Altæ Technopole Niort Deux-Sèvres

What Altæ Technopole Niort Deux-Sèvres does

Altæ Technopole Niort Deux-Sèvres is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2022 that serves as the designated innovation ecosystem coordinator for the Deux-Sèvres territory in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It operates four core startup accompaniment programs covering the full innovation lifecycle: Bébé Dragon (ideation), Dragon (pre-seed acceleration), Phœnix (growth support, run with Calyxis and MAIF), and Qilin (scaling, currently supporting 12 startups). Its mission is to connect entrepreneurs with researchers, public authorities, and corporate partners, and it holds the only Rétis-labeled technopole mandate in Deux-Sèvres.

Beyond its four core programs, Altæ operates the SIRENA Start-Up international soft-landing program, which provides member startups access to 12 partner incubators across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and coordinates a network of 10 regional technopoles. It co-organizes major ecosystem events including the INNN Salon (with Niort Agglo and French Assurtech) and the IA-NA partnership targeting the AI vertical. Its media output includes the Trajéctoires magazine, Manifest'INNN publication, La Voix du Dragon podcast, portrait videos, and newsletters.

The business model is a non-profit membership-and-sponsorship hybrid. Revenue sources include annual corporate sponsorships from Crédit Mutuel Océan, MAIF, Calyxis, Veolia, Orange, Enedis, CMAF, Primagaz, and Maïsadour; public subsidies from intercommunalités (Niort Agglo, Haut Val de Sèvre); event and ticket income; and membership fees (€200 HT for SIRENA). The organization runs with a small staff (1–10 employees) and no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Altæ Technopole Niort Deux-Sèvres

Legal name

Altæ Technopole Niort Deux-Sèvres

Website

https://altae-technopole.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Altæ Technopole is a French non-profit innovation ecosystem coordinator serving Deux-Sèvres. It runs four startup programs (Bébé Dragon, Dragon, Phœnix, Qilin), an international soft-landing program (SIRENA), and is funded by corporate sponsors and public subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Incubation Services

NAICS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic Growth, Livelihoods & Private Sector Development (BPADAEAE), Investment Promotion & FDI Facilitation (BPADAMAD), Business Planning, Pitching & Competitions (Pitch Decks, Demo Days) (EDAMAHAB), Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA)

Keywords

• Startup acceleration programs
• Innovation ecosystem coordination
• Technology park services
• Entrepreneurship support programs
• Regional innovation hub

Headquarters

HQ city

Niort

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 subscriptions: Altæ Technopole generates revenue through annual memberships that grant access to its ecosystem, events, networking, and accompaniment programs. Membership is open to entrepreneurs, companies, and institutions. The 2026 membership drive invites organizations to join the community.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Altæ Technopole Niort Deux-Sèvres is a regional technopole and innovation hub (association loi 1901) that runs a structured ladder of startup acceleration programs — from early-stage idea evaluation (Opération Bébé Dragon, 1 month) through mid-stage acceleration (Opération Dragon, 5 months) and post-acceleration support (Opération Phœnix, 9 months) — alongside bespoke accompaniment (Parcours Qilin), international development membership (SIRENA Start-Up), and ecosystem events. It is financed by local public authorities and corporate sponsors and serves entrepreneurs, startups, intrapreneurial teams, and innovation partners in the Deux-Sèvres department.

Product overview

Altæ Technopole is a technopole and business incubator that operates as a multi-program innovation ecosystem rather than a single product. The core offering consists of four complementary acceleration programs: Opération Bébé Dragon (1-month idea evaluation), Opération Dragon (5-month acceleration), Opération Phœnix (9-month climate risk explorer incubator), and Parcours Qilin (customized support for mature startups). The ecosystem is enriched by SIRENA Start-Up for international development, Startup Weekend Niort for rapid entrepreneurship, the INNN Salon for insurtech and risk innovation visibility, P'tit Déj' and Matinées Apprenantes networking events, and publications including Trajæctoires Magazine and Manifest'INNN. Member startups develop AI-powered solutions in domains including generative AI for engineering, computer vision for environmental mapping, AI-based insurance claims evaluation, adaptive AI tutoring, and AI-driven water optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Opération Dragon: A 5-month acceleration program dedicated to emerging innovative projects in Deux-Sèvres.
• Opération Phœnix
• Bébé Dragon
• INNN Salon
• SIRENA Start-Up

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Crédit Mutuel OcéancoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 June 2024Crédit Mutuel Océan is a key sponsor and partner of Altæ Technopole, co-financing programs and particularly Opération Dragon. The partnership includes co-animation of business financing events, specialized advice for project leaders, and access to innovation events for Crédit Mutuel employees. Partnership renewed in 2026.
• ACTY (cabinet d'avocats)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACTY is a law firm specializing in business law. The partnership provides Altæ-supported entrepreneurs with access to legal expertise to secure their projects at every stage of development.
• CalyxiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalyxis contributes research capabilities and methodological expertise in climate and natural risk to the Opération Phœnix program, complementing Altæ's business and strategy accompaniment. The partnership combines two key innovation actors in the territory.
• Rétis (national technopole network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltæ Technopole is labeled by Rétis, the national technopole and innovation network. This affiliation provides access to the broader national innovation ecosystem, shared methodologies, and collective visibility for French technopoles.
• Nouvelle Aquitaine TechnopolescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAltæ is part of the Nouvelle Aquitaine Technopoles network, which brings together 10 technopoles in the region. The network facilitates cross-territory collaboration, shared programs like SIRENA Start-Up, and collective representation at national and international events.
• CCI International Nouvelle-AquitainecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCCI International Nouvelle-Aquitaine provides international development support as part of the SIRENA Start-Up program, connecting startups to key international actors including French Tech Bordeaux and 12 foreign incubators.
• Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN, Portugal)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIPN is a Portuguese technology incubator serving as a soft-landing destination for SIRENA Start-Up participants. It provides free office space, local coaching, expert sessions on implantation/fiscality/financing/marketing, and strategic B2B meetings. Located in Coimbra, Portugal.
• French AssurtechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Assurtech co-organizes the annual INNN salon with Niort Agglo and Altæ Technopole. The salon is a flagship national event dedicated to digital innovation, insurtech, and risk management.
• Niort AgglocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNiort Agglo (Agglomération du Niortais) is a co-organizer of the INNN salon and a key institutional supporter of Altæ Technopole, contributing to the territorial attractivity mission and hosting the INNN event at Espace Horizon, Covea.
• Cheminées PoujoulatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCheminées Poujoulat is a member of Altæ's ecosystem and opens its facilities for learning visits. The company collaborates with Altæ on R&D projects in partnership with La Rochelle Université and Université de Poitiers on topics including fire risk and air quality.
• MEDEF Deux-SèvrescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEDEF Deux-Sèvres is a founding member of Altæ Technopole. The organization facilitates connections between the technopole and the broader business community, including hosting the visit of Paola Fabiani, Vice-President of MEDEF France in charge of entrepreneurship.
• Haut Val de SèvreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaut Val de Sèvre community of municipalities signed a partnership with Altæ at the 2025 General Assembly to reinforce territorial innovation. The area is also part of the Territoire d'Industrie label alongside Niort Agglo.
• Université de PoitiersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversité de Poitiers collaborates with Altæ ecosystem companies (e.g., Cheminées Poujoulat) on R&D projects related to fire risk and combustion, and participates in the Altæ innovation ecosystem through research-to-business initiatives.
• La Rochelle UniversitéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Rochelle Université partners with Altæ ecosystem companies on air quality research and collaborates with Altæ's startup ecosystem (e.g., A2D) on technology transfer and applied research projects.
• Groupe IMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroupe IMA hosts Startup Weekend Niort events and learning mornings at its Niort facilities. It collaborates with Altæ on ecosystem events that connect the innovation community to IMA's business activities.
• CMA Nouvelle-Aquitaine Deux-Sèvres (Chambre des Métiers et de l'Artisanat)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCMA Deux-Sèvres partnered with Altæ on the Innovation & Invention call for projects targeting artisanal SMEs, providing workshops on innovation and trademark protection in collaboration with the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Euratechnologies: Euratechnologies is a major French regional technopole and startup accelerator based in Lille, operating multiple acceleration programs and a coworking/incubation campus — directly comparable to Altæ's role as a territorial innovation hub with structured programs for startups.
• Technopôle Brest Iroise: Technopôle Brest Iroise is a French Rétis-network technopole for the Brest metropolitan area, providing incubation, innovation support, and ecosystem animation — directly comparable as another long-standing French regional technopole with the same national labeling and structural mission as Altæ.
• Agoranov: Agoranov is a Paris-based deeptech incubator supporting science-derived startups from lab to market — comparable to Altæ's Parcours Qilin pathway, which similarly serves mature deeptech ventures requiring strategic and methodological accompaniment.
• French Tech Bordeaux: French Tech Bordeaux is the Nouvelle-Aquitaine capital's official French Tech ecosystem label and community organizer, running events, founder programs, and international delegations — operating in the same regional and functional orbit as Altæ within the same broader Nouvelle-Aquitaine Technopoles network.
• Bordeaux Technopole: Bordeaux Technopole is a long-standing Rétis-network technopole for the Bordeaux metropolitan area, providing incubation, networking, and innovation support to startups — a near-twin organizational model to Altæ as another Nouvelle-Aquitaine member of the same national Rétis network.
• 1Kubator: 1Kubator is a French network of regional incubators running branded startup programs across multiple French cities — comparable to Altæ's multi-program branded stack (Bébé Dragon, Dragon, Phœnix, Qilin) and its territorial incubation model.
• Paris&Co: Paris&Co is the Paris-based innovation and incubation platform running thematic programs (AI, cleantech, health, etc.) — directly comparable as a French territorial technopole that designs, brands, and operates multiple sector-specific acceleration programs for early-stage startups.

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance Le Hub: Bpifrance Le Hub is the French national development bank's innovation and startup support platform, providing events, programs, and ecosystem services — comparable in scope to Altæ's role as a public-backed ecosystem animator, but operating at national scale rather than territorial.
• Le Village by CA: Le Village by CA is Crédit Agricole's national network of startup campuses combining incubation, events, and corporate open innovation — comparable to Altæ's Niort Tech co-location model and the role Crédit Mutuel plays as both sponsor and ecosystem partner for Altæ.
• Station F: Station F is the world's largest startup campus in Paris, hosting accelerator programs, corporate partners, and demo days — comparable to Altæ's Niort Tech hub and its INNN Salon as flagship community events, though at vastly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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