The Directorate General of the Treasury provides support for investment in technology companies. At the beginning of 2020, under the auspices of President Macron, institutional investors pledged to invest €6 billion over the ensuing three years. The French Treasury is responsible for monitoring the implementation of this initiative, coordinating the technical committees where applications from funds are examined and ensuring that the funds selected are relevant to the project's specifications.

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Since 2019, the Tibi initiative has been encouraging institutional investors to invest in the most innovative technology companies. Its Phase 2 (2023-2026) was launched in June 2023 to increase the number of partner investors and to amplify the volume of their commitments. In May 2024, five new investors joined the community of partner investors, bringing their number to 35....

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The goal of the Tibi Initiative is to bridge a gap in the funding market by leveraging investment from institutional stakeholders

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On 17 July 2019, Bruno Le Maire, Minister for the Economy, Finance and the Recovery, and Cédric O, Secretary of State for Digital Affairs, received the report entitled “Financing the Fourth Industrial Revolution - Unlocking Funding for Technology Companies”. It was written by Philippe Tibi, President of Pergamon Campus and professor of economics at École Polytechnique. The Tibi Report flagged up the insufficient financing resources that are available to French technology companies as they ramp up their industrial and commercial phases.

To bridge this gap in the market, on 17 September 2019, under the auspices of President Macron, French institutional investors pledged to allocate more than €5 billion in funding to technology companies by 31 December 2022.

On 13 January 2020, Bruno Le Maire and Cédric O brought these investors together at Bercy (French finance ministry) to formalise their pledges and mark the starting point for their tangible implementation. The group signed a document of commitment; in addition, a set of specifications and a governance charter providing a structure for the initiative were issued. During the meeting, the investors also announced that they would contribute an additional €1 billion, bringing their total commitment to over €6 billion.

 

The results of phase 1 of the Tibi initiative are very positive. France is now the leading ecosystem for financing new technologies in the European Union.

Against a backdrop of massive financing needs for the ecological, digital and industrial transitions, a new phase to mobilize funds from institutional investors was launched last February at Bercy by ministers Bruno Le Maire and Jean-Noël Barrot.

In the light of an initial market review, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the launch of phase 2 of the Tibi initiative on June 14, 2023, in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, and Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Telecommunications. This new phase will already mobilize €7 billion in private funding to develop the technology companies of tomorrow.

The French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, under the chairmanship of Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Telecommunications, has brought together all the institutional investors who have already committed to financing technology companies to the tune of €7 billion by 2026. This commitment has been formalized through the signature of a commitment document.

 

The aim of the Tibi Initiative is to encourage the emergence of financial players who can fast-track the growth of innovative companies and turn them into regional or global leaders, and to expand France’s technological community through the development of specific skillsets.

As part of this process, technical committees made up of partner investors meet on a regular basis to validate applications from the funds that will invest the amounts pledged. During these committee meetings, fund management companies are asked to demonstrate the relevance of their funding proposal with regard to the initiative’s specifications.

 

List of approved funds under the Tibi Initiative

The following funds have satisfied the criteria set out in the specifications and the partner investors have validated their eligibility for the initiative.

This list will be updated as the committees meet.

 

For investments in non-listed companies (98 funds):

For investments in listed companies (30 funds):

  • 360 Life II
  • AIC II
  • Andera Biodiscovery 6
  • Ardian Growth II
  • Ardian Growth III
  • Auriga Cyber Ventures
  • AVP Venture III
  • AVP Late Stage I
  • AXA VP II
  • Blackfin Tech 2
  • BLISCE II
  • BNP Solar Impulse
  • Breega Europe Seed III
  • Capagro Agrifood innovation II
  • Capza Growth
  • Cathay Healthcare
  • Cathay Innovation II
  • Cathay Innovation III
  • Daphni III
  • Demeter Climate Infra Fund
  • Demeter IAM
  • Eiffel Essentiel
  • Elaia DTS3
  • Épopée Infra Climat I
  • Eurazeo Agri Food
  • Eurazeo Digital IV
  • Eurazeo Growth Fund III
  • Eurazeo Growth Fund IV
  • Eurazeo Smart City II
  • FAGP II
  • FBV II
  • Five Arrows GC I
  • Founders Future 2
  • Hi Inov III
  • Horizon Industries
  • Hy24 CHEF
  • IdVector Science & Tech II
  • Infravia Growth I
  • Infravia Growth II
  • Iris Venture IV
  • ISAI Expansion
  • Isalt FST
  • Jeito I
  • Jeito II
  • Jolt IV
  • Jolt V
  • Karista V
  • Keensight Capital – New Fund
  • Keensight Capital – Nova VI
  • Korelya K-Fund II
  • Kurma Biofund IV
  • Kurma Growth Opportunities
  • Lauxera Growth II
  • Lauxera I
  • LBO France Digital Health II
  • Meridiam GIGF
  • Mirova MEAC
  • Move Capital
  • N-CI NCITY
  • NewAlpha Fintech III
  • NewFund Heka
  • Oddo BHF Tech Opportunities
  • Omnes Real Tech II
  • Partech Growth II
  • Partech Impact
  • Partech Venture 8
  • Quadrille Secondary II
  • Quadrille Technologies IV
  • Quadrille Technologies V
  • Raise Impact I
  • Raise Impact II
  • Red River West II Growth
  • Revaia Growth I 
  • Revaia Growth II
  • Ring Altitude Growth II 
  • Rockby Secondaries 1
  • Serena SIV
  • Seventure Health for Life II
  • Shift4Good
  • Singular SVII
  • Sistafund
  • Sofinnova Crossover
  • Sofinnova Crossover II
  • Starquest Protect
  • Supernova Ambition Industrie
  • Supernova SNI III
  • Techlife Capital I
  • Tikehau Agriculture Régénératrice
  • Tikehau Brienne IV
  • Tikehau Decarbonization Fund II
  • Tikehau T2 Energy Transition
  • Tilt Capital Fund I
  • Truffle Capital Fintech
  • Truffle Capital Medeor
  • Varsity I
  • Ventech VI
  • Wind Capital II
  • Yotta Growth Industry
  • Aesculape SRI
  • Aperture Small Cap Innovation
  • Axa Framlington Next Generation
  • BNP Paribas AM Next Tech
  • CDC Tech Croissance
  • CDC Tech Prenium
  • CMC-CIC Global Innovation
  • CPR Disruptive Opportunities
  • CPR Biodiversité
  • DNCA Invest – Global New Word
  • Echiquier Artificial Intelligence
  • Echiquier Climate&Biodiversity Impact Europe
  • Edmond de Rothschild Big Data
  • Edmond de Rothschild Tech Equities
  • Emergence techs for good
  • Financière Arbevel Pluvalca
  • G Fund - Global Disruption
  • LBP AM Toqueville Biodiversity ISR
  • Mandarine Global Transition
  • Natixis Thematics AI & Robotics
  • Natixis Thematics Safety
  • Oddo BHF Artificial Intelligence
  • Oddo BHF Green Planet
  • PAM Cloud Revolution
  • Quadrille Disruption Fund
  • Sextant Tech
  • Silver autonomie
  • SPAC eureKING
  • Sycomore Sustainable Tech
  • Tocqueville Global Tech ISR

List as of 5 July 2024

List of partner investors

  • Aéma Groupe
  • AG2R La Mondiale
  • Allianz
  • Assurances du Crédit Mutuel
  • AXA
  • BNP Cardif
  • BPCE Assurances
  • Bpifrance
  • CDC
  • CNP Assurances
  • Covea
  • Crédit Agricole Assurances
  • EDF
  • ERAFP
  • FDJ Ventures
  • FRR
  • Generali
  • Groupe ADP
  • Groupama
  • HSBC
  • Le Conservateur
  • MACSF
  • Maif
  • Matmut
  • Merieux développement
  • Mutuelle de Poitiers
  • Orano
  • Pfzier
  • Secrétariat Général Pour l'Investissement
  • SMA BTP
  • Société Générale Assurances
  • Suravenir
  • Swiss Life
  • UMR

List as of 6 May 2024

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