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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Marc Menase
- Industries: Technology, Digital
- Number of investments: 51
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
7) 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:
- 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.
8) 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:
- 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.
9) Petit Poucet
Petit Poucet is a French incubator that helps young entrepreneurs with housing, strategic advice, and money.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2001
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 33
- Number of exits: 3
You can find their website here.
10) 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:
- Started in: 2006
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 32
You can find their website here.
11) 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:
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Nicolas Hazard, Sandy Khan
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 24
You can find their website here.
12) 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:
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 21
- Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
13) Kamet
Kamet Ventures is focused on making companies that will change the way the InsurTech, HealthTech, and Mobility industries work.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Stephane Guinet
- Industries: InsurTech, HealthTech, Mobility
- Number of investments: 20
- Number of exits: 2
You can find their website here.
14) Paris&Co Incubateurs
Paris&Co is the city's agency for economic growth and new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- 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.
15) Starburst Ventures
Starburst helps the aerospace industry come up with new ideas.
Details of the startup:
- 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.
16) 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:
- Industries: Aerospace
- Number of investments: 06
You can find their website here.
17) 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:
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Pieter Lammens
- Industries: Retail, Supply Chain, Ecommerce, Fashion Tech
- Number of investments: 04
You can find their website here.
18) La Javaness
Javaness helps big companies change faster by scaling AI in a responsible and effective way.
Details of the startup:
- 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.
19) adVentures Startup Studio
At adVentures, they create innovative startups that make money and, in the end, help the public good.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Antoine Duboscq
- Industries: Technology, DeepTech, Biotech
- Number of investments: 02
You can find their website here.
20) Hook
Through a 3-month training program, Hook VC helps you speed up your startup.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Kevin Primicerio, Sydney Cohen
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
21) 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:
- Industries: Food
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
22) ShakeUpFactory
ShakeUpFactory is an investor and accelerator for FoodTech and AgTech startups and entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
- 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.
23) SOYA CAPITAL
Soya Capital gives funding to businesses with big ideas.
Details of the startup:
- 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.
24) Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab
The Ubisoft Entrepreneurs Lab provides global support for startups.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Gaming, Entertainment
- Number of investments: 01
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 30
You can find their website here.
25) 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:
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Stéphane Paillard
- Industries: B2B, SaaS
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
26) Fisheye
Fisheye is a seed fund and incubator for picture and culture-focused start-ups.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Culture, Image, Photography
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
27) 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:
- Industries: Agriculture, Food, AgTech, Art, Healthcare, VR, E-Sport
- Number of investments: 01
You can find their website here.
28) PULSE Montreuil
PULSE Montreuil is Pulse Group's social and environmental impact business incubator in France.
Details of the startup:
- Industries: Social Impact
You can find their website here.
29) 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:
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Xavier Niel
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
30) Impulse Partners
Impulse Partners helps startups adapt to changing market trends and act on their innovation plans.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2011
- Industries: Construction, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Energy, Public Sector
You can find their website here.
31) 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:
- Industries: Human Resources, IoT, FinTech, Enhanced Communication, Cyber Security, Blockchain
You can find their website here.
32) 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:
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Yann Beuzit
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
33) 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:
- 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.
34) 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:
- Started in: 2013
- Industries: Construction, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Energy, Engineering, Territorial Collectivity, Industry, Public Sector
You can find their website here.
35) 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:
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Jean-François Dhinaux, Karima Delli, Sophie Bailly
- Industries: Mobility
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20
You can find their website here.
36) Moove Lab
Moove lab is a place where mobility-focused startups can get a boost.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2017
- Industries: Autotech
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24
You can find their website here.
37) 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:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
38) Foundry
Embarca is a venture capital firm that invests in and helps early-stage technology startups in Latin America.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2019
- Industries: Fashion
You can find their website here.
39) L'Accélérateur
French startups can get help with money, mentoring, and making connections through L'Accélérateur.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2012
- Industries: Software, Wellness, Beauty, Food, Home Living, FinTech, Content Production
You can find their website here.
40) Entrepreneur Engine
Entrepreneur Engine is a 100% online incubator and boost program that helps and promotes entrepreneurs, businesses, and startups.
Details of the startup:
- Started in: 2014
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
You can find their website here.
41) 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:
- Industries: Industry Agnostic
- Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 14
You can find their website here.
42) 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:
- Started in: 2021
- Industries: FinTech, Web3, Blockchain, AI
You can find their website here.
43) Next Sequence
Next Sequence helps founders build the most innovative companies at the edge of Synthetic Biology and A.I.
Details of the startup:
- Founders: Loretta TIOIELA
- Industries: Biotech, AI
You can find their website here.