Henddu – Bring Back Breathable Air

A Journey Towards Cleaner Air in Africa

Henddu’s journey highlights include its incubation at Inria Startup Studio (ISS), participation in ESA BIC Nord, and achieving French Tech Tremplin support. Looking ahead, the company plans to establish a presence in Ivory Coast or another African country by 2025, bringing its innovative solutions closer to the communities that need them most.

Our History

2023

MAY

Henddu enters EuraTechnologies Lille Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program

NOVEMBER

We enter ESA BIC NORD incubator program and Receives support from French Tech Tremplin.

2024

JUNE

Integrate Inria Startup Studio (ISS) at the Inria center of the univesity of Lille.

JULY

Deeptech grant in the form of a subsidy, awarded by the founding members of University Innovation Hubs of Lille

AUGUST

Henddu was acknowledged as “officially contributing to the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda”.

2025

May

CIAPOL -Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in May 2025, establishing a strategic framework for collaboration on air quality monitoring, data sharing, and capacity building to support environmental governance and public health policies.

September

C40 Cities - Signing of a contract in September 2025, formalizing Henddu’s contribution to urban air quality monitoring and data-driven climate action initiatives in alignment with C40 Cities’ global network and sustainability objectives.