The document outlines the French Tech Côte d'Azur initiative, which aims to enhance the digital ecosystem in the Côte d'Azur region by mobilizing local stakeholders and obtaining the 'French Tech Metropolis' label. The initiative promotes collaboration among over 1,700 companies, including startups, SMEs, and large organizations, to accelerate growth and attract international talent. Key sectors include ICT, e-health, e-learning, and smart city innovations, supported by a strong educational and research foundation in the area.

1. Four high-tech hubs in one place
Nice I Sophia Antipolis I Cannes I Grasse
Native Digital Brilliance
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3. Elegant, joyful, agile, and capable of extraordinary effort,
the hummingbird that dresses the logo of French Tech Côte d’Azur
symbolizes the strength of this collective.
If the national rooster, proud and determined national symbol of France,
evokes teamwork, the hummingbird which accompanies it, azure blue,
carries the values of the Côte d’Azur.
Captivating in its agility, its capacity to react quickly,
and its capability for grand achievements through the use of collective strength,
this mythical bird symbolizes regeneration.
Attached to the beauty and the aesthetic of the places in which it lives,
it represents as well their elegance and joie de vivre.

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5. 5
INTRODUCTION
French Tech: A label rewarding an outstanding
digital industry to grow further on the Côte d'Azur
The Côte d’Azur digital
stakeholders have
mobilized and obtained
the “French Tech
Metropolis” label to
accelerate the growth of
tech champions in Côte
d'Azur and attract
further digital talents
into the region.
What is “La
French Tech? “
France is a country of talent,
of inventors. It is fortunate to
have creative and highly
educated entrepreneurs.
“La French Tech” refers to all
the people working for or
with French startups, in
France or abroad.
This ecosystem is made up of
entrepreneurs, obviously,
but also investors, engineers,
designers, developers,
associations, bloggers,
media, big companies, and
government agencies… All
the players who are working
towards startups’ growth
and international promotion.
The French Tech
initiative
Launched by the French
government, the French Tech
initiative aims at turning
France into a large
accelerator for startups. It
has triggered a collective
momentum and awarded the
“French Tech” label to a
small number of vibrant local
ecosystems where startups,
investors, and foreign talents
can easily find the necessary
ingredients to accelerate their
development. These are
outstanding metropolises and
international hubs where
further initiatives will help
successfulFrenchstartupsgrow
into international ‘tech
champions’, and attract foreign
startups as well as skilled digital
professionals.
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French Tech Côte
d'Azur
Nice, Sophia Antipolis,
Cannes, Grasse and the rest of
the Côte d'Azur department
have united their strengths
and obtained the “French
Tech Metropolis” label in
June, 2015.

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ASSETS & PROFILE
Of the French Tech Côte d'Azur
A total mobilization
The French Tech Côte
d’Azur is comprised first and
foremost of the actors who
have been mobilized to carry
the candidacy of the French
Tech Côte d’Azur and boost
the growth of their industry.
Four high tech
hubs in a single
place
French Tech Côte d’Azur
showcases the cohesion of a
strong digital ecosystem with
complimentary assets :
Sophia Antipolis, Europe’s
leading science and
technology park, renowned
globally for its excellence in
information technology,
Nice Côte d'Azur, one of the top
5 “smart cities” in the world,
according to Juniper Research,
2015.
Cannes, exceptional city for
culture with an expertise in
satellites and an offensive
strategy in digital imaging
technologies,
Grasse, global capital of
perfume, which is exploring
chemical and biological
modeling and simulation.
Working together
for the label
Nice, Sophia Antipolis, Cannes,
Grasse and the rest of the
department have united their
strengths to create a unique
movement, reuniting large
groups, growing companies,
SMEs, and startups as well as
competitive clusters,
university and research
laboratories, and communities
of entrepreneurs and
institutions with one
ambition: the growth of the
French Tech Côte d’Azur.
The public institutions and
stakeholders undertook a
single candidacy under the
guidance of Team Côte d’Azur,
the region’s official economic
promotion agency.
The entrepreneur’s associations
kindled and achieved an
unprecedented mobilization of
entrepreneurs supported by
the key actors of the
ecosystem, to federate into the
French Tech Côte d’Azur
dynamic.

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48 emblematic companies (10 innovative startups, 10 growing SMEs, 15 "locomotives", 13
success stories), 17 engaged entrepreneurs to French Tech Côte d’Azur, and more than 700
signatories to the French Tech Côte d’Azur Manifesto.

8. 8
ASSETS AND PROFILE
A powerful, balanced, and
dynamic digital industry
With the strength of
more than 1,700
companies, nearly
22,000 employees, and 4
billion euros in revenue,
the Côte d’Azur’s IT cluster is
one of Europe’s high-tech
locomotives thanks to its
strong technological
foundation covering the three
major fields of ICT.
The Côte d’Azur, alongside
Munich, is one of only two
regions in Europe with a
balanced critical mass at its
disposal of high-value added
technology companies at the
international level in the three
major fields in ICT –
semiconductors, telecom-
munications, and software.
Critical mass and
dynamism
1,710 companies, of which
104 are foreign-owned and
employ one third of the
workforce, generate more
than 4 billion euros in
revenue, 55% of which is in
exports.
Initially based on the strong
presence of research labs and
R&D centers belonging to
large groups from France and
abroad, the concentration
of talents empowered the
creation of spin-offs and the
development of remarkable
startups.
# 185 companies created in 2014
and338in5years.
# 65 awards and distinctions,
including 20 international
awards, in the past 5 years.
# 110 fundraisers generating €
222 million euros since 2010,
in both initial capital, venture
and development capital.
5 other fundraisers are in
progress.
Keyfiguresofthedigital
industryontheCôted’Azur.
SourceSirius-CCI2015,
data2014.

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7 key technologies
From wireless technology to
embedded electronics -
including 3D imagery, the
internet of things, digital
security, semiconductors, and
complex system informatics
the Côte d’Azur
commands a toolbox of key
information & communications
technologies. S u r r o u n d i n g
each of these segments is a
dynamic community of
startups and world-class SMEs
(Ask, Doremi, iQsim, Insight
SIP, Login People, Mobibase,
Nexess, Nomad 3D, Qwant,
RivieraWaves, Scaleo Chip,
Wildmoka, etc.) standing
alongside the global leaders
(Amadeus, Ask, Atos,
Autodesk, Bosch, Cisco,
Cadence, Fortinet, Freescale,
Huawei, IBM, Intel, NVidia,
Orange, Samsung, Schneider,
Sopra STMicroelectronics,
Thales Alénia Space, etc.).
5 strategic
markets
Thanks to the proficiency of
this world-class technological
toolbox, the Côte d'Azursetout
to create the most favorable
conditions for experimentation
and innovation across five
strategic markets focused on the
following applications: e-health,
e-learning, e-energy & smart
grids, e-tourism & mobility, and
e-environment.
The last three of these
markets participate in the
smart city initiative, for which
the Métropole Nice Côte
d'Azur and its leading
industrial partners (IBM,
Cisco, ERDF, Alstom, Veolia,
and Bosch) deployed key
In each of the 5 strategic
markets, SMEs from the Côte
d ' A z u r d i s t i n g u i s h
themselves, taking advantage
of local technological
developments, a favorable
environment, and shared
technical platforms.
infrastructure: NFC as early
as 2010, smart grid
demonstrators Réflexe and
Nice Grid, a wide-scale car
sharing program, smart
parking, the Connected
Boulevard, etc.
Nice was ranked among the
Top 5 “smart cities” by
Juniper Research in 2015.
TheCôted’Azurisamongthegloballeaderswitharenownedexcellenceacross
7keytechnologiesfueling5strategicmarkets.

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ASSETS & PROFILE
A profitable environment
A remarkable ecosystem
with constant events
programmed by both
the Côte d’Azur’s MICE*
industry and by the
professional
associations, has
created on the Côte
d’Azur a privileged
environment for
blooming tech
champions and startups
in search of interaction,
innovation, and
visibility.
* Meetings, incentives,
conferencing, exhibitions
A powerful
ecosystem
The Côte d’Azur’s digital
industry is developing in an
extraordinarily favorable
environment for innovation.
The reinforcement of the
higher-education hub, the
presence of major research
actors (Inria, CNRS, Eurecom,
Mines ParisTech, labex Ganex
and UCN@Sophia), the activity
of international standardization
organizations (ETSI, W3C), the
collaborative projects
organized and financed across
the industry clusters, including
one at the global level (Secured
Communicating Solutions ), the
proximity to industrial leaders
(Huawei, Orange, Samsung, ST,
Amadeus, IBM, Intel, Cisco,
Schneider Electric, and
Thalès, to name a few) are all
factors that create competition,
stimulate innovation,
prioritize collaboration
between startups, SMEs,
and major groups, and
accelerate the transfer of
technology between public
research and private
companies.
A reinforced
network
The Alpes-Maritimes
departmental policy
for digital infrastructure
plans for the end-to-end
deployment of fiber with 100%
coverage by 2021. Work on
this project will be launched in
2016.
After the 2014 inauguration of
NICIX, the first IXP in Sophia
Antipolis, other internet
exchange points are planned
in Alpes-Maritimes, notably in
the Nice Éco-Vallée.
Principal actors of the ICT ecosystem on the Côte d’Azur: industry hubs, research, and teaching,
as well as professional and international standardization organizations.

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An international
showcase
The number 2 destination in
France for business tourism, the
Côte d’Azur offers no fewer than
400 national and international
B2B events, including 40 that
interest digital actors either
directly or indirectly. They focus
on technology (cloud, M2M,
NFC), their specific applications,
and their associated markets
(video games, audiovisual,
publicity, optics, aerospace,
cleantech, tourism, smart city,
and real estate) as well as
financing (IPEM).
Constant activity
The Côte d’Azur’s ecosystem is
lively year-round:
40 local events or event cycles
(workshops, conferences,
workgroups, meet-and-
greets,
and breakfasts), representing
200 to 300 days a year, are
organized by and for digital
actors.
These events constitute
advantageous opportunities
for regional startups and SMEs
to interact with
representatives of global ICT
leaders operating on the Côte
d’Azur within a context
that is simultaneously
highly specialized and
friendly.
400 B2B events, from conferences and workshops to major international events.
© TEDx Cannes

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THE AMBITION
of French Tech Côte d'Azur
Together, boosting the growth and
influence of the digital industry
The Côte d’Azur’s
digital community,
whose momentum has
been boosted and
reinforced by the
French Tech project,
has engaged itself in a
process of reflection
and has set in motion
essential initiatives to
ensure the
optimization of its
SME support
programs, the
organization of
appropriate work
spaces, and the
international
exposure of future
tech champions.
All together
The French Tech Côte
d’Azur initiative
accelerated and improved
the dialogue between
all of the actors of the
region’s digital chain.
Companies and entre-
preneurs have entered into
a dynamic, open dialogue
with the public actors on
the best strategy and
methods to implement in
order to support the
growth of the digital sector.
This dynamic permits
joining together in a regional
project to initiate a profound
evolution of the digital
sector, its concerns, and its
promises.
# 50 new startups eligible each year
for a three year acceleration process
# 10 new tech champions obtaining international influence within
10 years
# Promote an international community momentum
Accelerate the
growth of the
digital industry
The Côte d’Azur’s aims at
two strategic objectives:
# Balanceitsgrowth–whichup
to now has been largely
supported by the attraction
of MNCs - thanks to the
endogenous development of
companies that capitalize on
the existing ecosystem to
grow and project themselves
abroad.
# Support its technological
upgrade in the fields of
modeling and simulation of
complexsystemsandbigdata.
This requires precise
mapping of the regional
initiatives, resources, and
projects, as well as the
networking of actors and the
optimization of acceleration
programs, including in the
international realm.
Objectives

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THE AMBITION
A comprehensive program for
detecting and supporting
future tech champions
The French Tech Côte
d'Azur program is
accelerating the
structuration of the Côte
d'Azur’s capacity to
detect high-value tech
projects, support startups,
and accelerate the growth
of tech champions on the
Côte d’Azur.
150 partners
More than 150 public,
private and public-private
partners currently
participate in programs
for detecting, hosting,
supporting, and
accelerating the
development of startups
so that they may become
international
“champions”.
See the scheme on the
next page
The French Tech Côte
d’Azur has initiated a
regional dynamic that
enhances the cohesion of
their actions and
reinforces the
acceleration programs
proposed to the “gems”
produced by this
ecosystem.
4 existing
accelerators
Prior to the French Tech
Côte d'Azur project, 2
private accelerators and 2
public accelerators are
proposing financing and
mentoring to local
startups.
# Association BA06 & FCPR
Entrepreneurial Funds 06
# The Sophia Concept
innovation platform,
# KIC ICT – EIT ICT Labs
Sophia Antipolis,
# Paillon 2020.
8 new
accelerators
Accelerator projects
involving all of the different
partners in the acceleration
chain (financing, mentoring,
and possibly hosting) have
been put into place as part
of the French Tech
dynamic.
The accelerator Allianz,
dedicated to big data and
the Internet of Things,
launched its first promotion
in April 2015 (cf infra).
An important project is
being carried out by the
international group Regus
Innovation, in collaboration
with EIT ICT Labs, INNO,
Entrepreneur Avenue,
Young Entrepreneur
School, Smart in-Factory,
and Sophia Business
Angels. Built on the
technological platforms of
SophiaTech, it will focus on
high-value added
technologies.
Huawei launched Digital in-
Pulse 2015 in Nice in
May/June, focused on the
Internet of Things, security,
smart building (cf infra).
Crédit Agricole, Amadeus
Sophia Antipolis, CEEI Nice
Côte d’Azur, Media Deals,
and Paillon 2020 are
mounting private and
mixed acceleration
programs for startups and
growing companies.
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14. - French
Annexes - Dossier de candidature à la labellisation « Métropole French Tech » - French Tech Côte d’Azur
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THE AMBITION
A powerful and structured
ecosystem

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THE AMBITION
Reinforced Tech Hubs
With its different hubs,
the Côte d’Azur is
building an off-site
acceleration program
with a multipolar
architecture permitting
the combination of skills
and their adjoining
leverage to prioritize the
capacity for innovation
and the agility of
adaptation.
The central, token
buildings and the
satellite hubs of the
French Tech Côte d'Azur
symbolize this multipolar
organization.
4 complimentary
tech hubs
The Côte d’Azur offers rich
and complimentary digital
hubs:
# Sophia Antipolis,
Europe’s point of
reference for key digital
technologies.
# The Metropole Nice Côte
d’Azur, a smart city and
pioneer of innovation in
e-health, cleantech,
mobility, and tourism
# Cannes, capital of satellite
imagery and video game
graphics.
# Grasse, including the
perfume cluster
addressing biological and
chemical modelling and
simulation.
2 central, token
buildings
Situated in Sophia Antipolis
and in Nice, they address
technological innovations
and their applications.
Sophia Tech
Opened in 2012 and
occupying more than
39,000 m2 at the heart of
the science & technology
park, Sophia Tech brings
together the major actors
in higher-education,
research and the region’s
ICT ecosystem.
Organized as a place for
collaboration between
researchers, students,
teachers, industry clusters,
and entrepreneurs, it offers
them several spaces for
collaboration and
innovation: Com4Innov
platform and soon an
anechoid chamber, SoFab
IoT-specialized fabLab,
learning center, coworking
space, and the “Sophia Tech
2.0” accelerator.
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17. Paillon 2020
Paillon 2020 (Pasteur
Innovative Living Lab of
Nice) is a scientific,
clinical, and industrial
hub dedicated to the
economic development
of healthcare in the
Métropole Nice Côte
d’Azur.
The health district is
formed around the new
Pasteur 2 hospital and finds
its operational heart in the
Paillon 2020 space, meant
to become a laboratory for
the healthcare of
tomorrow. It houses the
headquarters of France
Silver Eco (Health at Home
& Autonomy National
Reference Center) as well
as the Centre d’Innovation
et d’Usages en Santé,
(Center for Health
Innovation and
Applications) created by
the University of Nice
Sophia Antipolis and the
SCS Cluster.
Centered on the
development of ICT in
health-services and
autonomy for the disabled,
it’s a place to meet,
demonstrate, experiment,
and educate, that is open
to citizens, industries,
researchers, and health
professionals.
6 satellite spaces
# The Business Hub of
Sophia Antipolis, labelled
EU-Business Innovation
Center in 2015, hosts
incubators, the offices of ICT
ecosystem associations,
meeting rooms, and
coworking spaces.
# Allianz Riviera, the first
energypositivestadiumnow
deploying business projects
(including an accelerator) in
the Éco- Vallée.
# Nice Premium houses, in
the heart of the Éco-Vallée,
the Nice Côte d’Azur
Business&InnovationCenter
(CEEI incubator, part of the
EBN network), the EcoLab
FabLab, a coworking space, a
business center, the
Sustainable Design School,
and the Mediterranean
InstituteforRisk,Ecologyand
Sustainable Development
(IMREDD).
# Le Palais des Festivals et
des Congrès is the essential
crossroads of the largest
global markets and
international decision
makers. It hosts major B2B
conferences and
exhibitions directly
interesting digital startups
and companies.
# The Bastide Rouge
houses the Créacannes
incubator, the Cité de
l’entreprise, a branch of
the Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, the European
branch of Business Angels
Media Deals, and the
“Créactive06” incubator.
# The Jacques-Louis Lions
Space in Grasse hosts the
business incubator
Innovagrasse, a
coworking space,
technical platform,
and university hub
dedicated to analytical
chemistry.
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Spaces for experimentation and demonstration
Technical platform and shared experimentation & demonstration
spaces facilitate innovation:
# The new Smart City Innovation Center of Nice Premium,
the « Connected Boulevard » of Nice (IoT applied to urban
management), « Intelligence Operation Center » assembled with IBM.
# The 4 experimentation and evaluation platforms of the Center for
Health Innovation and Applications (CIU-Santé) in Nice.
# Nice Grid, demonstrator of solar neighborhoods and smart grids.
# Com4Innov, developmentandtestingplatform for 4G/LTE/IMSandM2M
# The CIM PACA R&D conception (integrated circuits),
#CREMANTplatformtotestconnectedobjects.
# The future Laboratoire d'Imagerie Numérique (LIN) living lab dedicated
to virtual and augmentedreality, 2D and3D animation, digital cinema and
art, video games, and serious games, in Cannes.
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FRENCH TECH CÔTE D’AZUR
IN MOTION
Engaged plans of action
After a mobilization
crescendo in 2014, the
French Tech Côte d’Azur
began in January 2015 to
layout its plans of action.
This is a summary of the
five key areas of the
short-term plan
elaborated in January,
2015 as part of the
French Tech candidacy.
[ACTION 1]
Set up the governance of
French Tech Côte d’Azur
French Tech Côte d’Azur
has chosen a flexible
governance structure,
led by entrepreneurs,
that guarantees the
representation of all
private and public actors
engaged in the plan of
action .
An Operational Team is
made of 4 committees
(Events, SME support &
facilitation, acceleration,
and international action).
It coordinates the actions
on the ground and abroad
under the control of a
Strategic Council,
composed of members
representing the
entrepreneurs, public
institutions, and actors of
the ecosystem. The
Strategic Council elaborates
and validates the short and
long-term strategy, ensures
coherence and the
involvement of actors, and
supervises the direction and
management of the project
by the Operational Team.
Key steps
# April 14, 2014
Launch meeting
# September 13, 2014
Submission of candidacy
# October 3, 2014 :
Visit of the ministerial
delegation.
# December 19, 2014
Submission of final
application file.
# March 13, 2015 :
Kick Off French Tech Côte
d’Azur Entrepreneurs
# June 25, 2015 :
Announcement of the
award and celebrations .
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19. [ACTION 2] Support and
coordinate private
acceleration programs.
The first half of 2015 saw the
launch of the first class of the
Allianz Accelerator and the
first edition of Huwai Digital
in-Pulse competition in Nice.
A new project was born: the
Village Crédit Agricole. Other
operations have combined
mentorship,entrepreneurship
competitions, and immersion
abroad.
Dedicated to big data, IoT,
and connected stadiums,
the Allianz accelerator
opened in March 2015
within the Allianz Rivera
stadium in Nice. It selected
in May 50 startups that will
benefit for 5 months from
the support of leading
investors, including
Bpifrance & Idinvest
Partners, as well as the
guidance of experts and
mentors. They may also be
offered a strategic
partnership with Allianz to
test their solutions abroad,
thanks to the presence of
the group in 70 countries.
The European project e-
Plus Ecosystem, launched
on the Côte d’Azur by CCI
Nice Côte d'Azur, targets
startups based in the Côte
d'Azur as well as in Bade
Wurtenberg (Germany)
and Porto (Portugal).
The Village of Innovation by
Crédit Agricole on the Côte
d’Azur will be turned toward
smart cities and housing, e-
health, IoT, durable
environment, energy
transition, agriculture, and
biotechnologies.
In a space of 1,500 m2, the
companies will benefit
from full guidance
accompanied by financing.
The implantation study is in
progress, the call to the
project is planned for
November, 2015, and the
inauguration of The Village
in June, 2016.
On May 24, 2015, the Silicon
Valley Camp took 10 startups
from the Côte d'Azur to
California for immersion in
Silicon Valley. On the
program were workshops,
coaching and networking,
visits to the headquarters of
Google, Adobe, Apple, and
Facebook,andmeetingswith
investors and potential
technology partners.
The companies were
followed for six months by
the students of the Young
Entrepreneur School and
the event’s expert
partners: Sophia Business
Angels, Cabinet Vaughan,
MIDI Capital, FTCAE, CCI
etc.
Digital in-Pulse is Huawei’s
national innovation
competition in the domains
of IoT, security, and smart
buildings. The second
edition, organized in Nice
on June 4 as part of French
Tech Côte d’Azur,
permitted winners to share
€200,000 and participate in
the Great China French
Tech Acceleratech1
organized by Business
France from November 10-
21, 2015 for a week of
immersion in China to meet
innovative Chinese actors
in the ICT sector.
For the 2nd
time on the Côte
d’Azur, the European
Innovation Academy was
hosted in Nice from July 6-
24, 2015. Throughout 15
days, more than 500
students, 100 mentors
(Google, Amadeus,
Samsung), and 50
professors (Oxford
Stanford, UC Berkeley,
London Business School,
MIT) visited from around
the world.
An accelerator of a new
genre of entrepreneurial
competition, it allowed
winners to be integrated in
an acceleration program
for 2 months in Silicon
Valley.
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20. [ACTION 3] Reinforce the
availability of hosting
locations for startups
Two of the four principal
hosting sites for startups
were strengthened:
# OpenLab & CEEI / BIC
Nice Côte d’Azur
inaugurated in September,
2014 at the Open Lab Eco
Lab the first fablab
dedicated to cleantech and
sustainable design
implanted at Nice Premium
in the locale of CEEI
Business & Innovation
Center, and next to the
Sustainable Design School.
Two new offerings have
been simultaneously made
available by the creators
and entrepreneurs within
CEEI BIC: the Open Loft and
a ‘soft-landing’ space for
French and foreign
startups.
# SoFab
At the end of October,
2014, the FabLab of Sophia
Antipolis, oriented towards
IoT, opened its doors in
Polytech Nice at Sophia
Tech. “SoFab”, led by the
association Telecom Valley
and supported by
the University of Nice
Sophia Antipolis and the
robotics association Pobot,
opened a time slot for
companies to enable rapid
professional prototyping.
[ACTION 4] Organize the
communication and event
planning of French Tech
Côte d’Azur
Beyond the creation of the
French Tech Côte d’Azur
frenchtechcotedazur.fr
website and brand, whose
has dressed many events in
2015, mailing liste have
been set up and broadcast
to relay information about
events and entrepreneurial
competitions.
Among the highlights of
2015 in terms of local
events for French Tech
Côte d’Azur:
# TEDxCannes
The 2015 edition permitted
several French Tech Côte
d’Azur startups to pitch
their ideas at the Palais des
Festivals on March 28.
# Challenge Jeunes Pousses
The entrepreneurial
competition coupled with a
6 month mentorship was
organized by Telecom
Valley for students and
SMEs from the region. The
2015 edition was
integrated into French Tech
Côte d’Azur, with a finale at
EDHEC on March 27.
# BA 06
« The Business Accelerator »
brought together 44
innovative companies, 33
purchasers, 22 investors, 20
guides, and nearly 60
partners. 5 companies were
awarded.
# Startup Assembly
From May 28-30, the 3rd
edition of the Startup
Assembly was held in Nice,
which allowed for several
members of the French
Tech Côte d’Azur to
present their projects to
the general public by
offering workshops and
events in their locales.
Also worth mentioning is
the Enternext financing
workshop in March, the
Hackathon Vinci organized
at Allianz Riviera in
partnership with FTCAE in
April, the TM Forum and
Green Games hackathons
in May, and more.
© TEDxCannes
© CJP/Telecom
Valley
© CEEI / Ecolab
© SoFab
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21. [ACTION 5]
Ensure national and
international visibilityof
French Tech Côte d’Azur
French Tech Côte d'Azur
visibility is being organized
for local, national, and
international events.
# Reed MIDEM events in
Cannes
A booth was proposed to
FTCA startups for the
MIDEM in Cannes from
June 5th
to 8th
. A similar
operation is planned for
MipCom, MipTV, MAPIC
and MIPIM.
# Innovative City in Nice
Innovative City, a major
European event in the area
of smart and sustainable
cities taking place in Nice,
brought together actors in
innovative, connected, and
durable cities on June 24
and 25.
For the 2015 edition, a
workshop brought
together actors from
French Tech metropolises
to present the French Tech
to national and
international visitors.
A French Tech Côte d’Azur
conference gave the floor
to several speakers
representing French Tech
metropolises followed by a
pitching session of French
Tech Côte d’Azur.
# Events at the Maison de
la Métropole in Paris
Opened in November 2015,
the Métropole Nice Côte
d’Azur House in Paris offers
a new visibility to the
region and companies of
French Tech Côte d’Azur
that can come to express
themselves and network in
a dedicated space. The first
morning session organized
with representatives of
French Tech Côte d’Azur was
organized on April 29 on the
theme, “new applications at
the service of the citizen”.
French Tech Côte d’Azur
organizes its presence at
international expos:
# MWC in Barcelone
With 8 companies from the
Côte d’Azur at the
Provence Côte d'Azur
booth in March 2015.
# CES Asia in Shanghaï
Team Côte d’Azur was
present from May 25-27,
2015 and studied
opportunities for French
Tech Côte d’Azur
companies.
# CES Las Vegas
The French Tech Côte
d’Azur will participate in
the 2016 edition with,
notably, one of its
ambassadors, Eric Léandri,
CEO of Qwant.
# Innovation World Cup
The competitions were
relayed on the Côte d’Azur,
which had one finalist
(Cynsis, IoT/M2M) and one
winner (Feeligreen, WT).
# Technological hubs
French Tech Côte d’Azur has
launchedseveralinitiatives in
order to create bridges
between the
incubators/accelerators of
the Côte d'Azur and their
international counterparts to
simplify the access of
companies to markets and
technologies.
Collaborations have started
between the CEEI
incubator and the state of
Utah in the US via the
incubator of Salt Lake City
to enable soft-landing
programs in North
America. Raleigh, San
Diego, Miami, Austin, and
the DC Digital program in
Washington DC and Seattle
are in the plans for
strategic alliances explored
for 2015/2016.
Visits have been organized
to the Innovalab of Thales
in Singapore (March, 2015).
A connection is also in the
works with the hubs of
London, Dubai, and Zhuhai,
China.
A delegation representing
the first digital metropolis
in Korea, Gyeonggi, was
welcomed on the Côte
d’Azur by Team Côte d’Azur
on June 8th
.
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22. FRENCH TECH CÔTE D’AZUR IN MOTION
Enhancing the Côte d’Azur’s global reach
accru
728 cooperation
agreements.
Member of EIT ICT Labs.
LEAT,I3S&otherlabshave
foreign cooperation
programs.
500 entrepreneurs, 100
mentors and 50 professors
came from 40 partner
countries of the European
Innovation Academy to the
Côte d'Azur with the goal of
being immersed in a
mentorship program in
California.
Young Entrepreneur Initiative: Reception of American startups
from Boston in Nice (CEEI / BIC, Incubator PACA-Est)
Immersion camp for startups in California (YES
Sophia Antipolis)
French American Conference for Entrepreneurs (New
York): participation of Nice (CEEI BIC)
Cooperation of the Inkubateur
Skema with 2 incubators in
Suzhou (China).
7 hubs and around 40
partners in Europe
(including UNS & INRIA) for
EIT ICT Labs Knowledge &
Innovation Community.
80 research programs around the world (USA, China, Chili,
Japan, Brazil, and others), 230 participations at FP7, and
numerous industrial partnerships, notably with Microsoft
Research and Google. Partners with EIT ICT Labs.
Collaboration with the University
of South Florida and its incubator
Blue Sky, San Francisco State
University, the Institute of
Innovation & Entrepreneurship of
Singapour.
Member of the European Business
Network (150 incubators), with
RETIS. Partner of YEI.
Exchange programs in the
US, Canada, China, South Korea,
Thailand, and Vietnam.
Campuses in Nice, Lille, Paris,
Londres & Singapour.
Reaping the benefits of its remarkable perception and
reputation, the Côte d’Azur serves as a valuable relay
for supporting the development of its companies
abroad. Partnerships are already in action
between the French Tech Côte d'Azur
and organizations abroad, particularly
in California and Asia.
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25 CCI experts support
companies in developing their
activies abroad in relation with
Ubifrance and the CNCCEF.
Presence at expos and conferences
(MWC, Siggraph, CES, Cartes, etc.)
Priority prospection zones for the
attraction of FDI.
Cooperation with clusters and
operators in Tunisia, Germany,
Italy, Israel, and the US.
Cooperation agreements between the city of
Nice and those of Xiamen and Hangzhou (China)
CEEI / Business & Innovation
Center: Member of the European
Business Network (140 incubators in
40 countries), relations developed
with the BIC of Malaga (Spain), Turin
Genoa (Italy), and Noribic (Ireland). A
partnership is in development with
Salt Lake City.
Agreement with the University
“Estacio de Sa” in Rio de Janeiro and
its partner incubator, YEI.
Cities of the Smart
World Event,
associated with the
Innovation World
Cup (IoT.M2M,
cloud, and
wearable
technologies) in
Nice during
Innovative City.
Agreement between Alpes-Maritimes
and the province of Zheijang (China).
Partners with the Francophone Forum
for Business Cooperation
Côte d'Azur
# 2nd largest international airport in France
(direct flights to more than 100 destinations),
# 1247 foreign-owned companies,
# 2nd
most popular destination in France for
tourism, both business and pleasure.
Connections with the tech parks of Cambridge, Munich, Tel
Aviv, Montreal, Suzhou, Zongguancun, Shanghai, Rio, Buenos
Aires.
Participation in projects and international networks
(IASP, Innovation Champions Network, Shanghai network),
Europeans (ClusterCollaboration, SME internationalization
through clusters, Wintech, SmartMedParks, Venis, Wave,
Pooling4Cluster, European Cluster Observatory, ELITE, EEN) and
Mediterranean (Euromed@Change, SHAMS, Med-KED).
Technical assistance to the implementation of technology
parks in Morocco, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia.
Cooperation agreements in
Morocco and Abu Dhabi. Member
of GEO, IEA, IEEE, IRENA, and OGC
Scientific
Academic members in France,
Germany, Norway, Italy, Finland,
Vietnam, Switzerland, US…
“ICT business opportunities in Asia-
Oceania” day organized by Telecom
Valley and its partners.
Huawei in-Pulse : competition
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FRENCH TECH CÔTE D’AZUR IN MOTION
Engaged Ambassadors
The emblematic
entrepreneurs who
have been chosen to
represent French Tech
Côte d’Azur
nationally and
internationally are
renowned men and
women with a
strong impact on the
region’s digital
sector who can, as
ambassadors, bring
significant added
value to the
influence of French
Tech Côte d'Azur .
Olivier BECHU
Clean energy /
smart grid
Philippe BESSAGUET
Mobile communications routers
& SIM server platforms
Véronique BOURON
SSII services IT and
Telecom
Olivier COURTADE
Internet of things and silver
economy solutions
Jean-Yves COURTOIS
Satellite navigation
systems
Laurent COYON
High-precision optical
components

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Georges KAYANAKIS
Contract-free payment cards
Laurent LONDEIX
Operators for internet and
fixed/mobile telephone.
Vincent DAVID
Engineering & Innovation
Fabienne GASTAUD
Technical and energy-related
building solutions
Bertrand KIENTZ
Software and digital platforms
for travel professionals
Eric LEANDRI
Internet research leader
Fabrice MOIZAN
Cloud computing, graphic
processors, and education
Olivier RICARD
Predictive webmarketing
optimization
Vincent ROGER
TV editing and distribution
services
Patrick ZUCCHETTA
Digital cinema servers
Cédric MESSINA
Exclusive mobile app for
instructors
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26. GET STARTED
WITH FRENCH TECH CÔTE D'AZUR
The Côte d’Azur is currently home
to five incubators and one
accelerator with specific
specializations related to ICT & IoT,
cleantech & smart city, health &
medtech, and biotech. They’re the
place to go to for startups who
want quick and efficient access to
dedicated ecosystems with quality
infrastructure, premium work
environments and guidance from
skilled business experts and
researchers.
Further acceleration programs and
facilities are to be offered soon
within the 4 tech hubs, 2 token
buildings and 6 satellite spaces.
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Where do you want to startup?
Welcoming Talents
Aware of their important
contribution to the French
economy, the French government
wants to attract highly skilled
foreign professionals.
A “Talent Passport” will be
introduced to make it easier for
skilled professionals and workers
to come to France.
Moreover, talented foreigners who
want to come on a regular basis for
short business trips or leisure,
foreign students, scientists and
researchers will benefit from a
simplified administrative procedure.
The Côte d'Azur is home to almost
100,000 foreign residents,
representing around 160
nationalities, 21 international
educational establishments, and
1,247 foreign-owned companies
from 60 countries, employing
30,885 people.
The French Tech Côte d'Azur will
strengthen its efforts to promote
international relations for
startups, science parks and tech
hubs, as well as attract more
digital startups, investors and
professionals.
The French Tech also
offers opportunities
to foreign digital
players!
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27. 6
Team Côte d'Azur’s investor services
Team Côte d’Azur assists foreign companies eager to locate in the
Côte d'Azur in:
# Connecting to the ecosystem
# Finding the best site for their business
# Recruiting their teams
# Accessing public incentives and funding
# Channeling their communication.
Free, personalized and
confidential expertise
A joint initiative
The Direction Committee of the French Tech Côte d'Azur application
particularly wishes to thank the agencies that contribute free of charge
to the communication of French Tech Côte d’Azur:
The digital communication agency, Tequila Rapido, whose engagement, creativity, and efficiency
allowed us to obtain and implement our logo and website,
The company, Interactive 4D, for their animation, and the agency, Webelse, for their aerial
photography of Pic’TIC on October 3.
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The investment promotion agency for the Côte d’Azur, Team Côte d’Azur promotes the region in
international markets and helps new, French or foreign companies to establish offices in the area.
Team Côte d'Azur takes part in numerous B2B events worldwide and acts as a facilitator for setting up
technological hubs with international partners.
Get in touch
@FrenchTechCDA
@CotedAzur4Biz
FrenchTechCotedAzur.fr
InvestinCotedAzur.com
French Tech Côte d'Azur
FTCA Entrepreneurs
frenchtechcotedazur@
teamcotedazur.fr
AKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Team Côte d'Azur’s business services
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28. Contact: Team Côte d'Azur
400, Promenade des Anglais – BP 3185 – 06204 NICE CEDEX 3 – France
Tel: +33 (04) 92 17 51 51
frenchtechcotedazur@teamcotedazur.fr
TeamCôted’Azur,August2015