Cities of Innovation: Toulouse
Key indicators
ICT Infrastructure
Average broadband speed (Mbps)
Network coverage
— Toulouse has owned its own fibre network since 2014 (700 km) — 60+ free WI-FI points in the city — Internet of Things network — Toulouse is a 4G city. 4G is also available in its 30 km metro tunnels
Local, national and international transport links
Train journey to Paris
Global destinations
— International airport transporting 9 million passengers. 120 daily departure to 80 global destinations. A line to China will open this year — Toulouse 4h away from Paris by train since the installation of high-speed train between Paris and Bordeaux
University links and access to talent
QS World University ranking (University Toulouse 1 Capitole)
Students
— 2018 European Capital of Science — 31 higher education institutes (4 universities, 1 national university institute, 18 engineering and specialized schools, 1 university hospital, 7 research bodies) — Tie-ups between academia and entrepreneurship
Costs and availability of workspace
Average cost of office
Co-working spaces
— 20,000 m2 of offices dedicated to start-ups development — Technology parks: Toulouse Aerospace; Francazal Mobility Park; a new campus dedicated to IoT by 2022; a new business centre in the city centre around the station
City support for start-ups and SMEs
Smart City programme
Trendeo report rank for creation of start-ups
— Smart City programme Open Metropole for testing products at the metropolitan scale: · 15 flagships projects eg. autonomous vehicles · Public-private projects · 28 pilots with start-ups · Small Business Act
Financial support and access to investors & accelerators
French Tech Ticket visa (Granted to foreign entrepreneurs)
Open Metropole investment (Infrastructure projects)
— French Tech Ticket: · 1-year acceleration in one of its incubators · Grant covering personal and professional spending · 3 years visa granted to foreign entrepreneurs and their family