Business France
Business France is the national agency supporting the international development of the French economy, responsible for fostering export growth by French businesses, as well as promoting and facilitating international investment in France.It promotes French companies, business image and nationwide attractiveness as an investment location, and also runs the VIE international internship programme.Business France has 1,420 employees, both in France and in 55 countries throughout the world, who work with a network of partners.
La French Tech is a growing and efficient ecosystem thats aims at making France one of the most innovative countries in the world. In 10 years, La French Tech has become one of the most successful start-up ecosystems in the world. Today, France has a mature, innovative ecosystem that continues to grow in France and internationally. La French Tech is now made of more than 20,000 start-ups,representing more than 1 million direct and indirect jobs. The number of French unicorns has increased nearly 9-fold in 6 years, from 3 in 2018 to 26 today. In the first half of 2022, French startups raised €8.4 billion, 63% more than during the same period last year. Since 2019, France has been the most attractive country in Europe for foreign investment.