Partnerships

Together, we go further

Upperion builds lasting partnerships with expert companies whose skills complement its own. Together we go further and faster than alone: every assignment brings together exactly the expertise it needs, without weighing down the structure.

Our conviction

Complementary expertise, a single point of contact

Foresight, innovation, real-estate programming, funding, international expansion: no single firm holds all of these skills. We choose our partners for their excellence in one trade, their local roots and a way of working close to ours. For our clients, that means one project team sized to the assignment, and one relationship to manage.

Economic development & innovation ecosystems

HProjects — Happy Projects

HProjects, “360° expertise for organisations, companies, territories and innovation ecosystems”, structures ecosystems (science parks, incubators, accelerators), runs complex innovation projects (France 2030, European programmes, hackathons) and supports start-up internationalisation. Its founder, Cristèle Couget, headed RETIS, the French innovation network, from 2012 to 2022.

Based in
Toulouse & Guadeloupe
Together on
Programming and alignment of strategy and functional redevelopment for the Vallée de l’Hérault Community of Municipalities, positioning study of the former IoT Valley premises for Sicoval, assignments in the Caribbean.
Visit website www.hprojects.fr

International cooperation & Africa

Akomca

Akomca, a cooperation and communication consultancy based in France and Côte d’Ivoire, brings together and supports players in economic, social, cultural and sustainable cooperation with Africa: advice, project development, operational missions (targeting, partnerships, investment) and the annual Akomca Forum for French-Ivorian economic-development stakeholders.

Based in
France (Toulouse) & Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan)
Together on
Assignments in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa: knowledge of local ecosystems, network of public and private decision-makers, relay in Abidjan, design of support programmes.
Visit website www.akomca.com

Market strategy & U.S. business development

Leanlia

Leanlia, a New York market-strategy and business-development firm, helps innovative companies enter and grow in the U.S. market: fractional business development and country management, go-to-market strategy, market-entry project management, market research and investor-pitch preparation. Its founder, Audrey Guazzone, has 15+ years of experience in health, technology and sustainability.

Based in
New York, United States
Together on
Upperion’s presence in the United States: innovation watch across the Atlantic, access to the North-American market and ecosystem for our clients and the companies we support.
Visit website www.leanlia.com

Contact

Become a partner?

You hold expertise complementary to ours and like working as a network? Let’s talk.