A bridge between Madrid and La French Tech Scene

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โ€œLa French Techโ€ is our startup scene in France. Itโ€™s an unique movement bringing together startups, investors, policymakers and community builders. La French Tech hub Madrid is expanding the french technology scene and spirit beyond frontiers.

The French Tech Madrid is an initiative powered by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of France, promoting french tech start ups, helping them develop in Madrid and Spain, animating a local network of corporate, institutions, VCs, integrating Spanish start ups in the ecosystem .

Our mission? To make France one of the greatest places in the world to launch and grow global companies that make sense for our future. By our international footprint, we expand the reach and help the french tech spirit to spread.

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We organize many different events along the year. These events are always an opportunity to highlight french technology and innovation as well as gather actors of the local ecosystem. Stay tuned!

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La French Tech Krakow

The French touch of the Krakow start-up community

๐ŸŽ‰ A Royal Celebration of Connection and Innovation in #Paris! ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทโœจYesterday, La French Tech Krakow was present at the โ€˜Galette des Rois๐Ÿ‘‘โ€™ networking event hosted by La French Tech in Paris, at Qonto office, one of the top 25 French Unicorns ๐Ÿฆ„.Represented by its President, Romain Rebour, we had the opportunity to connect with incredible leaders and innovators within the French Tech ecosystem, including:_ Julie Huguet, the inspiring new Director at Mission La French Tech _ Alexandre Prot, Co-Founder of Qonto _ Anthony Babkine, Co-founder of Diversidays _ Ben Bouteille, Board Member of La French Tech Denver_ Sam DAHMANI, General Manager at La French Tech Lille _ Nicolas Benady, CEO of Swan_ Julien Anglade, General Manager of Up Coop It was a pleasure to spend quality time with our colleagues from French Tech Bucharest, Grรฉgoire VIGROUX and Dylan DELHOMMOIS, along with new friends Charlotte Piana and Aurรฉlie Santune from Orange Ventures.La French Tech Krakow was also thrilled to introduce its sponsor Avanquest Software to the French Tech family in France, with their CTO Anatole Lysenko joining this momentous occasion.The event was highlighted by a presentation of the 2025 roadmap by the French Tech Director, outlining key priorities:1๏ธโƒฃ Strengthening relationships between startups and major public and private accounts.2๏ธโƒฃ Enhancing connections between startups and investors to foster funding opportunities across France.3๏ธโƒฃ Boosting international competitiveness through technological excellence and meaningful impact.These inspiring discussions and meaningful exchanges demonstrate the strength and unity of the global French Tech community. ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒTo experience this wonderful community atmosphere in Krakow, register for our main event happening on 11th of March - free ticket here: lu.ma/pw4koyok#FrenchTech #Innovation #Networking #Community #2025 ... See MoreSee Less
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As part of a 2-day visit around #SpaceTech in Krakow, La French Tech Krakow and Consulat gรฉnรฉral de France ร  Cracovie had the distinct honor of hosting an inspiring roundtable that brought together leading minds and key stakeholders in the space sector to discuss the future of space innovation, international collaboration, and the growing role of Poland in this rapidly evolving industry. ๐Ÿš€A heartfelt thank you to the local ecosystem stakeholders for their time, enthusiasm, and dedication to showcasing the richness and potential of our local space technology landscape. A special thanks also to Mr. Gilles Rabin, Space Advisory Attachรฉ at Ambassade de France en Allemagne, for his expert insights.๐Ÿ’ก Key takeaways from the discussion:โžœ The global space sector is undergoing a monumental shift, with 10% focused on launchers, 20% on satellite manufacturing, and an astounding 70% on data integration and utilization.โžœ Europeโ€™s space industry faces fierce competition, especially from countries like the US (investing six times more in the sector) and China, emphasizing the need for a unified European strategy.โžœ Poland is emerging as a strong player, leveraging increased defense spending, contributions to the European Space Agency, and its unique expertise in satellite data. Initiatives like the Polish Investment Zone further drive innovation and growth.โžœ Israel's space strategy model, demonstrating how private-sector innovation, start-up scaling, and integration with larger entities can lead to significant advancements.Participants:โžœ Gilles Rabin โ€“ Space Advisory Attachรฉ at Ambassade de France en Allemagne โžœ Cedric Peltier โ€“ General Consul of France in Krakowโžœ Ronan Venetz โ€“ Head of Economic Affairs for Central Europe and Baltic States, Embassy of France in Warsaw โžœ Yvane BOCCHI-WIRMAN โ€“ Director, Business France CEEโžœ Jean-Luc Schneider โ€“ Scientific and University Cooperation Attachรฉ, Ambassade de France en Pologne โžœ Jarek Chojnacki โ€“ ESA Technology Broker, Krakowski Park Technologiczny โžœ Noemi Zabari โ€“ Astrophysicist, CEO & Co-Founder, Astroteq.ai โžœ Itamar Zabari โ€“ CCO, CTO & Co-Founder, Astroteq.ai โžœ Edouard Boucher โ€“ Partner, jll.spearโžœ Karol Sitkowski โ€“ Space Sector Representative for the Marshal Office of the Malopolska Regionโžœ Pierre-Louis Picot โ€“ PhD Candidate in International Relations, Uniwersytet Jagielloล„ski โžœ Adam Szmatula โ€“ La French Tech Krakow #SpaceIndustry #Innovation #PolandFranceCooperation #Networking #FutureOfSpaceBusiness France ESA - European Space Agency POLSA Polska Agencja Kosmiczna Polish Space Agency La French Tech Warsaw La French Tech OMGKRK CNES ... See MoreSee Less
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๐Ÿš€Meet The TeamRomain Rebour, President of La French Tech Krakow ๐ŸŒ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ?Iโ€™m originally from the north of Lyon, France๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท. I began with a DUT in Techniques of Commercialization and then went on to study international business management in the Czech Republic and France. I started my career as a business analyst in France for Siemens and I then evolved in sales, business development and technology. Later I became Sales Director of NATEK. I then became CEO of FRENCH 4 DEV and later Glokal Consulting, both based in Krakow. And I also had the chance to co-found SquadGurus, based in Boston and Krakow and later Rock & Bold.๐Ÿ•’ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ?I've been living and working in Poland for 7 years now. ๐Ÿ’ผ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ? My field of activity is a mix of innovation, technology, consulting and investments. ๐Ÿ“… ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐‹๐š ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐Š๐ซ๐š๐ค๐จ๐ฐ ?Actually, I co-founded La French Tech Krakow in April 2019 :-)๐Ÿฆธ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐‹๐š ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐Š๐ซ๐š๐ค๐จ๐ฐ ?I am the president, so my role is to manage the foundation, animate the community, go-to contact for ecosystem stakeholders, and represent French Tech at local and international events. โœจ ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐‹๐š ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐Š๐ซ๐š๐ค๐จ๐ฐ ? ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ?I co-founded La French Tech to encourage mutual support between French and French-speaking entrepreneurs in Poland, while promoting France as a territory for innovation. The aim was to create relevant soft power that met a local need, and then to extend it nationally with La French Tech Warsaw.๐ŸŽ‰ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‹๐š ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐Š๐ซ๐š๐ค๐จ๐ฐ ?French Tech has enabled me to find a real family of entrepreneurs in Poland, but also internationally, sharing the same challenges and the same values. One very good memory is the week of #vivatech2024 in Paris, where we were able to offer the best possible image of France to around twenty Polish start-ups, with events organised every evening.La French Tech Krakow La French Tech Warsaw Consulat gรฉnรฉral de France ร  Cracovie (Konsulat Francji w Krakowie) ... See MoreSee Less
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Registration to our flagship event #FTPL2025 is now open! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘‰ Get your free ticket here: lu.ma/pw4koyok๐Ÿ’กTag your connections in the comments and invite them to join us!๐Ÿ“… ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป: March 11th, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM๐Ÿ“ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Krakow, CKF 13 Centrum Konferencyjne Fabryczna โœจ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜:Join us for the third edition of La French Tech Connect Poland, an annual conference celebrating the vibrant collaboration between the Polish and French tech ecosystems.๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ: "๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต" ๐ŸŒ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐˜ #FTPL2025:โžœ Inspiring talks: Keynotes and panel discussions featuring industry thought leaders and tech experts.โžœ Business connections: Build relationships with potential business partners and investors from Poland and France.โžœ Innovation conversations: Dive into the latest trends in #AI, #cloud, #greentech, and more.โžœ Networking opportunities: Mingle with over 200 entrepreneurs and professionals while enjoying drinks and snacks.๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€:5:30 PM: Registration & welcome coffee6:00 PM: Official opening6:15 PM: Keynote speech (speaker TBA)6:30 PM: Panel discussion (panelists TBA)8:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Networking & cocktail receptionThis yearโ€™s event is proudly supported by: the French Republic (ร‰lysรฉe โ€“ Prรฉsidence de la Rรฉpublique franรงaise), Avanquest Software.๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜„:Since 2019, weโ€™ve been connecting Polish and French ecosystems, supporting startups, investors, and tech professionals in their growth journeys.๐Ÿ“ฉ For inquiries: bonjour@frenchtechkrakow.comSeats are limited, and registration is free!๐Ÿ‘‰ Secure your spot today: lu.ma/pw4koyokLetโ€™s shape the future of European techโ€”together. ๐Ÿš€#FTPL2025 #LaFrenchTech #EuropeanTech #MeetUp #AI #Cloud #Greentech #PolandTech #FranceTech #TechEcosystem #StartupsLa French Tech La French Tech Warsaw Ambassade de France en Pologne Consulat gรฉnรฉral de France ร  Cracovie (Konsulat Francji w Krakowie) Business France Service ร‰conomique rรฉgional de Cracovie, Association RFE Pologne, Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Polonaise en France Business France PolandLa French Tech Krakow ... See MoreSee Less
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โœจ Join our French-speaking meet-up with entrepreneurs and tech community in Krakow, organized by Association RFE Pologne and La French Tech Krakow โœจ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Meet-up in French ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ“… When? January 15, 2024, at 6 PM๐Ÿ“ Where? Cafรฉ Paris, Starowiล›lna 33, KrakowJoin us for a festive and unique evening organized by RFE Pologne Association, in collaboration with La French Tech Krakow Program Highlights:๐Ÿฐ A slice of traditional Galette des Rois cake included with your ticket๐Ÿค Networking with entrepreneurs, project leaders, and innovation enthusiasts๐ŸŽ‰ A warm and welcoming atmosphere at Cafรฉ Paris, hosted by Quentin๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Entry fee:- 25 PLN per person- Free for RFE members with up-to-date subscriptionsRegister here: lnkd.in/dKM28zRk #rfekrakow #frenchtechkrakow #networking #galettedesrois #Entrepreneurship #francophone #krakow Consulat gรฉnรฉral de France ร  Cracovie (Konsulat Francji w Krakowie) La French Tech La French Tech Warsaw ... See MoreSee Less
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