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case study — Espace francophone · UE · 2026

Access to finance — OIF

A hybrid capacity-building programme for 33 French-speaking entrepreneurs in Europe: demystifying funding mechanisms, sharpening pitches and opening a structured dialogue with investors.

client — OIF offer — Ecosystems
T+00:00 — context

Young innovative entrepreneurs across French-speaking Europe struggle to access funding that fits them. With its Representation to the European Union, the OIF wanted to go beyond awareness-raising: to take founders who were already committed all the way to presenting credible applications in front of real funders.

cue — what we ran

What we delivered.

  1. 01A five-phase pathway built on a « reverse approach » that starts from real market opportunities
  2. 02Three collective online sessions and advanced methodological tools (VIRAL, ABACA)
  3. 03Full preparation of each application: concept note, three-year financial plan, presentation deck
  4. 04Closing seminar in Brussels: six projects pitched live to a panel of funders
T+end — results

What came out of it.

33
entrepreneurs supported end to end
7
funding bodies mobilised
6
projects pitched to the panel
T+next — anchor

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