In June 2017, a vast disused rail depot in the south-east of Paris became Station F, the largest start-up incubator in the world and a much-touted symbol of France’s tech renaissance. Funded with €250m from telecoms entrepreneur Xavier Niel, Station F “put France on the map,” said Oussama Ammar, co-founder of The Family, an accelerator for new companies. “The most important thing is that Xavier Niel showed everyone that France is not scared of doing something bold.” Today, more than 1,000 tech start-ups have taken advantage of Station F’s cheap workspaces, where desks cost from €195 a month.
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Tech incubator Station F ‘putting France on the map’
