Je choisis la French Tech

The “Je choisis la French Tech” (I choose French Tech) programme, run by Mission French Tech, brings together more than 600 signatory companies and over 90 committed institutional players. “Je choisis la French Tech” has an ambitious goal: to double the purchases made by major groups and public bodies from start-ups by 2027.

Description of the programme

The “Je choisis la French Tech” programme aims to increase the use of French start-up technologies by the private and public sectors, with a dual objective:

répondre aux besoins de transformation numérique, technologique et écologique des acteurs publics et privés ;
augmenter les revenus des start-up pour renforcer leur impact et leur résilience.

This ambition is reflected in a quantified target – to double the amount of public and private sector purchases from start-ups by 2027 – and a method that aims to intervene at every stage of the “purchasing chain”: commercial meetings tailored to the needs of public and private buyers, training, promotion of committed players and innovative solutions from start-ups, etc

Nearly two years after its launch, more than 600 companies have already chosen French Tech! Among them, 8 major French groups have committed €685 million to purchasing solutions from French Tech start-ups by mid-2026: ADP, AXA, BPCE, CMA CGM, EDF, Française des Jeux, Orange and SNCF.

More than 90 partners (public bodies, professional federations and associations) are also mobilised to roll out the programme and increase the number of opportunities for start-ups and public and private sector buyers to meet throughout France.

Video of the first assessment one year after the launch of the ‘I choose French Tech’ initiative at VivaTech 2024. I choose French Tech

Service offering

To achieve the initiative’s objective, Mission French Tech is taking very practical steps to activate various levers in the purchasing chain:

1) Matchmaking: facilitating contacts between start-ups and public and private buyers at events or matchmaking events tailored to their needs.

2) Training: raising awareness of innovative purchasing among buyers and of public procurement among start-ups.

Mission French Tech and its many partners are working together to offer training courses to major groups, public authorities and start-ups.

– Bpifrance Le Hub is helping purchasing departments to forge new partnerships with French start-ups through its DAPI programme, aimed at large groups. Find out more here .

– Mission French Tech has launched “Je choisis la French Tech Académie”, an online course designed for start-ups to help them win public contracts.

3) Communication: promoting the programme’s players and the successes of start-ups.

Choose French start-ups too!

To reinforce the distribution of French start-up solutions, every company has the opportunity to make a commitment. Above all, behind this commitment lies the opportunity for every buyer to benefit from the best solutions they are already developing and offering. Whether you’re a public or private player, you can become a signatory at any time by filling in the appropriate form.

If you would like to find out more before signing up, please contact our teams: je-choisis-la-frenchtech.dge@finances.gouv.fr

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Resources

Download the “I choose French Tech, one year on” press pack

PDF – 1.23 MB

Discover some of French Tech’s start-ups: the winners of French Tech 2030

Events

To find out about forthcoming events with the “Je choisis la French Tech” label in which Mission French Tech is a partner.

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