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Daphni invests €500,000 to €8 million at pre-Series A and Series A through its Blue fund (€260M, final close in January 2026), which backs lab spin-outs. How to apply on apply.daphni.com, plus the team, a community of 400+ members and the portfolio (Back Market, Swile), with every figure sourced.
Elaia Partners invests €1M to €15M from pre-seed to Series B in B2B and deep tech startups, with around €850M under management. Here is its thesis, its portfolio (Criteo, Mirakl, Shift Technology) and how to reach the team to pitch.
Kima Ventures, Xavier Niel's family office, writes a single €150,000 check into 100 new startups a year, at any stage and in any sector. Who makes the calls, how the fund screens deals, how to reach it to pitch, and sourced portfolio figures.
Partech manages €2.7 billion and invests from €500,000 at seed to more than €100M at growth stage through five vehicles. Here is its thesis, team and portfolio, and how to reach the fund with a pitch when its website has no application form.
Technowest (92 startups supported in 2025), Unitec, KEDGE Entrepreneurship, Chrysa-link, Bernard Magrez Start-Up Win, La Ruche, Village by CA Aquitaine: Bordeaux's incubators and accelerators compared by stage, duration, equity and how to apply.
Lille is home to EuraTechnologies, the largest tech incubator in France (80,000 m², 600 resident companies, a Stanford partnership). Around the campus, Eurasanté (biotech), EuraCreative (creative industries) and IMT Nord Europe (energy) offer specialized alternatives. This guide covers every incubator and accelerator in Lille in 2026.
Lyon is France's second-largest startup hub, with more than 500 members at H7, around a hundred deeptech startups spun out by Pulsalys, and an EM Lyon incubator that has helped create 1,300 companies. This guide lists the incubators and accelerators in Lyon in 2026, compares their programs, and explains how to apply.
Marseille, ranked France's second most startup-friendly city by Orange Pro, has a well-structured network built around Marseille Innovation (3 campuses, Start-MI/Grow-MI/Scale-MI programs), Factory 319 (medtech) and OBRATORI (beauty, L'Occitane). This guide lists the incubators and accelerators in Marseille in 2026 and explains how to join them.
Nantes has around twenty incubators and accelerators, with a particular strength in greentech and impact. From Atlanpole (759 projects supported) to KIVO (Centrale Nantes + Audencia + Nantes Université), the city's programs back founders across western France at every stage. This guide lists the programs in Nantes in 2026 and explains how to apply.
