Bpifrance
Mission
Financing
Type of actor
Institutional player
Fields of intervention
Health / Social care / Social / Medical Device
Intervention zone
Regional / National

What is Bpifrance?
Present in every region, Bpifrance is a public investment bank that supports French companies by offering financing and support solutions to back their projects.
Missions
- The "financing" branch of Bpifrance finances innovative companies from their creation through non-dilutive instruments (subsidies, grants, loans and credits);
- Bpifrance's "investment" branch accompanies innovative companiesby taking a stake in their capital through its investment funds;
- Bpifrance Le Hub supports innovative companies invested by Bpifrance in their day-to-day operational approaches and choices, on all their growth challenges (Regulatory, Medical, HR, International, IP...).
- Bpifrance also offers other schemes dedicated to supporting companies, such as the Incubateur Santé Numérique and the Accélérateur Industries et Technologies de Santé. Don't hesitate to ask your regional contact who will be able to guide you as best as possible towards these tools.
I have a project. How can contacting Bpifrance help me?
- To request a non-dilutive financing solution in order to finance a stage in your creation and development;
- To request capital and strategic support over the medium-to-long term after your creation.
At what stage of my project should I contact your organization?
- During your company's creation / idea transformation phase: finance expenses related to conception, definition and feasibility studies for the project to be conducted;
- During your seed phase: your company is created and you need to accelerate the development of your innovative project;
- When preparing your commercial launch: you've completed your first proofs of concept and want to accelerate your commercial launch: pilot installations, intellectual property, regulatory, clinical trials, recruitment ...
Does it finance projects?
Yes
BpiFrance's regional offices
- Bpifrance Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Bretagne Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Centre-Val de Loire Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Corsica Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Grand Est Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Guadeloupe Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Regional Delegation Guyane
- Bpifrance Regional Delegation Hauts-de-France
- Bpifrance Île-de-France Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance La Réunion Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Martinique Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Mayotte Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Normandie Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Occitanie Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Pays de la Loire Regional Delegation
- Bpifrance Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Delegation
Accessible resources
- Equity and quasi-equity ;
- Financing;
- Network (partner funds, ecosystem);
Practical guide
All the questions you need to know about Bpifrance.
Who's the right person to talk to?
To identify the product(s) best suited to your situation and receive guidance on how to proceed, contact the Innovation Delegate at the Bpifrance regional office in your area:
Bpifrance contact form
To discuss a possible equity investment in your company by Bpifrance:
Investment team of Fonds Patient Autonome, a fund dedicated to digital healthcare:so-yeon.koo@bpifrance.fr ; josephine.marie@bpifrance.fr ; jb.lesne@bpifrance.fr
Do I have to pay for Bpifrance services?
No. Bpifrance is a financing organization (non-dilutive and dilutive) deciding to finance the most promising projects and teams after analyzing files
.Can your organization support my project individually?
Yes, an account manager or investment officer will be in charge of following up your case
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Bpifrance contact form
8 Boulevard Haussmann 75009 Paris