a) The challenges facing the 2030 class of French Tech 2030

The 125 emerging players were selected with a view to retaining companies capable of accelerating their development, with a particularly high technological level and economic potential.

The winners of this first promotion are involved in issues targeted by the 10 objectives and 6 levers of France 2030, with a particular focus on solutions strengthening our industrial and technological sovereignty. For example:

• Moving towards new marine, space and quantum frontiers. PASQAL (Palaiseau, Île-de-France) builds quantum computers from neutral atoms ordered in 2D and 3D networks, with the aim of bringing a practical quantum advantage to its customers, on concrete problems, particularly in quantum simulation and optimization.

• Ensuring our digital sovereignty. Dust (Paris, Île-de-France) develops productivity software for knowledge workers, based on generative artificial intelligence models, to help users perform their tasks faster and more efficiently.

• Supporting innovation in healthcare. OSIVAX (Lyon – Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) is developing an innovative new class of universal vaccines that anticipate mutations in pandemic and seasonal viruses. Created from a technological platform, its first vaccine, which protects against all strains of influenza, has already been tested on over 800 patients, and is far more effective than existing vaccines.

• Better production while decarbonizing our society. ROSI Solar (Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) offers innovative solutions for recycling and reclaiming raw materials from photovoltaic industry waste.

• Encouraging the third agricultural revolution, which will impact our food supply. Sencrop (Lille, Hauts-de-France) designs and manufactures connected sensors providing real-time access to ultra-local agro-meteorological information.

• Producing cultural and creative content. Vrroom (Beziers, Occitanie) is a production studio for virtual shows and an immersive entertainment platform offering multi-user experiences accessible via VR headsets or smartphones.

b) France 2030 supports winning start-ups

This first graduating class testifies to the relevance and quality of the support provided by France 2030 (Secrétariat général pour l’investissement) and the Deeptech Plan (Bpifrance): 90% and 76% of French Tech 2030 start-ups have benefited, respectively.

Launched in 2019, the Deeptech Plan aims to make France a major player in disruptive innovation on an international scale. With a budget of €3 billion between now and 2025, the plan has three main focuses:

• stimulating start-up creation, with an annual target of 500 DeepTech start-ups;

• support growth and build the industrial leaders of tomorrow through a massive mobilization of resources:

• boosting innovation ecosystems at local and industry level. By 2021, 550 million euros have already been allocated to 553 start-ups.

The resources allocated to DeepTech have been considerably strengthened thanks to the France 2030 program. With over 1,500 projects funded since October 2021, for a total of 11 billion euros, France 2030 represents a fabulous breeding ground for the next French Tech 2030 promotions. On each of the plan’s 10 objectives, from hydrogen to small nuclear reactors to low-carbon aviation, we need to continue supporting the disruptive innovations that will make tomorrow’s industrial champions.

c) The industrial dimension of the winners

The solutions of this first class of French Tech 2030 are likely to make a significant contribution to France’s industrialization objective. Indeed, the selection of the winners includes the industrial dimension of their project, and a significant proportion of their solutions have an industrial vocation.

The French Tech 2030 class of 2023 includes 34% industrial start-ups, including :

• Hoffmann Green Cement (Rives de Lyon, Pays de la Loire) develops and produces the world’s first and only 0%-carbon clinker cements, whose manufacturing process promotes the circular economy. Thanks to its cements with a carbon footprint of less than 200 kg CO2/tonne, already meeting the cement industry’s 2050 CO2 emission targets, construction players can reduce their carbon footprint by a factor of 6 to create the sustainable cities of tomorrow. With two plants in operation, Hoffmann plans to build a third plant in Dunkirk in 2025, with a production capacity of 250,000 tonnes per year.

• Atawey (Le-Bourget-du-Lac, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) designs, produces, markets and operates hydrogen vehicle recharging stations. These stations are designed for both heavy and light vehicles, for both public and private players. Atawey is a winner of the “Première usine” call for projects. Its project aims to build a new plant capable of producing 60 stations a year at its historic Technolac site, by 2025.

d) Ecological transition and parity objectives achieved!

In addition to the technological and economic criteria, the French Tech 2030 selection had set itself the target of including at least 50% of companies working to reduce their carbon impact and promote the ecological transition, and 25% of women among their managers or co-founders.

These objectives have been achieved, with :

• nearly 52% of emerging players working for the ecological transition ;

• 30% female CEOs or co-founders