La recherche fondamentale au service de la société The French National Centre for Scientific Research is among the world's leading research institutions. Its scientists explore the living world, matter, the Universe, and the functioning of human societies in order to meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow. Internationally recognised for the excellence of its scientific research, the CNRS is a reference in the world of research and development, as well as for the general public. Recherche scientifique, Biologie, Chimie, Ecologie et environnement, Ingénierie et systèmes, Mathématiques, Physique, Sciences de l'information, Homme et société, Nucléaire et particules, Terre et Univers, …

Sectors: Research

Venture into the future XAnge is a BCorp-certified early-stage investment fund managing €800 million, with offices in Paris, Berlin, and Brussels. The fund backs European founders who aim to transform daily life through technology, investing between €1 million to €15 million from Seed to Series C. XAnge invests in Deep Tech (Aerospacelab, Ledger), SaaS (Odoo, 360 Learning, Skello), AI (Gleamer, Tomorro), energy transition (Greenly, Greenfusion), digital finance (Lydia) and healthcare sectors. XAnge is the innovation-driven venture capital brand of the Siparex Group. Venture Capital, Digital, Social Impact, Fintech, BtoB, Cloud, Deep Tech, and Blockchain

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Become a shareholder of the best innovative startups alongside investment professionals. The leading platform for co-investment in innovation for 10 years. Access the same opportunities as investment professionals and finance the real economy. IR-ISF tax exemption

Sectors: Finance

Un leader mondial de la mobilité partagée Keolis is a global leader in the shared mobility market and a committed partner to public transport authorities. Together, we co-construct safe, smart and sustainable public transport solutions that help to create more attractive places to live and work. The world's leading operator of automatic metro systems and tramways, Keolis draws on a vigorous and open innovation policy with its partners and specialist subsidiaries - Cykleo, EFFIA, Keolis Santé and Kisio. The aim of this collaboration is to strengthen its core business and develop new, innovative and bespoke shared mobility solutions: trains, buses …

The best investment is Audacity About Audacia Founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Charles Beigbeder, Audacia is a pioneering management company in investment capital. Audacia attracts the best sector experts around three high-value professions added: • Capital Innovation, dedicated to disruptive technologies with several funds active in quantum technologies, new space & defense, energy transition and medicine of the future. • Development Capital, which aims to support family SMEs in their development; • Real Estate Capital, centered on coliving, a new mode of shared housing; Since its creation, Audacia has invested more than a billion euros in more than 400 companies. …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

The key player in private equity in New Aquitaine We participate in financing the equity of innovative start-ups and SMEs in New Aquitaine. Venture capital, Development capital, Transfer capital, Honorary loans, Innovation, Seed, LBO, Start-up, and SME

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

#ToGoForward Since its merger with the Crédit Agricole SA Group in 2003, the scope of activities of LCL, a national retail banking network, is focused on the market for individuals, professionals, businesses and private banking. LCL is a local bank with 2,065 locations and 20,900 employees serving 6,000,000 individual customers, 320,000 professional customers and 27,000 corporate and institutional customers.

Sectors: Bank

Human-centered Artificial Intelligence in Ile-de-France The objective of AI4IDF is to take advantage of the scientific and industrial fabric of Ile-de-France to make it a key player in the construction of a frugal, reliable, efficient Artificial Intelligence (AI), brought to cohabit with human beings and to assist them in their decisions. This objective is achievable, thanks to the strength of the Ile-de-France scientific community and the alliance of the four institutes of excellence in AI: DATAIA, Hi! PARIS, PRAIRIE and SCAI. The region's very rich ecosystem in the field of innovation will guarantee the socio-economic impact of the project, in …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Since January 2023, SG has been the new retail bank in France of the Société Générale group. Resulting from the merger of the two retail banking networks in France, Société Générale and Crédit du Nord group, SG aims to constitute a leading banking partner on the French market serving 10 million customers. It combines the strength of a large international group with the proximity of a bank anchored in the regions to serve the needs of individual customers, professionals, businesses, associations and local authorities, and to become a key player in its market. SG Bank makes strong commitments and will, …

Sectors: Bank

The start-up accelerator in the Grand Est region. 🚀 Scal'E-Nov is the start-up accelerator in the Grand Est region, created at the initiative of the Grand Est Region, with the support of the CCI Grand Est and Bpifrance, and in collaboration with its private partners. It is supported by Grand Est Développement, the regional transformation agency. Integrate a unique system deployed to support start-ups in their growth through the four challenges of transformation of the territory: digital, industry, environment and health. A passionate team that is 100% available to support start-ups in their challenges through the provision of a complete …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

CIC is the fourth largest banking group in France, consisting of seven regional banks which operate across France through a network of 1,844 branches employing 24,000 staff. CIC's customer base includes 2.7 million retail clients. One in eleven self-employed professionals is a CIC group client and nearly one in three companies banks with CIC Group. Banque de détail, Banque de financement, Activités de marchés, Banque privée, Capital-développement, Crédit, Assurance, Mobile, Automobile, and Télésurveillance

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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The DGE designs and implements policies to promote competitiveness and business growth. The General Directorate of Enterprises serves the Minister responsible for the Economy and Finance. Our action is at the heart of the Government's projects in favor of the economic transformation and strategic autonomy of the country. Serving business competitiveness, it carries industrial policy, defines digital regulation measures, as well as policies to support the local economy. It supports companies in the digital and ecological transformation of the economy, and works in favor of regulatory simplification and an ambitious innovation policy. Its missions include both a strong European and …

Sectors: National and local authorities

First economic and financial information channel in France. BFM Business TV is the leading economic and financial news channel in France. It is distinguished by programming centered on the search for expertise. Broadcasts on economic news have established themselves as economic news events. “Good Morning Business” for example, offers on its guest set the latest innovations, editorials and information on underlying trends. BFM Business TV is also available live on our website as well as on an application dedicated to it. Tech, Stock Market, Economy, Real Estate, Business, Automobile, and High-Tech

Sectors: Media

Detecting promising #deeptech and fostering the creation of #startups with Grenoble Alpes IP inside . Linksium, Société d’Accélération du Transfert de Technologies (SATT) de Grenoble Alpes détecte projets prometteurs issus de la recherche publique, finance et accompagne la création de startups #deeptech. Detecting promising technologies, funding and fostering the creation of deeptech #startups in the French Alps area. Technology transfert, Startups building, deeptech, venture capital, Research & development , and R&D

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Accompagnement et financement de super start-up depuis 1999 ! IMT Starter is an incubator and a business accelerator that supports startups and scaleups in digital sector providing financial and intelligent infrastructures since 1999. • 180 Startups • 15 New start-ups each year (150 candidates) • 3 Major Partners: Télécom SudParis, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, ENSIIE

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 a suitable 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 corporate culture, engagement, and improve the productivity of start-ups. Pépinière 27 is labeled “Paris Innovation” giving …

Sectors: Real Estate

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, …

Sectors: Consulting, audit

Veolia, a global leader in environmental services, works every day to build environmental security for the benefit of public health and the competitiveness of industries and regions. With 215,000 employees across five continents, working closely with local communities, and thanks to its cutting-edge technologies, the group cleans up pollution, reduces carbon emissions, and regenerates resources through concrete solutions that combine its expertise in water and water technologies, waste - including hazardous waste management, and local energy. In 2025, the Veolia group served 110 million people with drinking water and 97 million with sanitation, produced 45 million megawatt hours of energy, …

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LVMH is the world leader in luxury. A family group founded in 1987 and headed by Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault, LVMH is now home to 75 iconic Maisons, which embody a distinctive art de vivre blending heritage and modernity. With reported sales of 86.2 billion euros in 2023 and 6000 stores around the world, we are the only group present in all major sectors of the luxury industry: Wines & Spirits, Fashion & Leather Goods, Perfumes & Cosmetics, Watches & Jewelry, Selective Distribution. Our long-term vision, entrepreneurial spirit and constant search for new solutions set us apart. The success …

Tags: CAC40 Sectors: Luxury

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with revenues of 40.3 billion euros in 2024 and 127,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2024, including 71,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 291 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2024, including 253 million mobile customers and 22 million fixed broadband customers. The Group is present in 26 countries. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business. In February 2023, the Group presented its strategic plan « Lead the future », built on …

Tags: CAC40 Sectors: Law Practice Telecoms

SinnRJ becomes Dynergie. We are taking a new step by joining Dynergie, a leading player in innovation consulting and financing in France. This merger is part of a logic of continuity: our teams, our approach and our commitment remain unchanged. Our mission? Encourage, structure and finance innovation. Much more than a consulting firm, we support innovative players at each stage of their development, providing a global response to their financial, strategic and organizational challenges. Our ambition has always been to offer a single point of contact, capable of simplifying and accelerating their innovation trajectories. By integrating Dynergie, we are strengthening …

MEDEF is the leading network of entrepreneurs in France. It defends and promotes businesses of all sizes and from all sectors of activity. A privileged interlocutor for decision-makers and public authorities In complete transparency, MEDEF carries out permanent lobbying action with all decision-makers at local, regional, national and European levels, in order to put forward the company's point of view and to reduce its tax and regulatory burden: reform of professional tax, apprenticeship, business transfer, conventional termination, etc. An essential partner in social dialogue Empowered by law to negotiate on behalf of all companies with social partners, the MEDEF leads …

Sectors: NGO, Think Tank

Let’s innovate together! Since 1988, by leading business networks, the world of training and research, our teams have been raising awareness among local stakeholders about the challenges of innovation and supporting your creation and development of innovative businesses, your R&D projects, your collaborations and technology transfers. Innovation, Business support, Business creation, and Technology transfer

OBRATORI is the Corporate Venture Capital of L'Occitane Group │ Investing in early-stage companies │ Fund of funds Founded in 2019, Obratori is the Corporate Venture Capital arm of L'Occitane Group. The CVC invests in early-stage companies, throughout France, Europe and beyond and manage a few fund-of-funds commitments. As pre-seed and seed specialists, we fully support founders with ambitious game-changing projects across a wide range of sectors (Deeptech, Greentech, Consumer, Well-being, Digital, Healthtech, B2B solutions...). Our role ? We back them to get started, take risks, create value and reach the first decisive key milestones. Early Stage, Startups, Venture Capital, …

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, the planet, while building trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams in more than 150 countries work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions, strengthened by sector experience and diverse ecosystem partners. Find out more about the EY global network: http://ey.com/en_gl/legal-statement Advisory, Assurance, Tax, Transactions, Audit, Mergers, M&A, Financial Services, Accounting, …

Sectors: Consulting, audit

We offer financing solutions for the creation and growth of your business. The Noshaq group contributes to the development and economic redeployment of the province of Liège by ensuring long-term financing of business projects. Over more than 20 years, our holding company has secured a specific place in the Liège financial landscape, with an intervention technique based mainly on taking a stake in the capital. Noshaq, a leading investment and fund management company, currently supports 460+SMEs and projects of regional interest.

#auvergnerhonealpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a large region which has many advantages: - With more than 8 million inhabitants, it is more populated than 13 of the 28 countries of the European Union and ranks 10th most populous region in Europe - Covering nearly 70,000 km2, or 13% of the metropolitan territory, its surface area is equivalent to that of Ireland. - In France, it is the leading industrial and gastronomic region, it ranks first for agricultural production under label (AOP, IGP, etc.) and the number of organic farms. - In Europe: it is the 8th richest region in Europe with a …

Sectors: National and local authorities

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

Supporting SMEs and innovation European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) managing all the activities of the European Innovation Council and programmes related to small and medium-sized enterprises. Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EU_EISMEA Data protection: http://europa.eu/!fc89kC SME, Business, Funding, Support, Horizon 2020, Innovation, Horizon Europe, Consumer, and Standardization

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Transmitting design innovation approaches through practice in order to inspire the players in the world of tomorrow. The project presented by the École des Ponts ParisTech, leader, and ENSAVT, UPEMLV, ESIEE Paris and EIVP, all four members of the PRES “Université Paris-Est”, is the creation of a d.school that meets international standards and in the state of mind of European Living Labs. This project, called d.school Paris-Est at École des Ponts, aims to be a demonstrator of the pedagogies of the future with the ambition of inspiring a new generation of training in disruptive innovation. design thinking, innovation, design fiction, …

Serena is one of Europe's leading investment firm with 1 billion euros under management. Serena is one of Europe's leading investment firm, with €1bn 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, Software Infrastructure, Impact. We have invested in nearly 140 companies, including Malt, Electra, Descartes Underwriting, Accenta, and Lifen. The portfolio includes successful exits such as The Fork (acquired by Tripadvisor), Aramis Auto (acquired by Peugeot), Cheerz (acquired by …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Capital, Skills, Connection: the triple added value of Grenoble Angels! Network of local investors Business Angels, based in Grenoble, which supports and finances start-ups in the region in the seed phase.

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

La force du premier réseau d’innovation francophone. Formation - Incubation - Accélération - Financements - Corporate. 1K aims to become the largest french seed accelerator, funding and developing 330 projects a year, for first time entrepreneurs. Located in 11 cities in France, Belgium and Switzerland, it will open its first offices, Lyon and Bordeaux, in summer 2015. Formation, Incubation, Accélération, Financements, Corporates, Services, Startups, PME, ETI, Grands Comptes, Transformation digitale, Innovation, and Entrepreneuriat

L'Agence économique régionale au service des entreprises industrielles et de services à l'industrie The Regional Economic Agency guides and supports industrial companies and services to industry businesses at all stages of their development: investment, training and employment, innovation, export, access to funding and European projects, etc. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Entreprises is also in charge of promoting the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region throughout the world and championing its multiple assets to attract new businesses. Valoriser, Structurer, and Accompagner

Sectors: National and local authorities

Our requirement, your well-being Expertise serving the audiences of your spaces Stem Groupe and its subsidiaries provide, for its corporate and public institution clients, missions of: - cleanliness: regular or specific services, services in sensitive environments, - multi-services: maintenance of air and hydraulic networks, finishing work, maintenance of green spaces, pest control/rat control/disinfection.

Sectors: Media

Cooperative banks, the Caisses d'Epargne have been combining trust, solidarity and modernity since 1818. The Caisses d'Epargne are part of Groupe BPCE, the second largest banking group in France and fourth in the euro zone with 6,000 branches, 36 million customers, including 9.6 million members and 110,000 employees. The 15 regional Savings Banks 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.

Inform, connect, support businesses and regions. ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the regional agency dedicated to supporting companies, sectors and territories in their sustainable economic transformation through innovation. It acts alongside stakeholders to address ecological, technological and societal challenges, with an emphasis on cooperation, sustainability and responsibility. Thanks to a strong territorial anchor, recognized multi-sector expertise, a large network of public and private partners, the Agency supports startups, SMEs, ETIs, sectors and communities in their development, structuring, transition and local anchoring projects. It mobilizes expertise, networks and financing to connect economic players, stimulate collective dynamics and generate lasting positive impacts at the …

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 of innovative solutions …

Sectors: French Tech Media

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

The Carrefour Group: one of the world’s leading retailers In 50 years, the Carrefour Group has become a world leader in the retail sector. The second largest retailer in the world and the largest in Europe, the Group now features four major grocery retail formats: hypermarkets, supermarkets, cash & carry and convenience stores. The Carrefour Group currently has over 9 900 company-owned and franchise stores. An international retailer A pioneer in countries such as Brazil in 1975 and China in 1995, the Group now operates on three major markets: Europe, Latin America and Asia. With a presence in more than …

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Pôle européen de la transition numérique & écologique 💡🚀🌳 Established as a non-profit organization, Cap Digital is the French business cluster for digital transformation. We are trusted by over 800 valued members: 670 innovative SMEs, 50 major corporations, 70 institutions of higher education and 10 capital investors. Cap Digital aims at promoting the Paris Region as one of the world leaders in digital contents, creative industries and services, from an industrial as well as a strategic point of view. Fostering R&D, helping companies to expand, networking our members and showcasing them throughout the world, are some of the activities we …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

We are a venture inventor and builder focused on building breakthrough companies in HealthTech, InsurTech & Mobility Kamet Ventures was created in 2016 as a breakthrough model in innovation. We seek to identify the world's most talented entrepreneurs and partner with them to build the next generation of ground-breaking technology companies. With offices across Paris, London and Tel Aviv, we create companies that are geared to improve, enrich and prolong our lives. Technology/Digital, start-up, Incubator, InsurTech, venture capital, healthtech, and insurance

Genopole, biocluster leader en France, Vivre l'innovation Created in 1998, Genopole® has a threefold mission: - develop a high-level research campus in genomics and post-genomics, focused on gene therapy in collaboration with the University Evry-Paris Saclay, - encourage the start-up and foster the development of biotech companies in the Paris region by providing personalized advice and support, including financial assistance - create a biopark in Evry-Courcouronnes in collaboration with the research campus. biocluster, research campus - academical laboratories, biotech companies, university, life sciences companies, Infrastructure - Shared-use technology platforms, and Biotherapy

Sectors: Biotechnology

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 Dauphinois, students and graduates alike, through a triple objective: raising awareness of entrepreneurship, supporting entrepreneurs and bringing together 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 formats free and open to the public: a set of conferences & events that we organize …

Via ID is a business accelerator that supports in the long term projects related to new modes of mobility: daily, smart and sustainable. Via ID offers a complete ecosystem for the entrepreneurs that choose to join it, providing incubation, financial support, expert advice and strong synergies with leading providers of mobility solutions. Today, Via ID has an incubator in Paris and Lille, but also an office in Berlin, San Francisco and Singapore. Via ID has a portfolio of about twenty startups (including Drivy, Heetch, GO-JEK, Smoove, Xee, Klaxit, Swiftly, SpotAngels, etc.) and supports incubated startups. Via ID is part of …

Sectors: Transport

An accelerator, an investment fund and a place dedicated to the success of BtoB tech startups HUB612 is an accelerator and investment fund that supports B2B tech startups in their growth. A subsidiary of Caisse D'Epargne Rhône-Alpes, HUB612 focuses on the Fintech, InsurTech & B2B SaaS. Since its creation in 2016, HUB612 has supported more than 100 startups and invested in 27 of them. The HUB612 develops tailor-made support, combining kindness, excellence and high standards. Depending on their needs and their stage of development, the supported startups benefit from connections with experts, individual coaching and privileged access to accommodation, support …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Accélérateur des innovations santé-nutrition, bien vieillir en région Hauts-de-France Eurasanté is a regional economic development agency specialized in the the health sector. It supports the different actors dedicated to health related activities with their research, creation and development projects. The Biology, Nutrition and Health Sector of the Nord-Pas-De-Calais represents 800 companies, and 22 000 employees. Located at the heart of a business park of over 300 hectares gathering 7 hospitals, 50 research laboratories, 145 companies, 4 universities, 5 specialized training institutes, it constitutes a unique business environment in the largest university-hospital campus over Europe. 3 kinds of services are part …

Sectors: Biotechnology Startup accelerator & VC

Invest & Get involved Arkéa Capital is a major and historic player in Private Equity in France. For more than 40 years, Arkéa Capital has supported the bold visions of entrepreneurs and managers at every stage in the life of their business. Made up of a team of 60 experienced professionals, Arkéa Capital benefits from a strong territorial anchor and proximity to managers, through its 7 offices located in Brest, Nantes, Paris, Rennes, Bordeaux, Strasbourg and Lyon. With more than 1.3 billion euros under management, Arkéa Capital supports the long-term growth of around a hundred companies, startups, SMEs and ETIs, …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited (“KPMG International”) operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively. KPMG firms operate in 143 countries and territories with more than 273,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. Each KPMG member firm is responsible …

Sectors: Consulting, audit

A full stack investor for a complex world. Elaia is a full stack tech and deep tech investor. We partner with ambitious entrepreneurs from inception to leadership, helping them navigate the future and the unknown. For over twenty years, we have combined deep scientific and technological expertise with decades of operational experience to back those building tomorrow. Our joint venture with Lazard, Lazard Elaia Capital, enables us to support exceptional founders at any stage. From our offices in Paris, Barcelona and Tel Aviv, we have been active partners with over 100 startups including Criteo, Mirakl, Shift Technology, AQEMIA and Alice …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

At your side to create and develop your business. Representing nearly 840,000 companies, 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 even employees in continuing education. Across an entire territory which 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 encourage their growth, to train men and women for the challenges of tomorrow, to grow business projects and to …

Sectors: Chamber of commerce

We are Decathlon's global investment team and start-up studio. Teaming up with the players who are changing the game. We are Decathlon's global investment team and start-up studio. Teaming up with the players who are changing the game. venture capital, M&A, and Startup Studio

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Support and promote the ecosystem of French start-ups and scale-ups The French Tech mission is the administration attached to the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for supporting the development of French start-ups and scale-ups and bringing together the ecosystem, in France and internationally.

Sectors: Media

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

Le mouvement des acteurs de la tech en région Centre Val de Loire. Page officielle de La French Tech Val de Loire Official Page of La French Tech Loire Valley

Sectors: French Tech

The community of innovation and entrepreneurship in Ille-et-Vilaine Serving startups and innovative technological companies in Ille-et-Vilaine, Le Poool's mission is to promote their emergence, maximize the number of creations, support their acceleration and participate in their development towards world leadership. The federation and mobilization of the ecosystem, individualized support, the attractiveness of the ecosystem in France and internationally as well as the strengthening of collaborations with higher education and research make it possible to achieve this mission. A member of French Tech and the “7 Technopoles Bretagne” network, Le Poool operates several acceleration programs (StartMeUp, Emergys, Essor, etc.) and also …

Sectors: French Tech Public business cluster

Leonard is the VINCI Group's innovation and foresight platform Leonard is the VINCI Group's innovation and foresight platform. Set up to invent and serve the Group's future business activities, Leonard is in charge of tracking emerging trends, identifying long-term challenges and goals, pinpointing opportunities for change in the Group's businesses and organisational structure, identifying new growth drivers and developing innovative project incubation and acceleration programmes open to both Group employees and startups. To host these programmes and meetings with the full range of innovators in VINCI's businesses, Leonard has opened Leonard, a 5,000 sq. meter innovation space in central Paris. …

Sectors: Construction

We repeatedly take founders from 0 to billion-dollar exits across Paris, Berlin, Munich, Helsinki, Stockholm, and Asia. Founded on the core principle that the next wave of tech is born in the startup streets - the natural environment of tomorrow’s innovation superstars - Ventech has been a pioneer on the European venture capital scene for over two decades. We believe in being with founders early, not just in terms of capital but in ideas and dreams. Based out of Paris, Munich, Berlin, Helsinki, Stockholm, Shanghai and Hong Kong with €1bn raised to fuel globally ambitious entrepreneurs and their visions. Since …

Sectors: Finance

#VivaTech is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. 📍Paris | June 17-20, 2026 VivaTech 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

Launched almost a decade ago, today Maddyness is the go-to magazine for entrepreneurs, startups and innovators. Maddyness est le média leader qui dynamise l'écosystème tech et entrepreneurial français depuis 10 ans. Chaque mois, 1 million de professionnels - entrepreneurs, investisseurs, experts et corporates - se connectent à Maddyness pour s'informer, se former et se rencontrer. Maddyness offre un contenu riche et diversifié (articles, analyses, guides, événements) pour rester à la pointe de l'actualité de l'innovation. Très active dans l'organisation d'événements (conférences, meetups, hackathons), Maddyness favorise les rencontres et les échanges au sein de l'écosystème tech. Certifié B Corp, Maddyness s'engage …

Sectors: Media

The La Poste group is an international multi-business player, present in more than 60 countries and 5 continents, owned by Caisse des Dépôts and the State. In 2025, it recorded a turnover of 34.4 billion euros, 45% of which was generated internationally, and employs 227,000 people, including 170,000 in France. Its activities are structured around logistics, mail-parcel distribution, bancassurance, as well as digital and local services. It also fulfills 4 public service missions: universal postal service, regional planning, banking accessibility and press distribution. In 2025, 54% of turnover comes from the parcel activity carried out via operators such as Colissimo, …

Sectors: Postal services

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

Growth accelerator The Paris Departmental Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports the development of Parisian businesses and businesses. The CCI Paris offers services adapted to entrepreneurs who want to create, develop, transmit, export, innovate and acts to increase the influence of the capital. www.cci75.fr Tel: 0155654444 Also follow us 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-ups, VSE SME support, and digital transformation

Sectors: Chamber of commerce

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 64 countries, with more than 178,000 employees, including more than 144,000 in Europe. BNP Paribas holds leading positions in its three major operating divisions: ⚆ Commercial, Personal Banking & Services for all the Group’s retail banking networks and several specialised businesses, including BNP Paribas Personal Finance and Arval; ⚆ Investment & Protection Services for savings, investment and protection solutions; ⚆ Corporate & Institutional Banking, which is focused on corporate and institutional clients. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, …

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Undertake through and for research 🧪 The Lorrain Incubator 🚀 supports you in your project, from the idea to the first years of life of your startup. We put 20 years of experience at your service to offer you an optimal environment to create and develop your business. We support: ✅ researchers and teacher-researchers who wish to participate in the creation of an innovative company based on their research ✅ doctoral students ✅ business creation projects or innovative business units requiring expertise from the academic world ✅ student entrepreneurs downstream of the student entrepreneurship center (PeeL)

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

DE DIETRICH is the global leader in the design and supply of systems, process equipment, and solutions for the pharmaceutical, food, green chemistry, and chemical industries. Process Systems, Glass-Lining Equipement, Engineered Systems, Filtration and Drying, Provider of system solutions and reactors for corrosive applications, and Provider of solutions, equipments and services for pharmaceutical, chemical and allied industries

No entrepreneur should be left alone Réseau Entreprendre® is a network of associations of business leaders specializing in entrepreneurial support since 1986. Our vocation: to help each creator or buyer of a business with high potential succeed. How ? By offering them human and financial support; free and long-term; carried out by experienced and active business leaders. Each year, nearly 1,400 new entrepreneurs benefit from the commitment of 9,600 business leaders in our 126 locations in France and abroad. 92% of supported businesses are still in business after 3 years, and create an average of 13 jobs in 5 years. …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Building a collaborative ecosystem that leverages the power of deep technologies to tackle world challenges. Hello Tomorrow was created in 2011 by a group of individuals convinced that science and technology need to form part of a toolkit of solutions to change our industries, sustain a growing population and help solve global crises. But the traditional model of technology transfer to bring solutions from lab to market, and from idea to impact, could not rise to this challenge. In turn, Hello Tomorrow has built, and now animates, a global ecosystem that facilitates ‘deep tech’ innovation through multiple activities. Over the …

Sectors: Trade show

Healthcare accelerator in the heart of Europe. For biotech, medtech and digital health startups. Quest for health is the Grand Est incubator dedicated to health start-ups at European level. Born from the initiative of the Quest for change network of incubators (based in Reims, Strasbourg, Metz, Charleville-Mézières, Epinal and Mulhouse), the incubator supports more than sixty biotech, medtech and e-health start-ups. Quest for health is positioned as the leading player at the national level in this field. Among the start-ups supported, 21 are winners of the national i-Lab competition (including four grand prizes), five of the i-Nov competition and two …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Where those who make fintech meet _ assurtech, regtech, web3, AI Since its creation in 2015, France FinTech has been able to bring together French entrepreneurs in the sector and stakeholders to build a dynamic and efficient ecosystem. A leading player, France FinTech is the only initiative to speak out for innovative finance entrepreneurs. A true standard bearer of a talented French team, France FinTech has been able to build a real brand, a guarantee of excellence, expertise and the expression of innovation. France FinTech wants to be open to any initiative to support the fintech sector in France and …

Sectors: Media

Support for fundraising and Sale/Acquisition - Startup and VSE/SME valuation - UGAP rating Linkera is the essential solution dedicated to optimizing business acquisition and sale transactions. The platform helps connect business owners and potential buyers. Every month, it presents companies and assets worth millions of euros to nearly 2,000 users. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Rating, Financial advice & extra-financial, investment, algorithm, data, UGAP, Valuation, Fundraising, Disposals, Acquisitions, Financing, Startups, VSEs, and SMEs

Sectors: Consulting

The Southern Region fund for growth companies, financed by the ERDF Région Sud Investissement (RSI) is the investment company dedicated to financing and supporting SMEs in the Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. It provides equity and quasi-equity funds at each key stage of the company's development: seed capital, acceleration and development capital. With the RSI 3 fund, RSI is mobilizing €53.3 million, co-financed 60% by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and 40% by the South Region. This system sustainably strengthens the financing capacities of regional companies, by intervening in co-investment alongside private partners. RSI is thus a strategic partner of …

The collective of 200 innovative sports companies. In 2019, a few business founders wanted to come together to speak up for innovation in French sport. They created the SporTech association, an association under the 1901 law financed by the membership of its members and by its partners and patrons. OUR MISSION: Bring together, represent and accelerate the development of companies that make up the sport of tomorrow. app, vr, api, data, connected devices, communities, iot, ai, sport, sportech, tech, sport tech, sporttech, and sportstech

Official page of #ANRU - The National Agency for Urban Renewal acts for priority neighborhoods 🚧🚦🏗️ The ANRU acts in favor of neighborhoods in difficulty within the framework of city policy. The ANRU intervenes in the city, housing, development and town planning, in order to reduce inequalities in the suburbs or run-down centers and to strengthen social diversity. ANRU also implements Future Investment Programs for youth, sustainable development, innovation and private real estate investment in priority neighborhoods of city policy. Urban renewal today means: 500 neighborhoods, 70 billion in investment, 5 million inhabitants and 300,000 jobs created on urban renewal …

Sectors: Social Housing

A Club founded by entrepreneurs who campaign for reindustrialization in France. Our goal is to change the way the French view the industry and entrepreneurship in general. Our club values ​​the action of those who produce, cultivate or build in France, believing that they are not a problem, but part of the solution. Because mastering your production tools, having manufacturing sovereignty, means relaunching the social ladder, increasing our capacity to finance our solidarity, or to decarbonize our consumption while once again becoming capable of making our decisions and assuming our choices. Our club invites collective reflection on our model of …

The 1st group of engineering and management schools in France. The Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is the leading public group of engineering and management engineering schools in France placed under the supervision of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. A public higher education and research establishment, it is made up of eight public Grandes Écoles: IMT Atlantique, IMT Mines Albi, IMT Mines Alès, IMT Nord Europe, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, Mines Saint-Étienne, Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis, and 2 subsidiary schools: EURECOM and InSIC. It leads and develops a rich ecosystem of partner schools, economic, academic …

The leading media brand empowering startup Europe | Backed by the Financial Times Sifted is the critical friend of the European startup ecosystem – providing startup founders, senior management teams, investors and service providers with the curated insights, in-depth analysis and networking opportunities they need to grow their business. Whatever your role is within the ecosystem, however you like to stay up to speed, we've got something for you: 🗞️ Sifted Daily: Our daily newsletter is the essential morning read for founders, investors and corporates who want a quick digest of the news that matters 🔎 Sifted Pro: Our premium …

Creators of business opportunities, throughout the world 🌍 International development is key to the development of your business. What if a meeting with Business France was what you needed to give your projects a new dimension? Our three flagship professions all have one thing in common: boosting you on the global stage! Ø To fast-track exports, we make the daily lives of entrepreneurs easier by providing them with the power of our network. Ø To generate investments and employment in France, we promote the economic attractiveness of our regions. Ø To propel young talent onto the international stage, we operate …

Sectors: National and local authorities

1st startup association in Europe, with +2,000 French digital startup and investor members Founded in 2012, France Digitale is the largest startup association in Europe, with more than 2,000 French digital startup and investor members. Our missions? - Create digital champions in Europe. - Speak up and unite those who innovate to change the face of the world. - Create bridges and business opportunities between all innovation stakeholders, whether large groups, public decision-makers, investors, entrepreneurs or employees of startups and scale-ups. How ? 1. By connecting ecosystem players during quality meetings, business meetings or even institutional hearings. 2. By saving …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

We are skin care. Accompanying people's lives, caring for healthy beautiful skin, nurturing people from the outside in. Beiersdorf has been a pioneer in innovative, high-quality skin care products and groundbreaking skin research for over 140 years. Our internationally beloved brands, including NIVEA – the world’s no. 1 skin care brand –, Eucerin, Hansaplast, La Prairie and Chantecaille, are cherished by millions around the world. Our diverse and trusted portfolio of brands also includes Aquaphor, Coppertone, Labello, 8x4 and Hidrofugal. With a team of over 20,000 dedicated employees worldwide, Beiersdorf is united by shared core values, a vibrant corporate culture …

Tags: DAX30 Sectors: Chemistry Cosmetics

Found -> Don't Follow Entrepreneurs First invests in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch. We bring together talented outliers to develop their most ambitious ideas and raise money from the world’s best investors. Since pioneering Talent Investing in 2015, we’ve learned to recognize individuals with extraordinary futures before anyone else, embedding them in a community of ambitious peers and giving them the tools they need to succeed, fast. We back them before they have a company, a team, even before they have an idea, based purely on talent. EF’s portfolio is now collectively valued at over $16B, and includes …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

The CEA is the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission ("Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives"​). It is a public body established in October 1945 by General de Gaulle. A leader in research, development and innovation, the CEA mission statement has two main objectives: To become the leading technological research organization in Europe and to ensure that the nuclear deterrent remains effective in the future. The CEA is active in four main areas: low-carbon energies, defense and security, information technologies and health technologies. In each of these fields, the CEA maintains a cross-disciplinary culture of engineers and …

Sectors: Research

1st start-up accelerator network in Europe #CoopererPourInnover 🚀 The Village by CA is a unique network dedicated to economic development and the acceleration of innovative projects creating value for its residents: start-ups and large partner groups. Located in the heart of Marne-la-Vallée, the Village by CA Brie Picardie occupies a strategic place promoting innovation, meetings and exchanges. It focuses mainly on three themes, directly linked to the DNA and the territory in which it is installed: the sustainable city, construction and housing, the tourism economy and the agri-food industry. Innovation does not come from isolated initiatives, it is built by …

The accelerator of your growth, in Paris and beyond! 🚀 + 47 Villages in Europe, + 1,000 startups, + 800 corporates The Village by CA Paris is the Paris branch of the largest startup accelerator in Europe, a network present in 47 locations in France and internationally, which continuously supports more than 1,100 startups. Located at the heart of the 4th largest startup ecosystem in the world, it accelerates more than 200 startups in Paris, particularly in AI, FinTech and impact projects. Recognized for its hypergrowth-oriented sparring partnering approach, its expertise in financing strategy and its Corpolab system dedicated to …

Accelerator of innovative startups LAB'O Village by CA is a startup accelerator focused on innovation located in Orléans. A true totem place of the FrenchTech Loire Valley, we welcome more than forty startups over 14,000 m2 to support them in their development phase. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Business creator, what we can bring you: - Personalized monitoring and support - Connection - Training / awareness ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Partner, what we can bring you: - Open Innovation - Visibility and communication tools - Integrate a dynamic ecosystem

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

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 raise a common voice loud and clear in favor of business profitability. And thus, build a robust economy of common interest. Our pillars for taking action: - Organize events to bring together managers around qualified meetings and major meetings. - Create tools to advance companies such as the Impact Score (the common benchmark for evaluating its social and …

VINCI is a world leader in concessions, energy and construction, employing 280.000 people in more than 120 countries. We design, finance, build and operate infrastructure and facilities that help improve daily life and mobility for all. Because we believe in all-round performance, above and beyond economic results, we are committed to operating in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. You can be part of projects that bring lasting change to urban ecosystems and entire regions. Join the team! Construction, Concessions, and Energy

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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

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

Enrich connections. For good. Edenred is the global leader in Benefits & Engagement and Mobility. With more than 1 million client companies across 44 countries, Edenred's platform gives more than 60 million users access to the services and products of more than 2 million partner merchants. Edenred offers digital solutions dedicated to employees (meal vouchers, commuting, gift cards, wellness, rewards, and preferential offers), fleet managers (multi-energy solutions including EV charging, maintenance services, VAT refund, tolls, and parking), and corporate payments (virtual cards). Guided by Edenred's purpose, "Enrich connections. For good.", these solutions enhance employees' well-being and purchasing power and simplify …

Innovation for Health Founded in 2005, the Medicen Paris Region global competitiveness cluster aims to position the Paris Region as a European industrial leader in diagnostic and therapeutic innovation and leading-edge health technologies, thus enabling it to become one of the global centres for translational medicine. Medicen Paris Region’s partnership approach is based on the concept of economic value creation in the Paris Region stimulated by innovation, which forms the very basis of the creation of competitiveness clusters and sets three main priorities: developing growth and employment in profitable markets in a successful dynamic relationship between YICs/SMEs, large firms and …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

Dare the future Erganeo is a team of passionate people, who defend the utopia of bringing scientific innovation to the economic world, so that the industry of the future is above all at the service of people. Licensing, Innovation, DeepTech, Start-up, Technology Transfer, Futur, Industry, Research, Environmental Sustainability, Societal impact, Medical, and Health

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Leading Tech M&A Advisor in Europe With more than 100 deals closed in 8 years, Avolta Partners has proven to be one of the most active M&A advisors in Europe in the Tech Industry. For more information, visit www.avoltapartners.com Venture Capital, Fundraising, M&A, Corporate Finance, and Tech

Sectors: Finance

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re building a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. global digital payments/commerce, technology, innovative mobile payment solutions, and processing

Sectors: Finance

Deloitte drives progress. Our firms around the world help clients become leaders wherever they choose to compete. Deloitte invests in outstanding people of diverse talents and backgrounds and empowers them to achieve more than they could elsewhere. Our work combines advice with action and integrity. We believe that when our clients and society are stronger, so are we. Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”), its global network of member firms, and their related entities. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities. DTTL …

Sectors: Consulting, audit

L'Oreal Paris, you deserve it! As a global cosmetics group, like many multinational companies, L'Oreal puts its main focus on talent recruitment on campus, but compared to established multinational companies that already have deep-rooted relationships in China's* universities, it's not an easy task for L'Oreal to recruit talent that it is happy with among its annual graduates. Cosmetics, hair coloring appliances, skin care products, sun care products, color cosmetics, eau de toilette and perfume, dermatology research

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Sectors: Crowdfunding