Cities of Innovation: Nantes
Key indicators
ICT Infrastructure
Average download speed (Mbps)
— Fibre has been developed since 2003 by public authorities and efficient FttO and FttH are operated by SFR and Orange
Local, national and international transport links
International destinations (Nantes Airport)
Nantes-Paris daily train
— 5th French harbour, connected to 450 harbours worldwide with 30 million tonnes in transit
University links and access to talent
Students
Workforce with BAC+2 or above
— 2 academic incubators & 10 competitive national schools 1,200 graduates in ICT with 5,500 jobs created in the past 5 years in this sector CAPACITE: University cluster to promote and support student entrepreneurship
Costs and availability of workspace
Average office rent
Co-working office rent
— 50,000 m2 new office space built each year
City support for start-ups and SMEs
Entrepreneurial programme
Innovation initiatives
— Nantes City lab to experiment in the city SMEs’ products. 9 labialized projects and 35 ongoing projects after 1 year of running
Financial support and access to investors & accelerators
Incubators
Accelerators
— 2 Regional funds: · Pays de la Loire Participations · Pays de La Loire Développement — Investors: BPIfrance, GO Capital, Total Développement, Airbus Développement, Wedogood, Finple, West Web Valley, ABAB, Bamboo + parisien VCs