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Top 25 Innovation hubs and centers based in France

RevenueBase identified 298 company matches for innovation hubs and centers associated with France as of November 2026 and tracks 4,400 professional contacts across them, including 557 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for innovation hubs and centers associated with France, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026.

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298Companies
4,400Contacts tracked
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The 25 largest innovation hubs and centers based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 298 company matches for innovation hubs and centers based in France, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
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1Exact matchLille, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a443 contacts →

Exact match

“GARAGE est un lieu et un écosystème de Commerce et d’Innovation sur 3500m2 ultra-modulables, situés en plein cœur de Lille.”

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2Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,000420 contacts →

Exact match

“Soutien à la création reprise d'entreprise - Accompagnement des porteurs de projets - Formation modulaire, Etude de Marché, Stratégie commerciale, business plan, Comptabilité…”

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3Exact matchBordeaux, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-200354 contacts →

Exact match

“TALIS est une véritable communauté éducative qui cultive une forte culture entrepreneuriale et qui s'engage à offrir une expertise de proximité à ses publics, aux étudiants et aux…”

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4Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a238 contacts →

Exact match

“STATION F is the world's biggest startup campus based in Paris, gathering a whole entrepreneurial ecosystem under one roof.”

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5Exact matchLille, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a174 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2009 by three historical stakeholders-the European Metropolis of Lille, the Hauts-de-France Region, and the City of Lille-EuraTechnologies is a leading startup and…”

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6Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5051 contacts →

Exact match

“Créé en 2016, Matrice est un centre d’innovation technologique et sociale qui pense, opère et accompagne des projets engagés au service d’un monde plus juste, efficient et…”

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7Exact matchAix-en-provence, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a49 contacts →

Exact match

“PÉPITE Provence représente le Pôle Étudiant pour l'Innovation, le Transfert et l'Entrepreneuriat sur le territoire des Bouches-du-Rhône et du Vaucluse.”

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8Exact matchBrest, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20045 contacts →

Exact match

“Brest Business School is a modern Grande Ecole welcoming nearly 800 students, 15% of whom are international students, with another 15% enrolled in engineering programs.”

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9Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5041 contacts →

Exact match

“H7, accélérateur responsable et lieu totem du numérique de la Métropole de Lyon, a pour mission d'accompagner les start-up dans leur croissance et leur impact.”

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10Exact matchMarseille, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5041 contacts →

Exact match

“Marseille Innovation, accélérateur de croissance!”

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11Exact matchClermont-ferrand, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5037 contacts →

Exact match

“Endroit hybride à la croisée de l’espace public et privé, nous rassemblons une multitude d’acteurs autour de problématiques communes; nous sommes un Hall pour faire ensemble, un…”

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12Exact matchMérignac, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5035 contacts →

Exact match

“Bordeaux Technowest, technopole de la métropole bordelaise, accompagne depuis 2004 les start-up innovantes et anime les filières stratégiques du territoire.”

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13Exact matchOrléans, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5033 contacts →

Exact match

“Depuis 1988, par l’animation des réseaux d’entreprises, du monde de la formation et de la recherche, nos équipes sensibilisent les acteurs du territoire aux enjeux de l’innovation…”

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14Exact matchJouy-en-josas, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,00030 contacts →

Exact match

“Entrepreneurship is not a one-size-fits-all journey.”

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15Exact matchToulon, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5029 contacts →

Exact match

“TVT Innovation is a non-profit organization, created in 1988 by public and private stakeholders, dedicated to support innovation development (entrepreneurship and support…”

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16Exact matchEpinal, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1029 contacts →

Exact match

“Quai Alpha : incubateur d'innovations, booster de visibilité!”

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17Exact matchRouen, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1027 contacts →

Exact match

“Normandie Incubation, l’incubateur normand de la recherche publique et des entreprises innovantes, accompagne les projets innovants sur 3 sites : Caen, Rouen et Le Havre!”

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18Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1025 contacts →

Exact match

“emlyon venture labs accompagne les entrepreneurs et intrapreneurs ambitieux de l'idée à l'hyper-croissance.”

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19Exact matchBeauvais, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026501-1,00022 contacts →

Exact match

“Boost Your Business in the Heart of Beauvaisis!”

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20Exact matchLe Kremlin-bicêtre, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5022 contacts →

Exact match

“Creative valley helps entrepreneurs and bearer of innovative projects through a complete range of tools: from the help of entrepreneurs to the host of companies, since their birth…”

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21Exact matchLyon, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20019 contacts →

Exact match

“IRIIG, a été pensée pour être, plus qu'une école, un véritable écosystème entrepreneurial dédié à l'innovation et à la croissance, qui pour être durable doit être inclusive et…”

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22Exact matchRennes, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1018 contacts →

Exact match

“Lieu d'innovation pour les entreprises : Design Lab, Corporate Labs, Digital Labs, Conférences, Formations, Experts de l'innovation * Centre ville : 15 min à pied de la gare de…”

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23Exact matchPau, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5018 contacts →

Exact match

“A Pau, à deux pas du campus universitaire, la technopole Hélioparc est un lieu privilégié pour la création et le développement de vos activités : mise en réseau - accompagnement -…”

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24Exact matchColmar, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5018 contacts →

Exact match

“Pôle d’Innovation de l’Artisanat dans le domaine des Technologies de l’Information, de la Communication (TIC) et du multimédia, le CTAI recherche, expérimente, développe et…”

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25Exact matchRochefort, FranceHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5016 contacts →

Exact match

“Les CRITT (Centres Régionaux d’Innovation et de Transfert de Technologie) ont été créés pour faciliter le transfert de technologies entre la recherche privée ou publique et le…”

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Innovation hubs and centers based in France at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
12.7%Verified-email coverage
14.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
13.1%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
196
11-50
66
51-200
15
201-500
7
501-1,000
5
1,001-5,000
2
5,001-10,000
2
10001+
3

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 298 companies.

How this list was built

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Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with France whose business descriptions match “innovation hubs and centers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 557 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “innovation hubs and centers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many innovation hubs and centers are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 298 company matches for innovation hubs and centers associated with France as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Garage tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most innovation hubs and centers?

Paris leads with 39 company records, followed by Lyon (9) and Lille (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 557 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 298 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.