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French Tech Tremplin

Funds project holders and young French Tech startups with up to €15,000 plus incubation.

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French Tech Tremplin is a Bpifrance grant, part of the national Entrepreneuriat Quartiers 2030 programme, that funds project holders and young French Tech startups with up to €15,000 plus incubation, prioritising applicants from priority urban neighbourhoods (QPV), rural revitalisation zones (ZRR), or other underrepresented groups such as scholarship holders, welfare recipients, refugees or wards

French Tech Tremplin sits inside the national Entrepreneuriat Quartiers 2030 programme and is aimed at people preparing an innovative project who have not yet registered a company, and at tech startups under three years old. It gives priority to applicants from priority urban neighbourhoods (QPV), rural revitalisation zones (ZRR), or other underrepresented groups such as scholarship holders, welfare recipients, refugees or wards of the state.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.-

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