French Tech Lagos

🚀 France ranks #1 in the European Startup Nations Standard for the second year in a row! 🇫🇷 The European Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA) has just released its 2024 Startup Nations Standard report, evaluating the startup ecosystems of 24 countries across eight key dimensions. With a remarkable 93% score, France secures the top spot for the second consecutive year! 💡This ranking highlights France’s strong commitment to fostering an entrepreneur-friendly environment through: ✅ Fast startup creation ✅ Attracting and retaining top talent ✅ Stock options incentives ✅ Innovation-driven regulations ✅ Public sector innovation ✅ Access to finance ✅ Diversity, inclusion & democratic values ✅ Digital-first approach 🎉 At French Tech Lagos, we are proud to see France leading the way in supporting startups and entrepreneurs. This recognition reinforces the country’s role in shaping a dynamic and competitive tech ecosystem that fosters innovation, growth, and global collaboration. 🌍 For Nigerian and African founders looking to expand into Europe, this is a testament to the wealth of opportunities, funding, and support available in the French ecosystem! #FrenchTech #StartupEcosystem #Innovation #TechForGrowth Yann Gilbert | Louis V. | Simon Melchior | Deborah Gael | Steve DAKAYI-KAMGA | La French Tech | French Treasury in Nigeria | Business France Nigeria | Moses Umoru, MBA, ChMC. | Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

At the AI Action Summit on February 10 and 11, 2025, Emmanuel Macron unveiled the strengths and attractiveness of the French technology ecosystem, as well as the main thrusts of the national plan to raise France to 3rd place worldwide in #ArtificialIntelligence. 🏆 Building on an ambitious national strategy initiated and carried forward since 2017, France benefits from a remarkable innovation dynamic with more than 1,000 companies, numerous unicorns, significant fundraising and an AI hub covering the entire value chain. 💡 The country also thrives with exceptional talent and an attractive ecosystem. Furthermore, France is particularly tailor-made to the establishment of infrastructures dedicated to AI, thanks to abundant, decarbonized energy, strategic geographic positioning, and land suitable for data center projects. 35 areas ready for data center construction have been mapped. 💰 Finally, historic investments of 109 billion euros were announced for the development of infrastructure projects and their deployment in France by French and foreign companies. 

#France continues to strengthen its commitment to #Nigeria’s development through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), with a substantial €3 billion investment planned over the coming years. Notably, €1 billion will be dedicated to engineering and civil works, creating significant opportunities for collaboration.   This policy shift presents a unique avenue for French and Nigerian businesses to form strategic partnerships and successfully bid for AFD-funded tenders.   To explore these opportunities, the #FrenchEmbassyinNigeria, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI), the #FranceNigerianBusinessCouncil (FNBC) and Business France Nigeria, invite you to an exclusive workshop on AFD-financed projects in Nigeria.   📅 March 4, 2025 🕚 10:00 AM 📍 Alliance Française de Lagos – Mike Adenuga Centre Multinationals in the relevant sector can attend by emailing directeur@france-nigeria.org, or filling the interest form; https://lnkd.in/dQPgRe2e #afd #partnership #france #nigeria

📣 Save The Date – Forum d’Affaires #Nigéria 📣 📅 Quand ? Le 10 avril 2025 au siège de Business France à #Paris 🎯 Vous souhaitez découvrir et/ou approfondir vos connaissances sur le marché nigérian 🗓️ Inscrivez-vous à cette journée organisée par Business France qui réunira des speakers de haut niveau, des entreprises locales, des grands comptes et sera l’occasion de rencontrer des experts de ce marché africain. Participation gratuite, en présentielle mais les places sont limitées ! 👉 https://bit.ly/40QI0g2 🚀 Venez découvrir ou approfondir vos connaissances sur ce marché en pleine croissance, sur les enjeux & les opportunités pour démarrer ou consolider votre développement export au Nigéria. Au programme : ➡️ Une matinée d’interventions et de débats autour de tables rondes thématiques et sectorielles ➡️ Des moments de networking autour d'un cocktail ➡️ Un après-midi consacré aux RDV avec les experts ➡️ Des RDV B2B entre les entreprises françaises et nigérianes ➡️ Des rencontres avec des grands comptes locaux se déplaçant spécialement pour l'occasion. ---------- Igor Chlapak | Aazedine BENAMTI | Adouni OLU-IBUKUN | Valor Iduh | Fatoumata Sissoko | Nicolas Coche | Valérie Alvarado-Zongo ( 中利利 ) | Claudia Alves Dias | Christelle Labernède | Mélissa BEHANZIN

🎉 Happy New Year from French Tech Lagos! 🎉 As we step into 2025, we look back with pride at a remarkable year of collaboration, innovation, and growth. Here’s a glimpse of what we achieved together in 2024: 🔹 March Breakfast Session: On March 7th, AELEX hosted an insightful panel discussion on “To what extent has the Nigeria Startup Act significantly transformed the landscape of the country's startup ecosystem?”. 🔹 Webinar with La French Tech Maroc: On June 4th, we teamed up with La French Tech Maroc to present a webinar titled "Discover the vibrant Tech ecosystems of Nigeria & Morocco". 🔹 Empowering #Women in Tech Conference: On October 15th, with support from the French Tech Community Fund, we proudly organized “Empowering Women in Tech: A French-Nigerian Dialogue on #Diversity, Leadership & Innovation” at the Alliance Française-Centre Mike Adenuga. 🔹 French Week 2024: In collaboration with the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, French Tech Lagos co-hosted "Leveraging Technology for Business Growth" on November 13th. A pitch tournament followed the conference, showcasing incredible tech startups. Congrats to Edves and Dare Adebayo ! 🔹 Africa Startup Festival 2024: On November 16th, we spotlighted the potential of building a French-African startup bridge during a keynote! To all our partners, collaborators, and the wider tech community—thank you for being a part of our journey! Together, we’ve proven the power of innovation and collaboration to drive impactful change. 🌟 Here’s to an even more successful 2025, filled with exciting opportunities and milestones. Let's keep building bridges and driving tech innovation across borders! #FrenchTechLagos #HappyNewYear2025 #TechInnovation #Collaboration #NigeriaStartups

As part of the French Week 2024, French Tech Lagos has collaborated with the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce & Industry for the "Leveraging Technology for Business Growth" conference and pitch competition. From thought-provoking discussions to witnessing innovative pitches, the energy and creativity in the room were truly inspiring. 🎉 Congratulations to the winner of the pitch competition, Edves, an innovative EdTech startup represented by Dare Adebayo. We can’t wait to see the amazing impact you’ll create! ✨A big thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making this event a success. Together, we continue to foster impactful collaborations and innovation within the Franco-Nigerian ecosystem. 🎥 Relive the highlights through our recap video: https://lnkd.in/eEevs9fn #FrenchTechLagos #FrenchWeek2024 #Innovation #BusinessGrowth #TechEcosystem

🌍 French Tech Lagos at the Africa Startup Festival 2024! 🚀 On November 16th, 2024, Yann Gilbert, board director of French Tech Lagos, proudly represented our community during a keynote at the Africa Startup Festival. The keynote explored how French Tech Lagos is building a #bridge between French and Nigerian startups, fostering #collaboration, and creating mutual opportunities for #innovation. We are thrilled to continue driving #meaningful conversations and partnerships that amplify the potential of #tech ecosystems across continents.

On November 13, 2024, the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, in collaboration with French Tech Lagos, proudly hosted the conference "Leveraging Technology for Business Growth", followed by an exciting pitch tournament for tech startups. We were honored to welcome three experts from France as panelists, who shared invaluable insights on entrepreneurship and technology. They also joined the pitch tournament as jury members: 🌟 Yann Azandegbe – Venture Capital Associate, Digital Africa 🌟 Sonia MAVOUNA – Founder & CEO, African Legal Factory 🌟 Cédric Olivier Tzeuton ☁️ – Startups & Venture Capital, Amazon Web Services A huge congratulations to Edves and Dare Adebayo, winners of the competition! They’ve earned a round-trip ticket to attend #VivaTech2025, where they’ll have the opportunity to showcase their ideas on a global stage. Thank you to all who participated and supported this memorable event. Together, we continue to foster the Franco-Nigerian tech ecosystem and drive innovation forward! 🚀

Earlier this week, I had the honor of chairing a panel discussion on Leveraging Technology for Business Growth. It was an absolute pleasure to engage with distinguished industry experts and thought leaders, including: Fiyinfolu Okedare MBA, CRISC, CISA, ACA, CFE of Forvis Mazars in Nigeria, Oluwakemi M. Olajide of Alithea Capital, Cédric Olivier Tzeuton ☁️ of Amazon Web Services (AWS), Sonia MAVOUNA of AFRICAN LEGAL FACTORY and Yann Azandegbe of Digital.Africa A heartfelt thank you to the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and French Tech Lagos for hosting this delightful event and for the opportunity to be a part of it. Special appreciation to Moses Umoru, MBA, ChMC. Director-General FNCCI, Guillaume NIARFEIX President, FNCCI, and Laurent FAVIER Consul-General of France.

In our conversation with Yann Gilbert of French Tech Lagos yesterday, Yann shed light on the growing commitment of France 🇫🇷 and the EU to actively support and invest in Nigeria’s thriving ecosystem. #ASF2024 #ASFXLagos