- French Tech Côte d’Azur has announced the winners of the second season of its Scale Up Excellence program, which aims to support startups in the region that are experiencing hypergrowth.
- Ten startups from the French Riviera have been selected among the 48 national winners, who come from six French Tech capitals.
- The winners will benefit from support to gain visibility, meetings with national public and private decision-makers, and a series of masterclasses on hypergrowth.
French Tech Côte d’Azur has unveiled the winners of the 2024 promotion of its Scale Up Excellence program. This program, which is in its second season, aims to support startups in the French Riviera that are experiencing hypergrowth towards the next stages of growth.
For this new edition, the program will welcome 48 startups that have been selected from six French Tech capitals: Côte d’Azur, Est, Lille, Nantes, Méditerranée, and Saint-Étienne Lyon.
The companies that were selected were subject to specific criteria, including the number of years of activity, fundraising or level of revenue, number of employees, etc.
At the end of the selection process, ten startups based in the French Riviera were selected:
- Akidaia (Nice),
- Instant System,
- Inalve (Nice),
- Legapass(Nice),
- Mycophyto,
- Matawan (Cagnes sur mer),
- Native Spaces (Nice),
- Rayn,
- Videtics
- et Wever (Nice).
For 12 months, the winners will benefit from support to develop their visibility, meetings with national public and private decision-makers, and participation in a series of masterclasses on hypergrowth.
This program is a real launch pad for these startups that are experiencing strong growth, and they will be able to benefit from quality support and guidance to help them reach new heights.
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