La Cité

What La Cité does

La Cité is a public innovation hub operated by the Région Occitanie, located in Toulouse within the rehabilitated historic Latécoère aircraft hangars, a site registered as a Historic Monument in 1997. The 14,000 m² facility functions as a flagship platform for regional innovation policy, delivering incubation, acceleration, co-working, fabrication, and event programming to startups, SMEs, corporates, and ecosystem partners across the Occitanie territory. Its core service stack is delivered through curated on-site operators: Nubbo for incubation, At Home for co-working, and RoseLab for fabrication, with more than 300 events programmed annually.

Beyond hosting, La Cité coordinates a broader ecosystem that includes the regional development agency AD'OCC (covering all 13 departments of Occitanie), specialized capital providers such as Aerospace Angels and Occitanie Angels, and European accelerators including ESA BIC and SpaceFounders. Programming has progressively diversified beyond its aerospace heritage into renewable energies, mobility, customs, and AI-themed events, reflecting the Roadmap 2023-2025 adopted by the Région.

La Cité is not a commercial enterprise; it is funded through public appropriations from the Région Occitanie and operates as public-policy infrastructure rather than a revenue-generating business. Its commercial counterparties are limited to event-rental, sponsorship, and partner-co-investment arrangements that are not separately disclosed in the source material.

Name

La Cité

Legal name

La Cité

Website

https://lacite.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

La Cité is a public innovation hub in Toulouse, operated by the Région Occitanie within the historic Latécoère hangars, providing incubation, co-working, fabrication, and event programming to startups and ecosystem partners across Occitanie.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Hub and Business Incubation Services

NAICS

Historical Sites (71212), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

akta.pro primary industry

Museums & Heritage Sites (History, Science, Specialty) (BPAGAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Historic Venues (Landmarks, Estates) (THAHAAAK), Product & Innovation Summits (Roadmap, Launch Readiness, Innovation Days) (THAHAMAG)

Keywords

• Innovation hub services
• Startup incubation programs
• Coworking space facilities
• Fabrication laboratory access
• Entrepreneurship ecosystem support

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

La Cité is a publicly operated innovation hub housed in the rehabilitated historic Latécoère aircraft hangars in Toulouse, providing entrepreneurs, startups, and businesses with access to co-working spaces (At Home), an incubator/accelerator program (Nubbo), a shared fabrication laboratory (RoseLab), event venues hosting 300+ events annually, and co-located economic development services through AD'OCC. The 14,000 m² facility serves as the flagship innovation location for the Occitanie Region, supporting project development from ideation through market launch.

Product overview

La Cité is a unified physical innovation hub operated by the Occitanie Region, occupying the historic Latécoère aircraft assembly halls in Toulouse. The ecosystem comprises four integrated service modules: the Nubbo incubator/accelerator for personalized startup support, At Home coworking spaces for multidisciplinary collaboration, RoseLab fabrication laboratory for prototyping, and a rich event programming schedule with 300+ annual events. These complementary services work together to support entrepreneurs and innovators from ideation through market launch within a single 14,000 m² facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nubbo: Incubator and accelerator of La Cité, dedicated to personalized support for innovative project-carrying businesses, from idea to market launch.
• RoseLab
• At Home

Products and services

• La Cité Innovation Hub A 14,000 m² innovation hub housed in the historic Latécoère aircraft hangars in Toulouse, serving as a regional innovation ecosystem for entrepreneurs and businesses supported by the Occitanie Region. It integrates co-working, incubation, fabrication, and event programming under one roof.
• Nubbo Incubator and Accelerator Incubator and accelerator program within La Cité providing personalized support for innovative business projects from ideation to market launch, designed for entrepreneurs and startups in the Occitanie Region.
• At Home Co-working Space Shared coworking space within La Cité designed to foster collaboration and exchange among multidisciplinary professionals, providing flexible workspace for remote workers and entrepreneurs.
• RoseLab Fabrication Laboratory Shared fabrication laboratory (Fablab) equipped with modern prototyping machines enabling project materialization within La Cité, serving entrepreneurs and innovators needing physical prototyping capabilities.
• Event Programming and Venue Rental Over 300 annual events organized in partnership with the Occitanie Region, including pitch nights, industry conferences, seminars, and networking sessions for the innovation community. The venue is also available for partner-hosted events.
• AD'OCC Economic Development Services Economic development services co-located at La Cité providing businesses with market access, export support, investment facilitation, and growth support across all 13 Occitanie departments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recognized among 25 lieux qui changent l'innovation en France (2022)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• AD'OCCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAD'OCC, the economic development agency of Occitanie Region, is co-located at La Cité to help businesses maximize growth potential and access new market opportunities. The agency provides comprehensive business development services including market access, export support, and investment facilitation.
• NubbocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNubbo is the incubator and accelerator housed at La Cité, dedicated to personalized support for innovative project-carrying businesses from idea to market launch.
• At HomecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt Home is the co-working space at La Cité, designed to foster collaboration and exchange between multidisciplinary professionals.
• RoseLabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoseLab is the shared fabrication space at La Cité equipped with modern machines for prototyping and materializing projects, serving as the Fablab component of the innovation ecosystem.
• SpaceFoundersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpaceFounders organizes the Space Tech Night event at La Cité during its Toulouse acceleration week, featuring key industry speakers and startup pitches from its 7th cohort program.
• ESA BIC France (Nord et Sud France)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ESA Business Incubation Centre France network holds its annual Days event at La Cité, uniting the Sud France and Nord France branches for two days dedicated to space innovation and entrepreneurship. The event brings together incubated startups, institutional representatives, and ecosystem partners.
• Occitanie AngelsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOccitanie Angels organizes regular Pitch evenings at La Cité, connecting startups seeking investment with business angels. Events occur monthly and are open to investors by registration.
• Aerospace AngelsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAerospace Angels hosts its annual seminar and the Aerospace Awards evening at La Cité, bringing together investors, industry professionals, startups, and institutional actors around aerospace sector opportunities.
• AD'OCC / Pôle Derbi-Cemater / France Renouvelables / Pôle Mer Méditerranée / Wind'OCC / Digital 113majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultiple regional partners collaborate to organize the annual Rendez-vous des dirigeants EnR (Renewable Energy) event at La Cité, focusing on AI applications in the renewable energy sector.
• AF3V (Association Française pour le développement des Véloroutes et des Voies Vertes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAF3V holds its 3rd colloquium at La Cité on requalification of former railway lines, bringing together elected officials, technicians, associations, and mobility professionals for discussions on rail and active mobility complementarity.
• Direction régionale des douanes de ToulouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe regional customs authority organizes its 6th annual OEA Club event at La Cité, a privileged exchange for Authorized Economic Operator certified companies regarding international trade and customs facilitation.
• Taillandier Architectes AssociéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe architecture firm led the rehabilitation of the historic Latécoère hangars, preserving the building's distinctive features while adapting it for contemporary innovation use, creating a tangible link between past and future.
• RéalismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRéalis, the social innovation hub of Occitanie Region, operates an office at La Cité alongside its Montpellier location, providing 36-month support programs for socially innovative enterprises and modular workspace rental.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Station F: Paris-based government-supported startup campus offering incubation, coworking, event programming and corporate partner programming at massive scale. Comparable as a publicly-backed flagship innovation hub hosting multiple sub-brands and partner ecosystems.
• Euratechnologies: Lille-based regional innovation hub backed by public-private partnership, hosting accelerators, fablab, corporate programs and events. Comparable as a publicly-backed regional flagship combining incubation, workspace and event programming.
• Le Dôme: Caen-based innovation center co-located with public research institutions, offering coworking, fablab, event programming and incubation. Comparable as a publicly-funded regional innovation hub integrating events, workspace and prototyping.
• NUMA Paris: Paris-based innovation hub offering acceleration programs, corporate innovation services, events and workspace. Comparable as a multi-service innovation hub combining programming, workspace and corporate partnerships.
• H7 Lyon: Lyon-based innovation hub housed in a rehabilitated industrial building, hosting incubators, corporate programs and event programming. Comparable in its adaptive-reuse setting and mixed innovation-services model.
• Halle Tropisme: Montpellier-based innovation hub within the Occitanie Region that combines coworking, fablab, event programming and residencies in a rehabilitated industrial building. Direct geographic and functional peer to La Cité within the same regional ecosystem.
• Cap Omega: Montpellier-based technology and innovation park combining coworking, business services and event programming for startups and SMEs. Comparable as a regional Occitanie-area innovation hub serving entrepreneurs.
• Le Cargo: Caen-based innovation hub housed in a former railway depot (heritage setting), offering coworking, fablab, events and incubation. Comparable in its adaptive-reuse industrial-building setting and integrated innovation services.
• La Cordée: Multi-city French coworking and innovation network with multiple sites. Comparable as a coworking-plus-events operator with innovation programming and multi-site ambition, though commercially rather than publicly owned.

Broad incumbents

• L'Atelier BNP Paribas: BNP Paribas corporate innovation platform hosting acceleration, events and corporate-startup programs across multiple cities. Comparable as a large-scale innovation hub operator with corporate backing, though corporate-funded rather than publicly-funded.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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