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Groupe Caisse des Dépôts Groupe Caisse des Dépôts

The Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is a long -term investor and contributes, in compliance with its heritage interests, to the development of businesses. Article L. 518-2 of the monetary and financial code (modified by the law of modernization of the 2008 economy) Support of public policies, investment, pensions and funds of Savings, and development of the territories

Sectors: Finance

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Inria Inria

The French national research institute for digital science and technology World-leading research and technological innovation are an integral part of its DNA. Inria's 3,500 researchers and engineers put their passion for digital technology to work in nearly 200 project teams, most of which are joint teams with our academic partners, including major research universities and the CNRS. They explore new fields, often in collaboration with different disciplines and industrial partners, with the aim of meeting ambitious challenges. As a technology institute, Inria supports the development of numerous software products, sometimes making a global impact via the opensource model. Because technology …

Sectors: Research

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Région Ile de France Région Ile de France

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

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makesense makesense

Inspire and equip citizens, entrepreneurs and organizations to build an inclusive and sustainable society. Time is running out, the challenges we meet are immense. Companies will be part of the solution and we support them to do so, collectively. At Makesense, we support companies, institutions and associations to become ever more sustainable, committed and resilient. How ? We restore the power to act to all those who make the company, every day. - We support organizations to define their raison d'être, their values ​​and their impact strategy. - We engage employees around this vision, via training in change of postures, …

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makesense_entrepreneurs makesense_entrepreneurs

Social entrepreneurship that relies on robustness. For 10 years, Makesense_entrepreneurs has supported entrepreneur · His social ones who move the lines of the impact with 100% alive companies. We dream of building models that respect our planetary limits and where cooperation, sharing wealth, inclusion and wonder are at the heart of solutions. 🌟 To join our incubator: https://france.makessense.org/entrepreneurs/se-faire-accompagner/ 💸 To find funding via our funds: https://france.makessense.org/entrepreneurs/se-faire-financer/ 📚 To have access to expert resources and a network of mentors: https://france.makessense.org/entrepreneurs/ressources-pour-entreprendre/ 🎬 To take your first steps in entrepreneurship: https://france.makessense.org/entrepreneurs/le-mooc/ Finally, to get inspired on a daily basis, you are already in …

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Incubateur Paris-Dauphine Incubateur Paris-Dauphine

Work hard, have fun, be an entrepreneur The Paris-Dauphine incubator is an academic incubator, linked to Paris-Dauphine University and created by the Dauphine Foundation. Our mission is to develop and support the entrepreneurial spirit of the Dauphinois.e.s, a student as a graduate, through a triple objective: to raise awareness of entrepreneurship, support entrepreneurs and 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 priming phase. We also offer other free formats open to the public: a set of conferences & amp; events that …

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FAMAE Challenge FAMAE Challenge

Make our planet green again FAMAE is an independent family foundation that supports innovation in the field of environnement. The foundation organizes every year an International Challenge to help inventors to create simple and innovative solutions that can substantially improve our daily lives, while significantly alleviating environmental footprints. Since November 15, 2018, Famae has launched the competition Precious Water, with 2 million euros dedicated to water. More information on www.famae.earth environment, challenge, waste, nonprofit organization, innovation, endowment fund, and water

Sectors: Environment

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Agoranov Agoranov

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

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STATION F STATION F

The biggest startup campus in the world. STATION F is the world's biggest startup campus based in Paris, gathering a whole entrepreneurial ecosystem under one roof. Startups

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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BFM Business BFM Business

First economic and financial information channel in France. BFM Business TV is the first economic and financial information channel in France. It is distinguished by a programming focused on the search for expertise. Essays around economic news have been established as economic news meetings. "Good Morning Business" for example, offers guests on his set, the latest innovations, editorial and information on background trends. BFM Business TV is also available live on our website as well as an application dedicated to it. Tech, Stock Exchange, Economy, Real Estate, Business, Automobile, and High-Tech

Sectors: Media

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La Place Fintech | DeFi La Place Fintech | DeFi

Meeting place for actors in innovation in finance and web 3.0 Located in the heart of the Palais Brongniart, Place Fintech is an open and collaborative place where actors of innovation in bank, finance and insurance (startups, investors, large accounts, etc.) meet each week. On the program, animations intended to make room Fintech a friendly and lively place where new relationships are formed: afterworks, conferences, round tables, lunches between experts, etc. Each time, the key word is the exchange, whether it is a question of debating or consolidating its network, around the three axes: Create (Workshops), Share (feedback) and Connect …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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France Digitale France Digitale

1st Association of Startups in Europe, with +2,000 startups and French digital investors Founded in 2012, France Digital is the largest association of startups in Europe, with more than 2,000 startups and French digital investors. Our missions? - bring out digital champions in Europe. - Put the voice and federate those who innovate to change the face of the world. - Create bridges and business opportunities between all actors in innovation, whether they are large groups, public decision-makers, investors, entrepreneurs or employees of startups and scale-ups. How ? 1. By connecting the actors of the ecosystem during quality meetings, business …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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Bouygues Group Bouygues Group

Founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues, Bouygues is a diversified services group operating in over 80 countries with 200,000 employees all working to make life better every day. Its business activities in construction (Bouygues Construction, Bouygues Immobilier, Colas); energies & services (Equans); media (TF1) and telecoms (Bouygues Telecom) are able to drive growth since they all satisfy constantly changing and essential needs.

Tags: CAC40 Sectors: Construction

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Consumer Technology Association Consumer Technology Association

Where the people, policies and insights of tech innovation come together. Since 1924, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® has played a leading role as an advocate for the technology industry and a catalyst for innovation. Our members represent more than 1300 companies who are all working to move technology forward, together. Producer of CES. consumer technology

Sectors: Trade show

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Viva Technology Viva Technology

#VivaTech is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. 📍Paris | June 11-14, 2025 Viva Technology is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. We accelerate innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major corporations and investors responding to our world’s biggest challenges. VivaTech is where business meets innovation.

Sectors: Trade show

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Scaleway Scaleway

Europe's empowering cloud provider 🚀 🚀 Welcome to Scaleway: Europe's empowering cloud provider We are the preferred cloud solution, empowering developers and businesses to seamlessly build, deploy, and scale applications across diverse infrastructures. Our global presence spans Paris, Amsterdam, and Warsaw, serving a thriving community of over 25,000 businesses, including pioneering European startups. 🌐 Why Choose Us? Our comprehensive cloud ecosystem is distinguished by multi-AZ redundancy, delivering a robust foundation for uninterrupted operations. What sets us apart is not just our state-of-the-art data centers, powered entirely by renewable energy, but also our commitment to providing a smooth developer experience. Scaleway …

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LIBERTÉ LIVING-LAB LIBERTÉ LIVING-LAB

Third place of innovation in the center of Paris to co-construct responses to major societal challenges Technological innovation and the experimentation of new economic and governance models are opportunities to act on a large scale on social, economic, industrial and environmental changes. Cooperation between actors is today essential to converge economic performance and impact for society. This is why the LLL brings together in a space of 2,000 m2, in the heart of Paris, a multidisciplinary ecosystem made up of NGOs, tech startups of general interest, large companies, missions of public service, economists, researchers, designers and data scientists. The hybridization …

Sectors: Facilities Services

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50 Partners 50 Partners

50 entrepreneurs sélectionnent et accompagnent les success stories de demain, #Tech, #Impact, #Santé et #Web3 50 Partners is a leading startup accelerator in France. Cofounded by 50 successful Tech entrepreneurs (BlaBlaCar, Showroomprivee, Le Bon Coin, ...), the program provides a few selected startups with high quality mentoring, financing, international connections, networking and office space in central Paris. 50 Partners is a dedicated ecosystem for innovative tech projects, where entrepreneurs, VCs, corporates and industry experts are committed to help startups succeed Incubateur , Accélérateur, Startups, Tech, Investisseurs, FrenchTech, and venture capital

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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Bpifrance Bpifrance

Bpifrance account, the public investment bank. Bpifrance, public investment bank, supports businesses, from priming to stock market quotes, from credit to equity. A privileged interlocutor, Bpifrance offers in each region financing or investment solutions adapted to each stage of business life. Bank partner of entrepreneurs, Bpifrance supports them sustainably 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 of SMEs, business creation, international development, investment, creation/transmission, innovation, support, acceleration, and export guarantee

Sectors: Bank

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