Accelerators and incubators are essential for helping new startups take flight.
New entrepreneurs looking to transform their great business idea into a successful and sustainable business sometimes don’t have the experience or connections to make that happen on their own.
The staff of an accelerator or incubator can help by providing support, space, mentorship, connections and more.
To help you out, we've compiled a list of 71 accelerators and incubators from France.
71 Accelerators and Incubators in France
1) AGORANOV
Agoranov is a place where new businesses with new ideas can grow. It has helped more than 450 startups get started, including 5 unicorns.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2000
- Industries: Greentech, Digital, Health
- Number of investments: 319
- Number of exits: 36
You can find their website here.
2) Wilco
WILCO is an innovation program that helps startups make their first €1 million in sales in three years.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2001
- Industries: AgTech, FoodTech, FinTech, InsurTech, Customer Experience, RetailTech, Cleantech, Energy, Biotech, MedTech, Transportation
- Number of investments: 200
- Number of exits: 30
You can find their website here.
3) NUMA
NUMA has been helping to build up a French ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Fred Oru, Marie-Vorgan Le Barzic
- Industries: SaaS, Consumer Goods
- Number of investments: 126
- Number of exits: 26
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
4) The Family
The Family works hard with startup founders for 6 weeks to change their business and get it ready for investment.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Alice Zagury, Nicolas Colin, Oussama Ammar
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 72
- Number of exits: 7
You can find their website here.
5) 50 Partners
The French accelerator 50 Partners is backed by 50 successful IT entrepreneurs. They give startups high-quality advice, money, and a place to work.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Charles Fourault, Jerome Masurel
- Industries: HealthTech, MedTech, Biotech
- Number of investments: 52
- Number of exits: 4
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 72
You can find their website here.
6) Founders Future
Founders Future is a venture studio that was started by Marc Ménasé, an experienced European tech entrepreneur. It offers ideas, a network, support, and productive capital.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Marc Menase
- Industries: Technology, Digital
- Number of investments: 51
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
7) Via ID
From the start, Via ID gives money to startups in the new mobility field to help them grow.
Details of the startup:
- City: Marquette Lez Lille
- Started in: 2010
- Industries: Consumer, Transportation, Logistics Tech
- Number of investments: 49
- Number of exits: 4
You can find their website here.
8) eFounders
Efounders is a group of experts in Product, Design, GTM, and other fields who are ready to help startup founders get their business off the ground.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Quentin Nickmans, Thibaud Elziere
- Industries: FinTech, Web3
- Number of investments: 42
- Number of exits: 5
You can find their website here.
9) Startup Sesame
Startup Sesame is the most important agency in Europe for tech events. It is made up of experts in innovation and business networking.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Ben Costantini, Joanna Kirk, Moojan Asghari
- Industries: Information Technology, Network Security
- Number of investments: 42
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
10) IMT Starter
IMT Starter is both an incubator and a business accelerator. Since 1999, it has helped startups and growing businesses in the digital sector by providing them with financial and smart infrastructures.
Details of the startup:
- City: Évry
- Started in: 1999
- Industries: Gaming, Big Data, VR, AI
- Number of investments: 35
- Number of exits: 3
You can find their website here.
11) Petit Poucet
Petit Poucet is a French incubator that helps young entrepreneurs with housing, strategic advice, and money.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2001
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 33
- Number of exits: 3
You can find their website here.
12) Techstars Paris
The Techstars Sustainability Paris accelerator puts money into early-stage, high-growth startups that want to use technology to build a better future.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2006
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 32
You can find their website here.
13) Inco
INCO helps innovative businesses make the most of their social impact and helps people with different skills reach their full potential.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Nicolas Hazard, Sandy Khan
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 24
You can find their website here.
14) Day One Entrepreneurs & Partners
Day One Entrepreneurs & Partners wants to build long-lasting businesses by bringing ideas, focus, capital (several M€ if needed over time), technical expertise, creativity, a state of mind, access to a large network.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 21
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
15) Kamet
Kamet Ventures is focused on making companies that will change the way the InsurTech, HealthTech, and Mobility industries work.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Stephane Guinet
- Industries: InsurTech, HealthTech, Mobility
- Number of investments: 20
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
16) HUB612
HUB612 helps more than 50 tech startups working in the fields of digital transformation, Fintech, and InsurTech.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lyon
- Started in: 2016
- Industries: FinTech, InsurTech, B2B
- Number of investments: 12
You can find their website here.
17) Paris&Co Incubateurs
Paris&Co is the city's agency for economic growth and new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Digital Publishing, Ehealth, Cultural Digital, Creative Digital, Smart Food, Sports, Tourism, Sustainable Cities
- Number of investments: 11
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
18) NCI Waterstart
NCI's goal is to finance and help start-ups in all fields get to the point where they can sell their products or services.
Details of the startup:
- City: Rouen
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 09
You can find their website here.
19) Netangels
Netangels is a start-up studio, accelerator, and venture capital firm that assists in the launch and investment of new businesses.
Details of the startup:
- City: Marseille
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Liotta Denis, Mouillet OLviier
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 09
You can find their website here.
20) Starburst Ventures
Starburst helps the aerospace industry come up with new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Bruno Costa, Francois Chopard, Van Espahbodi
- Industries: Aerospace
- Number of investments: 06
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
21) European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre, Noordwijk
Through its incubator program, the European Space Agency (ESA) helps NL-based startups with coaching.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Aerospace
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
22) IOT Valley
IOT Valley is a community of IOT startups that is run by a non-profit group in Toulouse, France.
Details of the startup:
- City: Labège
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Ludovic Le Moan
- Industries: Automation, AI, IoT, Information Technology
- Number of investments: 04
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 39
You can find their website here.
23) Lafayette Plug and Play
Lafayette Plug and Play is an innovative platform that will help the next generation of retail and fashion businesses.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Pieter Lammens
- Industries: Retail, Supply Chain, Ecommerce, Fashion Tech
- Number of investments: 04
You can find their website here.
24) Incubator Midi-Pyrenees
The goal of Incubator Midi-Pyrenees is to start and help grow young, innovative companies with leaders who are committed to a sustainable vision.
Details of the startup:
- City: Toulouse
- Started in: 2000
- Industries: Health, Biotech, Software, Electronics, Telecommunications, Green Tech, Chemistry
- Number of investments: 03
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
25) La Javaness
Javaness helps big companies change faster by scaling AI in a responsible and effective way.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Romain Grosjean
- Industries: Advertising, eSports, Logistics, Supply Chain Tech, Social Networks, Regtech, Proptech, Legaltech, InsurTech, Hospitality, Traveltech, HR, HealthTech, Fitness, Gaming, FoodTech, FinTech, SaaS, Femtech, EdTech, Ecommerce, Productivity Tools, Cyber Security, Cloud, Climate Tech, AR, VR, AgTech, AI, Data
- Number of investments: 02
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
26) BIG BOOSTER
The BigBooster community is a group of start-ups, speakers, mentors, experts, and partners from all over the world who work together to support and learn from a non-profit international program.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lyon
- Started in: 2015
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
27) adVentures Startup Studio
At adVentures, they create innovative startups that make money and, in the end, help the public good.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Antoine Duboscq
- Industries: Technology, DeepTech, Biotech
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
28) CFB Croissance & Innovation
CFB Croissance & Innovation supplies starups with the capital they require for development.
Details of the startup:
- City: Dijon
- Started in: 2007
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
29) B612 Participations
B612 Participations is a venture capital firm focused on technology.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lyon
- Industries: Software, Robotics, HealthTech, Cleantech, Mobility, FoodTech, FinTech, Sporttech, Retail, Industry, EdTech, Entertainment
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
30) Axeltim
Axeltim's development program incubates and accelerates innovative, digital care and e-health firms.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lyon
- Started in: 2013
- Industries: Healthcare
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
31) Hook
Through a 3-month training program, Hook VC helps you speed up your startup.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Kevin Primicerio, Sydney Cohen
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
32) High Flyers Capital
High Flyers Capital wants to bring out a new group of entrepreneurs in France to encourage innovation and impact and speed up the food transition.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Food
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
33) ShakeUpFactory
ShakeUpFactory is an investor and accelerator for FoodTech and AgTech startups and entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Kevin CAMPHUIS, Nicolas RAFFARD
- Industries: FoodTech
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
34) SOYA CAPITAL
Soya Capital gives funding to businesses with big ideas.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2020
- Industries: AI, Big Data, Robotics, New Energy, Agriculture
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 100
You can find their website here.
35) Look Forward
Look Forward is the place for fashion and beauty companies that want to change how we make, sell, and use fashion and beauty.
Details of the startup:
- City: La Plaine-saint-denis
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Thierry Petit
- Industries: Fashion, Beauty, Retail
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
36) Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab
The Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab provides global support for startups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Gaming, Entertainment
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 30
You can find their website here.
37) Greenpact
Greenpact is a startup studio devoted to ecological transformations.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lyon
- Industries: Renewable Energy, Clean Mobility, Eco Construction, Sustainable Agriculture
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
38) Edencia
The goal of Once upon a time is to give people the tools they need to start B2B SaaS companies at scale.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Stéphane Paillard
- Industries: B2B, SaaS
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
39) Imagination Machine
Imagination Machine helps to start and grow high-potential startups that will have a good effect on society and the environment.
Details of the startup:
- City: Nantes
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Green Energy, Education, Female Health, Retail, Digital Platform, Delivery
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
40) Fisheye
Fisheye is a seed fund and incubator for picture and culture-focused start-ups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Culture, Image, Photography
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
41) Créalia
Créalia Accelerateur D'Innovation is a non-profit venture capital firm based in Montpellier, France.
Details of the startup:
- City: Montpellier
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
42) CarStudio
CarStudio is a 3-month program that helps turn business ideas into real companies.
Details of the startup:
- City: Sainghin-en-mélantois
- Started in: 2016
- Industries: Autotech
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 15
You can find their website here.
43) Paca-Est Incubator
Paca-Est startup is a public research accelerator funded by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR).
Details of the startup:
- City: Sophia Antipolis
- Industries: Tourism, Space, DeepTech, Life Sciences, Social Human Sciences
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
44) FAMM
FAMM is a startup and scale-up program that helps businesses by investing in them and giving them business advice.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Agriculture, Food, AgTech, Art, Healthcare, VR, E-Sport
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
45) 1Kubator
1K wants to become France's biggest seed accelerator by funding and developing 330 projects for first-time entrepreneurs each year.
Details of the startup:
- City: Lyon
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Alexandre Fourtoy
- Industries: DeepTech, Digital Services, Hardware
You can find their website here.
46) PULSE Montreuil
PULSE Montreuil is Pulse Group's social and environmental impact business incubator in France.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Social Impact
You can find their website here.
47) STATION F
STATION F is the biggest startup campus in the world. It is based in Paris and brings together a whole ecosystem of entrepreneurs under one roof.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Xavier Niel
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
48) OBRATORI, L'OCCITANE Innovation Lab
Obratori is the Corporate Venture Capital arm of L'Occitane Group. It was started in 2019.
Details of the startup:
- City: Marseille
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Cosmetics, HealthTech, FoodTech, RetailTech
You can find their website here.
49) Impulse Partners
Impulse Partners helps startups adapt to changing market trends and act on their innovation plans.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: Construction, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Energy, Public Sector
You can find their website here.
50) Orange Fab France
Orange Fab France chooses promising new businesses several times a year and gives them a program to help them grow their business and get better at running it.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Human Resources, IoT, FinTech, Enhanced Communication, Cyber Security, Blockchain
You can find their website here.
51) 16th Ventures
16th Ventures is a small consulting firm for start-ups and small and medium-sized businesses that is a leader in strategy co-creation.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Yann Beuzit
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
52) European Innovation Academy
The Innovation Academy is a non-profit that works with professionals from the best schools in the world to offer educational programs.
Details of the startup:
- City: Nice
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Egon Saks
- Industries: Energy, Environment, Gaming, Media, Entertainment, Insurance, Real Estate, Education, Social Enterprise, Logistics, Transport, Healthcare, Retail, Commerce, Travel, Leisure, Food, Beverage
You can find their website here.
53) The Cantillon Institute for Entrepreneurship
The Cantillon is there to help you get started, grow, and avoid common mistakes in the world of startups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2014
- Founders: Francesco Travagli, Gilles Mautin, Laurent de Vivie, Mike Van Cleave, Raodath Aminou
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
54) Seed up
Seedup is a workshop where people interested in technology can build their own business.
Details of the startup:
- City: Malabry
- Industries: Technology
You can find their website here.
55) Construction & Energy by Impulse Labs
IMPULSE PARTNERS is a strategy consulting company that works with senior executives on strategy, innovation, and performance to help your startup grow.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2013
- Industries: Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Energy, Engineering, Territorial Collectivity, Industry, Public Sector
You can find their website here.
56) Le Shift
Le Shift is a pragmatic school that helps entrepreneurs and businesses come up with new ideas through intrapreneurship, hackathons, and lean startup incubators.
Details of the startup:
- City: Laillé
- Started in: 2015
- Industries: Industry-Agnoustic
You can find their website here.
57) The European Startup Prize
The European Startup Prize for Mobility (EUSP) is a program started by the EU to help sustainable mobility startups grow and get funding.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Jean-François Dhinaux, Karima Delli, Sophie Bailly
- Industries: Mobility
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
58) Moove Lab
Moove lab is a place where mobility-focused startups can get a boost.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Autotech
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
59) Incubateur Belle de Mai
Incubateur Belle de Mai is a place where project leaders can get help from a team with a lot of experience.
Details of the startup:
- City: Marseille
- Started in: 1999
- Industries: Information Technology, Media
You can find their website here.
60) Labo de l'édition
Labo de l'édition helps innovative new companies get started and helps traditional publishing companies adapt to digital and new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
61) Foundry
Embarca is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps early-stage technology startups in Latin America.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2019
- Industries: Fashion
You can find their website here.
62) NEOMA EdTech Accelerator
NEOMA EdTech Accelerator is the school's dedication to digital and tech-based innovations.
Details of the startup:
- City: Mont-saint-aignan
- Industries: EdTech, Healthcare
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 44
You can find their website here.
63) ToasterLAB
ToasterLAB is a program that helps Agri-Food businesses grow. It was started by Vitagora, which is one of the most important food business clusters in Europe.
Details of the startup:
- City: Dijon
- Started in: 2016
- Industries: FoodTech, AgTech
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12
You can find their website here.
64) OFF7
OFF7 is an accelerator run by Ouest France. Its goal is to help French startups run smoothly. Its main office is in the French city of Rennes.
Details of the startup:
- City: Rennes
- Industries: Media, Food, Insurance
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 33
You can find their website here.
65) L'Accélérateur
French startups can get help with money, mentoring, and making connections through L'Accélérateur.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Software, Wellness, Beauty, Food, Home Living, FinTech, Content Production
You can find their website here.
66) Entrepreneur Engine
Entrepreneur Engine is a 100% online incubator and boost program that helps and promotes entrepreneurs, businesses, and startups.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2014
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
67) LaCabine
La Cabine is a Vendée CCI-backed accelerator for small but risk-taking start-ups that are in the "pre-MVP" or "MVP" phase and getting some traction.
Details of the startup:
- City: Nantes
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
68) La Fabrique des Mobilités
La Fabrique des Mobilités is the first European accelerator devoted to the changing ecosystem of transportation and mobility.
Details of the startup:
- City: Sophia Antipolis
- Started in: 2015
- Industries: Transportation
You can find their website here.
69) SAP.iO Foundry Paris
SAP.iO helps innovators start-up and grow with SAP. They bring new partnerships and products to SAP by speeding up and expanding startup innovation and giving entrepreneurs a place to start their own businesses.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 14
You can find their website here.
70) The Blox
The Blox helps early-stage projects make a difference by giving them complementary skills and solutions that help growth on every level.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2021
- Industries: FinTech, Web3, Blockchain, AI
You can find their website here.
71) Next Sequence
Next Sequence helps founders build the most innovative companies at the edge of Synthetic Biology and A.I.
Details of the startup:
- City: Paris
- Founders: Loretta TIOIELA
- Industries: Biotech, AI
You can find their website here.