- agency
- Bpifrance (operated under the France 2030 plan)
- amount
- Grant of up to EUR 600,000, co-financing up to 60% of R&D expenses (third-party source) for an eligible program not exceeding EUR 1,000,000 in direct R&D costs.
- country
- France
- deadline or recurrence
- Annual competition. 28th edition reopened 25 November 2025; applications due by 3 February 2026 (12:00 Paris time). Last edition selected 79 laureates from ~400 applications.
- eligibility
- Prospective entrepreneurs (from public research or any background) seeking to launch an innovative technology company in France, and startups registered after 1 December 2023 (or after 31 December 2022 if previously funded via French Tech Emergence) with less than 2 years of operation. Projects must show a genuine R&D base in fields such as AI, biotechnology, greentech, robotics, or quantum.