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EIC Accelerator: Building Europe’s Next Deeptech Champions Together
During the EIC Accelerator Info Day 2026, held on June 15th at Bpifrance’s in Paris, European innovation leaders, national innovation agencies and deeptech entrepreneurs gathered to discuss one of Europe’s key challenges: how to transform breakthrough innovations into global industrial champions. The event highlighted a shared conviction that Europe’s future competitiveness will depend not only on its ability to generate world-class technologies, but also on its capacity to help innovative companies scale and succeed on the global stage.
Horizon Europe: Helping Turn European Support Into French Innovation Success
The seven-year programme Horizon Europe embodies the European Union’s commitment to boosting the competitiveness of its economy by supporting innovative scientific and technological projects. As a National Contact Point, Bpifrance acts as a bridge to facilitate French players’ access to such funding.
Venture capital: in 10 years, Bpifrance has made a major contribution to the growth of the French start-up financing ecosystem
According to our assessment, Bpifrance’s direct investments and fund of funds activity have made a significant contribution to structuring and driving the supply of private financing to French start-ups, thereby helping to develop the ecosystem. Venture capital (VC) is a financing mechanism whereby one or more investors acquire a share, usually a minority share, in…
Bpifrance hosts the French-Norwegian Forum for the green industry
French Norwegian Green Industry Forum 2025: France and Norway working together for a sustainable transition
Opportunities for International Acceleration: Expand Your Business in Bavaria and Italy!
Bpifrance, supported by the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, along with local and international partners, is offering two tailored acceleration programs. These initiatives aim to boost the international growth of start-ups and industrial SMEs while fostering strategic connections and expertise in key markets.
Bpifrance deploys €10 billion to develop the AI ecosystem and facilitate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence by French companies
Bpifrance, a key player in the French tech ecosystem, is deploying its resources across its entire value chain to continue supporting the Artificial Intelligence sector. This includes substantial investments in French AI companies and the development of support mechanisms to further integrate artificial intelligence into the daily operations of French businesses.
Accessing loans through Bpifrance Flash: An online solution for SMEs
Bpifrance Flash offers rapid, unsecured financial support to SMEs, enabling them to stabilize their cash-flow and invest in diverse projects through flexible digital loans, accessible entirely online.
Press release: 2024 Business review
Across 2024, Bpifrance had a massive impact on the French economy, injecting more than €60 billion with a resulting net income estimated at €896 million. This was driven by growth across all sectors and a continuation of historic activities supporting direct and indirect investments, consulting, and business creation activities.
Jour E 2025: The essential event to accelerate the transition
On April 2, 2025, the Palais Rameau in Lille will host the 5th edition of Jour E, a major event focused on supporting businesses in their ecological and energy transition. This event provides concrete solutions to help companies advance in their sustainability efforts.
Launch of Bpifrance Entreprises 3: enabling retail investors to invest in the real economy
Strong of the success of the previous Retail funds (BE1, BE2, BEA1, respectively launched in 2020, 2022, 2023), Bpifrance launched a new solution dedicated to individuals in September 2024: Bpifrance Entreprises 3. With an entry ticket lowered to €500 (divided by 10 compared to the 1st fund), this fund of funds supports the democratization of private equity in France, in particular towards young professionals.