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1 Market summary
1.1 Definition and scope of the study
Startup incubators are organizations that support fledgling businesses by providing resources such as workspace, mentoring and sometimes funding. They aim to help entrepreneurs develop their ideas and build a solid foundation for their startup. Startup gas pedals, on the other hand, are short-term programs that accelerate the development of more established startups through intensive mentoring, initial funding and exposure to potential investors, often culminating in a pitching event.the emergence and expansion of business incubators and gas pedals over the last few decades testifies to the dynamic evolution of the global entrepreneurial landscape. Acting as springboards for startups and entrepreneurs, these structures have revolutionized the way new businesses are created, developed and brought to market.
The global market is booming, estimated at $428.93 million in 2022, and set to grow at a CAGR of 6.6% to 2029. The growing interest in incubators and gas pedals can be attributed to their role in the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem. They act not only as catalysts for the development of individual startups, but also as key contributors to the local and global economy. Indeed, many successful startups that have emerged from these programs have gone on to play a major role in innovation and job creation.
France has a strong entrepreneurial potential. Indeed, at the start of 2023, 24% of French people expressed the desire to create or take over a business. What's more, French start-ups feel the need for help, which ensures a constant demand for incubators and gas pedals. As a result, this sector promises a dynamic future.
1.2 The global market is growing
The global market for business incubators and gas pedals was estimated at $***.** million in ****, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of *.*% to ****.
Sales growth projections for the global incubator market World, **** - ****, in $ millions Source: ****
Business incubators and gas pedals have gained in popularity for several key reasons. Firstly, ...
1.3 Investments in France are growing
France is an important market for venture capital;in the first half of ****, innovative companies raised €*.* billion in *** deals.This is **% less than the previous year in terms of volume, but **% more in terms of value. In the second half of ****, total funds raised amounted to *.** billion euros, up *.*% in volume ...
2 Demand analysis
2.1 France's high entrepreneurial potential
Entrepreneurial desire negatively impacted by the crisis
Entrepreneurial desire fluctuates greatly from one year to the next, rising from **% in **** to **% in ****. What's more, the following graph shows that this indicator dropped sharply between January **** and January ****, from **% to **%. This can be explained by the pandemic that struck the planet between ...
2.2 French start-ups feel the need for help
A study carried out by La boussole and BCG revealed that, in ****, **% of start-ups felt the need to be helped/accompanied. (***). Among those who responded positively to the need for help, we find the answers listed in the graph below.
What help do you think you need as entrepreneurs? France, ****, in Source: ...
2.3 Sources of financing: focus on fundraising
Incubators (***) are primarily used to access capital and obtain financing. Below you'll find an overview of the type of funding most sought after by start-ups worldwide.
What's likely to be your next source of funding? World, ****, in Source: Silicon Valley Bank Furthermore, it is clear from the graph above that a ...
3 Market structure
3.1 Market overview
The incubator and gas pedal market in France is highly fragmented, with numerous players offering services in this field. Today, there are an estimated *** such players in France[***].
In addition, France boasts some of the world's most renowned incubators, including Montpellier's BIC incubator, which has already been in existence for ** years ...
3.2 General business model
**% of incubators and gas pedals do not ask for any quid pro quo (***), and among the remaining **%, the quid pro quo requested can vary. There are four main types of quid pro quo:
non-financial services: giving time, lending one's image, demonstrating the impact of the project ; prospect of future income; cash ...
3.3 Geographical distribution of incubators
To get an idea of the geographical distribution of incubators, we can rely on investment operations and amounts invested. The greater the number of deals, the more start-up incubators are likely to be present in the region. The following map shows the *** deals recorded in ****, resulting in a total investment of ...
4 Offer analysis
4.1 Service overview
The main differences between incubators and gas pedals and their respective advantages:
Source: ****
Overview:
The main incubator structures are as follows:
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Incubators and gas pedals as co-working spaces:
Incubators and gas pedals offer coworking spaces in * forms: for residents and non-residents. While the first offer concerns the vast majority of ...
4.2 A comparison of offers
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Zoom on Station F:
Station F is the world's largest incubator and was created in ****. With five years of existence, this start-up campus has greatly contributed to France's development as a start-up nation. Its ecosystem includes a wide variety of players, including over *,*** start-ups, but also BigTechs such as Facebook, ...
4.3 Tomorrow's trends and how to prosper
Tomorrow's model could be summed up in three strategies: specialization, diversification of services and internationalization.
Specialization
One way to stand out from the crowd is to specialize in a particular sector of activity, in order to provide more precise support. Specialization has the advantage of creating a stimulating competitive environment and ...
5 Rules and regulations
5. Current regulations
The big picture
France is investing heavily in its start-up ecosystem. Between mid and late ****, *** million euros have been invested with the ambition of financing promising start-up creation studios, start-up creation gas pedals and venture capital funds including an acceleration program. [***]
There are no specific regulations relating to incubators and gas ...
6 Positioning the players
6. Segmentation
- Station F
- NUMA
- 104FACTORY
- 1KUBATOR
- 3DEXPERIENCE LAB - DASSAULT SYSTÈMES
- 42VALLEY
- EXECUTIVE BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
- BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
- ACCELERATOR EMLYON
- ACCELAIR - AIR LIQUIDE
- AGORANOV
- AIRBUS BIZLAB
- ALACRITÉ FRANCE
- ALTER'INCUB
- ANTROPIA
- APPLIED INNOVATION EXCHANGES - CAPGEMINI
- ARGOBIO STUDIO
- IMT ATLANTIQUE INCUBATEUR
- ATLANPOLE
- SCALER - ATOS
- AVRUL
- AXELEO
- BEAUTY TECH ATELIER - L'ORÉAL
- BETTER LIFE FACTORY (BLF)
- BIC de MONTPELLIER
- BLUE FACTORY
- BNP Paribas - CIB Consulting & Transformation
- BNP PARIBAS WAI
- BOP INNOVATION LAB - ESSILORLUXOTTICA
- BOUYGUES TELECOM INITIATIVES
- BUSINESS STARTER Co working
- BUSINESS NURSERY
- STELLANTIS BUSINESS LAB
- BUSI By CAI
- INCUBATEUR CENTRALE-AUDENCIA-ENSA
- CENTRALESUPÉLEC INCUBATEUR
- PRÉ-INCUBATEUR 66
- INCUBATEUR RÉGIONAL DE LA RÉUNION
- INCUBATEUR PACA EST (IPE)
- INCUBATEUR MANUFACTORY
- INCUBATEUR LORRAIN
- INCUBATEUR IPAG
- INCUBATEUR HEC
- INCUBATEUR EMLYON
- INCUBATEUR DE LA TECHNOPOLE DU GRAND POITIERS
- INCUBATEUR DAUPHINE
- INCUBATEUR BY OSV
- INCUBATEUR ARTS ET MÉTIERS
- INCUBATEUR APUI
- IMT MINES SAINT-ÉTIENNE INCUBATEUR
- IMT MINES ALÈS INCUBATEUR
- IMT MINES ALBI INCUBATEUR
- Incubateur IMPULSE
- CRÉ'INNOV
- CREATIV'LABZ
- DANONE MANIFESTO VENTURES
- DECA-BFC
- DIGILITYX
- DOJO GROUP
- DRAHI X-NOVATION CENTER
- EDHEC ENTREPRENEURS
- EFOUNDERS
- EMERGYS Bretagne
- ENTREPAU
- ESSEC Ventures
- ESTIA ENTREPRENDRE
- EURATECHNOLOGIES
- FOODSHAKER
- GLOBAL MARKETS INCUBATOR (SG)
- MH-LAB 78 (Moet Hennessy)
- IBIONEXT
- IMAGINATION MACHINE
- IMT STARTER
- TONIC INCUBATION
- NORMANDIE INCUBATION
- INCUB'ESSCA
- INCUBATOR PROGRAM OFFICE - MICHELIN
- INCUBALLIANCE
- INCUBAGEM
- INCUBA'SCHOOL
- INCUB'13
- INCUB'INSEEC
- INNOSTART
- MD START (Sofinnova)
- STMICROELECTRONICS INNOVATION BOOSTER
- IONIS 361
- KAMET VENTURES
- KMØ
- ZEBOX - CMA CGM
- Y COMBINATOR
- WEST WEB VALLEY
- WILCO
- WILLA
- L'ESCALATOR
- LA MAISON DES START-UP – LVMH
- LA PAILLASSE
- STARTUP LAB
- MOONSHOT LABS
- LAB'O VILLAGE BY CA ORLÉANS
- SQUARELAB
- LIBERTÉ LIVING LAB
- LE CONNECTED CAMP
- LE TARMAC
- LE VILLAGE BY CA
- LEONARD - VINCI
- LES PREMIÈRES
- LINKSIUM
- NETANGELS
- NEXTSTARS
- NOVA BY SAINT-GOBAIN
- NUBBO
- ORANGE FAB FRANCE
- OSS VENTURES
- THALES DIGITAL FACTORY
- P.FACTORY
- PARIS BIOTECH SANTÉ
- PARIS&CO
- PARTECH SHAKER
- POP UP BY VEOLIA
- PULSALYS
- QUATTROCENTO
- STATION FLINS - RENAULT
- SCHNEIDER CAPITAL VENTURE
- SCIENCES PO
- SEMIA Technologie
- SOFTWARE RÉPUBLIQUE
- SQYCUB
- STAND UP – ARTEM
- STARBURST AEROSPACE
- STARTUP NURSERY
- STARTUP MAKER
- STUDIO KER
- SUDRI'CUB
- TBSEEDS
- TECHNOFOUNDERS
- TECHSTARS
- TÉLÉCOM PARIS ENTREPRENEUR
- THE ENTREPRENEURIAL GARDEN
- UBEE LAB
- URW LAB
- Vivalley Campus
- Port de Bordeaux
List of charts presented in this market study
- Wanting to start or take over a business
- Answer to the question: would you like to start a business, take over a business or become self-employed?
- The desire to start a business by age group
- Entrepreneurial drive by socio-professional category (CSP)
- Entrepreneurial drive by gender
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Latest news
Vivalley, the new French sportech incubator - 07/09/2023
- There are a dozen sportech incubators in France
- The Vivalley incubator is located in Liévin, Pas-de-Calais.
- The building cost 8.4 million euros to construct.
- Eurasanté has been chosen as the new operator for Vivalley and its campus.
- Eurasanté already manages three other incubators.
- Vivalley is already home to ten start-ups.
- The Vivalley site is located on a 110-hectare campus.
- The campus includes several sports facilities, including an arena and a Ligue 1 soccer club.
- The site has a 7-hectare business park to accommodate SMEs and ETIs.
- The incubator aims to support 40 innovative projects and create around 100 jobs through 25 companies by the end of 2025.
Partech has €660 million in its pocket to support "the next generation of the Fortune 500". - 30/11/2021
- Partech Growth II has raised $750 million to finance the second generation of its dedicated growth fund, Partech Growth II.
- A leading French venture capitalist in the tech sector, the investment company has already carried out five transactions for amounts ranging from 20 to 70 million euros.
- Partech's portfolio includes 200 companies from 30 countries, 12 of which are valued at over a billion dollars and therefore qualify as "unicorns": Alan, Bolt, Cazoo, Jellysmack, Made, ManoMano, People.ai, Rohlik, Sorare, Toss, Wave and Xendit.
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