On Saturday September 6, 2025, the Caisse des Dépôts and Consignations de Côte d'Ivoire (CDC-CI Capital) officially launched of the Start-Up Ecosystem Support Program.

The Start-Up Ecosystem Support Program is part of the Competitive Value Chains Project for employment and economic transformation (PCCET), with several start-ups in competition.

According to the managing director of CDC-CI Capital, Arthur Coulibaly, as part of the third pillar of the program entitled “The start-up competition”, fifteen young finalist companies from the 324 pre-selected applications will have the opportunity to present their projects in front of a jury of experts.

At the end of this test, ten start-ups will be selected to continue their journey at Station F, in Paris, the largest global campus dedicated to start-ups, where a new selection will designate top three. They will benefit from reinforced support and will be integrated into the CDC-CI program.

About the second pillar, the “University Design Sprint”, Mr. Coulibaly said that eighty finalist teams will compete in the studio, including six will be selected to benefit from support in the prototyping of proposed solutions.