2025 EDITION – Germany and Austria
IMPACT GERMANY – SWITZERLAND 2026
The benefits of the program
Key numbers
Startups per year
Alumni
Mentors involved since the first edition
B2B meetings since August 2020
Countries overview
Germany in brief
Germany alone accounts for more than 21% of the EU’s GDP, making it Europe’s leading economic power. With a population of around 83 million, there are numerous business opportunities for innovative French companies across the Rhine.
Switzerland in brief
Austria, an Alpine country with a population of 9.1 million, is a key player on the international start-up and technology scene. It is now home to six unicorns and twelve soonicorns, attracting the attention of international players who invested more than €695 million in 2023.
Testimonials
” We launched our business in Germany two years ago. Our goal was to get our business off the ground and replicate our French success stories in Germany. […] The Impact Germany program provided us with a wealth of market knowledge through workshops, interesting feedback, and valuable contacts and sales leads. “
” Business France’s support has had a significant impact on our return on investment (ROI). Thanks to their support, we have been able to reduce our costs of entering the German market while maximizing our operational efficiency. “
” Since the end of the Impact Germany program, we have been able to hire a local team to launch our business in the country. We are partnering with the leading business financing intermediary, we have signed our first clients, and we have been able to participate in renowned events such as Frankfurt Digital Finance. “
” With the strong support of Business France, Magma Technology launched its first German subsidiary in Düsseldorf in 2023, with its first employee across the Rhine. It also benefited from fruitful networking opportunities that are likely to result in significant contracts being signed as early as 2024. “
Articles with our partners
In partnership with Invest in Bavaria:
Cécile Poulet, Managing Director of Inovatic, strengthens the French presence and explores the German market at the Seamless trade fair in Munich
Cécile Poulet, Managing Director of Inovatic, made a striking entrance at the Seamless trade fair, one of the key events for innovation in the e-commerce and payments sectors, held on 10th and 11th September in Munich. Taking advantage of the dynamism and economic attractiveness of Bavaria, Ms. Poulet seized the opportunity to meet the main players in the sector, as part of a cross-border collaboration.
Inovatic is a French fintech company founded in 2000 that aims to revolutionise the credit sector by providing lenders credit decision tools with the right data… (read more here)