# La French Tech

> La French Tech is France’s government-backed startup initiative and ecosystem brand. The Mission French Tech, within the Directorate-General for Enterprise, coordinates scale-up support, strategic technology programmes, founder inclusion, access to public services and buyer introductions through a national and international community network.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Paris, France
- **Founders:** Fleur Pellerin (Minister who launched the initiative; public-sector initiator)
- **Products:** French Tech Next40/120, French Tech Central, French Tech Tremplin, French Tech 2030, Je choisis la French Tech
- **Notable:** The 2026 labelled network comprises 19 Capitals, 28 domestic Communities and 78 international Communities., The Next40/120 class selected in 2026 reported €11.3 billion turnover in 2025; this belongs to the selected companies., 23 corporate groups pledged over €2 billion in startup purchases by June 2026; commitments are not verified completed spending.

## Products & services

- **French Tech Next40/120** — Annual scale-up selection, tailored government support and international visibility; 120 businesses in the 2026 cohort.
- **French Tech Central** — Local access to public services through appointments, workshops and public-sector correspondents.
- **French Tech Tremplin** — Incubation and financial support for underrepresented founders; current support up to €15,000.
- **French Tech 2030** — Support for strategic technology companies, coordinated with SGPI and Bpifrance; 80 winners in the 2025 cohort.
- **Je choisis la French Tech** — Buyer introductions and procurement training to increase public and private purchases from French startups.
- **Je choisis la French Tech Académie** — Free four-hour online introduction to selling into public procurement.
- **French Tech Nova** — Six months of expert support, mentoring and access to investors and buyers for established startups led by underrepresented entrepreneurs.
- **French Tech Rise** — Regional startup financing initiative built around meetings with investors.

## Achievements

- The 2026 labelled network comprises 19 Capitals, 28 domestic Communities and 78 international Communities.
- The Next40/120 class selected in 2026 reported €11.3 billion turnover in 2025; this belongs to the selected companies.
- 23 corporate groups pledged over €2 billion in startup purchases by June 2026; commitments are not verified completed spending.
- Tremplin reports 1,000 startups and 2,000 entrepreneurs supported cumulatively.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Relabelled the territorial network for 2026-2028 with 125 Capitals and Communities.
- **2026-06** — Announced the seventh Next40/120 cohort and expanded the buying programme to over €2 billion in corporate commitments.
- **2026-06** — Announced 102 Tremplin Incubation 5 winners on 19 June.
- **2026-10** — Partner page updated 5 October reports over 830 buying-programme signatories and more than 90 institutional actors.

## Links

- Website: https://lafrenchtech.gouv.fr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lafrenchtech
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LaFrenchTech
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lafrenchtech
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/la_frenchtech/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lafrenchtech

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Last updated: 2026-10-08