[Automatic translation follows] The Pays de la Loire region brings together 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée. It has 3.7 million inhabitants spread across 1,357 municipalities. It is a territory balanced between rural areas and urban areas, organized around 7 large urban areas (Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Angers, Cholet, Le Mans, Laval and La-Roche-sur-Yon) and 1,108 municipalities of less than 1,000 inhabitants. Bordered by 450 km of coastline and crisscrossed by the Loire, the region has the first port on the Atlantic coast. Its economic dynamism is a real strength which allows it to have the lowest unemployment rate in …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Promote and support the emergence and development of innovative solutions from farm to fork. Major challenges today concern food. How to help people eat better is a real problem, as is knowing how to feed the population in 2050. Thus, the FoodTech network aims to promote food based on the triptych of pleasure, responsibility and accessibility. For us, digital technology, new technologies and, more broadly, innovation are remarkable ways of moving towards this vision by contributing to the agricultural and food transitions, and the evolution of practices. Our mission: to promote and support the emergence and development …

Sectors: French Tech Media

2020 reminded us that retail plays a crucial role in society. Retailing obviously involves distributing safe, high-quality products, but it also means welcoming, connecting, serving, bringing together and even reassuring people. Since 1898, Casino Group has developed and enhanced its banners in France and Latin America, in an effort to satisfy all consumer expectations. Today, to effectively meet these expectations, we pool the talents of our 205,000 employees to achieve a shared ambition. It’s a question of being fully aware of our purpose and making it a source of pride, this spirit of responsibility is our signature. It also requires …

Sectors: Retail and Distribution

[Automatic translation follows] The network of actors who innovate with digital technology in the Center Val de Loire region The community of actors who innovate with digital technology in the Centre-Val de Loire region. entrepreneurship, startup, digital, tech, tech in fab, and economic development

Sectors: French Tech

A unique ecosystem where startups, ETI and large groups meet and cooperate to innovate together Le Village by CA is the startup accelerator of Crédit Agricole Group, seeking to bring startups, corporates, partners and Regional Banks to support business and innovation. Le Village ecosystem covers regions in France to Italy & Luxembourg, with 39 villages, 1000 startups and 600 partners Innovation, Transformation, Accélérateur, Accompagnement startups, Accompagnement des entreprises , Business, Developpement, développement, export, digital, financement, incubateur, investissement, RSE, inclusion sociale, and agritech

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] Account of Bpifrance, the Public Investment Bank. Bpifrance, a public investment bank, supports companies, from start-up to stock market listing, from credit to equity. A privileged contact, Bpifrance offers financing or investment solutions in each region adapted to each stage of the life of companies. As a partner bank for entrepreneurs, Bpifrance supports them over the long term to support their growth and competitiveness. The teams are at the heart of the regions, throughout the territory, through more than 50 regional locations. Financing SMEs, Business Creation, International Development, Investment, Creation/Transmission, Innovation, Support, Acceleration, and Export Guarantee

Sectors: Bank