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#1 FDI in Europe
FRANCE 2030 €54B across 10 objectives — 7,457 projects funded — 196K jobs mobilized — €38B+ deployed
MISTRAL AI €11.7B valuation — ASML leads round — 18,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs — European AI sovereignty
CHOOSE FRANCE 2025 Record €40.8B in 53 projects — Europe #1 FDI destination — 6th consecutive year (EY)
AI SUMMIT €109B in AI infrastructure pledged — Paris Feb 2025 — most ambitious sovereign AI program in Europe
STATION F World's largest startup campus — 34,000 m² — 1,000+ startups — 30+ programs — Microsoft, LVMH, Meta
R&D TAX CREDIT CIR 30% — Europe's most generous — JEI status additional benefits — €50B+ via Bpifrance
UNICORNS 25+ French unicorns — Doctolib €6.4B — Contentsquare €5.6B — Alan €4.5B — Hugging Face $4.5B
FRANCE 2030 €54B across 10 objectives — 7,457 projects funded — 196K jobs mobilized — €38B+ deployed
MISTRAL AI €11.7B valuation — ASML leads round — 18,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs — European AI sovereignty
CHOOSE FRANCE 2025 Record €40.8B in 53 projects — Europe #1 FDI destination — 6th consecutive year (EY)
AI SUMMIT €109B in AI infrastructure pledged — Paris Feb 2025 — most ambitious sovereign AI program in Europe
STATION F World's largest startup campus — 34,000 m² — 1,000+ startups — 30+ programs — Microsoft, LVMH, Meta
R&D TAX CREDIT CIR 30% — Europe's most generous — JEI status additional benefits — €50B+ via Bpifrance
UNICORNS 25+ French unicorns — Doctolib €6.4B — Contentsquare €5.6B — Alan €4.5B — Hugging Face $4.5B
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Deep-dive analysis for institutional decision-makers navigating France's innovation economy.
France 2030 is a €54 billion national investment plan launched by President Macron in October 2021. It targets reindustrialization, ecological transition, and technological sovereignty across 10 strategic objectives — from nuclear energy and green hydrogen to AI, semiconductors, and biomedicines. Over €38 billion has been deployed across 7,457 projects, mobilizing 196,824 jobs. Read the complete guide →
What are France's top unicorns?
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France has 25+ unicorns including Doctolib (€6.4B, healthcare), Contentsquare (€5.6B, digital analytics), Mistral AI ($6B, large language models), Alan (€4.5B, health insurance), Hugging Face ($4.5B, ML platform), Dataiku ($3.7B, enterprise AI), and BlaBlaCar (€1.6B, mobility). See full tracker →
What is the French R&D Tax Credit (CIR)?
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The Crédit d'Impôt Recherche (CIR) provides a 30% tax credit on the first €100M of annual R&D expenditure — Europe's most generous. Combined with JEI status (employer social charge exemptions), companies can recoup 40–50% of total R&D cost. Full CIR guide →
How much FDI does France attract?
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France has been Europe's #1 FDI destination for 6 consecutive years (EY). The Choose France 2025 summit at Versailles secured a record €40.8B across 53 investment projects, including €20.8B for AI infrastructure. Since 2018, Choose France has generated €87.7B in commitments and 163,000+ jobs. Investment strategy →
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