EuraTechnologies Unveils Strategic Shift in Expertise Areas
Strengthened Focus on Key Technology Sectors
In a sluggish national economic climate marked by declining fundraising, EuraTechnologies has shown resilience and adapted its incubation and acceleration offerings to continue supporting over 200 startups each year through a multidisciplinary approach.
Companies and investors are focusing their investments on AI and cybersecurity. In 2024, 81% of French companies identified AI as their top investment priority1. In this context, EuraTechnologies placed this topic at the heart of its development, notably by launching an AI Club bringing together around forty CTOs from its startup community.
As part of this initiative, and in identifying emerging opportunities, EuraTechnologies is launching a new area of expertise: AI and Productivity / Data. This aims to structure the necessary support for some of the startups already in the program and to attract new ones in this highly promising and emerging field.
Meanwhile, the global cybersecurity market reached nearly $200 billion in 2024 and could surpass $300 billion by 2027, with an expected annual growth of 10 to 12%2. These are not only crucial challenges but also key drivers of innovation.
With this in mind, EuraTechnologies has strengthened its cybersecurity support through the Campus Cyber Hauts-de-France Lille Métropole, which it operates. The integration of a Green IT focus aims to reduce the environmental footprint of technology across its lifecycle. Supporting more than twenty startups in this sector, the Campus stands out as one of France’s largest cyber startup incubators. This focus on sustainability reinforces the commitment to impactful and responsible innovation.
A Strategic Restructuring for Greater Competitiveness
It is clear that investors are increasingly interested in transitioning toward a low-carbon and sustainable economy, aligned with societal challenges. NatureTech and biodiversity-focused investments are expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, driven by environmental urgency, evolving regulations, and the need for tech solutions to preserve and restore nature. Between 2018 and 2022, $7 billion was invested in this field3.
To address this, two existing sectors are evolving with additional areas of expertise. PropTech becomes PropTech / Biodiversity, integrating urban renaturation and adaptation to extreme climate events. GreenTech / AgTech becomes GreenTech / AgTech / Water Management, incorporating the preservation and management of water as a new priority.
The historically and culturally rooted area of RetailTech / E-commerce (supported by AFM's stake in the hub) is being split into two distinct branches: RetailTech and E-commerce / DNVB (Digitally Native Vertical Brands). This adaptation provides more precise support to each area, meeting their specific challenges and needs, in a specialization that includes over fifty startups.
Prioritizing these new developments also means stepping back from other areas, notably FinTech / InsurTech. This restructuring leads to redirecting FinTech / InsurTech startups toward other domains aligned with their technological or market specializations. This evolution reflects EuraTechnologies' intent to focus on strategic technologies where its expertise is well-established and recognized.
A gradual transition will now take place. The current cohort will continue to benefit from the existing offering, while also transitioning toward the new areas of expertise, which will be fully in place as of the next cohort in October 2025. The updated specialization map includes:
- AI and Productivity / Data
- Cybersecurity / GreenIT
- RetailTech
- E-commerce / DNVB
- PropTech / Biodiversity
- AgTech / GreenTech / Water Management
- EdTech / HRTech
- Industry / Robotics / SpaceTech
“This evolution of our expertise map is much more than a simple adjustment: it is a strategic turning point for EuraTechnologies. In a shifting context, our role is to anticipate technological and societal changes to offer startups support that aligns with real-world challenges. By focusing on fields like AI, cybersecurity, and urban biodiversity, we affirm our ambition to be a catalyst for sustainable innovation,” says Koussée Vaneecke, Chairwoman of the Management Board of EuraTechnologies.
[1] Baromètre Numeum 2024
[2] CSB school 2024
[3] Rapport de Nature4Climate, octobre 2023