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

This account has been inactive since 28/04/21, please follow the Eurazeo's page to stay updated on our activity! Established in 1997, Idinvest Partners is a leading pan-European Private Equity firm. With €9.4bn under management, the firm successfully supports the growth of companies by financing them through its several complementary areas of business expertise: Venture & Growth Capital, Private Debt and Private Funds Group. Recent success stories include Criteo, Meetic, Vestiaire Collective, Talend, Demeco, Deezer, Sarenza, Secret Escapes, Arena, Peakon, Wefox and many more. In January 2018, Idinvest Partners became a subsidiary of Eurazeo, a leading global investment company. Private Equity, …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] A Plus Finance invests in several forms in the real economy through mainly unlisted assets. A Plus Finance is a management company mainly dedicated to institutional investors (around 80% of assets under management), managing €1 billion at the end of 2023. 🔵 Our core business: Private Equity, Real Estate, and financing independent cinema. 🔵 For over 20 years, A Plus Finance has been investing in the real economy by financing SMEs in the heart of the regions, managed real estate (in particular Senior Service Residences) and French independent cinema. Each activity is managed by a specialized management …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Construisons dans un monde qui bouge. 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

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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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] Leading player in crowdfunding. WiSEED, a regulated trusted third party that meets the expectations of investors and project leaders. Leading player in project financing with over 15 years of experience, WiSEED develops tailor-made financing solutions, in debt or equity, for project leaders and SMEs-ETIs, while targeting a broad base of individual and professional investors. WiSEED is approved as a Participatory Financing Service Provider (PSFP) by the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) under number FP-2023-33 for its "Crowdfunding" activities. It is also an Investment Services Provider (ISP) approved by the Prudential Control and Resolution Authority (ACPR) under number CIB …

Sectors: Crowdfunding

[Automatic translation follows] At the heart of #CleanTech innovation Led by the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis, the Arbois Technopole is the first Technopole in France dedicated to the environment. It hosts 12 research units, 90 innovative companies (including around forty start-ups in the #Cleantech incubator), students from the Master's in Terrestrial Environmental Science and the Aix-Marseille University Environmental Science doctoral school, and the Capenergies, SAFE and Ea eco-business competitiveness clusters and clusters. The mission of the Technopole is to support companies and research laboratories located in its territory in the development of knowledge and technologies that enable them to gain competitiveness and …

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.

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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

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

Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, created on 1 January 2012 by the MAPTAM law, brings together 51 municipalities spread over the coast, the middle and the highland of Nice and has 553,305 inhabitants (2020), on a territory of 1,479.73 km2. It exercises powers of economic development, waste collection and management, transport, housing, management of drinking water networks, rainwater, sanitation, roads, signage and parking, public lighting, management of ports, urban planning, geographic information systems. In addition, the metropolis acquired four new competences: The creation of the Metropolis meets a twofold objective: The first objective is to strengthen the coordinated action of the …

Sectors: French metropolis

[Automatic translation follows] Follow the latest news from the ecosystem and #startups in the Capital #FrenchTech Aix-Marseille Région Sud 🚀 . numérique, Aix-en-Provence, startup, Marseille, entrepreneur, and innovation

Sectors: French Tech

[Automatic translation follows] The sun rises in the South ☀️ ☀️ The sun rises in the South! ☀️ The South Region, co-host of the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games: the #FrenchAlps at the top! ☀️For you, the South Region is... Daily support from high school, at every stage of your life. Getting around, studying, developing an activity, finding a job, learning, eating well, taking care of yourself or playing sports: this is what our Region is really for! With a higher commitment in the background: fighting against climate change and preserving our environment. High schools, Vocational training, Apprenticeship, Public …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The largest startup support structure in Marseille! 🚀 Marseille Innovation, growth accelerator! Created in 1996, Marseille Innovation is one of the first European Business and Innovation Centers in Paca. It helps create and develop innovative companies. Marseille Innovation has three business incubators to host and support 80 companies focused in particular on engineering sciences, multimedia, optics and photonics at the Technopôle de Château-Gombert and at the Pôle Média de la Belle de Mai. Marseille Innovation is the main tool for creating and developing companies in the Marseille Provence Métropole area.

[Automatic translation follows] Innovate and undertake in a digital world. The digital incubator, Télécom ParisTech Eurecom Entrepreneurs, installed in the heart of the Sophia Antipolis technopole, has supported innovative and digital projects for more than 12 years. The one who has established himself as "the digital incubator" supported more than 80 projects that created 75 companies and more than 350 jobs. Project leaders, for most engineers from or not from Télécom ParisTech, come to find a place to exchange, to be supported in the launch of their project. This means for the incubator to help them know and segment their …

[Automatic translation follows] The Corsican #startups club! THE CORSICAN STARTUPS CLUB UNITING TO GROW FASTER! One of the important points in launching a startup is knowing how to surround yourself. Corsican Tech brings together passionate entrepreneurs and startups who have in common the desire to learn from others. #UNITING #SUPPORT #INFORM #FACILITATING #SHINE OUR MISSIONS: Bringing together island startups to help them face their problems together while increasing their visibility. Participating in the structuring of the ecosystem by facilitating exchanges with all stakeholders. Allowing entrepreneurs to have access to passionate and involved mentors. Supporting startups in their development. OUR HISTORY: …

[Automatic translation follows] The voice of the 134,000 companies in Aix-Marseille-Provence. Our action combines the response to the daily needs of companies and the challenges of the territory to transform itself to international standards. Digital revolution, energy transition, collaborative economy... In a world undergoing profound change, companies must be in constant motion. A natural partner of companies, the CCI Aix Marseille Provence works daily to offer the 115,000 companies in its territory the keys that will allow them to improve their performance and develop their turnover. Because companies are the driving force behind the economic competitiveness of the territory, the …

Sectors: Chamber of commerce

[Automatic translation follows] Join the largest group of startups on the Côte d'Azur The European Business and Innovation Center (CEEI) is a system created by the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis to promote the sustainable establishment of innovative companies on its territory. Located at the heart of the Eco-Vallée National Interest Operation, the CEEI offers a suitable accommodation offer and supports project leaders and developing SMEs. entrepreneur, startup, innovation, incubator, accelerator, and company

[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

[Automatic translation follows] Inform Federate Develop French Tech Toulon Région SUD represents the ecosystem of start-ups and innovative companies, digital or tech in the Toulon area. Toulon quickly mobilized around the French Tech dynamic - a collective of entrepreneurs and innovators from the first calls for projects Métropole then thematic networks. This strong mobilization has also made it possible to strengthen the network of startups and digital companies in the territory, to mobilize them and to define a real development strategy. In 2019, the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée once again obtained the French Tech Community label by the national French …

Sectors: French Tech

[Automatic translation follows] Transforming Territories to Drive a More Inclusive, Responsible, Creative, Innovative and United Society 🚀 The M Accelerator is a startup accelerator supporting young innovative companies (startups) to enable them to accelerate their development. The structure has supported more than 130 startups to date, which have created more than 250 direct jobs and raised more than €22 million to accelerate their development. It was in January 2019 that the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis officially launched the M Accelerator, in partnership with Aix-Marseille University, the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, the Sud Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur Region, the Aix Marseille Provence …

[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] Official account of the French Tech Côte d’Azur Capital. ☀️ The French Tech Côte d'Azur (FTCA) is a collective movement, which brings together entrepreneurs and ecosystem players who contribute to the growth of startups on the Côte d'Azur territory. 4 associations contribute to the development of the #FrenchTech ecosystem on the territory: 🔹 Cannes is Up (Cannes and Pays de Lerins) 🔹 Club des Entrepreneurs de Grasse (Pays de Grasse) 🔹 NiceStartsUp (Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur) 🔹 Télécom Valley (Sophia Antipolis) 👉 Our mission: to identify, support and accelerate startups and scaleups on the Côte d'Azur.

Sectors: French Tech

[Automatic translation follows] Bringing out innovation Rise Partners is a firm that advises and finances companies by mobilizing a team of experts, partners and financiers, around a growth-oriented methodology. Our goal? Bringing out innovation. By relying on a very strong community of entrepreneurs and investors, we support startups and SMEs towards Hypergrowth.

[Automatic translation follows] The South Region Fund for Growth Companies, financed by the Feder Co-investment fund for entrepreneurs in the South Region, half-financed by Europe capital and participatory loan

[Automatic translation follows] Our purpose is to help you develop your business. Have the #RéflexeCCI06 📞Contact us 04 93 13 73 00! The main mission of the Nice Côte d'Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry is to work so that entrepreneurs in the Alpes Maritimes can create, innovate and develop in the best conditions. How? - By adapting its presence as close as possible to the economic basins to support companies and businesses throughout the life cycle, both in the creation, transfer or international development phases; - By facilitating the networking of economic actions, by helping the sectors of the …

[Automatic translation follows] Our regional CCI, common home and shared vision of territorial CCIs The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry brings together and manages a network of 7 territorial CCIs engaged with more than 390,000 entrepreneurs. It forms partnerships with regional economic players and coordinates national actions (CCI France, State, etc.) to offer solutions to businesses, deployed by CCI advisors in the territories. It is a place for shared reflection and co-construction of a common strategy for sustainable economic development, transition issues, training and skills, innovation and internationalization... It supports regional know-how on foreign markets via its CCI …

[Automatic translation follows] Upe 13, more than 150 years of commitment to serving businesses! 1st community of entrepreneurs in the 13th. Upe 13, 150 years of commitment to serving businesses! 1st community of entrepreneurs in Bouches-du-Rhône: the strength of a network of 13,000 businesses.

Sectors: Chamber of commerce

#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

Investing in the future Allianz X invests in digital frontrunners in ecosystems relevant to insurance and asset management. In just a few years, it has grown to a portfolio of more than 25 companies and AuM of over 1.5 billion euros. Allianz X has counted 12 unicorns among its portfolio so far. The heart and brains behind it all are a talented team of around 40 people. As one of the pillars of the Allianz Group’s digital transformation strategy, Allianz X provides an interface between Allianz Operating Entities and the broader digital ecosystem, enabling collaborative partnerships in insurtech, fintech, and …

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Supporter of your life Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning 190 years. It offers Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance products designed to suit their specific needs, today and tomorrow. As one of Europe's larger insurance companies, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the major part of the global insurance market. It operates successful insurance businesses in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long term partnerships with …

Sectors: Insurance

[Automatic translation follows] Let's Share the Economy. Combining the expertise of a historic title with digital agility, La Tribune has carried out its transformation for several years, deploying itself at the heart of its audience's uses: website, digital daily newspaper, mobile applications, social networks, but also a field presence allowing it to animate its audience through the organization of 80 events per year. Its territorial roots make La Tribune the economic media of metropolises with editions in the regions and in Africa with La Tribune Afrique, feeding an editorial line focused on the real economy (innovation, digital, territories, etc.) and …

Sectors: Media

[Automatic translation follows] The actor of innovation in the Var region. TVT Innovation is a non-profit organization, created in 1988 by public and private stakeholders, dedicated to support innovation development (entrepreneurship and support programs). We have more than 300 members including regional authorities, entrepreneurs, R&D Centers, clusters… working with us to promote innovation, technology transfer, and collaborative projects. TVT Innovation brings together a community made up of entrepreneurs, teacher-researchers, economic players and local authorities. The association offers dedicated support services organized around specific tools and equipment and optimized by strong links with its partners and qualified networks. TVT Innovation offers …