Team Nice Côte d’Azur holds the second edition of its Welcome Ceremony for newly established companies
On Thursday, 25 June 2026, Team Nice Côte d’Azur held the second edition of its Welcome Ceremony for companies that have recently established operations in the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan area, at the CCI Nice Côte d’Azur premises.
Chaired by Pierre Ippolito, Deputy Mayor of Nice for Business, Retail, Economic Development and Higher Education, Vice-President of the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolitan Authority and President of Team Nice Côte d’Azur, the ceremony was held in the presence of Jean-Pierre Savarino, President of CCI Nice Côte d’Azur. It brought together executives from newly established companies, businesses already rooted in the region, and leading local economic and institutional stakeholders.
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The event was designed to recognise companies that have made the strategic decision to invest and establish operations in the region, while giving them an opportunity to discover the Côte d’Azur business ecosystem and connect with other recently established executives as well as companies already operating locally.
Three representatives of recently established companies took the floor to explain why they chose the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan area for their operations:
- Adel Jenni, Insight Plus, a Tunisian fintech whose platform connects foreign exchange operators and banks in real time to trade physical currency inventories, established at the Hub de l’Innovation in Nice
- Jamie Spotswood, OceanWell, specialising in the low-impact production of fresh water from the deep ocean, which has established its European headquarters in Nice
- Philippe Dedrie, SunWaves MedTech, which is developing an AI-powered platform for monitoring physiological parameters, with its headquarters in Nice and its R&D centre in Sophia Antipolis
With 25 companies represented and nearly 70 economic stakeholders in attendance, this second edition confirms the strong momentum behind the economic attractiveness of the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan area and the effectiveness of the support provided to companies by its economic development agency, Team Nice Côte d’Azur.
Throughout the various presentations, the metropolitan area’s many advantages were highlighted: an internationally connected metropolis with France’s second-largest airport, a dynamic innovation ecosystem supported by cutting-edge infrastructure, a strong commitment to sustainable development, a proactive policy supporting companies as they establish and grow their operations, and an exceptional quality of life between the Mediterranean Sea and the mountains.
The ceremony continued with a networking cocktail.
Beyond the three companies that shared their experience during the ceremony, Team Nice Côte d’Azur once again extends a warm welcome to all the companies it supported in establishing operations in the metropolitan area in 2025: AMK Biotech, BE WTR, Biomunex Pharmaceuticals, Brandquad, Chaï Nutrition, Chasles Corp, Circum Medtech Pharma, Cités Immersives, DataPlain, Gamma Auto, H2 Design, Insight Plus, Leather & Yachts, Legal Design Agency, Les Alchimistes Côte d’Azur, MediSea Biotech, OceanWell, Playground Event, SunWaves MedTech, TradeSource and TEKEOS Consulting.
These new business locations span all of the region’s strategic sectors: healthcare and biotechnology, the blue economy, technology and data, industry, sport, cultural and creative industries, the circular economy and services.
Together, these strengths make the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan area a strategic destination for developing high-value-added business activities.
Companies set up in Nice Côte d’Azur
- Côte d’Azur hospitality group Solestia expands into Nice with Hotel Posidonia and Sacha restaurant
- France confirms its position as Europe’s leading destination for foreign investment
- Team Nice Côte d’Azur and Rising Sud join forces with Latitude59 to promote the technological strengths of the Côte d’Azur and Région Sud
- CatamaranGo: the Nice-based platform democratizing catamaran access and reinventing nautical tourism
- MIPIM 2026: Axelle Xerri to Represent Team Nice Côte d’Azur
- Cité Immersive Nice: a unique cultural venue, also designed for businesses
- OceanWell and Eau d’Azur sign an MoU with a view to developing an underwater farm in the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis
- TradeSource (PGC): the Nice-based deeptech platform set to transform SMEs’ international trade through blockchain
- DataPlain sets up in Nice to protect SMEs’ sensitive data
- SUPMODE & SUP-PHOTO inaugurate their campus in Nice
