Scale Up Excellence 2025: 8 Côte d’Azur winners join the national acceleration program
French Tech Côte d’Azur confirms its strategic role within the national Scale Up Excellence scheme. Of the more than 60 companies selected for the 2025 cohort, 8 come from the Côte d’Azur, demonstrating the strength of the local ecosystem in terms of innovation and growth. Among these 8 winners, 6 are based in the metropolitan […]
Team Nice Côte d’Azur at Viva Technology 2025: at the heart of technological transitions and international attractiveness
From June 11 to 14, 2025, Paris hosted Viva Technology, the largest European trade show dedicated to technological innovation. With more than 165,000 visitors, the event brought together startups, investors, public decision-makers and major companies around the technologies of tomorrow. The 2025 edition was particularly marked by international openness and major digital, ecological and industrial […]
Business Landing Nice Côte d’Azur: Support for business set up in France
Key elements of the Business Landing Nice Côte d’Azur scheme financial aid of up to €150,000 for SMEs and micro-enterprises wishing to establish themselves in Nice Côte d’Azur an economic ecosystem structured around strategic sectors personalised support from a strong local partnership network Find the access conditions for the scheme on the Nice Côte d’Azur […]
Bpifrance in Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur: 6,432 businesses supported in 2024
In 2024, Bpifrance supported 6,432 businesses in the Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur region, mobilizing a total of €2 billion. Strategic industrial projects received €198 million in funding, benefiting 414 companies. Environmental transition tools gained traction with 179 climate diagnostics and €17 million in dedicated loans. Support for business creation accelerated, with nearly 16,000 entrepreneurs supported and the […]
EIC Accelerator Presents Its Funding Instruments to Companies in the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis
• On May 29, 2024, Team Nice Côte d’Azur welcomed Mr. Marco Rubinato, Senior Project Advisor of the European Innovation Council (EIC), for a business visit to Nice.• More than 20 local companies participated in a meeting to explore the various funding options offered by the EIC Accelerator.• The event, supported by the French Tech […]
Naval Transition: Pioneering Eco-Responsible Naval Architecture in Nice Côte d’Azur
Founded by engineer and naval architect Billy Devauchelle, Naval Transition stands out as an innovative player in eco-responsible tech in the field of shipbuilding. Established in Nice in 2023, this innovative blue economy enterprise places ecology at the heart of its projects, committing to design environmentally respectful ships throughout their lifecycle. Naval Transition offers a […]
Strengthening Economic and Technological Ties: The Tunisia Tech Tour Mission
Tunisia Tech Tour From November 20th to 22nd, Hervé Laubertie and Jean-François Chapperon from Team Nice Côte d’Azur, in collaboration with the Technopole NOVATION CITY of Sousse, are organizing a Tech Tour in Tunisia. This strategic initiative aims to establish enduring business relationships between Tunisia and Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, with a focus on the […]
Nice: Legapass announces a fundraising round led by Adnexus
Legapass, the Nice-based startup specializing in digital estate transmission and succession planning, has announced a fundraising round led by Adnexus, a Legaltech investment fund and subsidiary of the ADSN Group. This marks the company’s second fundraising round, following an initial operation conducted at the end of 2022 for an amount of €1 million. Strengthening of […]
€5.1M Fundraising for Nice-based Cleantech Qualisteo
Qualisteo, the cleantech startup based in the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis, has just announced a fundraising of €5.1M from three new investors, including Terra Nea (an infrastructure fund launched by the Sud Region and managed by Andera Partners), Enerfip Gestion, and Liberset. This funding round also saw the participation and renewed support from its historical […]
Access Control: Akidaia Opens the Door to an Upcoming Fundraising Round
Akidaia, based in Nice, is a young innovative company in cybersecurity specializing in access control management. The company is participating in the 2023 edition of VivaTech, one of the largest events dedicated to innovation, as part of the Région Sud delegation. Founded in late 2020, the company has been marketing its agile and offline access […]
