What Digital Aquitaine does

Digital Aquitaine is a French non-profit association (Association Loi 1901) founded in 2014 and headquartered in Bègles, within the Cité Numérique, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The organization functions as a regional digital economy cluster whose purpose is to animate and structure the Nouvelle-Aquitaine digital ecosystem through five Domaines d'Excellence (DomEx): Club Commerce Connecté (connected commerce), IA Data Science (artificial intelligence and data science), SMART 4D (smart technologies and connected infrastructure), TIC Santé (digital health), and TOPOS (intelligent mobility solutions). These DomEx clusters convene regional digital companies, startups, research laboratories, educational institutions, and public organizations around shared thematic agendas, project accompaniment, and visibility.

Its service portfolio is centered on ecosystem animation rather than proprietary technology products. Core offerings include the Dataquitaine annual conference (now in its 8th edition in 2025, focused on data optimization, AI, and operations research), Les Signaux annual innovation conference (co-organized with Unitec), Start-Up Day startup networking events, monthly 'Veille' market intelligence dossiers co-produced with Unitec, and the DigitÉco television program co-produced with Placèco magazine. The cluster also operates a member directory, project accompaniment services including ECONUM funding application support (ADEME's call for circular digital economy projects), and a 'Numérique Responsable' (Responsible Digital) initiative. No proprietary software products, APIs, SDKs, or technical platforms are developed or sold.

Revenue is generated through annual membership dues paid by member companies and organizations, classified as a subscription/recurring revenue model. Membership pricing is not publicly disclosed; payment modalities include cheque, card, transfer, and PayPal. The organization is operationally small (7 employees) and institutionally backed by Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Bordeaux Métropole, CCI Bordeaux-Gironde, and Banque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts). As of 2024, Digital Aquitaine is undergoing a fusion with NAOS (Nouvelle Aquitaine Open Source) into the new ENTER competitive cluster (Excellence Numérique au service des Transitions Environnementales et Responsables), with the successor entity supported by SPN (Systematic Paris-Region).

Name

Digital Aquitaine

Legal name

Digital Aquitaine

Website

https://digital-aquitaine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Digital Aquitaine is a French non-profit regional digital economy cluster that animates five Domains of Excellence covering connected commerce, AI/data science, smart mobility, digital health, and smart cities for digital companies and organizations in Nouvelle-Aquitaine through membership services, events, and ecosystem animation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bègles

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Digital Aquitaine generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by member companies and organizations. The organization describes conditions of adhesion including pricing, payment modalities (cheque, card, transfer, PayPal), and late payment penalties. No other revenue streams are publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Digital Aquitaine is a non-profit regional cluster association (Loi 1901) that animates the Nouvelle-Aquitaine digital economy through five Domaines d'Excellence (DomEx): Club Commerce Connecté (connected commerce), IA Data Science, SMART4D (smart technologies/connected devices), TIC Santé (digital health), and TOPOS (intelligent mobility). It provides members with networking, project accompaniment, market intelligence (Veille reports), annual conferences (Dataquitaine, Les Signaux, Start-Up Day), media exposure (DigitÉco), funding support (e.g., ECONUM), and access to a member directory.

Product overview

Digital Aquitaine is a digital economy cluster (association loi 1901) that operates a multi-product service portfolio organized around five Domains of Excellence (DomEx): Club Commerce Connecté (connected commerce), IA Data Science (AI/data science), SMART 4D (smart technologies), TIC Santé (digital health), and TOPOS (intelligent mobility). The cluster complements its domain-specific focus areas with cross-cutting services including the Dataquitaine annual conference, Les Signaux innovation events, Start-Up Day networking, monthly Veille intelligence reports produced with UNITEC, the DigitÉco television show produced with Placéco, a member directory, and project support for funding programs like ECONUM. The organization functions as an ecosystem animator rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Club Commerce Connecté: Domain of excellence focused on connected commerce and retail innovation
• IA Data Science
• Smart4D
• TIC Santé
• TOPOS
• Dataquitaine
• ENTER

Products and services

• Club Commerce Connecté (DomEx)
• IA Data Science (DomEx)
• SMART4D (DomEx)
• TIC Santé (DomEx)
• TOPOS (DomEx)
• Dataquitaine Annual Conference
• Start-Up Day
• Veille (Market Intelligence Reports)
• Member Directory
• ECONUM Project Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 800 participants at Les Signaux 2021, 750+ participants and 600+ meetings at Start-Up Day 2022 with ~100 startups

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Région Nouvelle-AquitaineflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRégion Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a key institutional backer of Digital Aquitaine. The regional council provides ongoing support to the cluster, and Digital Aquitaine serves as an actor in the regional digital ecosystem development strategy including responsible digital transition initiatives.
• Bordeaux MétropoleflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBordeaux Métropole supports Digital Aquitaine as a key metropolitan institutional partner. The cluster is headquartered within the Cité Numérique in Bègles, part of Bordeaux Métropole territory.
• CCI Bordeaux-GirondecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Bordeaux-Gironde is an institutional partner of Digital Aquitaine, supporting the regional digital ecosystem animation mission.
• Banque des TerritoirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBanque des Territoires (Caisse des Dépôts) is an institutional backer of Digital Aquitaine, providing financing and territorial development expertise to the regional digital ecosystem.
• UnitecflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnitec is the technology and innovation cluster for the Bordeaux region. Digital Aquitaine co-organizes major events with Unitec including Les Signaux annual innovation conference and the Start-Up Day. Unitec produces market intelligence dossiers (dossiers de veille) in partnership with Digital Aquitaine.
• Club Commerce Connecté (CCC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerClub Commerce Connecté is one of the five Domaines d'Excellence (DomEx) clusters animated by Digital Aquitaine, focused on connected commerce and retail innovation.
• IA Data ScienceflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerIA Data Science is one of the five DomEx clusters under Digital Aquitaine's animation, focused on artificial intelligence and data science in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• SMART4DflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSMART4D is one of the five DomEx clusters animated by Digital Aquitaine, focused on connected mobility and smart 4D technologies in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• TIC SantéflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTIC Santé is one of the five DomEx clusters animated by Digital Aquitaine, focused on digital health and healthcare technology innovation in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• TOPOSflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTOPOS is one of the five DomEx clusters animated by Digital Aquitaine, focused on intelligent mobility services and solutions in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• NAOS (Nouvelle Aquitaine Open Source)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNAOS (Nouvelle Aquitaine Open Source) is partnered with Digital Aquitaine in the fusion project to create the ENTER pole (Excellence Numérique au service des Transitions Environnementales et Responsables). Both clusters are supported by SPN ( Systematic Paris-Region cluster) for this initiative.
• SPN (Systematic Paris-Region)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPN (Systematic Paris-Region) is supporting the fusion of Digital Aquitaine and NAOS into the new ENTER competitive cluster focused on responsible digital technology.
• PIGMA / GIP ATGeRicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIGMA (GIP ATGeRi) is a regional geographic data platform partner. Digital Aquitaine co-hosts webinars with PIGMA on topics including land use data, territorial planning, and geographic information systems.
• PlacécocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPlacéco is a regional economic magazine. Digital Aquitaine co-produces the 'DigitÉco' television program with Placéco, covering regional digital economy news and trends.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Minalogic: Minalogic is a Grenoble-based French competitiveness cluster covering micro/nano electronics, IoT and AI. It is comparable as a regional French digital cluster with a multi-vertical member service and innovation platform structure similar to Digital Aquitaine's DomEx model.
• Systematic Paris-Region: Systematic Paris-Region is one of France's largest digital competitiveness clusters, focused on deep tech, AI, software and digital systems. It is directly comparable as a French pôle de compétitivité in the digital space and is already a partner supporting Digital Aquitaine's ENTER fusion, evidencing organizational and operational overlap.
• Cap Digital: Cap Digital is a Paris/Île-de-France competitiveness cluster focused on digital content, immersive tech, AI and IoT. It is comparable as a French pôle de compétitivité offering member services, project accompaniment and events around digital innovation themes.
• La French Tech Bordeaux: La French Tech Bordeaux is the regional chapter of the national La French Tech startup ecosystem network in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is comparable as a regional digital ecosystem organization running community, events and member services in the same geography as Digital Aquitaine.
• Unitec: Unitec is the Bordeaux-based technology and innovation cluster that co-organizes Les Signaux and Start-Up Day with Digital Aquitaine and produces joint market intelligence dossiers. It is a directly comparable peer in regional digital ecosystem animation with overlapping members and event IP.
• Secure Communicating Solutions (SCS): SCS is a French competitiveness cluster based in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, focused on digital trust, security, IoT and microelectronics. It is structurally similar to Digital Aquitaine as a regional French digital cluster animating an industry ecosystem.
• NAOS (Nouvelle Aquitaine Open Source): NAOS is a regional open-source digital cluster also based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is the most directly comparable peer given its regional scope, cluster structure and concurrent merger into ENTER with Digital Aquitaine, indicating near-identical operating model and member-base overlap.
• Eurobiomed: Eurobiomed is a French competitiveness cluster dedicated to healthtech and medical innovation. It overlaps with Digital Aquitaine's TIC Santé DomEx and shares the same French pôle de compétitivité operating model — member dues, project accompaniment, event programming.

Broad incumbents

• Aerospace Valley: Aerospace Valley is one of France's largest competitiveness clusters, headquartered in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Occitanie region, focused on aerospace. It is comparable as a regional French cluster with overlapping geography and public institutional backers, though in a non-digital vertical.
• France Digitale: France Digitale is the leading French startup and digital investor association. It is comparable at a higher level as a national-level association animating the French digital ecosystem through events, advocacy and member services, though with a national rather than regional remit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DigitAqui
• Facebookfacebook.com/digitalaquitaine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digital-aquitaine

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Investors

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