What France 2030 does

France 2030 is a French government investment plan launched in 2021 and administered by the Secrétariat général pour l'investissement (SGPI), a body of the French State. It commits €54 billion of public capital through 2030 to accelerate transformation of strategic economic sectors — including quantum technologies, health/biotech, semiconductors, robotics, space, energy transition, and agriculture — and to position France as a leader in future technologies and industries. As of April 2025, the program reports supporting 7,500 innovative projects, 47 biomedications, 640,000 electric and hybrid vehicles produced in France, 280,000 training places, and 18 million tonnes of annual CO₂ emissions avoided.

The program's "products and services" are funding instruments, not commercial goods. It distributes capital through direct government grants, calls for projects (appels à candidatures), and a constellation of dedicated investment vehicles managed by Bpifrance, including Ecotechnologies 2 and i-Démo. Bpifrance typically takes 10–20% equity stakes with 15–20 year horizons, co-investing alongside private investors and prioritizing national strategic interests over quarterly returns. Distribution is national via the 'Au cœur des territoires' territorial initiative and the official info.gouv.fr portal, with strategic visibility reinforced through the French Tech Mission's Next 40 and FT 120 indices, whose selection criteria were updated in 2026 to explicitly reward recipients of Bpifrance and France 2030 grants.

Beneficiaries span startups (primary), SMEs/ETIs, large industrial groups, higher education institutions, research organizations, and educational institutions engaged in strategic-sector training. The revenue model is therefore non-commercial: France 2030 is funded by public appropriation and deploys capital outward; there is no disclosed pricing, fee, or commercial ARR. Core partnerships include Bpifrance (financial core), Audacia/Quantonation and CEA for quantum, the French Tech Mission for ecosystem positioning, and various private co-investors in deeptech rounds. Operational governance is exercised through interministerial committees, with an April 2025 review reporting performance against 16 indicators.

Name

France 2030

Legal name

France 2030

Website

https://france2030.gouv.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

France 2030 is a French government investment program launched in 2021, committing €54 billion through 2030 to back innovation across quantum, health/biotech, semiconductors, robotics, space, energy, and agriculture. It deploys non-dilutive capital via direct grants and Bpifrance-managed vehicles to startups, SMEs, industrial groups, and research institutions.

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HQ city

Villeurbanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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B2B

Offering type

Services

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Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

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Core offering

France 2030 is a French government investment plan launched in 2021 that allocates €54 billion through 2030 to accelerate the transformation of key economic sectors through innovation. It provides grants, subsidies, and co-investment funding to start-ups, SMEs, large industrial groups, research organizations, and educational institutions operating in strategic sectors including quantum, health/biotech, semiconductors, robotics, space, energy, and agriculture. Funds are primarily managed through Bpifrance investment vehicles and dedicated programs such as i-Démo and the Ecotechnologies 2 fund.

Product overview

France 2030 is not a company selling products or services; it is a French government investment plan aimed at accelerating the transformation of key economic sectors through innovation. The program provides funding, support, and investment to innovative projects across sectors including health, energy, agriculture, space, industry, and technology. France 2030 does not offer commercial products or services for sale.

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Brands

• France 2030 - L'Investissement: The primary brand identity for the French government's investment initiative program.

Products and services

• Direct Government Grants and Subsidies Non-dilutive direct funding from the France 2030 budget awarded to approved innovative projects across strategic sectors, intended for companies, research institutions, and organizations undertaking innovation in quantum, health, semiconductors, robotics, space, energy, and agriculture.
• Ecotechnologies 2 Fund Sector-specific France 2030 investment vehicle managed by Bpifrance focused on ecotechnologies and deeptech. Co-leads deeptech funding rounds (e.g., the €30 million Series B for Standing Ovation) by combining government and private capital.
• i-Démo Program France 2030 funding program providing non-dilutive government grants to companies for strategic research and industrial development projects, exemplified by ABIONYX Pharma's €8.7 million award for sepsis research.
• Calls for Projects (Appels à candidatures) Open application process through which companies, research institutions, and organizations apply for France 2030 funding across strategic sectors. Applicants are selected based on innovation criteria aligned with national strategic priorities.

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. The €1 billion additional quantum funding was announced during a visit to CEA's Very Large Computing Center in Bruyères-le-Châtel, indicating CEA's role in quantum technology research under France 2030.
• French Tech MissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026French Tech Mission updated selection criteria for Next 40 and FT 120 indices to include innovation metrics (patent filings, Bpifrance and France 2030 innovation grants, CIR/CII tax credits) alongside economic requirements. Goal is to surface deeptech startups in quantum, health, semiconductors, and robotics sectors.

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Direct peers

• Bpifrance: French public investment bank that is the primary deployment partner for France 2030, managing multiple program funds (Ecotechnologies 2, i-Démo) with deep overlap in target sectors and investment instruments.
• British Business Bank: UK government-backed economic development bank providing patient capital and growth financing to domestic SMEs and startups — directly comparable mandate to France 2030 in stimulating national innovation through state-backed investment.
• Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP): Italian state-owned financial institution financing national strategic infrastructure, innovation, and industrial transformation — directly comparable as a national development finance institution with sovereign capital.
• Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO): Spain's national development bank channeling public funding to strategic sectors and innovation — comparable mandate, scale, and instruments to France 2030 at the national level.
• Israel Innovation Authority: Israeli government agency funding deeptech R&D and innovation with grant programs across strategic sectors — highly comparable in mission (national innovation competitiveness) and instruments (non-dilutive grants).
• European Innovation Council (EIC): EU's flagship deeptech funding instrument providing grants and equity to European breakthrough innovators — directly comparable target beneficiary base (deeptech startups) and funding instruments to France 2030.
• High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF): German public-private deeptech seed investor backed by government and industry — comparable in targeting deeptech startups with public-backed capital and providing early-stage funding to technology-intensive ventures.

Broad incumbents

• KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau): Germany's national state-owned development bank, much larger and broader in scope than France 2030, but directly comparable as a sovereign vehicle channeling public capital into domestic industrial transformation and innovation.
• European Investment Bank (EIB): EU-level development bank providing large-scale financing for European innovation, infrastructure, and SMEs — overlaps with France 2030 in funding deeptech and strategic sectors at supranational scale.
• European Investment Fund (EIF): EU specialist institution providing risk financing to European SMEs and innovation — closely comparable as a multilateral state-backed vehicle deploying capital into European innovation ecosystems.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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