French Incubators and Accelerators: Beyond Station F
While Station F is the flagship, France operates a network of 300+ incubators and accelerators across the country, supported by Bpifrance, regional governments, universities, and corporations.
Top Programs
NUMA (Paris, international acceleration, $5M per cohort). Agoranov (Paris-Saclay, deeptech spin-offs from CNRS/INRIA). IncubAlliance (Paris-Saclay, 400+ alumni including Criteo). TechnoFounders (venture building from research). Wilco (Paris, scale-up acceleration). La French Tech network connects 17 capital cities and 90+ community hubs nationally.
University-Linked Incubators
HEC Incubator (also at Station F). X-HEC Entrepreneurs (joint Polytechnique-HEC program). Incubacom (Paris-Dauphine). INSEAD LaunchPad (Fontainebleau). ESSEC Ventures. France’s grandes écoles produce 15%+ of European tech founders.
Regional Champions
Euratechnologies (Lille, 350+ startups). La Cuisine du Web (Lyon). Le Village by CA (39 locations nationwide, Crédit Agricole-backed). Nantes Tech. Bordeaux Technowest. Regional incubators benefit from lower costs and access to France 2030 regional allocation funds.