Best Accelerators & Incubators Companies in France
The 160 best Accelerators & Incubators companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Euronovia.
France's Accelerators & Incubators sector is smaller than the noise around it suggests, and our directory of 160 tracked companies makes that tension visible. Total disclosed funding sits at $7M across the cohort, with Euronovia leading at $2M and risingSUD close behind at $1M. Cube, NEXA, and Eurasante fill out the next tier. No unicorns yet. And the investor mix, anchored by Bpifrance and Tikehau Capital alongside Europa and Ata Capital, tells you something: institutional patience is present, but capital is concentrated and selective.
So what's actually moving? Coverage is rising fast, and the hot themes right now are AI accelerators, edge AI deployment, and AI-specific chips, which is shifting what "support" even means for early-stage founders. I'd point you to the debate that's sharpening in real time: can these programs stay financially viable long enough to matter, while simultaneously building the kind of community depth that hardware-intensive AI startups actually need? France's cohort is threading that needle right now, and the funding momentum data here tracks exactly where it's holding.
Ranked: Best Accelerators & Incubators companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euronovia Consulting company that supports European research and innovation | $2M | 59 mo ago | Funding Raised | Virginie Robin Founder & CEO | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 2 | risingSUD Accelerator focused on multiple sectors | $1M | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | Audrey Rabuel CEO & Executive Director | 2014 | Node.jsJavaTinyMCE+22 | — | — |
| 3 | Cube Tech business accelerator | $821K | 6 mo ago | Seed | Valentin Demee Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | 8 patents Telematics monitoring for concrete mixer trucks and modular construction column systems | — |
| 4 | NEXA Project accelerator and business development firm | $720K | 45 mo ago | Funding Raised | Pascal Plante President | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Eurasante Regional economic development agency specialized in the the health sector. | $513K | 33 mo ago | Funding Raised | Etienne Vervaecke General Manager | 1994 | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — | — |
| 6 | Bond’innov Venture capital-backed sector agnostic startup accelerator | $288K | 65 mo ago | Funding Raised | Lyes Bouabdallah President | 2011 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | 1 partnership |
| 7 | HOLA-UP Sector agnostic startup studio | $249K | 77 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jean-Luc Fretard Co-founder | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Le Village by CA Sector agnostic startup accelerator | $235K | 65 mo ago | Funding Raised | Amelie Madinier Director | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | — |
| 9 | CNRS Innovation Corporate backed startup incubator | $158K | 42 mo ago | Funding Raised | Thomas Ribeiro General Manager | 1992 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 10 | Shakeup Factory Provider of agrifood innovation, startup acceleration, and corporate open innovation | $117K | 30 mo ago | Funding Raised | Kevin Camphuis Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 11 | LCEET Venture capital-backed accelerator focused on the energy sector | $55K | 82 mo ago | Deadpooled | Corinne Lepage Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Normandie Incubation Startup incubator | $47K | 33 mo ago | Funding Raised | Laurent Protin General Manager & Managing Director | 2000 | WordPressPleskMySQL+16 | — | — |
| 13 | ENGIE Incubator backed by the Engie Group | — | 27 mo ago | Unfunded | Catherine Macgregor CEO | 2008 | Cart FunctionalityDrupalAlgolia+25 | 668 patents Advanced gas sampling, measurement, liquefaction, and biogas conditioning technologies. | — |
| 14 | TotalEnergies Integrated energy company producing and marketing energy sources | — | 29 mo ago | Public | Dierk Paskert Director | 1924 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | 156 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
Top 12 Accelerators & Incubators companies in France
#1
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2013$821.3Kraised▾
Tech business accelerator. It supports its businesses through a unique model combining strategic guidance, financing, and media production. It support its companies through a unique model- business structuring, media production, and financing.
- Dec 2025Seed$821.3K
#2
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014$2.3Mraised▾
Consulting company that supports European research and innovation. It supports research and innovation actors in accessing European funding opportunities. It provides expert guidance to clients throughout the funding process.
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$174.1K
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$187.5K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$181.3K
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$674.6K
#3
Funding Raised · Loos, Hauts de France · founded 1994$512.6Kraised▾
Regional economic development agency specialized in the the health sector.
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$129.9K
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$93.6K
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$124.3K
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$108.8K
#4
Funding Raised · Reunion, Reunion · founded 2013$719.6Kraised▾
Project accelerator and business development firm. It promotes the region's economic interests worldwide and provides assistance to entrepreneurs and businesses. It focuses on startups and companies in various sectors, offering resources and expertise to help them grow and succeed.
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$96.7K
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$48K
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$553.4K
- Oct 2017Grant (prize money)$2.7K
#5
Funding Raised · Marseille, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2014$1.1Mraised▾
Accelerator focused on multiple sectors. It offers customized acceleration and support programs for businesses.
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$333.5K
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$784K
#6
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2015$116.7Kraised▾
Provider of agrifood innovation, startup acceleration, and corporate open innovation. The company offers services to foster collaboration between startups and corporations. It facilitates ecosystem building and provides consulting services. The company supports startups with acceleration, incubation, and personalized coaching. It also assists corporations with action-oriented consulting.
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$116.7K
#7
Funding Raised · Boulogne billancourt, Ile de France · founded 1992 · 80 employees$158Kraised▾
Corporate backed startup incubator
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$146.1K
- Apr 2020Grant (prize money)$12K
#8
Funding Raised · Bondy, Ile de France · founded 2011$287.6Kraised▾
Venture capital-backed sector agnostic startup accelerator
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$287.6K
#9
Funding Raised · Caen, Normandy · founded 2000$46.7Kraised▾
Normandie Incubation is a startup incubator. The incubator program runs over the course of 18 months. It accepts startups engaged across multiple industries & sectors. As of Dec-17, over 150 companies have graduated the program.
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$46.7K
#10
Funding Raised · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2014$234.8Kraised▾
Sector agnostic startup accelerator
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$122.6K
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$112.2K
#11
Funding Raised · Valbonne, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur · founded 2018$249.1Kraised▾
Sector agnostic startup studio
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$249.1K
#12
Deadpooled · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016$55.4Kraised▾
Venture capital-backed accelerator focused on the energy sector
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$55.4K
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Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.