Invest In Bordeaux

What Invest In Bordeaux does

Invest in Bordeaux is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) that serves as the sustainable and responsible economic development agency for Bordeaux and the broader Gironde department. Founded in 1996 at the initiative of Mairie de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Métropole, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and CCI Bordeaux-Gironde, it is supported by more than 100 member companies (adhérents) and four founding public authorities. The agency delivers free, personalized, and confidential advisory services to any company considering establishment, relocation, or expansion in Gironde, with no software product or pricing tier; its offering is entirely service-based, spanning site preselection and location advice, HR and employee mobility support, financing-solution introduction (public aid, taxation, equity funds), local economic intelligence, administrative procedure assistance, and ecosystem integration.

The agency's go-to-market is direct advisory, supported by a multi-channel presence including its website (investinbordeaux.fr), LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, email newsletters, and regional business events, as well as three adjacent vertical portals — Bordeaux Finance, Job In Bordeaux, and Vivre Bordeaux — that extend reach across capital, talent, and lifestyle buyer journeys. Its prospect base is segmented across nine published verticals: aeronautics/space/defense, health, green economy, chemistry/materials, wood, agri-food, tertiary/services, digital, and wine. The organization operates from a single headquarters at 32 Allées d'Orléans in Bordeaux, with formal territorial reach across the Gironde department and broader Nouvelle-Aquitaine region; it has no disclosed revenue, no disclosed headcount, and no parent or subsidiary controlling interest, functioning instead as an independent association under a multi-stakeholder governance model.

In operational terms, 2024 investment decisions facilitated in Gironde yielded 58 company implantations projected to create 1,411 jobs over the following three years, and recent published wins indicate active expansion into new verticals (cybersecurity, legal services, industrial sovereignty-linked manufacturing) and into sub-regional territories such as Bazadais, Montesquieu, Le Réolais, and the Bordeaux-Saucats aerodrome. The entity carries no AI/ML capability, no disclosed funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no patents; its competitive position rests on its quasi-official public mandate, its coalition-backed ecosystem, and its zero-cost service proposition rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

Invest In Bordeaux

Legal name

Invest in Bordeaux

Website

https://investinbordeaux.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Invest in Bordeaux is a French non-profit economic development agency, founded in 1996 by Bordeaux public authorities and CCI Bordeaux-Gironde, that provides free advisory services to companies establishing or expanding in the Gironde department across nine industry verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Consulting (Corporate/Institutional) (BPAJANAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Estate Investment Advisory (Acquisitions/Dispositions, Capital Allocation) (BPAJANAA), Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA), Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Investment promotion agency
• Business relocation consulting
• Site selection advisory
• Foreign direct investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Invest In Bordeaux delivers free, personalized and confidential consulting to companies considering establishment or expansion in the Gironde/Bordeaux region. Its advisory covers site selection, HR and employee mobility, financing solutions, local economic intelligence, administrative procedures and ecosystem integration, supported by a network of 100+ member firms and three tiers of public authority.

Product overview

Invest in Bordeaux is an economic development agency — not a software or technology product company. It provides no named product, module, or software offering. Its offering consists entirely of free consulting and support services for businesses seeking to establish or expand operations in the Gironde/Bordeaux territory, including site preselection, HR and mobility guidance, financing advice, local economic intelligence, administrative assistance, and ecosystem integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Site Selection and Real-Estate Advisory

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mairie de Bordeaux (City of Bordeaux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner of Invest in Bordeaux in 1996, representing local municipal government.
• Bordeaux MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding metropolitan authority that initiated Invest in Bordeaux in 1996 to promote economic development.
• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional authority founding partner supporting Invest in Bordeaux since 1996.
• CCI Bordeaux-Gironde (Chamber of Commerce)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Commerce and Industry founding partner supporting Invest in Bordeaux since 1996.
• Member Companies (100+)minorOthersOver 100 companies that are members (adhérents) supporting the agency's economic development mission.
• Bordeaux FinanceminorOthersRelated website operated by Invest in Bordeaux focused on finance sector in Bordeaux region.
• Job In BordeauxminorOthersRelated job board website operated by Invest in Bordeaux for employment in Bordeaux region.
• Vivre BordeauxminorOthersRelated lifestyle website operated by Invest in Bordeaux showcasing living in Bordeaux.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Choose Paris Region: Paris-region investment promotion agency providing free advisory services to companies looking to establish or expand in the Paris metropolitan area — a direct functional peer operating in the same space with a larger geographic mandate and brand recognition.
• Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI): German federal economic development agency advising foreign companies on investment locations across Germany — a comparable state-backed investment promotion entity with broader geographic scope.
• London & Partners: Mayoral-led economic development company promoting London as a destination for business, talent, and investment — comparable in mandate, funding structure, and free advisory model.
• Business France: French national agency supporting international companies investing in France across all regions — overlaps with Invest in Bordeaux as a higher-level alternative for companies seeking nationwide entry points.
• Invest in Spain (ICEX): Spanish national investment promotion agency providing free advisory services to foreign investors — a comparable public-mandated economic development body focused on attracting FDI.
• NFIA (Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency): Dutch national investment promotion agency providing free site-selection and establishment advisory — directly comparable operating model and service scope.

Direct peers

• ADERLY (Invest in Lyon): Lyon-area economic development agency supporting company establishment and expansion projects in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region — directly comparable in mandate, business model, and service offering to Invest in Bordeaux.
• Invest in Toulouse: Toulouse-area investment promotion agency supporting company implantation and expansion projects — a direct peer given its shared focus on aeronautics/space/defense and similar public-private governance model.

Regional players

• JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization): Japanese government-affiliated trade and investment promotion organization supporting inbound FDI — a comparable mandate of attracting and supporting foreign company establishment, with a Japan-outward rather than France-inward focus.

Emerging players

• CzechInvest: Czech investment promotion agency supporting inbound FDI through free advisory, site selection, and incentive structuring — comparable mandate and delivery model to Invest in Bordeaux.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/InvestinBx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/invest-in-bordeaux
• Instagraminstagram.com/investinbordeaux

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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