Celebrating crowdfunding in France

Co-organized by the association Financement Participatif France and ESCP Europe, the  Fête du Crowdfunding marks a unique occasion to getting to know about crowdfunding , the possibilities it offers and the different existing platforms.

Crowdfunding  is growing at an exponential rate in France. Funds raised to finance cultural, entrepreneurial, as well as solidarity projects have doubled and 650,000 French citizens, namely 1% of the population, have already contributed at least once to financing a project through crowdfunding. In order to encourage this dynamic, the association Financement Participatif France, that gathers crowdfunding professionals in France, organizes its premier celebration inviting  the general public and project owners and leaders to ESCP Europe in Paris. 

This event, that will take place on 17 May, will be attended by Arnaud Montebourg, Minister of Economy, Productive Recovery and Digital, and the opening conference will be presented  by Jean-Louis Bancel, President of Crédit Coopératif,  and Louis Schweitzer, President of Initiative France.

Project owners and leaders  who wish appeal  to crowdfunding will get the chance to do their “crowdfunder baptism”. They will receive advice to choose the crowdfunding site according to their needs and to prepare their financing campaign.