The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) in France is inviting expressions of interest from high growth UK tech scaleups to take part in an exclusive “UK–France Tech Week” event at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Paris on Tuesday 16 June 2026.
The event will offer a unique opportunity for UK scaleups to engage directly with leading French corporates, potential clients and strategic partners, with tailored support from DBT to help build meaningful commercial connections in the French market.
The event is strategically timed to take place between London Tech Week (8–12 June) and VivaTech in Paris (17–20 June), enabling participating companies to maximise their presence across both flagship tech events.
Event Focus Areas
The UK-France Tech Week event will bring together scaleups and major corporates, focusing on UK technology solutions for the following key priority industries:
- Tech for Finance and Services
- Tech for Life Sciences
- TMT – Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Key Benefits for Selected Companies
Successful applicants will benefit from:
- Pitching & Networking Opportunities: Showcase your solutions to senior representatives from French corporates during curated pitching and networking sessions.
- Tailored Market Support: Receive bespoke support from the DBT France team before, during and after the event, including help to secure meetings and position your offering with prospective clients and partners.
- Communications & Profile Raising: Gain visibility through UK Government communications and social media activity linked to VivaTech and UK–France Tech Week.
- VivaTech 2026: Take advantage of the opportunity to attend VivaTech, Europe’s leading technology trade show, held in Paris from 17–20 June 2026.
Ideal profile of participating UK companies
This opportunity is particularly well suited to UK tech scale‑ups that:
- Are scaling internationally and have a clear ambition to export their technology solutions to France
- Can demonstrate an existing track record with overseas or enterprise customers
- Have solutions relevant to, and a commercial interest in selling into the priority industries mentioned above
Deadline for applications using the form below: Friday 8 May 2026
Attending companies will cover travel and tradeshow ticket expenses.