Launched in 2023, the French Tech 2030 program opens a new edition. The French Tech mission has just published the call for candidates to constitute the 2025 promotion, with an unchanged objective, support French startups with high technological potential engaged in strategic sectors for digital sovereignty. But behind the ambitious title, what are the access criteria? And how do you prepare for it?
A selective program for mature technological startups
French Tech 2030 is aimed at companies that are no longer at the idea or prototype stage. To apply, startups must have been created after January 1, 2012 and demonstrate a significant level of technological and economic maturity.
Three thresholds must be crossed:
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- Have cumulative at least 3 million euros Since January 1, 2023, whether turnover or funding raised.
- Have a validated technologythat is to say tested, proven or already deployed.
- Propose ambitious business modelin France and internationally.
These conditions actually exclude projects in the priming phase, as well as those still focused on exploratory R&D. Candidates must demonstrate a start of commercial or industrial tractionas well as a Alignment with the strategic axes defined by the French Tech mission.
Priority to critical infrastructure and sovereign technologies
The target program of areas deemed structuring for the country’s technological autonomy. Are expressly mentioned: cloud, artificial intelligence, quantum, cybersecurity, robotics, semiconductors, energy and space.
In fact, this encompasses a wide spectrum of solutions, provided that they participate in the Structuring of a sovereign digital ecosystem. Applications from peripheral sectors (Legaltech, Retail, Foodtech) must justify their impact on critical infrastructure or so -called rupture technologies.
One year support to cross a CAP
Selected startups incorporate a support route for a duration of twelve months. This program, carried by the French Tech mission, proposes:
- A Easy access to public fundingand support in the search for private capital.
- A Related to the big principalspublic and private.
- A administrative supportvia the network of French tech correspondents present in more than 60 administrations.
- Of the Awareness sessions on cybersecurity, intellectual property and sovereignty issues.
- Participation opportunities in high -level institutional eventsin France and abroad.
The objective is not to offer generalist coaching, butaccelerate structuring and expansion actors identified as strategic.
Practical advice for candidates
Interested startups can submit their file online until September 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. On the French Tech website. The application form requests specific elements: technological description, market evidence, financing strategy, projection at three years.
It is recommended to:
- Prepare a Clear and encrypted summary commercial traction (income or customers) and funding obtained.
- Put forward the sovereign or structuring aspect technology developed.
- Illustrate deployment capacity on the European or international leveland the long -term vision.
- Value them patents, industrial partnerships or certifications obtained.
The files will be examined by a Committee of experts from the innovation ecosystembefore a final selection in September.
A gateway to the Next40 of tomorrow
Startups accompanied in the first promotion (Mistral AI, Pasqal, Alice & Bob, Unseenlabs, Aqemia) illustrate the nature of the targeted profiles. They share a high level of technological excellence, strong scientific anchoring, and an ability to register in Strategic value chains for the State.
For selected startups, entry into the 2030 French Tech program represents Institutional recognitionbut also a acceleration in access to funding, decision -makers and critical markets.
