sustainable economic value rather than theoretical promise.
Over the years, this approach has paid dividends. Former CCE laureates include now-established businesses such as Carlo App, Athos Partners, Papyrus, Bookvidéo and My Marketing Xperience, all of which demonstrate how early-stage support can mature into lasting economic contribution .
A Landmark Edition with a New Perspective
To honour its 30th anniversary, the JCEM introduced special “Success Story” awards, recognising three emblematic CCE alumni—DITO, A Domicile Monaco and Carlo, each representing a decade of entrepreneurial evolution. Their selection underscored a powerful message: the CCE doesn’t just create winners; it builds enduring businesses that grow alongside Monaco itself .
The 2025 Laureates
The heart of the evening remained the announcement of the 2025 prize winners, whose projects reflect some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities.
Prix du Gouvernement Princier: €40,000
Radio Chantier, founded by Cyril Cros and Alexandre Mattelon, captured the jury’s top distinction. Their AI-powered platform aims to revolutionise construction project management by acting as a central decision-making support interface between all stakeholders on a worksite, solving chronic issues of miscommunication, delays and inefficiency.
Prix de la JCEM: €21,000
DataGreen, led by Julien Choukroun, offers an elegant response to energy waste by repurposing heat generated by data centres. In a world increasingly dependent on digital infrastructure, this innovation places sustainability at the forefront of technological growth .
Prix Athos Partners: €10,000
Meuble Monaco, represented by Isobel Ridley, tackles resource optimisation at a local level. Through a digital resale platform, the company reinvents how residents manage furniture, reducing waste while encouraging circular consumption.
Prix Coup de Cœur du Jury
ClickMeal, by Alexia Montero and Guillaume Delachet, brings smart food tech into the workplace. Their connected fridges offer modern, local and flexible catering solutions tailored to corporate life, an innovation squarely aligned with evolving work habits.
Beyond the Cheque: The Power of the Success Box
One of the CCE’s most distinctive strengths lies beyond financial reward. All laureates benefit from the Success Box, a year-long, tailor-made support programme backed by an impressive ecosystem of partners, including Monaco Telecom, KPMG, Monaco Economic Board, Radio Monaco, Monaco Boost and many others exceptional partners.
This mentorship-driven model reflects a broader shift in entrepreneurship: success today depends not just on capital, but on strategic guidance, network access and execution expertise.
Léa Pizzio-Guaitolini, Project Chief of the CCE, summarised during the evening: “It is thanks to the shared commitment and trust of all stakeholders that we were able to present a 30th edition worthy of such a symbolic year.”
Monaco’s Quiet Strength: Precision Entrepreneurship
In a global startup landscape often dominated by scale-at-all-costs narratives, Monaco charts a different course, one of precision entrepreneurship. The CCE exemplifies this philosophy: fewer projects, rigorously selected, deeply supported, and built to last.
As the curtain falls on this landmark edition, the next decade of Monegasque innovation is already taking shape.
