Arlequin AI is developing an AI platform dedicated to strategic intelligence. It collects and analyses multimodal and multilingual data on a large scale, drawn from both open and private sources, in order to map the information landscape and extract signals and trends from it. It thus produces reliable, traceable and directly actionable analyses to inform critical decisions made by public and private sector stakeholders.

Entalpic helps its industrial partners to accelerate the screening and discovery of materials used in atomic deposition and etching processes – which are essential for the development of new technologies – through a proprietary AI platform combining generative and predictive models, atomistic simulations and experimental data.

Neuralk-AI is developing a proprietary foundation model dedicated to tabular data – that is, structured data that contains the bulk of a company’s operational information: customer data, transactions, risks, sales, stock levels, and industrial or financial operations.

NPco is developing AI capable of simulating the physical behaviour of complex industrial systems in a matter of seconds, where traditional methods require days or even weeks of computation. This technology is aimed at strategic and complex industries (aerospace, defence, energy, automotive, data centres, etc.) to accelerate design and reduce simulation costs.

Orasio develops AI solutions that detect sensitive situations in video streams, both in real time and retrospectively, for internal security forces, local authorities, critical infrastructure and the defence sector.

Outsight, through its physical AI, continuously digitises the movements, behaviours and interactions of people, vehicles and robots on a large scale, generating real-time Spatial Intelligence. Operators of complex environments rely on this Spatial Intelligence to improve their operations, optimise the visitor experience and enhance safety and security.

PyannoteAI develops speech intelligence: its models identify who is speaking, when, and in what context within any audio recording, and provide organisations with the essential building block for understanding the speech signal needed to move from a prototype to a voice AI system that is actually deployed in production.

Reeverse Systems provides the first comprehensive technology and solution for characterising, optimising, tracking and reusing strategic materials—both in planning and in real time—across the design and manufacturing chains of building equipment manufacturers (industrial joinery and metal fabricators), as well as in the aerospace, shipbuilding, rail, maritime and machinery sectors.

Tsuga Data is developing a unified observability platform enabling companies to monitor, analyse and optimise their IT systems. Its ‘Bring Your Own Cloud’ (BYOC) approach deploys the solution directly within the customer’s infrastructure, offering significant cost savings, total and sovereign control over data, and an open, intelligent platform, without compromising on performance.

Valmy develops weapon systems designed for the contact zone.

ZML is an AI engineering laboratory designing the universal execution layer between models and hardware. Its technology decouples models from the underlying hardware, running any open-source model on any type of chip (GPU, TPU, CPU) at maximum performance, ensuring zero vendor lock-in and zero loss of quality.

Cailabs develops and manufactures photonic solutions for the space, defence, industrial and telecommunications sectors. As a global specialist in laser communications, the company offers turnkey optical ground stations incorporating atmospheric turbulence compensation technology.

HyPrSpace provides suborbital and orbital launch services using a range of launch vehicles powered by patented hybrid technology. This disruptive innovation, which is inherently dual-use, offers a concrete response to Europe’s space and defence ambitions, thanks to robust, competitive and sovereign solutions.

Infinite Orbits develops solutions that extend the lifespan of satellites, reducing replacement costs and the number of launches, whilst enabling inspection and surveillance missions for critical satellites facing threats in orbit.

ION-X is developing a 50 W European electrospray thruster fuelled by a non-toxic, non-pressurised ionic liquid produced in France.

Leanspace provides a cloud-based software platform dedicated to space operations. It enables satellite operators and industry players to integrate, centralise and automate their systems, data and mission processes, in order to improve their operational efficiency and accelerate the deployment of new space services.

Look Up develops innovative solutions for the safety and sustainability of space operations, combining a global network of radars with an advanced digital platform. The company detects, tracks and analyses objects in orbit (satellites and debris) to prevent collisions, manage space traffic and protect civil, commercial and institutional satellites.

ORUS provides sovereign hyperspectral space imaging services with native high resolution for defence, security and the environment.

Sirius Space Services is developing a range of reusable launch vehicles for satellites weighing up to 1,100 kg, designed to meet the specific needs of small satellites.

Skynopy is revolutionizing satellite communications with turnkey connectivity as simple as a mobile service. Thanks to its proprietary software orchestration and RF processing technologies, it operates a global network of ground stations, offering operators unrivalled transmission throughput, volume and reliability.

Spacedreams aims to promote the competitiveness of launch vehicles through the development of interoperable and modular launch pads and test benches. The company provides ground-based solutions, as well as launch and in-orbit maintenance services, to reduce the cost and time required to access space.

UNIVITY enables telecommunications operators to offer their customers high-performance, affordable and sustainable connectivity from space, complementing terrestrial networks.

U-Space optimizes the design, partner integration, deployment and use of space infrastructure to address the specific challenges of each mission.

Wheere is developing the first large-scale indoor geolocation system. This breakthrough is made possible by patented technology capable of penetrating 50 metres of concrete.

AlpSemi develops power semiconductor materials and components for protection and power conversion applications. The company designs technologies for critical infrastructure, including AI data centres, smart grids and high-efficiency energy systems, with the ambition of becoming a European industry leader.

Aniah specialises in the development of software to detect errors in microelectronic circuit designs, intervening as early as possible in the design process. This software has recently been enhanced by a new AI agent capable of analysing errors and suggesting corrections.

DIAMFAB is developing a disruptive innovation based on semiconductor diamond. Its expertise lies in the mastery of epitaxy, the doping of synthetic diamond and the manufacture of components for a wide range of applications, from space and nuclear energy to data centres and quantum computing. Stemming from 30 years of research at the CNRS, this technology unlocks new levels of performance unattainable with current materials.

HiQuTe Diamond designs and produces ultra-high-quality synthetic single-crystal diamond (CVD) substrates. Originating from the LSPM-CNRS laboratory, the company has mastered the growth of crystals for use in quantum sensors, power electronics, thermal management and optics. Its pilot site in Gennevilliers is scaling up this technology and reducing Europe’s dependence on Asian suppliers.

iNGage develops and manufactures a new generation of high-performance MEMS inertial and pressure sensors, based on ultra-sensitive nano-gauge technology. Intended for autonomous navigation applications in defence, the automotive sector, robotics, industry and avionics, its solutions help to strengthen French and European sovereignty.

Keysom designs RISC-V processors and bespoke accelerators for critical embedded applications. Its CoreXplorer platform generates optimised architectures (in terms of area and power consumption) free from unnecessary instructions. The company guarantees total sovereignty and absolute cybersecurity through formal mathematical verification, ensuring perfect alignment between specifications and implementation, and eliminating any risk of vulnerabilities or backdoors.

NanoXplore offers innovative solutions in FPGA, SoC FPGA and ASIC technologies, thanks to a 100 per cent European design and supply chain. NanoXplore provides European institutions and industries with sovereign solutions that are exempt from ITAR regulations, designed for the space, defence and high-reliability systems sectors.

SteerLight offers ultra-miniaturised and scalable 3D sensing using on-chip integrated silicon photonics.

VSORA is developing a new generation of processors dedicated to AI inference to make the deployment of artificial intelligence more effective, efficient and economically viable. Thanks to an architecture designed natively for inference, the Jotunn8 processor tackles the main barriers to large-scale AI: energy consumption, latency and total cost of ownership.

Wise Integration develops innovative solutions combining GaN power semiconductors and advanced digital control technologies to design more compact, efficient and intelligent power conversion systems. Its solutions are aimed in particular at AI data centres, industry and the automotive sector.

Altrove develops, synthesises and markets alternatives to critical inorganic materials (rare earths, cobalt, etc.) using a platform that combines artificial intelligence with an automated laboratory. It thus aims to replace materials that are polluting, hazardous or reliant on fragile supply chains, in support of the energy transition and industrial sovereignty.

Biomemory develops DNA-based solutions for data preservation, security and storage, with the ambition of creating a new layer of computing: Molecular IT. Its first service protects critical and valuable data for 150 years against cyber threats and the obsolescence of storage media.

Blue Capsule Technology is developing a 150 MWth industrial nuclear reactor combining HTR technology with liquid sodium at temperatures exceeding 700 °C. Fuelled by low-enriched TRISO fuel, it supplies high-temperature, carbon-free heat to industrial sites. Transferred via sodium-air heat exchangers, this heat can be used directly or to produce steam, or converted into electricity.

HEXANA is developing an energy platform that supplies heat and electricity and
is based on small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) coupled with energy storage,
to support the decarbonisation of strategic industries and data centres.

Lithosquare drastically accelerates mineral exploration using artificial intelligence, with the aim of discovering deposits of raw materials essential to the energy transition.

Mantle8 develops technologies and projects dedicated to the exploration and production of natural hydrogen. It identifies and characterises hydrogen-generating geological systems using an integrated scientific approach combining geosciences, modelling and proprietary technologies, with the aim of developing a new source of low-carbon, competitive and locally produced hydrogen.

Mecaware specializes in the production of recycled strategic metals from gigafactory scrap and end-of-life batteries. Thanks to its sulphate-free technology, it offers a competitive, responsible and low-environmental-impact approach, which helps to secure Europe’s access to critical raw materials for the low-carbon battery sector.

Otrera New Energy is developing a fourth-generation SMR, a sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor. This innovative loop reactor is an isogenerator and capable of powering an energy hub (trigeneration) at a competitive price. Otrera’s modular design comprises a pair of 300 MWth reactors, delivering 110 MWe and 280 MWth.

Renaissance Fusion is developing the technologies required for the industrialisation of fusion energy, using high-temperature superconductors and advanced fusion systems designed to provide, on a large scale, abundant, safe and controllable carbon-free energy.

Stellaria is developing a new chloride salt and fast neutron reactor technology: the 250 MWe/540 MWth Stellarium. This technology enables a higher level of safety to be achieved without increasing the reactor’s complexity, thereby optimising its competitiveness and time to market, and offering a solution for energy sovereignty.

Alta Ares designs an integrated air defence architecture specialised in counter-drone operations, covering the entire chain from detection to interception. This architecture enables the company to address threats rapidly and cost-effectively, even in highly contested environments. Alta Ares’s solutions are currently deployed across several theatres of conflict.

Ascendance develops hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for civil aviation and defence. It is developing STERNA, a dual-propulsion platform for aircraft and drones, and ATEA, a hybrid-electric aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing. Its technologies aim to decarbonise aviation, enhance operational performance and strengthen the sovereignty of the aerospace industry.

Elistair offers cutting-edge aerial surveillance technology that provides continuous, timely and actionable intelligence to help teams on the ground protect lives and property.

Gobano Robotics is developing a robotic AI pipeline that automates repetitive manual tasks in industry, based on field demonstrations. The technology is built on a proprietary reinforcement learning architecture, which improves the AI model and speeds up its development by allowing the robot to test and learn from its mistakes in real-world conditions.

Inbolt is transforming industrial robots through AI. Using standard cameras and its software, Inbolt makes automation simple, flexible and cost-effective. Factories can finally automate tasks that were previously out of reach and make their existing robots more autonomous.

Niryo is a French manufacturer of robotic solutions for industry, healthcare and education. The company designs modular platforms in France that combine hardware, software and embedded intelligence.

Shark Robotics designs and manufactures ground-based intervention robots for critical environments: firefighting, technological hazards, internal security and defence. Its fully electric, robust and modular robots enable responders to act remotely, sooner and closer to the danger, whilst reducing their exposure.

Swarm Robotics Group is developing ORUS, a multi-vector software platform that enables heterogeneous robots to operate autonomously and collaboratively. The group comprises two subsidiaries: Dronisos, which deploys ORUS in the entertainment sector, and Icarus Swarms, which applies it to defence. ORUS aims to become the benchmark software layer for orchestrating fleets of robots across numerous industrial sectors.

C12 Quantum Electronics is building the next generation of large-scale quantum computers. It is developing an approach based on materials science, using spin qubits in ultra-pure carbon nanotubes.

ColibriTD is developing a multiphysics simulation platform utilising hybrid quantum computing to accelerate the resolution of complex problems, improve simulation accuracy and reduce the computational resources required. This approach promotes more resource-efficient simulation. Its technology is compatible with leading quantum computers for applications in defence, aerospace, energy, semiconductors, the automotive sector and finance.

Kwan-tek develops and markets high-precision magnetic measurement solutions using diamond-based quantum sensors. The company offers non-destructive magnetic testing solutions for the inspection of critical metal components (aerospace, energy, industry), dedicated vector magnetometers for detection and navigation applications, as well as instrumentation for educational purposes.

QbitSoft transforms advances in quantum computing into business applications that can be directly utilised by companies and public sector organisations. Through its Quantum-as-a-Service platform and Quantum Applications (Q-Apps), it enables the resolution of complex optimisation, planning and data analysis problems, without the need for quantum expertise or dedicated infrastructure.

Quandela builds and supplies cutting-edge quantum solutions for industry: full-stack quantum computers compatible with data centre environments, quantum processors accessible via the cloud, and algorithm access services for industrial clients. Quandela is committed to making quantum computing accessible to all in order to tackle the most complex industrial and societal challenges.

Silent Waves is a French industrial deep-tech company specialising in the design, manufacture and marketing of cryogenic quantum amplifiers (TWPAs) for reading out qubits in superconducting quantum computers.

Welinq develops quantum links based on cold-atom quantum memories to efficiently interconnect quantum processors, with the aim of drastically increasing their computing power and thereby enabling them to fulfil their promise for industry and society.

Biolevate is developing an artificial intelligence platform that automates the management, analysis and generation of scientific and regulatory knowledge. It accelerates innovation in healthcare, optimises compliance and data security, and assists researchers and clinicians with literature reviews, data extraction and the drafting of strategic documents.

Dillico is transforming access to healthcare worldwide through innovative technology for the continuous production of messenger RNA (mRNA) biotherapeutics in the fields of immuno-oncology, rare diseases, autoimmune diseases and prophylactic vaccines. A single piece of equipment can produce batches ranging from 1,000 to 10 million doses, thereby simplifying the development of new biotherapies whilst eliminating the main manufacturing barriers.

Kiro is developing Europe’s first artificial intelligence platform dedicated to medical biology. It interprets test results and provides patients and healthcare professionals with personalised recommendations for prevention, monitoring and treatment.

Lattice Medical designs, develops and manufactures innovative implantable medical devices to regenerate soft tissue damaged by cancer. It is developing MATTISSE, a 3D-printed resorbable bioprosthesis for breast reconstruction, and RODIN, a resorbable matrix designed for the repair of deep subcutaneous tissue.

NETRI uses the nervous system as a biological sensor. Its Neuron-as-a-Sensor (NaaS) platform assesses the safety and efficacy of compounds using calibrated neurons, organs-on-a-chip, compartmentalised electrophysiology, AI and digital libraries. It focuses in particular on pain, neurotoxicity, oncology, dermo-cosmetics and neurological disorders.

One Biosciences analyses each tumour cell individually using single-cell sequencing and AI, and delivers a report in under two weeks to help doctors choose the best treatment.

Orakl Oncology is developing a platform that combines biological insights from patients’ tumours with clinical data, enabling the prediction of clinical trial outcomes and the identification of new therapeutic targets in oncology. This approach helps to de-risk drug development, offering patients more effective treatments.

Raidium is developing a radiology console based on multimodal foundation models to streamline the entire radiology workflow. Oncology is the first area of application being addressed.

Robeauté is developing a microrobotics platform for precision neurosurgery, providing unprecedented access to the brain to diagnose, treat and monitor neurological diseases.

SeqOne is developing an AI-based software platform for genomic analysis. It enables molecular biology laboratories to interpret NGS sequencing data quickly and accurately, for the diagnosis of rare diseases and in precision oncology.

Sonomind is developing a proprietary non-invasive ultrasound neuromodulation technology for psychiatric and neurological disorders: treatment-resistant depression, addictions, anxiety and cognitive disorders. Its solution is aimed at hospitals, university hospitals and psychiatric clinics, with a device already in clinical use.

ANOZR WAY offers a software suite for managing human cyber risks and identifying human vulnerabilities, designed to assess and reduce the digital exposure of
individuals and organisations.

CryptoNext Security specializes in post-quantum cryptography and crypto-agility management. The company helps organisations secure their systems against quantum threats by mapping, migrating and managing their cryptography. It works with major clients and system integrators in the finance, defence, industrial and public sectors.

Evertrust develops cybersecurity software covering cryptographic posture management, certificate lifecycle management (CLM) and public key infrastructure (PKI). Its platform automates the discovery, issuance and renewal of certificates and prepares organisations for post-quantum migration. It supports major clients, critical infrastructure operators and government bodies in achieving cryptographic agility and sovereignty.

GLIMPS develops cybersecurity software for both cloud and on-premises deployment. Drawing on its expertise in cyber defence, software reverse engineering and artificial intelligence, it has devised a unique technology: code conceptualisation. Based on deep learning, it detects threats that are often undetectable by traditional solutions, whilst simplifying reverse engineering and the identification of intellectual property.

ID4US is developing the first biometric solution based on 4D ultrasound imaging. This is a disruptive innovation which, going beyond the traditional fingerprint, enables anti-spoofing, proof-of-life and proof-of-humanity, whilst ensuring a seamless user experience identical to that of traditional solutions.

Jizô AI transforms network data into actionable intelligence through comprehensive traffic analysis, behavioural detection and automated responses, all within a single platform covering cloud, IT and OT environments.

Kerys Software is capable of completely isolating multiple environments on a single workstation, without compromising on performance or ease of use.
Where air gaps impose limitations – such as management complexity, user frustration and risky workarounds – its technology ensures complete isolation of environments on a single device, seamlessly and without any loss of performance.

Memority designs, develops and markets an identity and access management platform. The Memority cloud platform streamlines user journeys and protects services by managing access and digital identities—both human and non-human. Memority addresses the three key challenges at the heart of organisations’ large-scale digital transformation: business performance, user experience and security.

Qevlar AI develops autonomous SOC analysts capable of investigating alerts from start to finish and reducing analysis time from 30 minutes to 3 minutes. The AI agents integrate with the SOCs of both enterprises and MSSPs, boosting team productivity tenfold through non-deterministic automation. Qevlar transforms security operations: shifting from a reactive stance to a proactive approach, tackling threats in real time.

YesWeHack is a comprehensive vulnerability management platform that helps organisations strengthen their security through bug bounty programmes, vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs), penetration testing management and attack surface monitoring.

Applicant companies must develop disruptive technologies in the fields of AI, quantum computing, cybersecurity, space technology, robotics, electronics, digital infrastructure, healthcare, energy or decarbonisation.

• The supported companies are developing cutting-edge technologies (they hold technology patents, work closely with the research ecosystem, are led by scientists, and have secured funding dedicated to disruptive innovations).
• The technologies developed are sufficiently mature, at least at the stage of demonstrating a prototype or a fully functional model in an environment close to operational conditions, enabling the technology to be validated under realistic or simulated conditions – i.e. a proven level of technological validation: TRL (Technology Readiness Level) of 6 or higher.

• Company established on or after 1 January 2013
• Registered office in France
• An independent company (with no more than 39.9 per cent owned by a commercial company), not listed on the stock exchange, and no more than 75 per cent of the share capital may be held by one or more foreign entities
• The company must not be in financial difficulty (positive equity) and must be up to date with its tax and social security obligations
• Funding: must have raised a total of at least €3 million in paid-in funds (such as grants, fundraising and debt) and/or generated revenue since 1 January 2024
• Innovation: technology patents, links with the research ecosystem, staff with research backgrounds, securing funding dedicated to disruptive innovations, or qualifying for the research tax credit in 2024 or 2025.