What Embedded France does

Embedded France is a French non-profit industry association (Association loi de 1901) founded in 2013 and headquartered c/o NUMEUM in Paris (22 rue Joubert, 75009). It is the national federation representing French stakeholders of the embedded software and systems sector, open to large industrial groups, SMEs, startups, academic institutions (universities, research institutes, engineering schools), and professional associations. The association's mission is to organize and promote the French embedded ecosystem through membership federation, standards mapping, technology evolution analysis, policy advocacy, and high-profile industry events.

The organization's core offerings are not commercial products but ecosystem programs: the annual flagship conference Les Assises de l'Embarqué held at the Bercy Ministry of Economy, the Trophées de l'Embarqué innovation awards, multiple technical working groups (Edge Computing, Embedded Cybersecurity, Ecoconception, Embedded AI, ISEC, NSL) that produce white papers and technical glossaries, and collaborative initiatives including the CPS4EU European H2020 ECSEL-JU project and the SGPI-selected TinyML project. Embedded France co-initiated the Conseil stratégique de la filière électronique (CSF électronique) in 2015 alongside FIEEC, ACSIEL, SNESE, and SPDEI, representing 1,100 companies and 350,000 jobs in France.

Revenue is generated through recurring annual membership dues, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The association is operationally small (5 employees), governed by a board with three successive presidents — Eric Bantegnie (2013–2016), Cédric Demeure (2016–2019), and Luc Chabaudie (2019–present) — and is currently led operationally by Delegate General Cendrine Barruyer. The organization has no external equity ownership, no disclosed revenue figures, and operates as a member-driven association within the broader French digital ecosystem.

Name

Embedded France

Legal name

Embedded France

Website

https://embedded-france.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Embedded France is a French non-profit industry association founded in 2013 that federates the country's embedded software and systems sector — serving industrial companies, SMEs, startups, academia, and professional associations — through membership dues, annual events, working groups, and policy advocacy.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Embedded France generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by companies (large groups, SMEs, startups), academic institutions (universities, research institutes, engineering schools), and professional associations that participate in the embedded systems ecosystem. The association is open to all industrial actors, academics, and professional associations representing domains integrating embedded systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Embedded France is a non-profit industry association (Association loi de 1901) that federates French representatives of embedded software and systems. It organizes the annual Les Assises de l'Embarqué conference, the Trophées de l'Embarqué innovation awards, and multiple technical working groups (Edge Computing, embedded cybersecurity, ecodesign, embedded AI, ISEC, NSL), and produces white papers and technical glossaries. The association also advocates for the sector with government bodies, co-initiated the Conseil stratégique de la filière électronique (CSF électronique), and participates in European initiatives such as CPS4EU and Equipe de France du Numérique.

Product overview

Embedded France is a French industry association (association loi de 1901) representing the embedded software and systems sector, rather than a product company. Its offerings consist of industry events and programs: the annual Les Assises de l'Embarqué conference as its flagship event, the Trophées de l'Embarqué awards program recognizing innovative projects, multiple technical working groups (Edge Computing, Cybersecurity, Ecodesign, Embedded AI, ISEC, NSL) that produce white papers and publications, and collaborative initiatives such as the TinyML project and CPS4EU European project. The association does not offer commercial products or services in the traditional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les Assises de l'Embarqué Annual flagship conference organized by Embedded France, bringing together 250-400+ French embedded systems industry stakeholders at Bercy Ministry of Economy in Paris. Features expert keynote presentations, round tables, the Trophées de l'Embarqué awards ceremony, and networking for the French embedded software and systems sector.
• Trophées de l'Embarqué

Quantifiable outcome

• The electronic sector represents 1,100 highly specialized companies and 200,000 direct jobs plus 150,000 indirect jobs in France
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered key, minor and core.

• Eclipse AidgekeyTechnology or Integration · 21 January 2026Embedded France is involved in organizing the Eclipse Aidge Developer Days in Paris (January 22-23, 2026), a hackathon dedicated to Aidge, an open source collaborative platform for embedded AI. DeepGreen is the primary organizer.
• Valeo (CPS4EU event)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022The final event of CPS4EU project was held at Valeo Mobility Tech Center in Créteil. Embedded France participated as a partner in dissemination activities.
• Planet Tech CarekeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Embedded France joined the Planet Tech Care initiative in 2021, promoted by Numeum, which advocates for responsible digital practices to integrate technology into environmental trajectory. Embedded France participates in the programming committee.
• CPS4EUkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Embedded France supports the European project CPS4EU (Cyber-Physical Systems for Europe), an ECSEL-JU H2020 project bringing together 36 European industrial and academic partners. Embedded France was involved since 2016 and participated in disseminating knowledge from the project.
• NUMEUMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013NUMEUM is the host organization for Embedded France's headquarters. Embedded France is a player within the 'Equipe de France du Numérique' launched by Numeum, which federates more than 70 national and regional organizations including associations, trade unions, think tanks, and institutions.
• FIEECcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013FIEEC (Fédération des Industries Électriques, Électroniques et de Communication) is one of the founding partner organizations alongside ACSIEL, SNESE, and SPDEI that co-created the strategic council for the electronics sector.
• ACSIELcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013ACSIEL is one of the founding partner organizations that co-created the strategic council for the electronics sector alongside FIEEC, SNESE, and SPDEI.
• SNESEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013SNESE is one of the founding partner organizations that co-created the strategic council for the electronics sector alongside FIEEC, ACSIEL, and SPDEI.
• SPDEIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013SPDEI is one of the founding partner organizations that co-created the strategic council for the electronics sector alongside FIEEC, ACSIEL, and SNESE.
• Aerospace ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Aerospace Valley is a founding member of Embedded France. It is a global competitiveness cluster associating Midi-Pyrénées & Aquitaine regions, constituting the first European employment basin in aeronautics, space, and embedded systems with 120,000 industrial jobs and 1,600 establishments.
• CAP'TRONICcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013CAP'TRONIC is a founding member of Embedded France. With government financial support, CAP'TRONIC helps SMEs successfully integrate electronic and embedded software solutions into their products to develop their revenue.
• MinalogiccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Minalogic is a founding member of Embedded France. Created in 2005, Minalogic is the competitiveness cluster for digital technologies in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, animating a unique ecosystem of over 450 members including nearly 400 companies.
• Images et RéseauxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Images et Réseaux is a founding member of Embedded France. This competitiveness cluster brings together actors in information technology, telecoms, and audiovisual in Brittany and Pays de la Loire regions.
• Systematic Paris-RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Systematic is a founding member of Embedded France. The cluster aims to make Ile-de-France one of the few globally visible territories for the design, realization, and mastery of complex systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NUMEUM: NUMEUM is the French digital ecosystem federation and serves as host organization for Embedded France's headquarters. Both operate as French industry associations federating digital/technology stakeholders, and Embedded France is explicitly a member of NUMEUM's "Equipe de France du Numérique," making them directly comparable membership-based trade bodies.
• FIEEC (Fédération des Industries Électriques, Électroniques et de Communication): FIEEC is the French federation of electrical, electronic, and communication industries and co-founded the CSF électronique with Embedded France in 2015. Both organizations represent and lobby on behalf of the French electronics industry, addressing overlapping member constituencies and policy objectives.
• ACSIEL: ACSIEL is a French professional association for the electronics sector and was one of the four founding partner organizations that co-created the CSF électronique alongside Embedded France. Both organizations address the same French embedded/electronics industry constituency.
• SNESE (Syndicat National des Entreprises de Sous-Traitance Électronique): SNESE is the French national union for electronics subcontracting companies and co-founded the CSF électronique with Embedded France. Both serve overlapping French electronics-sector stakeholders with related representation and advocacy missions.
• SPDEI (Syndicat Professionnel de la Distribution en Électronique Industrielle): SPDEI is the French professional union for industrial electronics distribution and was a co-founding partner of the CSF électronique with Embedded France. Both represent French electronics-industry constituencies and operate as membership-based professional associations.
• Aerospace Valley: Aerospace Valley is a French aerospace and embedded-systems competitiveness cluster covering 120,000 industrial jobs and a founding member of Embedded France. Both operate as French industry-cluster/federation bodies serving overlapping embedded-systems stakeholders in the aerospace and defense verticals.
• Minalogic: Minalogic is a French competitiveness cluster for digital technologies in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with 450+ members and a founding member of Embedded France. Both serve as French industry-cluster bodies with shared focus on embedded and digital technologies.
• Systematic Paris-Region: Systematic is a French competitiveness cluster for complex systems in the Paris-Region and a founding member of Embedded France. Both organizations serve as French industry-cluster bodies with substantial overlap in embedded-systems stakeholders and jointly launched the Edge Computing Working Group.
• Images et Réseaux: Images et Réseaux is a French competitiveness cluster for IT, telecoms, and audiovisual in Brittany and Pays de la Loire, and a founding member of Embedded France. Both organizations operate as French cluster/federation bodies with overlapping digital-technology constituencies.

Regional players

• Bitkom: Bitkom is Germany's leading digital industry association, comparable to Embedded France as a national industry federation representing digital and embedded technology stakeholders. It is a regional peer (Germany vs. France) with a similar membership-driven advocacy and event-driven mission but at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths1 record

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EmbeddedFrance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@embeddedfrance2940
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/embedded-france

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