Announcement ·
Edison IA raises €1 million to move SMEs from AI trials to profitable AI
Original title, in French: “EDISON IA lève 1 million d’euros pour faire passer les PME de l’IA test à l’IA rentable”
- Publication
- FrenchWeb (France)
- Author
- Unsigned
- Published on
- 30 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 30 September 2026
Summary
Edison IA, a Nantes-based start-up founded by Anaïs Vivion and Julien Hervouët, offers SMEs and mid-sized companies an annual programme (Lightning Program, €50,000 excl. VAT per year) combining awareness-building, diagnostic, AI agent deployment and impact measurement, with a guarantee of termination at no cost if ROI is not demonstrated within six months. According to Insee, 31% of companies with 50 to 249 employees reported using an AI technology in 2025, compared with 58% of those with 250 employees or more. The company, which has around ten staff, targets about 25,000 French companies and aims for 100 clients by 2028. It has announced a €1 million raise from Go Capital, CIC Ouest and Bpifrance to grow its teams and its catalogue of agents, in a market that is already crowded according to the Hub France IA map.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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31 %
share of companies with 50 to 249 employees using at least one AI technology in 2025
France, companies with 50 to 249 employees, 2025
« Selon l’Insee, 31 % des entreprises de 50 à 249 salariés déclaraient utiliser au moins une technologie d’IA en 2025, contre 58 % de celles de 250 salariés ou plus. »
Source: Insee
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58 %
share of companies with 250 employees or more using at least one AI technology in 2025
France, companies with 250 employees or more, 2025
« Selon l’Insee, 31 % des entreprises de 50 à 249 salariés déclaraient utiliser au moins une technologie d’IA en 2025, contre 58 % de celles de 250 salariés ou plus. »
Source: Insee
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1 million EUR
amount of Edison IA's seed round
Edison IA, 2026
« Edison IA annonce avoir levé 1 million d’euros en Seed auprès de Go Capital, avec la participation du CIC Ouest et de Bpifrance. »
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50,000 EUR excl. VAT
annual price of the Lightning Program
Edison IA
« Le Lightning Program est proposé à 50 000 euros HT par an, après une phase de formation et de diagnostic. »
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88 solutions
number of solutions listed for SMEs and mid-sized companies in the 2026 catalogue
France, DGE and Hub France IA catalogue, 2026
« la DGE et Hub France IA ont référencé 88 solutions adaptées aux PME et ETI dans leur catalogue 2026, tandis que la cartographie de Hub France IA recense près d’un millier d’acteurs français. »
Source: DGE et Hub France IA
Classification
- Country
- France
- Company size
- SMEs, Mid-sized companies
- Industries
- All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- CIC Ouest (cited), Hub France IA (study author), Bpifrance (cited), Parloa (cited), Go Capital (cited), MAIF (cited), Edison IA (supplier)
- Keywords
- ai agents, smes, mid-sized companies, return on investment, fundraising, ai deployment
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