Mumbai: Business France, the Trade & Investment Commission of France in India, organized, the 4th edition of the “French Tech Tour to India”, online from the 15th – 26th November 2021. This tech tour consists of an immersive program for the 5- innovative “French Tech” startups and SMEs seeking to develop business in India. The objective of this French tech tour to India is to develop synergies in the tech ecosystem between India and France. The two countries are known as top 5 tech start-up powers in the world, with over 10 000 startups in each of the ecosystems, and many large corporates involved in Open Innovation and Acceleration programs.
As part of this edition of the Tech Tour, Business France India has engaged to organize virtual sessions for its participants and collective immersive workshops from the 15th – 19th November 2021, covering various topics such as:
- Market entry workshop, peer-to-peer mentoring, collaboration with a Global System Integrator (HCL), legal aspects around IP, and advice on business environment in India building value along the cross-border innovation approach. SPEAKERS: NASSCOM, FRENCH TECH BANGALORE, LINKS INNOVATION, BOSTON CONSULTANCY GROUP, HCL TECHNOLOGIES, WEDGE CONSULTING, INPI, UDYEN & JAIN, TECH-IA IMPACT INVEST.
- Individual B2B meeting schedule: Complementary to a common program for all the participants, a detailed program consisting of individual meeting schedules from the 22nd of November for each participating companies.
- Virtual participation at, Asia’s largest technology event the “Bengaluru Tech Summit 2021” organized from the 17th – 19th November 2021
Growth of French tech Ecosystem
The French Tech initiative is in sync with the goals and objectives of the Indian government initiatives like ‘Start-up India’ and ‘Digital India’ aiming at encouraging collaborations and bridging the two ecosystems.
For some years now, the French Tech ecosystem has enjoyed a steady and strong development, driven by a new generation of entrepreneurs, investors, engineers, designers and many more. Like India, France has emerged as a leading Startup nation, home to vibrant Tech Hubs and talents, that exhibits a strong entrepreneurial culture.
Delegation of the 5 participating “French Tech” enterprises
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