A dynamic ecosystem to support businesses and economic projects
risingSUD brings together a thriving ecosystem of public- and private-sector actors to support businesses and investment projects, including: economic development agencies and associated investment structures (Provence Promotion, Team Côte d’Azur, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Var, Vaucluse Provence Attractivité, the Alpes de Haute-Provence Economic Development Agency, the Departmental Economic and Tourism Development Agency for the Hautes-Alpes, Toulon Var Technologies/TVT Innovation, Euroméditerranée…); competitiveness clusters (Capenergies, Aqua-Valley, Eurobiomed, Mer Méditerranée, Optitec, SAFE Cluster, Terralia for food, wellness & natural products, Secure Communicating Solutions; metropolitan and inter-community governments; Team Sud Export (DIRECCTE, Sud Region, Chamber of Commerce and Industry International Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Business France, Foreign Trade Advisors of France/CNCEFF, Bpifrance public investment bank); operators of airport and maritime port infrastructures; the French Tech & French Fab Sud networks; the consular network; research laboratories, training centers, incubators and accelerators, universities, and top technical programs, and the Enterprise Europe Network… all working hand-in-hand to support major corporations, SMEs, and start-ups!