Resources for startups in Paris

Some resources on the French startup ecosystem in Paris:

Friendly startups

  • Lulu dans ma rue is backed by the Mairie de Paris and provides door-to-door services for Parisians.
  • Frichti is a fresh food delivery service with an original concept.
  • Jam is an online assistant that helps young Parisians organize their student life.
  • Pretty Simple is an online game editor.

Community

  • Rude baguette is the best blog for news about the French startup scene.
  • L’Usine Digitale covers French technology news online.
  • Meetup lists plenty of tech events every week, hosted at the Paris offices of large companies (Mozilla, Criteo, Le Bon Coin, Microsoft, Google, Societe Generale…)
  • Let’s Run Paris is a friendly Meetup group of expats (mainly, but not only, Americans) for anyone who likes running and wants to discover the best routes in Paris.

Incubators

  • Station F is an incubator campus for startups. It is supported by Facebook and successful entrepreneur Xavier Niel.

Life in Paris

  • Teleport gives a fair overview for foreigners considering a move to Paris for IT work.