[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

Fluidifier le transport des personnes et des marchandises, et développer la mobilité de demain. SNCF is a world leader in public transportation. Trains, passenger services, cards and passes, dialogue, ticket booking. One Group, 5 divisions SNCF offers a complete range of mobility solutions through its five divisions: SNCF Infra, SNCF Proximité, SNCF Voyages, SNCF GEODIS and Gares&Connexions. Transport, Mobilité, Ferroviaire, Infrastructures ferroviaires, and Ingéniérie ferroviaire

Sectors: Transport

We are Accor We are more than 290,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, creating emotion for our guests, and nurturing passion for service and achievement beyond limits. Building on the strength of our teams and of our fully integrated ecosystem of leading brands, personalized services & expert solutions, we break new ground to reimagine hospitality and inspire new ways to experience the world. We are dedicated to suit all desires and needs, and reinvent the guest experience every day with our 45 hotel brands across all segments- 5,600 properties around the world from luxury …

Sectors: Hospitality

[Automatic translation follows] A collective at the service of startups in Lyon and Saint-Étienne. The French Tech Saint-Étienne 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

Investing in the future Allianz X invests in innovative growth companies in ecosystems relevant to insurance and asset management. It has a global portfolio of around 25 companies and assets under management of about 1.7 billion euros. Allianz X has counted 12 unicorns among its portfolio so far. The heart, brains, and drive behind it all are a talented team of around 40 people in Munich and New York. On behalf of leading global insurer and asset manager Allianz Group, Allianz X provides an interface between Allianz companies and the broader ecosystem, enabling collaborative partnerships in insurtech, fintech, wealth, and …

Tags: DAX30 Sectors: Insurance

[Automatic translation follows] Launched almost a decade ago, today Maddyness is the go-to magazine for entrepreneurs, startups and innovators. With over 1,000,000 monthly readers, Maddyness has become the reference for the startup ecosystem since 2012. 💡 Maddyness is the essential magazine for players in finance, media, new technologies and innovation in France. Want to know more? Join the favorite media of French entrepreneurs 🔥 Startup, Support, Finance, Prospective, Innovation, Business, Startups, Technologies, Digital Economy, IoT, FoodTech, Magazine, FrenchTech, AssurTech, FinTech, LegalTech, Entrepreneurs, and Entrepreneurship

Sectors: Media

[Automatic translation follows] The choice of the right purchase UGAP is a public industrial and commercial establishment created in 1985 and placed under the dual supervision of the Ministry of Finance and Public Accounts, on the one hand, and the Ministry of National Education, on the other hand. It is today the only French "generalist" public purchasing center and constitutes a specific player in public purchasing. Its role and its methods of intervention are defined by the order of July 23, 2015 relating to public procurement. It operates for the benefit of the State, local authorities, the health and medico-social …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] All entrepreneurs of a better future for the visually impaired! A foundation created in 2012 by the Valentin Haüy Association, its objective is to raise funds from patrons and philanthropists to contribute to its mission towards the blind and visually impaired. Recognized as being of public utility by decree of the Ministry of the Interior dated July 27, 2012, Valentin Haüy - Foundation for the blind and visually impaired has been active since January 1, 2013. It is authorized to receive donations and legacies. It is also a Foundation housing foundations and endowment funds related to its …

Sectors: NGO, Think Tank

[Automatic translation follows] Opening employment to people with disabilities Serving people with disabilities and private companies, Agefiph's mission is to promote the integration, retention and professional development of people with disabilities in private sector companies. Agefiph is the preferred contact for all private companies, regardless of their size, that wish to develop a policy of openness to disabilities. We support their actions aimed at recruiting, retaining and developing people with disabilities. > Agefiph informs, advises and supports companies > Agefiph facilitates the development of cooperation >Agefiph provides financial aid and services > Agefiph raises awareness, fights against prejudice and discrimination …

Sectors: NGO, Think Tank

[Automatic translation follows] 1st startup association in Europe, with +2000 startup members and French digital investors Founded in 2012, France Digitale is the largest startup association in Europe, with more than 2000 startup members and French digital investors. Our missions? - To bring out digital champions in Europe. - To make a voice and unite those who innovate to change the face of the world. - To create bridges and business opportunities between all innovation players, whether they are large groups, public decision-makers, investors, entrepreneurs or employees of startups and scale-ups. How? 1. By connecting ecosystem players during quality meetings, …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Business France is the national agency for the internationalization of the French economy. It is responsible for the international development of companies and their exports, as well as prospecting for and welcoming international investments in France. It promotes the attractiveness and business image of France, its companies and its territories. It manages and develops the V.I.E (Volontariat International en Entreprise). Created on January 1, 2015, Business France is a merger of UBIFRANCE and the AFII (French Agency for International Investments). Business France has 1,500 employees located in France and in 70 countries. It relies on a network of public and …

Sectors: National and local authorities

#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

[Automatic translation follows] 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 loudly and clearly carry a common voice in favor of corporate profitability. And thus, build a robust economy of common interest. Our pillars for taking action: - Organize events to unite managers around qualified meetings and major events. - Create tools to advance companies such as the Impact Score (the common benchmark for assessing its …

[Automatic translation follows] The Agency for Ecological Transition! ADEME in brief The Agency for Ecological Transition participates in the implementation of public policies in the areas of the environment, energy and sustainable development. It provides its expertise and consulting capabilities to businesses, local authorities, public authorities and the general public, in order to enable them to progress in their environmental approach. The Agency also helps to finance projects, from research to implementation, in the following areas: waste management, soil preservation, energy efficiency and renewable energies, savings on raw materials, air quality, noise control, the transition to the circular economy and …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The Minister of State, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, prepares and implements the Government's policy in the areas of sustainable development, the environment, in particular the protection and enhancement of nature and biodiversity, green technologies, the energy transition and energy, in particular in terms of pricing, the climate, the prevention of natural and technological risks, industrial safety, transport and its infrastructure, equipment and the sea. He develops and implements the policy to combat global warming and air pollution. He promotes sustainable management of scarce resources. He is responsible for international relations on the climate. In …

In 1964, Jean-Claude Decaux invented advertising street furniture. In 2011, JCDecaux became the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, developing three areas of business: street furniture, transport advertising and billboard advertising. Out Of Home Media, Outdoor Advertising, Street furniture, Airport / Transport Advertising, and Billboard

Sectors: Advertising

More ways, more life | Plus de mobilités, plus de vie Keolis is one of the world’s leading public transport operators. The company is majority owned (70%) by the French state railway SNCF, the other shareholder being Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ). Present in 13 countries (France, UK, Sweden, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Canada, India, United Arab Emirats, Qatar, USA and China) the Group has a turnover of 7.0 billion euros and employs more than 68,100 people (2023 figures). Keolis develops tailored mobility solutions (automatic metros, tramways, trains, buses, coaches, ferries, self-service bicycles) adapted to local environments. …

We are Gameloft and our greatest reward is seeing that 1.5 million new Gameloft games are downloaded every day. Our dream to offer mobile games to the entire planet through our products is about to become a reality. We owe our success to the talent and passion of our teams. It is because of their dedication to excellence and attention to detail that we can offer games of unparalleled quality to our millions of fans. Do we have strong franchises? Yes! Just take a look at Asphalt, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat or Dungeon Hunter. . We also have a …

Sectors: IT services

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 !

[Automatic translation follows] The Ministry of Solidarity, Autonomy and Equality between Women and Men is responsible for designing and implementing government policies, particularly in terms of solidarity, autonomy, inclusiveness of people with disabilities, equality between women and men and support for families.

[Automatic translation follows] Within the Ministry, more than 135,000 agents today put their talent to work for a strong and sustainable economy in the region and in Paris. User services, legal affairs, economic development, performance management... more than 160 professions are practiced in the Bercy administrations. The diversity of these sectors of activity makes it possible to build rich career paths adapted to each person's profile. How to join the Bercy services? Each year, the ministry recruits 5,000 women and men. Numerous competitions at all levels are organized. Recruitment procedures without competition also exist, for disabled workers and young people …

[Automatic translation follows] The priorities of the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education and Research are: - to improve student success and promote equal opportunities; - to coordinate the training offer of French higher education; - to set priority areas for the progress of knowledge and technologies; - as well as the public research and innovation strategy. In this context, the so-called "ESR" law of July 22, 2013 also advocates transformation and openness to all forms of teaching and research, to the socio-economic environment, and to the international. Among the key measures put in place: - The definition of a …

[Automatic translation follows] The ministry is organized into four technical departments (food, education and research, economic and environmental performance of companies, fisheries and aquaculture) whose action is coordinated by a general secretariat that ensures human resources management, financial affairs, service organization, information and communication, agricultural statistics and forecasting, legal affairs and pilots the ministry's modernization policy The decentralized services relay the action of the central administration in the regions and departments. The ministry has nearly 36,000 employees, half of whom work in the agricultural education and training sector. Food, Agriculture, Forestry, Agri-food, and Fisheries

[Automatic translation follows] The DGE designs and implements policies in favor of competitiveness and business growth. The Directorate General for Enterprises serves the Minister of Economy and Finance. Our action is at the heart of the Government's projects in favor of the country's economic transformation and strategic autonomy. In the service of business competitiveness, it carries out industrial policy, defines digital regulatory measures, as well as policies to support the local economy. It supports businesses 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 …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Incubates Deep Tech startups & accelerates scientific innovations from the R&D labs of Lyon-St Etienne 🚀 PULSALYS, the Deep Tech innovation incubator and accelerator of Lyon & St Etienne, builds the innovative products & services of tomorrow, by transforming scientific discoveries from the laboratories of the University of Lyon into economic opportunities for companies and startups. Created in December 2013 as part of the Future Investment Program (PIA) under the status of Technology Transfer Acceleration Company (SATT), PULSALYS has become a key player in the attractiveness and economic development of the Lyon - St-Etienne region. Chemistry & …

Tags: SATT Network Sectors: Research

[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

High quality statistics and data on Europe. Lawful good. EUROSTAT is the statistical office of the European Union. Our mission is to provide high quality statistics and data on Europe. Our values: Show respect for our staff, partners and users Strive for excellence in everything we do Drive innovation in official statistics Promote service orientation Uphold professional independence ESS partnership Eurostat produces European statistics in partnership with National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities in the EU Member States. This partnership is known as the European Statistical System (ESS). It also includes the statistical authorities of the European Economic Area …

Sectors: European Union

Tiers-lieu des données, du numérique responsable et des transitions urbaines du territoire grand lyonnais More and more data are produced every day. In order to use them in our everyday life, and to convert them into new innovative services, we have to transform them and imagine new applications. There are a lot of domains for which Big Data can be useful: from mobility to health, including energy management, environment, etc.... Supporting those innovations, experimenting and developing new services for tomorrow’s city and citizen, this is the goal of TUBÀ, the Urban Test Tube of Lyon Four actors are meeting at …

We are Sanofi, an innovative global healthcare company. We chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions. Interactions with this account must comply with the Terms: https://bit.ly/sanofi-terms vaccines, rare diseases, rare blood disorders, neurology, immunology, oncology, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and consumer healthcare

Tags: CAC40 Sectors: Pharmaceutical

At Orange, you can. Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2022 and 136,000 employees worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 75,000 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 287 million customers worldwide at 31 December 2022, including 242 million mobile customers and 24 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 …

Tags: CAC40 Sectors: Law Practice Telecoms

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

[Automatic translation follows] As a player in the executive employment market, Apec supports and advises executives throughout their career path to anticipate and prepare for their development, as well as young people from higher education to prepare for their first job search. It offers companies services to optimize their recruitment and internal skills management. As an observatory of the executive employment market, Apec provides analysis and benchmarks on major trends. Apec supports and advises executives throughout their career path Executives, whether they are monitoring or reflecting, in a process of development or mobility, internal or external, find at Apec all …

Sectors: Human ressources

Techstars program helping remarkable teams scale through a connected, energizing, and community-driven experience. This hybrid accelerator program is funded in partnership with Grinnell College and focused on startups addressing innovations across a broad technology landscape. Affiliate partners, The University of Iowa and Iowa State University, contribute mentorship and ecosystem support as well. If you're team is ready to make a ruckus, let's build together. #GiveFirst Entrepreneurship, Startups, and Venture Capital

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[Automatic translation follows] An administration in motion is a whole city that moves #villedelyon! Capital of the Rhône-Alpes Region, Lyon is one of the most attractive cities in Europe for its quality of life and its exceptional economic dynamism. At the heart of the Lyon Metropolis, the City of Lyon (500,000 inhabitants) has a total budget of 780 million euros and a workforce of 7,300 permanent agents allowing it to offer a local public service to the population with a constant concern for quality. Would you like to discover our professions, find out about recruitment procedures or apply for our …

Sectors: French metropolis National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] Official page of the Occitanie Region. Here you will find economic news, aid and calls for projects. The Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region brings you the right information to succeed in your business or training projects: agenda, news, testimonials, files... Also find the Region on www.laregion.fr

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] #auvergnerhonealpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a large region with many assets: - With more than 8 million inhabitants, it is more populated than 13 of the 28 countries of the European Union and ranks 10th most populated 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 …

Sectors: National and local authorities

[Automatic translation follows] The accelerator that supports innovative business creation projects with high potential Being by your side and advising you to build and develop innovative, ambitious and sustainable businesses, based on strong human values. With 30 years of experience, Novacité is today the expert center for high-potential Start-Ups of the CCI Lyon Métropole. - 367 Novacité-certified companies since 1987 - 94% of satisfied entrepreneurs - 95.6% Business survival rate at 3 years - 79% Business survival rate at 6 years Start-up, Scale-up, Business, Growth, HR, Funding, counseling, Advisor, Hypergrowth, Consultant, training, Sales, International, Successful management, Expand, and Accelerator

[Automatic translation follows] Let's unlock the potential of your practice! Software creator and distributor of computer hardware Since its creation in 1972, FICHORGA has supported notaries and local authorities in their major technological and IT developments. First on many innovations, FICHORGA offers IT solutions to facilitate the daily life of notarial studies: drafting of deeds, accounting, payroll, human resources, electronic signature... But also CCAS: accounting, calendar management... Always listening to customers, our services provide installation and technical support for our solutions, as well as personalized training throughout France thanks to our 6 agencies. Notarial IT, Local authority IT, Hotline, Human …

Sectors: IT services

A competitiveness hub dedicated to developing impactful solutions for the future of mobility ID4MOBILITY has the ambition of supporting local project leaders to design, develop, test and industrialize high-impact solutions for the future of land-based mobility, in all its forms: vehicles, mobility services, transport infrastructure and the mobility industry. Contact: contact@id4mobility.org or 02 52 59 59 19 Innovation, Automobile, Mobilité, Machinisme Agricole, Ville intelligente, Engins off road, Business, Performance industrielle, and Usine du futur

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster Research

The digital technology cluster for France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Minalogic, founded in 2005, is the digital technology cluster for France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. With offices in Grenoble, Lyon, and Saint-Etienne, Minalogic drives an ecosystem of 500 members that includes nearly 430 innovative companies from across the region that cover the entire digital technology value chain. Minalogic’s members also include universities, research organizations, local government, banks and investors to sustain a unique network dedicated to innovation in digital technologies. Minalogic helps all of its stakeholders make business connections through targeted, qualified introductions and create opportunities to innovate and grow at the national, European, …

Sectors: French Cluster Public business cluster

[Automatic translation follows] Places and a range of services to innovate differently with the University of Lyon. The Innovation Factory is a system of the University of Lyon that has three missions: - develop and manage buildings in Lyon including creativity spaces and FabLabs open to the greatest number; - propose a range of services mobilizing the expertise of the Factory, that of the teacher-researchers, as well as the talent and creativity of the students of the University of Lyon in order to innovate differently on projects carried out in multidisciplinary teams; - give the socioeconomic world access to the …

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

Wavestone is a consulting powerhouse, dedicated to supporting strategic transformations of businesses and organizations in a world that is undergoing unprecedented change, with the ambition to create positive and long-lasting impacts for all its stakeholders. Drawing on more than 5,500 employees in 17 countries across Europe, North America and Asia, the firm offers a 360° portfolio of high-value consulting services, combining seamlessly first-class sector expertise with a wide range of cross-industry capabilities. Wavestone is listed on Euronext Paris and recognized as a Great Place to Work®. Strategy & Management Consulting, Innovation Management & Funding, Marketing, Sales & Customer Experience, People …

Sectors: Consulting

A changing retailer in a changing world to give customers the keys to better food. To create new-generation retailing that improves people’s lives, Auchan Retail places customers at the centre of its actions and reaffirms the retailer’s role: that of a multi-format, “phygital” activist for good, healthy, local produce that constantly reinvents itself to deliver a new customer experience – one that’s close, connected, surprising and considerate. Auchan Retail’s 1,985 points of sale offer all forms of retailing in 12 countries: hypermarkets, supermarkets and ultra convenience stores – all supplemented by the power and flexibility of e-retail. We’re one of …

Sectors: Retail and Distribution

We Empower Innovators Startupbootcamp is a global network of industry focused accelerators. We take startups global by giving them direct access to an international network of the most relevant partners, investors, and mentors in their sector. Startupbootcamp started in 2010 and now operates globally with 20+ industry-focused programs in some of the greatest startup hubs including Amsterdam, San Francisco, London, Berlin etc How we work: For each program, we select 10 companies to take part in a tailored and intense 3-month acceleration program. Each team gets: ♦ Extensive mentorship from +100 entrepreneurs, investors, and partners ♦ 3+1 months free office …

Investing in a sustainable and green urban future The Smart Cities Marketplace is designed to bring together relevant stakeholders from across Europe to exchange ideas, to launch projects and to improve policy. The Smart Cities Marketplace is a support hub for all that are interested in and challenged by financing Smart City solutions. We currently count 7500 members from across Europe and beyond. The Smart Cities Marketplace is part of the Smart Cities and Communities family representing more than 100 cities from 34 countries – with more than 500 market ready solutions for other cities to be inspired by. Privacy …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

[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