[Automatic translation follows] The Catalyst for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Paris Ouest La Défense The Catalyst is an ecosystem (network of public-private actors), a digital platform and a local resource center (Base 11) that aims to connect, facilitate and disseminate innovation and entrepreneurship in the Paris Ouest la Défense area. Our flagship systems: Digital platform: The Catalyst's collaborative platform that centralizes our services and facilitates connections. It offers a map of local actors, a directory, a private messaging service, a shared calendar of events, as well as access to public funding programs. Atterrissage Rebond: A personalized, tailor-made program (3, 6 …

Supporting entrepreneurship as a lever for inclusive and sustainable development accross the globe. PULSE is an association established in 2006 whose mission is to support and promote entrepreneurship as a lever for inclusive and sustainable development. At PULSE, we believe that each of us can become a change-maker if given the opportunity. In the 18 countries where we are active, we foster access to entrepreneurship and funding through 28 support programs and awareness-raising actions. PULSE also operates various impact incubators in Africa and in Europe: Lab'ess (Tunisia), Oribi (South Africa), PULSE Montreuil (France), JógJëf (Senegal). Every year, more than 550 …

Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting …

Sectors: IT services

🚀 Venture Capital mutants looking for the next European winner to build da. city. for. good. ♻️ Daphni is a European VC firm that invests in user-oriented startups with European DNA and strong international ambitions. The company is supported by the daphnipolis, a closely-knit community of 300+ entrepreneurs, executives, academics, artists and advisors, and a digital platform to ensure both efficiency and full transparency. The firm was established in 2015 and is based in Paris, France. ** daphni team ** https://youtu.be/ijw6Lw5td0E ** apply here** https://apply.daphni.com/ Venture Capital, Investment, Start-ups, and Community

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is a long-term investor and contributes, while respecting its patrimonial interests, to the development of companies. Article L. 518-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code (amended by the 2008 law on the modernization of the economy) Support for public policies, Investment, Pensions and Savings Funds, and Territorial Development

Sectors: Finance

[Automatic translation follows] CIC Market Solutions, solutions dedicated to corporates and financial institutions. CIC Market Solutions provides market and post-market solutions to Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale clients. We offer solutions dedicated to corporates and financial institutions: - Primary equity and bond market, services to issuers and financial communication consulting - Execution and sales on capital markets - Investments: structured EMTN, Cigogne alternative offer - Holding of securities accounts and value-added depositories - Economic research and strategy, credit and equity research CIC Market Solutions is a CIC brand. CIC is an entity of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale. Financial services

Sectors: Bank

Crédit Agricole is the French economy’s leading financier and one of the top banking operators in Europe. As a leader in retail banking in Europe, the Group is also the leading European asset manager, the first bank insurer in Europe, and the third largest European operator in project financing. On the strength of its cooperative and mutual insurance foundations, its 154,000 employees and 27,000 administrators of local and regional banks, Crédit Agricole Group is a responsible, useful bank, serving 54 million customers, 11.8 million mutual shareholders and 800,000 individual shareholders. Thanks to its universal retail banking model – the close …

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

Sectors: Bank

Societe Generale is one of the leading European financial services groups. Based on a diversified and integrated banking model, the Group combines financial strength and proven expertise in innovation with a strategy of sustainable growth. Committed to the positive transformations of the world’s societies and economies, Societe Generale and its teams seek to build, day after day, together with its clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions. Active in the real economy for over 150 years, with a solid position in Europe and connected to the rest of the world, Societe Generale has over 117,000 …

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[Automatic translation follows] The Paris City Hall or City of Paris employs 50,858 permanent employees. It appoints both the administration and the elected officials. Each month, the elected officials sit on the Paris Council, where they deliberate to decide on the future of the city: construction of daycare centers, middle schools, naming of streets, housing, subsidies to associations. This body is both a General Council and a Municipal Council, since Paris has the particularity of being a city and a department.

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The association that supports all women in their desire to undertake and fights gender inequalities 💪 WILLA, formerly Paris Pionnières, is the first accelerator of diversity in Tech in France. Since its creation in 2005, WILLA has supported startups founded or co-founded by women thanks to a network of mentors and experts as well as the support of committed partners. WILLA is convinced that more women, more diversity in general, means more creativity, and therefore more innovation and value creation. Willa is an organization that gives the keys to entrepreneurship to all women, supports them and welcomes …

We actively fund innovative companies within the two evolving fields of Digital technologies and Life sciences. Seventure Partners is a long term equity investor that actively supports innovative companies aiming at generating positive impacts on Humankind, Society, Sustainability and the Planet. With €950m net commitments under management as of the end of 2022, Seventure is a leading venture capital firm in Europe investing since 1997 in innovative businesses with high growth potential in 2 main areas: Life sciences (Biotech, Health & digital Health, Nutrition, Foodtech, Blue Economy, Aquaculture, Animal & Agriculture, Sport & Wellness ...) with a specific interest for …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] Created for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs! Located in the heart of Paris, Pépinière 27 is an incubator that brings together a general ecosystem of more than 120 start-ups, which innovate in all sectors of activity. Spread over nearly 3000m2, companies can integrate with an adapted offer whatever their size. Created for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs, Pépinière 27 offers, beyond a flexible and modular accommodation offer, support services for start-ups and above all an inspiring, friendly and warm atmosphere! Our services adapt to the start-up ecosystem, strengthen the corporate culture, commitment, and improve the productivity of start-up entrepreneurs. Pépinière 27 …

Sectors: Real Estate

[Automatic translation follows] Incubator, nursery and hotel for innovative startups in human health implemented on the Cochin campus. Paris Biotech Santé, an incubator created in 2000 by the University of PARIS CITE, ESSEC, CENTRAL SUPELEC and INSERM, selects and supports ten new innovative projects and companies per year, in the exclusive field of human health: drugs 💊 , medical devices 🏥 , e-health 💻 , AI 🧠. In 2022, the incubator is supported by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the City of Paris and the Ile de France Region 🇫🇷 . Strengthening teams, helping to develop development …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

OBRATORI is the Venture Capital Fund of @L'OCCITANE Group | Unique & innovative springboard for founders. Founded in 2019, Obratori is the Corporate Venture Capital arm of L'Occitane Group. The #CVC invests in early-stage startups, throughout France, Europe and even beyond. As #seed specialists, we fully support responsible founders with ambitious game-changing projects. Our role? We team up with them to create, get started, take risks, create value and reach the first decisive milestones. We currently back a portfolio of startups in connection with wellbeing, cosmetics, e-health, but not only, foodtech, retailtech,... VC, Early Stage, Startups, RetailTech, Wellness, and TechForGood

The Paris Region is a major business and techno hub in Europe. Standing at the crossroads of European and worldwide trade, the Paris Region is France's leading economic region. It represents 31% of French GDP. Consisting of 8 départements and 1,280 municipalities, the Paris Region hosts the largest population of french Regions : 12.5 million inhabitants, that is younger than the national average. As Europe’s leading employment area, it boasts a highly qualified workforce : 33% of French executives. The Paris Region hosts 22% of France’s universities, 25% of its engineering schooland 20% of its business schools. Invest in Paris …

Sectors: National and local authorities

Promouvoir l'innovation et les opportunités en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté L'AER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté accompagne les entreprises et les territoires. Elle a pour mission : - d'accompagner le maintien et le développement de l'activité économique et l'emploi sur le territoire, - de promouvoir l'attractivité du territoire, - de soutenir et de développer l'innovation et l'éco-innovation. Investment Promotion, Economic Development, International Trade and Development , Hydrogen, Luxury Goods, Wind Energy , Health and Wellness, Agri-food, Digital, Aerospace, Corporate Expansion, Business Expansion, Corporate Relocation, and Foreign Investment

[Automatic translation follows] BFC ANGELS supports audacity and finances growth in Burgundy Franche-Comté. BFC Angels brings together Burgundy investors, managers, senior executives, active or not, liberal professionals, men, women with varied profiles and puts them in touch with entrepreneurs who have a creation, development or takeover project. Investors provide these entrepreneurs with capital, skills and their network. Connecting entrepreneurs/investors

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] The capital @FrenchTech_BFC is part of the @LaFrenchTech ecosystem. Contact us to discover our programs and news by making an appointment here: https://rdv.lafrenchtechbfc.fr/acteur/la-french-tech-bourgogne-franche-comte French Tech, Numerique, Tech, entrepreneur, start-up, and scale-up

Sectors: French Tech

[Automatic translation follows] Welcome to the official LinkedIn account of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region. As close as possible to its inhabitants throughout the territory, the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region acts daily for everyone: from training to energy transition, from economic development to transport, from high schools to agriculture, from youth to European funds, from sport to tourism. # The Region in figures - Population: 2.807 million, - Surface area: 47,784 km2, - Working population 2013: 1,287,926 people, - 8 departments: Côte-d’Or, Doubs, Haute-Saône, Jura, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Territoire de Belfort, Yonne, - Municipalities: 3,831, including 25 municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants, - Density: …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Work Hard, Have Fun, Be an entrepreneur The Paris-Dauphine Incubator is an academic incubator, linked to the Paris-Dauphine University and created by the Dauphine Foundation. Our mission is to develop and support the entrepreneurial spirit of the Dauphinois, students and graduates, through a triple objective: to raise awareness of entrepreneurship, to support entrepreneurs and to federate an ecosystem. We have several support programs, in Paris and London, to support both startups between ideation and creation, and more advanced startups in the seed phase. We also offer other free formats open to the public: a set of conferences …

Innovate, Create value, Differentiate yourself Mandarine CODI supports companies in all sectors in their innovation strategy. Startups, innovative or traditional SMEs and large groups: innovate to stay efficient and stay ahead of your competitors! From concept generation to project formulation, Mandarine CODI is there to guarantee pragmatic, value-creating innovation. Innovation, startups, TPE/PME, Projets collaboratifs, Financement de l'innovation, Analyse prospective, Intrapreneuriat, entrepreneuriat, grands-groupes, intrapreneurship, and entrepreneurship

[Automatic translation follows] Finovam Gestion is an investment company approved by the AMF that takes minority stakes in innovative SMEs with high growth potential in the Hauts de France, Grand-Est and Bourgogne Franche Comté regions. The company, which manages €100 million, invests in companies that have developed innovative offers in the following target sectors: Information and Communication Technologies, Health, Biotechnologies, Agro-resources and Ecotechnologies. Finovam Gestion has built solid relationships with the entrepreneurship ecosystem (Industrialists, Competitiveness Clusters, Incubators, Accelerators, Universities and Research Centers) in all targeted sectors in order to be able to source and develop the best companies. Among our …

Générer ensemble des solutions durables Paris&Co is the economic development and innovation agency of Paris. It covers five areas: # Incubation # International attractiveness # Experimentation # Open Innovation # Event organisation or planning As such, Paris&Co prospects and welcomes foreign startups while contributing to the economic promotion of the city abroad. It fosters the dynamism of the Paris innovation ecosystem through the incubation of innovative young companies, experimenting with innovative solutions, organising major innovation events and linking startups with key accounts. Web: www.parisandco.com Twitter: @Paris_and_Co Facebook: parisandcoagency incubation, open innovation, experimentation, international attractiveness, event organisation, start up, scale up, …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

20 ans au service des startups innovantes. #incubateur #deeptech Agoranov is an incubator for innovative startups. It has already incubated more than 540 startups, including 5 "unicorns" (valued at over one billion dollars), as well as many successful companies, such as Ÿnsect or DNA Script. Incubated startups have already managed to create more than 20,000 jobs and have raised over 5.8 billion euros from private funds. Agoranov est un incubateur de startups innovantes. Agoranov a déjà incubé plus de 450 startups, dont 5 "licornes" (startup valorisée à plus d'un milliard de dollars), ainsi que beaucoup de grands succès, comme Ÿnsect …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] By your side to create and develop your business. Representing nearly 840,000 businesses, or 29% of the national GDP, the Paris Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry is actively engaged alongside the players who make up the regional economy – whether they are business leaders, decision-makers, pupils, apprentices, students or employees in continuing education. Across an entire territory that includes Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Versailles-Yvelines, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne and Val d'Oise, the regional Chamber's missions are to represent businesses to promote their growth, to train men and women for the challenges of tomorrow, to grow business projects …

Sectors: Chamber of commerce

[Automatic translation follows] France's leading economic and financial news channel. BFM Business TV is France's leading economic and financial news channel. It stands out for its programming focused on the search for expertise. Programs focusing on economic news have established themselves as economic news events. "Good Morning Business" for example, offers guests, the latest innovations, editorials and information on underlying trends on its set. BFM Business TV is also available live on our website as well as on a dedicated application. Tech, Stock Market, Economy, Real Estate, Business, Automobile, and High-Tech

Sectors: Media

Serena was founded by entrepreneurs on the belief that your VC should work for you and not the other way around. Serena is one of Europe's leading investment funds, with €750m under management. Founded in 2008 by Xavier Lorphelin, Marc Fournier, and Philippe Hayat, Serena finances and supports innovative start-ups from pre-seed to Series A, with initial checks ranging from €500k to €15m. Focus sectors: AI, SaaS, Climate Tech, Internet Infrastructure, Impact. The portfolio includes successful exits such as The Fork (acquired by Tripadvisor), Aramis Auto (acquired by Peugeot), Cheerz (acquired by Cewe), iBanFirst (acquired by the Marlin fund) and …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] Cooperative banks, the Caisses d'Epargne have been combining trust, solidarity and modernity since 1818. The second largest banking network in France, the 16 regional Caisses d'Epargne are among the leading banks in their region. They support all economic players and are leaders in financing the public sector, social housing and the social economy. In total, the Caisses d'Epargne now have 4.8 million members and 20.6 million customers, managed by the 4,182 bank branches and the Mon banquier en ligne agency.

[Automatic translation follows] Growth accelerator The Paris Departmental Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports the development of Parisian businesses and shops. The Paris CCI offers services tailored to entrepreneurs who want to create, develop, transmit, export, innovate and acts to increase the influence of the capital. www.cci75.fr Tel: 0155654444 Follow us also on: - Twitter @CCI_75 / @CommerceParis - Facebook www.facebook.com/cci75 or www.facebook.com/CommercedeParis business creation, business transfer, export, entrepreneurship, trade, Paris, attractiveness, companies, services, business, training, tourism, Fashion Design Creation, start-up, support for TPE PME, and digital transformation

Sectors: Chamber of commerce

THE GLOBAL EVENTS FOR FASHION PROFESSIONALS THE GLOBAL EVENTS FOR FASHION PROFESSIONALS For over 40 years, Première Vision has been the source of inspiration and creation. Nourish, inspire, decipher trends for fashion professionals. We are a creator of encounters and business opportunities, historically via our shows, for all the players in the industry – designers, stylists, managers... – who come here to create and design their future collections. Textile industry, Fashion information, Yarns, Fabrics, Leather, Designs, Accessories, Manufacturing, Denim, and Evènementiel

[Automatic translation follows] trains, accompanies, advises, supports, offers a space to fulfill yourself everywhere in France #APositiveImpactInCommunity La Ruche®️ trains, accompanies, advises, supports, offers a space to fulfill yourself everywhere in France! #APositiveImpactInCommunity The ESF co-finances La Ruche®'s actions to promote sustainable entrepreneurship, inclusion and gender equality in France.

[Automatic translation follows] Tech for all, for good French Tech Grand Paris is the Paris region community of start-ups, investors, corporates and community builders. It represents a collective of entrepreneurs, investors and tech leaders created to represent the 8000+ start-ups present in the territory, and to be the voice of an ecosystem that concentrates 70% of Tech metrics. It activates it through numerous events (Public Order, Tech Days, Gen AI, Health Innovative Intensive Training ...), brings together the many actors present in Greater Paris, and deploys the national French Tech programs (Tremplin, Central, Rise, Je Choisis la French Tech ...).

Sectors: French Tech

[Automatic translation follows] "To create jobs, let's create employers" André Mulliez Réseau Entreprendre supports new managers, creators or business buyers, at all stages of a company's life: at start-up, in the development phase, in periods of strong growth.

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] Support for fundraising and sale/acquisition - Valuation of startups and VSEs/SMEs - UGAP Rating Linkera is the essential solution dedicated to optimizing business acquisition and sale transactions. The platform connects business owners and potential buyers. Each month, it presents companies and assets worth millions of euros to nearly 2,000 users. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Rating, Financial & extra-financial advice, investment, algorithm, data, UGAP, Valuation, Fundraising, Sale, Acquisitions, Financing, Startups, VSEs, and SMEs

Sectors: Consulting

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. Huawei's end-to-end portfolio of products, solutions and services are both competitive and secure. Through open collaboration with ecosystem partners, we create lasting value for our customers, working to empower people, enrich home life, and inspire innovation in organizations of all shapes and sizes. At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer …

Sectors: Electricals

[Automatic translation follows] 1st startup association in Europe, with +2000 startup members and French digital investors Founded in 2012, France Digitale is the largest startup association in Europe, with more than 2000 startup members and French digital investors. Our missions? - To bring out digital champions in Europe. - To make a voice and unite those who innovate to change the face of the world. - To create bridges and business opportunities between all innovation players, whether they are large groups, public decision-makers, investors, entrepreneurs or employees of startups and scale-ups. How? 1. By connecting ecosystem players during quality meetings, …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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[Automatic translation follows] Meaning for the company The Impact France Movement is an employers' organization that brings together all the players who put ecological and social impact at the heart of their business. And that, everywhere in France and in all sectors. Our mission: to loudly and clearly carry a common voice in favor of corporate profitability. And thus, build a robust economy of common interest. Our pillars for taking action: - Organize events to unite managers around qualified meetings and major events. - Create tools to advance companies such as the Impact Score (the common benchmark for assessing its …

French association of investors for growth Founded in 1984, France Invest is the industry association representing French private equity professionals. Its role is to promote this asset class to institutional investors, this funding method and support to entrepreneurs, and this leading economic sector to opinion leaders and public authorities. The association itself is home to 359 asset management companies and nearly 200 associate members from all the business lines that support and advise investors and entrepreneurs in setting up and managing their partnerships. Our membership supports and finances more than 7,700 of the most dynamic startups, SMEs and mid-caps, employing …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC