David Boujo ^Leader

I joined Bpifrance in 2019 to help grow France’s deeptech pipeline, from lab to startup. 6 years later, startup creation has doubled and investment has quadrupled. Deeptech now represents about half of French VC, and Bpifrance backs 2,100 startups and close to 400 research and support organizations.

As Deputy Director of the Deeptech Division, I lead a team running a €5+ billion program to scale companies and grow the next generation of founders. My work sits at the intersection of universities, labs, incubators, funds, and industry turning research into companies and helping those companies expand.

I also work to extend this momentum across Europe, using what’s worked in France to strengthen Europe’s position in technology.