La French Tech gears up to go in a new direction
After weeks in political limbo, France now has a new prime minister, former EU's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
After weeks in political limbo, France now has a new prime minister, former EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. But parliament remains bitterly divided, generating uncertainty for many economic sectors — including the country’s dynamic startup ecosystem, which had so far benefited from public support.
La French Tech isn’t just a term referring to France’s 25,000 startups; it is also an initiative supported by a public administration, the French Tech Mission, whose director, Clara Chappaz, is departing this month as her three-year contract ends, she told Les Échos. The timing is coincidental, but also noteworthy. Her replacement, she told TechCrunch in late August, should hopefully be someone who is “not afraid of change” and sees it as an opportunity.
The role is undoubtedly unique. It’s attached to the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, but with a lean team working out of Station F and with a big mission: to support the structuring and growth of the French startup ecosystem of startups, in France and abroad. It requires someone who is equally able to talk to public officials, politicians, big companies and journalists.
It is now too late to apply, but seeing how it has been described as a “dream job,” there should be enough candidates on the ranks; Chappaz, who won’t be part of the jury, said when we talked in August that she was taking several calls a day from prospective candidates. She likely told them pretty much the same as she told TechCrunch and her LinkedIn followers: That France is “incredibly lucky” to have its French Tech Mission and that her experience at its helm was “exceptional.”
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