What country does not aspire to have entrepreneurial startup talent? France has a further sizeable key strength: it is a country of entrepreneurship and enterprise creation. The 8,000 startups set up on French soil constitute a major growth engine for the future.

Using the internationally recognized “La French Tech” accreditation, these innovative tech companies receive strong backing in France through the French government’s “National Investment Program”, substantial private- and public-sector financial support, and specialist French Tech hubs throughout the country.

The results are not hard to find: for example, 274 French startups exhibited at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show in 2018 (with the support of Business France), while Station F, the world’s largest startup incubator, is now open in Paris, hosting a thousand fledgling companies.

In 2017, for the first time ever, France takes the lead as Europe’s top venture capital hub with €2.7 billion funds raised, vs. €2.3 billion in the UK.

To further boost France’s lead in this area, the French Tech Ticket competition attracts entrepreneurs from all over the world, offering a chance to win a tailored fast-track welcome program for both administrative and personnel issues.