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Top 25 Startup accelerators based in France

RevenueBase identified 661 startup accelerators headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 7,249 professional contacts across them, including 998 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers startup accelerators headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest startup accelerators based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 661 startup accelerators based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to startup accelerators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026501-1,000394 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a252 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3Strong evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a196 contacts →

Strong evidence

“50 Partners is a leading startup accelerator in France.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4Partial evidenceLille, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a185 contacts →

Partial evidence

“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…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-50138 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Live for Good est une association qui vient en aide, depuis 8 ans, aux jeunes entrepreneur·es à impact positif développant des projets innovants au service du monde de demain.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6Indirect evidenceLyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20096 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Première coopérative d’activité et d’emploi de France née en 1995, CAP Services accompagne les entrepreneur·e·s dans le développement de leur activité.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7Indirect evidenceDommartemont, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 20261,001-5,00091 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Au sein de Groupe Mentor, nous envisageons un monde entrepreneurial où l'innovation et la croissance durable sont stimulées par un mentorat personnalisé et tourné vers l'avenir.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5065 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Quest accueille, finance et accompagne les dropouts français les plus déterminés, qui ont un « Why » profond avec leur projet.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9Partial evidenceRennes, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5061 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Au service des startups et entreprises technologiques innovantes d’Ille-et-Vilaine, Le a pour mission de favoriser leur émergence, maximiser le nombre de créations, soutenir leur…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5052 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mindeo est un accélérateur dédié aux infopreneurs et web entrepreneurs à fort potentiel.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11Indirect evidenceNantes, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5045 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“La Cantine X La French Tech Nantes is an association that has been welcoming, supporting and energizing the innovation and tech ecosystem of Nantes and its region since 2008.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12Partial evidenceLyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5044 contacts →

Partial evidence

“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.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13Partial evidenceRennes, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5043 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Moon Venture, c’est le Venture Capital qui finance les startups, en amorçage et en Série A, et qui les accompagne dans leur hypercroissance grâce à une équipe opérationnelle.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14Indirect evidenceStrasbourg, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Depuis 2018, 6 incubateurs d’excellence de la région Grand Est, répartis sur 6 territoires (Charleville-Mézières, Epinal, Metz, Mulhouse, Reims et Strasbourg), déploient une…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLevallois-perret, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5040 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Accompagner les équipes fondatrices, dérisquer l’investissement, recruter les meilleurs talents.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16Indirect evidenceMarseille, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a40 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Provence Business Angels est une association (loi de 1901) qui a vu le jour en septembre 2007.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17Indirect evidenceSeptfonds, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Devenez salarié.e-entrepreneur.e!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18Indirect evidenceToulon (83), FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a37 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“5 mois pour devenir entrepreneur (ou pas!) Un parcours intensif pour transformer ton idée en projet concret, accompagné par des pros!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19Indirect evidenceVilleurbanne, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5036 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Rocket School Lyon sélectionne ses étudiants sur leurs soft skills pour les former aux métiers de Digital Business Developer (Commerce), Growth Hacker (Marketing) et Customer…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a36 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Depuis 2004, les Business Angels des Grandes Ecoles ont financé plus de 229 entreprises en apportant plus de 55 M€ qui, par effet sur d'autres sources de financement, ont généré…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21Indirect evidenceAix-en-provence, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a34 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Initiative Pays d'Aix accompagne les créateurs et repreneurs d'entreprises dans leurs démarches et peut faciliter l’obtention des financements nécessaires à la réalisation de leur…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22Indirect evidenceToulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a33 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Réseau Entreprendre Occitanie Garonne est une association de chefs d’entreprise expérimentés qui s’engagent bénévolement pour accompagner les entrepreneurs de demain.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5032 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Bpifrance Le Hub est le partenaire opérationnel des startups et scaleups investies par les fonds d’investissement innovation en capital risque de Bpifrance.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Terra Academia est une école et un accélérateur des compétences et des métiers nécessaires à la transformation écologique.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25Indirect evidenceLyon, FranceHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

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Startup accelerators based in France at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
13.8%Verified-email coverage
11.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
33.0%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
483
11-50
140
51-200
18
201-500
5
501-1,000
8
1,001-5,000
4
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 661 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among startup accelerators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “startup accelerators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names startup accelerators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among startup accelerators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 998 across the full list. 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 September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Startup accelerators by metro

  • Startup accelerators in Paris218
  • Startup accelerators in Lyon30

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names startup accelerators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many startup accelerators are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 661 startup accelerators headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

BGE, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most startup accelerators?

Paris leads with 218 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (30) and Bordeaux (19).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 998 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 661 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

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 Smart Search, 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.