Cisco Energizes French AI with Its Program at Station F

Cisco Propels AI Startups at Station F

The tech giant Cisco has chosen Station F to launch the "Cisco Scale Hub," a six-month acceleration program aimed at startups specializing in artificial intelligence. This program places particular emphasis on agentic AI systems, multi-agent architectures, and AI infrastructures. Jacques-Philippe Roederer, VP and Country Leader of Cisco France, detailed the ambitions of this initiative.

A Co-Innovation Program

Cisco is setting up at Station F to support startups in the "Enterprise AI" segment. Candidate companies must present a functional Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and an offer ready for deployment in a professional environment. The program is based on a principle of co-innovation, with workshops tailored to the specific needs of the startups.

Objectives include technological and commercial exchange, validation of architectures for large-scale deployment, acceleration of time-to-market, and identification of relevant clients and partners.

Technical and Commercial Support

Selected startups will benefit from support from Cisco teams, including Outshift-by-Cisco, the internal incubator dedicated to emerging technologies. Solution and commercial engineering teams will provide their expertise on Cisco's AI infrastructures and platforms, as well as their large-scale deployment, particularly in sovereign environments.

Additionally, startups will have access to Cisco technology funding for their POCs and POVs, thanks to the Cisco Country Digitization Acceleration program. This will allow them to integrate high-performance, security, and observability tools from Cisco, if relevant for their deployment.

A Network of Opportunities

Startups will also be able to leverage the network of Cisco Innovation Labs and participate in events bringing together clients, partners, and Cisco's open ecosystem. "We will make these platforms available to the selected startups, so they can test in real-time and on-site the various applications or solutions they have developed," explained Jacques-Philippe Roederer.

Accelerating the Growth of AI Startups

This program aims to accelerate the growth of French startups in the field of AI, particularly those working on agentic AI systems, multi-agent architectures, and AI infrastructure. By supporting the emergence of a robust ecosystem, Cisco aims to strengthen France's competitiveness on the global stage.

"Time is of the essence because with AI, everything is moving faster and faster. It is important to be there to accelerate this movement: for companies, to enable them to develop concrete applications and deploy them, but also for startups, to help them enter the market very quickly," emphasized Jacques-Philippe Roederer.

By providing access to top-tier infrastructures and in-depth technical expertise, Cisco is committed to playing a catalytic role in local innovation, enabling French startups to scale their solutions and assert themselves on the global stage.