[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

Business France is the national agency for the internationalization of the French economy. It is responsible for the international development of companies and their exports, as well as prospecting for and welcoming international investments in France. It promotes the attractiveness and business image of France, its companies and its territories. It manages and develops the V.I.E (Volontariat International en Entreprise). Created on January 1, 2015, Business France is a merger of UBIFRANCE and the AFII (French Agency for International Investments). Business France has 1,500 employees located in France and in 70 countries. It relies on a network of public and …

Sectors: National and local authorities

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Une autre banque est possible Crédit Coopératif is a diversified banking group, which offers a wide range of banking products and services, especially to businesses and organisations, in the different sectors in which it is involved. It finds its origins in the Social Economy movement of the late 19th century that led to the creation of today's large mutual banking groups. Owned by its clients, also called "sociétaires"​, Crédit Coopératif is a co-operative bank, which is an active member of the Social Economy for more than one hundred years. It assists and accompanies the creation and development of co-operatives, mutual …

[Automatic translation follows] Real Estate Bank SOCFIM - La Banque des Promoteurs - has been the BPCE Group entity dedicated to supporting real estate operators for their real estate development, renovation and building restructuring projects for 30 years. Present throughout France, with the support of regional banks (Caisses d'Epargne, Banques Populaires), it operates in all asset categories (housing, offices, retail, logistics, etc.). It is one of the main players in the real estate professional financing market: real estate developers, property dealers, developers and operators. With a team of experts entirely focused on developing its clientele, SOCFIM continues its development by …

Sectors: Bank

Groupe BPCE, at the service of its customers and the French economy Groupe BPCE pursues a full range of banking and insurance activities, working through its two major Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne cooperative banking networks and through its different subsidiaries. Groupe BPCE, the 2nd largest banking group in France, has put down deep roots in its local markets. Its 117,000 employees serve a total of 36 million customers, 8.6 of whom have decided to become cooperative shareholders. The Group’s different subsidiaries pursue their activities in banking and insurance, tailoring their services as closely as possible to the needs of …

Sectors: Bank

[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

[Automatic translation follows] A key player in the success of start-ups! Unitec is one of the main start-up support structures in the Bordeaux region. Unitec has contributed to the creation of more than 588 start-ups in the region. With a team of 13 start-up managers and 22 partner hosting sites, Unitec advises on 3 sectors (digital, life sciences, engineering sciences) by supporting from the idea to the creation of the company (incubator), in its structuring and development (nursery), in its strategic growth (development) and in its scaling up via the UP GRADE Nouvelle-Aquitaine accelerator. In 2021, Unitec supported 156 start-ups …

[Automatic translation follows] At the heart of innovation In Pau, a stone's throw from the university campus, the Hélioparc technology park is a privileged place for the creation and development of your activities: networking - support - economic animation - innovation. • 3 Incubators & nurseries (l'Atelier Numérique / Geostart / Up!) and 1 accelerator (La Banquiz) • 1 student incubator L'EntrePau • 12 business hotels • 1 competitiveness cluster • 1 research center • 5 hectares of wooded park • 150 structures representing 1,300 jobs Business services, Support for business creation, Network animation, and Real estate management

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] We run accelerators Startup Palace is not an accelerator. Nor an incubator. Startup Palace “does not” do startup accelerators. Startup Palace goes beyond that. Startup Palace helps large companies transform themselves by having them collaborate with innovative startups, via project acceleration programs. We are convinced on the one hand that large companies cannot innovate alone and that they need startups to transform themselves. And on the other hand, that startups cannot grow alone, that they need testing grounds to confront their solutions with the reality on the ground, to find their first customers and thus generate turnover. …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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

Partageons la réussite Founded in 2013 by Clara Gaymard and Gonzague de Blignieres, RAISE is a pioneer in engaged sustainable finance with its investment and innovation platform. We are a mission-driven company with a unique model of sharing success. RAISE has four investment strategies as well as our innovation activites, all connected by our endowment and philanthropic accelerator. RAISE Investissement Private Equity mid-cap investment strategy focused on French SMEs. RAISE Ventures Early stage Venture Capital from preseed to series B. RAISE REIM Value-add real estate investment strategy targeting assets in Paris. RAISE Impact Private Equity Impact investment strategy focused on …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] Do you want to develop an innovative project? We support you! Contact us! #innovation #financing Lorient Technopole supports innovative companies and innovative project leaders who want to create their own company. If innovation is in your DNA, come and meet us! If you have a problem or a question, we will look for the solution with you! Lorient Technopole is labeled Technopole by RETIS, the national network composed of innovation stakeholders and territories, and is part of the Network of 7 Technopoles of Brittany. Its action is notably supported by the Brittany Region. innovation, Economic development, support, …

Entrepreneurs in HealthTech Created in 1997, the association is the French non-profit organization that brings together the country's leading innovative health compagnies and their expert partners (investors, lawyers, research institutes, cluster, etc...). Its core mission is to promote health innovation in France and help the sector's start-up companies and SMEs to become tomorrow's leaders able to rapidly develop new therapeutic solutions. Our Missions: To support innovative start-ups and SMEs of the HealthTech industry (biotech, medtech, digital health, big data) by tackling four major issues: - Financial: encourage investment in health innovation - Tax: ensure fiscal stability - Administrative and regulatory: …

Sectors: Biotechnology Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] 1st business accelerator Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nantes St-Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nantes St-Nazaire

Sectors: Chamber of commerce

[Automatic translation follows] Innovation accelerator 💫 #workinlannion An innovation accelerator, Anticipa is the essential interface for innovative or industrial business projects in the region. It focuses its actions on 5 sectors of excellence: digital, photonics, marine biotechnologies and cosmetics, food-nutrition, Industry - naval - nautical. Anticipa leads a community of project leaders, startupers, entrepreneurs, industrialists, researchers, teachers, students and institutions. Anticipa is both: + A technology park (innovative and technological projects) + An industrial development agency (industrial or industrial-oriented projects) + The local pilot of French Tech Brest Plus Lannion/Morlaix/Quimper (startups) The Anticipa team is attentive to everyone to offer …

[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.

La French Tech Est: the collective of entrepreneurs, startups, and tech actors in the Grand Est region. La French Tech Est one of the 17 @LaFrenchTech 🐓🇫🇷 Capitals. A collective of entrepreneurs and stakeholders for entrepreneurs. Initially recognized as a French Tech Metropolis in 2015 and later designated as a French Tech Capital in 2019, the La French Tech Est association is chaired by entrepreneurs who build actions, operations, and events for entrepreneurs and project leaders in the region. Our goal is to implement the necessary measures and programs to make startups in the region high-potential growth companies, creating employment …

Sectors: French Tech Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] French Tech Bordeaux, pilots the French Tech initiative launched by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital in the region, its main missions are: - Federate and coordinate under the French Tech banner the actions in favor of the growth of start-ups - Detect and accelerate projects with high growth potential - Develop the influence of our start-ups and our know-how internationally Digital, Startup, Strategy, and Development

Sectors: French Tech

Une capitale French Tech à l'écoute des start-up deeptech de Paris-Saclay « La French Tech » : c’est le mouvement français des startups. Un écosystème unique qui réunit des startups (donc), mais aussi des investisseurs, des décideurs et des community builders. La French Tech Paris-Saclay Capitale labélisée en IdF au côté de la capitale French Tech Grand Paris.

Sectors: French Tech

La French Tech désigne tous les acteurs de l’écosystème de start-up françaises, soutenus par la Mission French Tech. 🇫🇷 La French Tech est la marque déployée par l’Etat français qui représente l’écosystème de 25 000 start-up françaises et de tous les acteurs qui gravitent autour (fonds d’investissement, associations, acteurs publiques, etc.), soutenus par la Mission French Tech (administration rattachée à la Direction Générale des Entreprises, au sein du ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de l'Industrie). Elle a pour mission d’accompagner le développement de l’écosystème French Tech, mouvement français des start-up technologiques innovantes, dans la lignée des priorités gouvernementales, à …

Sectors: Media

[Automatic translation follows] Launched almost a decade ago, today Maddyness is the go-to magazine for entrepreneurs, startups and innovators. Maddyness is the leading platform that has been boosting the French tech and entrepreneurial ecosystem for 10 years. Every month, 1 million professionals - entrepreneurs, investors, experts and corporates - connect to Maddyness to get informed, trained and meet. Maddyness offers rich and diverse content (articles, analyses, guides, events) to stay at the forefront of innovation news. Very active in organizing events (conferences, meetups, hackathons), Maddyness promotes meetings and exchanges within the tech ecosystem. Certified B Corp, Maddyness is committed to …

Sectors: Media

Leading the #BCorp movement and transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. B Lab is transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies — known as B Corps — who are leading the way. To date, our community includes over 9,000 Certified B Corps positively impacting more than 800,000 workers in 101 countries and 162 industries, and more than 250,000 companies that manage their impact with the B Impact Assessment and …