The community of digital players in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Software publishing, a major sector in the Rhône-Alpes region, is considered a strong element of the productivity of other industrial sectors. In Rhône-Alpes, this sector relies on a large network of laboratories, schools and professional associations. The ClusterEDIT brings together these different actors, around common expectations, to encourage the emergence of collaborative tools and develop the competitiveness of companies. This issue is all the more important since in Rhône-Alpes, 80% of software publishers are SMEs with fewer than 10 employees. Software and digital services cluster

Sectors: Public business cluster

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 …

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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.

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

A collective serving startups in Lyon and Saint-Étienne. The French Tech Saint-Etienne Lyon association promotes the creation, growth and internationalization of innovative companies in Lyon and Saint-Étienne startup, scaleup, innovation, and French Tech

Sectors: French Tech

Saint-Étienne Métropole, a public establishment for intermunicipal cooperation, became a Metropolis on January 1, 2018, thus joining the restricted and envied circle of the 22 large French metropolises. Its territory is made up of 53 municipalities and has more than 400,000 inhabitants. Saint-Étienne Métropole manages, for its users, various public service missions such as waste management, school transport, drinking water supply and even roads. https://www.saint-etienne-metropole.fr/ http://www.saint-etienne-attractivite.fr/

Sectors: French Metropolis

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