Je choisis la French Tech
The ‘Je choisis la French Tech’ programme, run by Mission French Tech, brings together more than 500 signatory companies and more than 80 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.
Programme description
The ‘Je choisis la French Tech’ programme aims to boost the use of French start-up technologies by the private and public sectors, with a dual objective:
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respond to the digital, technological and ecological transformation needs of public and private players;
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increase start-up revenues to strengthen their impact and resilience.
This ambition is reflected in a quantified objective – 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, ongoing contacts tailored to the needs of public and private sector buyers, promotion of the players involved and the innovative solutions offered by start-ups, etc.
1 year after its launch, more than 500 companies have already chosen French Tech! Among them, 8 major French groups have pledged €685 million to purchase solutions from French Tech start-ups by mid-2026: ADP, AXA, BPCE, CMA CGM, EDF, Française des Jeux, Orange and SNCF.
More than 80 partners (public bodies, professional federations, French Tech Capitals and Communities and associations) have also been mobilised to roll out the programme and increase the number of opportunities for start-ups and public and private sector buyers to meet across the country.
Choose French start-ups too!
To help spread the solutions offered by French start-ups, each company has the opportunity to become either a partner or a supporter. Behind this commitment lies the opportunity for each buyer to benefit from the best solutions already being developed and offered by French start-ups.
If you are a company : fill in the formIf you would like to find out more before signing, please contact our teams: je-choisis-la-french-tech.dge@finances.gouv.fr
Service offer
To achieve the initiative’s objective, French Tech Mission is taking very practical steps to activate various levers in the purchasing chain:
1) Setting up contacts: facilitating contacts between start-ups and public and private purchasers at events or by setting up contacts tailored to needs.
2) Training: raising awareness of innovative purchasing among buyers and of public procurement among start-ups.
French Tech Mission 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.
-French Tech Mission will shortly be launching “Je choisis la French Tech Académie”, a new training programme aimed at start-ups to give them easiers access to public procurement through online videos on the main stages of the public procurement process.
3) Communication: promoting the programme’s players and the successes of start-ups.
Upcoming “Je choisis la French Tech” events
Find out more about the upcoming ‘Je choisis la French Tech’ events in which French Tech Mission is a partner.
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The initiative’s partners
The institutional players
The institutional players undertake to :
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Organise at least one meeting between start-ups and public and/or private buyers by the end of the year
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Regularly mobilise members of their network to take part in “Je choisis la French Tech” initiatives
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Appoint a “Je choisis la French Tech” contact person within their organisation
8 major groups have committed to purchase amounts
Together, they have committed to purchasing solutions from French Tech start-ups worth €685 million by mid-2026.
Partner companies
Supporting’ companies make commitments in terms of resources (appointment of a start-up advisor, implementation of an accelerated purchasing process, doubling the number of start-ups listed as suppliers, organisation of events).
Supporting companies
Supporting companies make commitments in terms of resources (appointment of a start-up advisor, implementation of an accelerated purchasing process, doubling the number of start-ups listed as suppliers, organisation of events).
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