€9.5 Billion for AI and Digital Sovereignty
France 2030 allocates €9.5 billion to digital technology and artificial intelligence, making it one of the largest sovereign AI investment programs in the world. The allocation covers compute infrastructure, talent development, semiconductor manufacturing, cloud sovereignty, and quantum computing — positioning France as Europe’s leading AI nation alongside the UK and Germany.
Paris AI Action Summit: €109B Pledged
The February 2025 Paris AI Action Summit, hosted by President Macron, generated €109 billion in global AI investment pledges — the largest commitment ever made at a single AI governance event. Among the highlights: Mistral AI closed an €11.7 billion round lifting its valuation to $6 billion. The UAE committed $50 billion in AI compute infrastructure through partnerships with French companies.
The 1.4 GW AI Campus
France is building a 1.4 GW AI Campus to provide sovereign compute capacity. This facility, backed by France 2030 funding, will support training of foundation models entirely on European soil — a critical differentiator for GDPR-sensitive enterprise and government applications. The project complements the GENCI supercomputer (Jean Zay) already ranked among Europe’s top AI research systems.
Key AI Investments
| Company/Program | Investment | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Mistral AI | €11.7B round | Open-weight LLMs, enterprise AI |
| Hugging Face | $4.5B valuation | ML platform, model hub (450K+ models) |
| Owkin | $1B valuation | Federated learning, drug discovery |
| Choose Europe for Science | €300M+ | AI researcher attraction program |
| AI Campus Compute | 1.4 GW | Sovereign training infrastructure |
Semiconductor Strategy
The digital allocation includes France’s share of the EU Chips Act. STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries are expanding fab capacity in the Lyon-Grenoble corridor, targeting 300mm wafer production for automotive and IoT chips. Total investment: €7.5 billion in French semiconductor capacity by 2028.
Quantum Computing
France’s €1.8 billion National Quantum Strategy funds companies like Pasqal (neutral atom quantum computing, raised €100M Series B), Alice & Bob (cat qubits), and Quandela (photonic computing). CNRS and INRIA anchor the research pipeline.
Impact Metrics
As of 2025, France 2030’s digital vertical has funded 1,200+ projects, created 28,000+ direct jobs, and contributed to France ranking #3 in Europe for AI research output (behind UK and Germany). France is now the #1 continental European destination for AI venture investment.