Building a future we can all trust. Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies specialized in three business domains: Defence & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cybersecurity & Digital identity. It develops products and solutions that help make the world safer, greener and more inclusive. The Group invests close to €4 billion a year in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, cloud technologies and 6G. Thales has close to 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2023, the Group generated sales of €18.4 billion. Aerospace, Defence, Security, Space, Cybersecurity, …

Tags: CAC40 Sectors: Defence and Aerospace

Innovation for Freedom OVHcloud is a global player and the leading European cloud provider operating over 450,000 servers within 43 data centers across 4 continents to reach 1,6 million customers in over 140 countries. Spearheading a trusted cloud and pioneering a sustainable cloud with the best price-performance ratio, the Group has been leveraging for over 20 years an integrated model that guarantees total control of its value chain: from the design of its servers to the construction and management of its data centers, including the orchestration of its fiber-optic network. This unique approach enables OVHcloud to independently cover all the …

Sectors: IT services

Orange is here. Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with revenues of 39.7 billion euros in 2023 and 128,000 employees worldwide at 30 June 2024, including 72,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 285 million customers worldwide at 30 June 2024, including 246 million mobile customers and 21 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 …

Tags: CAC40 Sectors: Law Practice Telecoms

[Automatic translation follows] Official account of the #GrandParis Metropolis. The Greater Paris Metropolis is a dense and urban inter-municipal authority, which brings together 12 territories and 131 municipalities. Created by the law of January 27, 2014 on the modernization of territorial public action and the affirmation of metropolises, and reinforced by the law of August 7, 2015 on the new territorial organization of the Republic, it was created on January 1, 2016. The Greater Paris Metropolis exercises the following powers: - Economic, social and cultural development and planning - Protection and enhancement of the environment and living environment policy - …

Sectors: French metropolis

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

Sectors: National and local authorities

Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 72 countries with 67,800 employees, the Group serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the Group’s activities since its creation in 1902. Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for 2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining financial and extra-financial dimensions. …

Tags: CAC40 Sectors: Chemistry

The RATP Group is the world's fifth largest public transport company, carrying 12 million people every day in France and around the world. It boasts unrivalled experience in design, project management, operation and maintenance of all types of urban and suburban transport, making it an industry leader called upon around the globe for its expertise. The RATP Group already operates in 12 countries through 50 subsidiaries and is stepping up its international expansion through some major projects worldwide. The RATP Group is also a strong proponent of sustainable mobility. It has the know-how to meet new service quality challenges by …

Sectors: Transport

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

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

Sectors: French Tech

[Automatic translation follows] European #Digital & #DeepTech Hub Systematic, the European Deep Tech Hub, has been bringing together and leading a community of nearly 900 members dedicated to Deep Tech (Open Source, Digital Trust, Digital Infrastructure and IoT, Digital Engineering, Data Science & AI, Photonics) since its creation in 2005. Systematic thus addresses 3 major economic and societal challenges: the digital transformation of territories, industry and services as well as society. The Hub accelerates digital projects through collaborative innovation, the development of SMEs, networking and business sourcing, in the sectors of the future: energy, telecoms, health, transport, information systems, factory …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

[Automatic translation follows] The unified voice of French industrial startups As the voice of French industrial startups, Start Industrie is the preferred contact for public authorities and major clients on the issues that determine the emergence and development of these new players. Our mission is to improve the economic, legislative and administrative environment of emerging players in industry by formulating proposals relating to supporting innovation and industrialization, public and private procurement, financing growth and environmental impact. Contact us: contact@startindustrie.fr Idea laboratory, representation of interests, animation of the ecosystem, networking.

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 …

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

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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

Sectors: French Tech

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

[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

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

Sectors: Media

[Automatic translation follows] 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] Engineering school, research and innovation center - #HRS4R label - Component of PSL University ESPCI Paris – PSL (École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris) is a general engineering school that has been training disruptive, adaptable and creative engineers since 1882, with a solid theoretical and experimental background, aware of the challenges facing society. It is part of an internationally recognized research center in physics, chemistry and biology (500 publications per year). It is known for its ability to transform knowledge from fundamental research into breakthrough innovations (2 patents per month, …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Specialized in education and research in management, HEC Paris Business School offers a complete and unique range of educational programs for the leaders of tomorrow: Masters Programs, MBA, PhD, HEC Executive MBA, TRIUM Global Executive MBA and Executive Education open-enrolment and custom programs. Founded in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and founding member of ParisTech, HEC Paris has a permanent faculty of 115 professors, more than 4,000 students and over 8,500 managers and executives in training every year. management, corporate governance, strategy, general management, finance, human resources, marketing, operations management, entrepreneurship, coaching, business, business school, executive, …

Filiale du CNRS & de BPI France. 30 ans d'expertise au service de l'innovation et du transfert de technologies. CNRS Innovation, established in 1992, is a French public limited company, now a subsidiary of the CNRS at 90% and 10% Bpifrance Financement. Its mission is to transfer innovative technologies, mainly originating from the CNRS, to the industry. Its action extends from the receipt of projects to the granting of exploitation rights through consulting in Intellectual Property strategies, participation in the filing of patent applications, seeking of industrial partners, negotiating and drafting of exploitation agreements, and management of patent portfolios. CNRS …

Sectors: Research

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, and Science

Sectors: Research

[Automatic translation follows] Social, innovative, supportive and ethical landlord Since 1923, RIVP has been a major player in social housing in Paris. We build, renovate and manage nearly 61,000 homes in the capital and several cities in the Paris region. Our teams fully fulfill their missions for tenants through local management, based on listening, availability, solidarity and quality of service. As a project owner, RIVP is committed to the social housing policy of the City of Paris with a range of housing adapted to a variety of tenant profiles: family housing, university residences, hostels, etc. Today, the RIVP Group has …

Sectors: Real Estate Social Housing

#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

Our raison d'être is to build a net zero energy future with electricity and innovative solutions and services, to help save the planet and drive wellbeing and economic development. Energie, Nucléaire, Electricité, Energies renouvelables, and Gaz

Sectors: Energy

The official account of the French Government Follow Government news on this page in real time, including practical information, measures, numbers, results, and the profiles of economic players !