Startup incubator T-Hub and the Hauts-de-France region have entered into a partnership with an eye on strengthening startup-led economic cooperation between India and France.

Facilitating reciprocal market entry through structured immersion programmes and market access and registration support in new geographies, while enabling cross-border investment through investor introductions, syndication pathways and co-investment opportunities across both ecosystems are envisaged under the partnership, T-Hub said in a release on Thursday.

The collaboration includes co-designed acceleration and market readiness programmes to support product localisation, business model refinement and international scale-up, alongside corporate–startup platforms featuring cross-border challenges, pilot projects, and proof-of-concept (PoC) opportunities. The long-term objective of the partnership is to establish strategic pathways and facilitate the entry of over 10 French startups into the Indian market, and 10 Indian startups into the French market.