What WeSprint does

WeSprint is a French private company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Montpellier, operating as a bespoke operator of innovation programs for territorial collectivities (French municipalities, metropolitan areas, and local government bodies). Its core offering is end-to-end design, launch, and management of customized incubation and acceleration programs, co-created with local teams and animated through physical innovation spaces. The company also manages innovation hub facilities (reception, mail handling, concierge, cleaning, hosting) and runs fundraising training for entrepreneurs. Its product portfolio includes pre-incubation programs such as Jump'in Creation (with BIC Montpellier), the La Fabrique de la Beauté beauty incubator in Chartres, and the MAME Tours Innovation hub, alongside an R&D initiative developing tools to measure social and emotional capital impact on startup success.

WeSprint does not operate a technology platform; its core competency is service delivery and program management, with proprietary R&D tools (under development) as a differentiator. The business model is B2G-led, with revenue derived from program management fees and operational contracts with local governments and innovation structures, complemented by managed-services revenue from physical innovation space operations and trainer-led professional services for fundraising. The company holds the French Tech Acceleration label, which legitimizes its role in the national startup ecosystem, and works with a network of regional partners including Tours Métropole Innovation, Le Bivouac (Clermont-Ferrand), Roissy Pays de France, Gigamed, and an international partnership with Cipmen Niger. Customers are primarily French territorial collectivities, with startups served as end users of the incubation/acceleration programs (e.g., Morio, Cosmecode).

Name

WeSprint

Legal name

WeSprint

Website

https://wesprint.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WeSprint is a French service firm that designs, operates, and manages customized startup incubation and acceleration programs for local governments and innovation hubs across multiple French territories, also running training and R&D on social and emotional capital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Incubation & Accelerator Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA), Human Resources & Talent Development (EDAGANAB)

Keywords

• Innovation program management
• Startup incubation services
• Territorial innovation consulting
• Accelerator program operations
• Innovation space management

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Innovation Program Management: WeSprint operates incubation and acceleration programs on behalf of territorial collectivités. Revenue is generated through program management fees and operational contracts with local governments and innovation structures.
2. Innovation Space Management: Management of physical innovation spaces including reception, mail handling, concierge services, cleaning, and hosting facilities to generate recurring revenue streams.
3. Training Services: Fundraising training programs for entrepreneurs, helping them develop effective strategies for funding rounds.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WeSprint designs, operates, and manages customized incubation and acceleration programs along with physical innovation spaces for French territorial collectivités (local governments and metropolitan areas). It also delivers fundraising training to entrepreneurs and runs an R&D initiative that develops tools to measure the impact of social and emotional capital on the success of innovative companies. The company co-creates each program with local teams, manages day-to-day operations of innovation hubs, and promotes territorial attractiveness through targeted communications.

Product overview

WeSprint is a service-based company offering a portfolio of programs for creating, managing, and animating innovation spaces for territories. The core offerings include customized incubation and acceleration programs (operated in collaboration with local partners), an R&D evaluation tool for measuring social and emotional capital impact in startups, and fundraising training programs. Additional services include physical innovation space management and territory promotion. The company operates across multiple territories in France including Montpellier, Annecy, Chartres, Paris, and Tours, and holds the French Tech Acceleration label.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Incubation Programs Customized incubation programs designed and operated in collaboration with local teams for French territorial collectivités, tailored to the specific innovation priorities of each territory.
• Acceleration Programs Tailored acceleration programs that help innovative startups scale and develop their projects through personalized operational support, mentorship, and structured program design.
• Innovation Space Management Operational management of physical innovation spaces including reception, hosting facilities, mail handling, concierge services, and cleaning to generate recurring revenue and ensure hub operations.
• Territory Attractiveness Promotion Communication services that promote the innovation actions of French territories to boost their economic attractiveness and visibility among innovative companies and entrepreneurs.
• R&D Evaluation Tool for Startup Leaders Research and development program and tool designed to measure the impact of social capital and emotional capital on the success of innovative companies, with the goal of developing evidence-based methodologies for startup leadership.
• Fundraising Training Training programs teaching entrepreneurs the most effective strategies for fundraising, helping them prepare for and execute funding rounds to take their projects to the next level.
• Jump'in Creation (Pre-incubation Program) Pre-incubation program operated in partnership with BIC Montpellier, designed to identify and support early-stage startups and project leaders within the Montpellier innovation ecosystem.
• La Fabrique de la Beauté (Beauty Incubator) Specialized beauty and cosmetics incubator operated by WeSprint in Chartres at the heart of Cosmetic Valley, providing incubation support tailored to cosmetics innovators such as Cosmecode.

Quantifiable outcome

• Territorial attractiveness improvement for innovation-driven economic development

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Roissy Pays de FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgglomération partner for territorial innovation development in the Roissy region.
• GigamedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in business nursery/incubator support, with WeSprint providing company acceleration services.
• Viva-labcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation lab partnership for collaborative development.
• Tours Métropole InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan innovation partnership supporting innovation development in the Tours region.
• Castres Mazamet TechnopoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology park partnership for territorial innovation support.
• Le BivouaccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStartup booster program operator in Clermont-Ferrand.
• French Tech TremplincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program partner supporting startup development and diversity in entrepreneurship.
• BIC de MontpelliercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeSprint operates part of BIC Montpellier's pre-incubation program with Jump'in Creation.
• La Fabrique de la BeautécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeSprint is the operator of the beauty incubator in Chartres at the heart of Cosmetic Valley.
• ESC PauminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Pau Business School for innovation and entrepreneurship support.
• AXLR SATTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology transfer acceleration partner.
• Cipmen NigerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership supporting innovation development in Niger.
• MAME Tours InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation space partnership in Tours, managing and operating the MAME innovation hub.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• 1kubator: French nationwide network of incubators operating startup acceleration programs across multiple French cities; comparable to WeSprint's multi-territory incubator operator model.
• Euratechnologies: Lille-based tech incubator and innovation hub that runs acceleration programs for a French metropolitan area; comparable territorial innovation operator with similar B2G positioning.
• NUMA: Paris-based innovation consultancy and accelerator operator that designs and runs innovation programs for corporates and public bodies; directly comparable to WeSprint's program-operator model for French territories.
• H7 (Lyon): Lyon-based innovation hub providing incubation, acceleration, and innovation space management services; comparable as a regional innovation space operator targeting startups and corporates.
• Paris&Co: Paris-region innovation and economic development agency that operates sector-specific incubators and acceleration programs; analogous territorial-level program operator with similar B2G dynamics.
• SEMIA: Strasbourg-based incubator and innovation operator supporting startups across multiple programs; comparable regional incubator with similar B2G and startup support offerings.
• Village by CA: Credit Agricole's nationwide network of startup accelerators located across France; directly comparable multi-territory accelerator operator model with strong institutional backing.

Broad incumbents

• bpifrance: French public investment bank and national innovation/innovation-support agency; broad incumbent that funds, labels, and supports the same innovation ecosystem in which WeSprint operates.

Others

• La French Tech (Mission French Tech): French government program that labels and promotes the French startup ecosystem; a credentialing and ecosystem orchestrator that WeSprint's French Tech Acceleration label is granted by.

Regional players

• Le Bivouac: Clermont-Ferrand-based startup booster and innovation hub; a French regional innovation operator that overlaps with WeSprint's model but is concentrated in the Auvergne region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments4 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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