ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine

What ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine does

ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a publicly funded, non-profit regional development and innovation agency (association loi 1901) mandated by the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine to serve as the primary interface between businesses, research institutions, and public innovation support mechanisms in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. Headquartered in Pessac with six operational offices (Bordeaux, Bidart, La Rochelle, Limoges, Pau, Poitiers), the agency delivers free advisory and accompaniment services to innovative startups, SMEs, mid-market companies (ETI), and 21 member agglomeration communities. Its service portfolio spans innovation diagnostics, partnership brokering (including the Enterprise Europe Network and Atlas de l'Innovation), funding facilitation, industrial transformation, RSE consulting, and territorial implantation support, with 640+ enterprises accompanied in 2025.

The agency's technical footprint is organized as an écosphère of 12+ specialized sub-brands rather than a unified software platform: Fundmeup (equity crowdfunding), Loop Santé (sustainable health), Cluster Énergies-Stockage (energy storage and transition), NéoBusiness (B2B network), Tourisme Lab (tourism innovation), Impulsion (sports incubator), Résonance (RSE network), Accélérateurs (SME accelerators), Dihnamic (AI and data for industry), ADITIV (6,600-subscriber monthly newsletter), and the Atlas de l'Innovation. It operates web portals including Fundmeup, Invest in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, NéoBusiness, and Dihnamic, and uses the Inwink platform for event management. Core offering is high-touch relationship-driven advisory rather than software; the AI sub-brand Dihnamic is the closest analog to a proprietary technology product.

ADI operates on a public-interest funding model rather than commercial revenue: services to enterprises and territories are provided free of charge, with revenue derived primarily from Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine subsidies and co-funding from the European Union, ADEME, Bpifrance, and other institutional partners, supplemented by member adhesion fees and minor event registration fees (e.g., €20 badge + menu for sector events). Go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise advisory through field staff, an event-driven motion (~112 events per year including a 70-exhibitor Salon du Bourget pavilion), and a community-led motion through its 638-member network. The 2026-2028 strategic roadmap centers ADI on circular economy and decarbonation as structural priorities.

Name

ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Legal name

Agence de Développement et d'Innovation Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Website

https://adi-na.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a publicly funded French regional innovation agency delivering free innovation consulting, fundraising facilitation, partnership brokering, implantation support, and event programming to enterprises and 21 member agglomeration communities across six regional offices, co-funded by Région, EU, ADEME, and Bpifrance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Economic Development Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM), Product Lifecycle, NPI & Industrialization (Design-to-Operate) (BPAHAHAK)

Keywords

• Regional innovation agency
• Business development services
• Innovation consulting
• Public funding advisory
• Territorial economic development

Headquarters

HQ city

Pessac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding and regional subsidies: ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine operates as a public interest agency (mission d'intérêt général) funded primarily by the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine and co-funded by the European Union, ADEME, Bpifrance, and other institutional partners. Services to enterprises and territories are provided free of charge. The agency's revenue is derived from public subsidies and membership fees (adhésion), not commercial product revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a publicly-funded regional development and innovation agency that provides free advisory services to enterprises and territories across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its core offerings include innovation consulting, partnership brokering, funding and investment facilitation, industrial and digital transformation support (including AI integration via Dihnamic), enterprise implantation assistance, and territorial animation. Services are delivered through direct accompaniment, a branded écosphère of specialized programs (Fundmeup, Cluster Énergies-Stockage, Loop Santé, Impulsion, Résonance, Accélérateurs, Tourisme Lab, Dihnamic, NéoBusiness, Atlas de l'Innovation, Enterprise Europe Network), and a dense calendar of events and workshops.

Product overview

ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine operates as a unified platform-plus-ecosystem model combining direct agency services with a network of specialized sub-brands. The core platform provides innovation consulting, partnership development, process organization, financing/investment facilitation, development acceleration, territorial implantation support, and regional accompaniment. This core is extended through the ADI écosphère comprising Fundmeup (crowdfunding), Loop Santé (sustainable health), Cluster Énergies-Stockage (energy storage), NéoBusiness (business development), Tourisme Lab (tourism innovation), Impulsion (sports incubator), Résonance (RSE network), Accélérateurs (SME accelerators), Dihnamic (industrial AI/data), Enterprise Europe Network (EU partnerships), Atlas de l'Innovation (regional mapping), and ADITIV (monthly newsletter with 6,600+ subscribers). The organization focuses on strategic priorities including circular economy, decarbonization, and digital transformation across sectors including agritech, cybersecurity, electronics, environment, energy, mobility, health, sports, sustainable textiles, and tourism.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fundmeup: Equity crowdfunding platform for startups in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• Loop Santé
• Cluster Énergies-Stockage Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• NéoBusiness
• Tourisme Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• Impulsion
• Résonance
• Dihnamic

Products and services

• Innovation Advisory Services Advisory services helping enterprises and territories develop responsible innovation, social and solidarity economy (ESS) innovation, eco-innovation, functionality economy models, and new business model approaches. Includes an upstream evaluation service (Évaluation préalable) to assess innovation maturity.
• Partnership Brokering Services Services brokering partnerships through the Atlas de l'Innovation (regional innovation mapping), Enterprise Europe Network, interclustering initiatives, thematic incubators, and rural innovation programs (Innover en ruralité).
• Funding and Investment Facilitation Advisory and facilitation services helping enterprises access regional, national, and European public grants; secure private investment for startups; and finance industrial and digital transformation projects.
• Acceleration and Development Programs Regional acceleration services for SMEs and ETIs, including the Accélérateurs Nouvelle-Aquitaine program, networking and business development support, and sectoral collective initiatives (Démarches collectives filières).
• Enterprise Implantation Support (Invest in Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Service supporting French and foreign enterprises establishing operations in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region through site selection, financing engineering, and administrative navigation. Notably supported Less Common Metals (€110M, 80 jobs) and Caremag (90+ jobs) at IndusLacq.
• Fundmeup Equity crowdfunding and investment platform connecting startups in Nouvelle-Aquitaine with private investors, supporting venture capital ecosystem development in the region.
• Cluster Énergies-Stockage Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional cluster animating and federating actors committed to accelerating energy transition, covering offshore wind (Éolien Offshore), solar, new energy systems, batteries, and hydrogen. Piloted by ADI since 2017.
• Loop Santé (Sustainable Health Program) Sustainable health program promoting digital health innovation, healthcare transformation, and sustainable health ecosystem development in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Covers topics including therapeutic cannabis and cosmetics.
• Dihnamic (AI and Data for Industry) AI and data platform specifically designed for industrial applications, helping manufacturing companies integrate artificial intelligence solutions as part of the Industry 4.0/5.0 transformation and the Usine du Futur program.
• Impulsion (Sports Incubator) Sectoral incubator dedicated to sports startups in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, supporting sports innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Résonance (RSE Network) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR/RSE) network promoting sustainable business practices and responsible purchasing (Achats responsables) in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Accélérateurs de Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional accelerator program supporting SMEs and mid-large enterprises (ETIs) in their growth and development across Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• Tourisme Lab Nouvelle-Aquitaine Tourism innovation laboratory supporting sustainable tourism development and transformation of business models in the tourism sector.
• NéoBusiness en Nouvelle-Aquitaine Business development platform facilitating networking and commercial opportunities for regional enterprises through B2B forums and partnership events.
• Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) European partnership network helping businesses innovate, find international partners, and access European funding opportunities across Europe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 640+ enterprises visited and accompanied in 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine is ADI's founding parent and primary funder. ADI was created by and operates under the mandate of the Region. The Region provides the majority of ADI's operational funding and co-designs regional economic development strategy with ADI, including the Néo Terra program and circular economy initiatives.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance: Bpifrance is the French national public investment bank that co-funds ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine and provides overlapping innovation financing, SME/ETI support, and accelerator programs nationwide. As a much larger and broadly mandated player, Bpifrance offers similar financing facilitation and innovation support but at national scale and as part of a wider product portfolio rather than a regional public-interest agency.

Direct peers

• Paris&Co: Paris&Co is the Paris region's economic development and innovation agency, structurally the closest direct peer to ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine: publicly funded, delivering free advisory to enterprises, running incubators/accelerators, organizing events, and connecting startups to corporates and investors. The two agencies share an identical mandate of regional innovation orchestration, with the main difference being the geography served.
• CCI Nouvelle-Aquitaine: CCI Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry that supports the same enterprise base across innovation, financing, and territorial development. CCIs and ADIs have partially overlapping mandates in France, with CCI historically providing broader business services and ADIs focusing on innovation; the two often collaborate on enterprise support and compete for institutional funding within the same region.
• ADI Hauts-de-France: ADI Hauts-de-France is the sister regional development and innovation agency for the Hauts-de-France region, sharing the same 'Agence de Développement et d'Innovation' brand and public-interest mandate as ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Both agencies deliver innovation advisory, financing facilitation, and implantation support within their respective regions and are commonly benchmarked together as France's regional innovation agency model.

Others

• ADEME: ADEME is the French national ecological transition agency that co-funds ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine and signed a 2024 partnership convention to accelerate businesses' ecological transition. While ADEME is a national funder/regulator rather than a regional implementation agency, its overlap with ADI on decarbonation, circular economy, and energy transition program delivery makes it a close institutional partner and partial functional peer.
• Réseau Entreprendre: Réseau Entreprendre is a national network of entrepreneur support associations that pair business leaders with growing SMEs/ETIs, structurally similar to ADI's mentoring and acceleration offerings. While Réseau Entreprendre is private/non-profit and focused on individual entrepreneur accompaniment rather than innovation ecosystems, both organizations target the same enterprise base with complementary growth support services.
• French Tech: French Tech is the national ecosystem label for French tech startups, with the Nouvelle-Aquitaine capital at Bordeaux. ADI and French Tech Bordeaux operate in overlapping territory around startup support, fundraising events (Fundmeup vs French Tech programmes), and ecosystem animation, making them complementary ecosystem orchestrators with partially overlapping enterprise relationships.
• Enterprise Europe Network: The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) is the EU's largest business support network for SME internationalization and innovation partnerships, hosted in Nouvelle-Aquitaine by ADI itself (entreprise-europe-sud-ouest.fr). At the broader European level, ADI's EEN hosting role means other EEN nodes across Europe (e.g., in Germany, Italy, Spain) are functional peers delivering similar international partnership services in their respective territories.
• France Travail (Pôle Emploi): France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi) is the French national employment agency that partners with ADI on workforce development for industrial transformation projects. While France Travail focuses on job-seeker placement and training, both organizations interface with the same regional enterprise base on talent and workforce challenges, particularly as ADI's industrial transformation programs require reskilling and talent pipelines.
• CCI France: CCI France is the national federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, providing the umbrella structure under which CCI Nouvelle-Aquitaine operates. CCI France and ADI Nouvelle-Aquitaine share overlapping mandates in supporting enterprise competitiveness, regional attractiveness, and SME development across the French territory, with CCI France operating more broadly across all business services and ADI specializing in innovation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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