“Which new market can we open?”
Confront your skills with customer needs to bring out a differentiating offer.
SME & mid-cap executives · Innovation Priorities Diagnostic
Your know-how is worth more.
Make it your next market.
A new product. A more efficient process. A civil or defence outlet. Hexablock helps you choose the avenues worth your investment and build the plan to move forward.
A first conversation to scope the need. No full application to prepare before contacting us.
Your challenge, your starting point
Choose where to invest.
And why.
Your teams have ideas. Your time and budget are limited. The diagnostic gives a concrete basis to the decisions that commit your company.
“Does this idea deserve our budget?”
Assess feasibility, costs, risks and profitability assumptions before committing to the next step.
“Does our technology have a defence use?”
Examine your solution’s dual-use potential, market requirements and the gaps to close.
What you get with Hexablock
Qualified opportunities.
Decisions to make. A plan to act.
Your potential laid out.
An inventory of your assets, your skills and market needs. You know what to build on.
Deliverable: opportunity map.Your avenues compared.
A reading of uses, feasibility, risks and economic potential. You know what to dig into.
Deliverable: prioritised priorities and documented assumptions.Your next steps structured.
Milestones, resources and partners to mobilise. You know which decision to take first.
Deliverable: roadmap and executive debrief.The exact scope and deliverables are set in your quote, according to your project’s stage.
Let’s talk about my innovation potential →A shared cost. A decision that is yours.
Your ambition.
50% of the diagnostic funded.
Once approved, Bpifrance pays its share directly to the expert. You do not have to advance that part of the service.
Illustration at the scheme’s cap · the price of your assignment is set by quote
Eligible service13 000 € excl. VAT
Scheme cap
Bpifrance share · 50%6 500 €
After the application is accepted
Your share on this pre-tax basis6 500 €
Applicable VAT and any travel expenses extra
The calculation covers the eligible pre-tax basis. VAT and travel expenses are not included in this illustration. The quote specifies the amount payable. This funding covers the diagnostic, not the entire development of your innovation.
Check whether my company qualifies →Bpifrance terms · February 2026 ↗Support framed from the start
We clarify. We qualify. We move forward.
Your need
You discuss the challenge and the scheme’s initial criteria with Hexablock.
Your assignment
We scope the perimeter, deliverables and quote to prepare your application.
Bpifrance approval
Your application is reviewed. The assignment starts once the contract is signed.
Your decisions
The work and the debrief provide the elements to decide on the next steps.
Is it for your company?
Your project deserves
a proper review.
The 2026 scheme targets established SMEs and mid-caps. AVA gathers the first elements; eligibility is confirmed with Bpifrance.
Check my profile with AVA →You don’t meet these criteria? Let’s talk about your need to consider another form of support.
The first markers
- Age and locationAt least 5 years in business; registered in France, overseas territories included.
- Size and activitySME: revenue of €1.25M to €50M and up to 250 FTEs. Mid-cap: revenue above €50M and up to 2,000 FTEs.
- Innovation aidNo national aid under the RDI regime received in the last two years.
Other conditions to check
European definition of SME or mid-cap, independence and any consolidated data, tax and social obligations up to date, no difficulty within the regulatory meaning. Civil companies and sole proprietorships are excluded. This diagnostic is available only once.
Before contacting us
What you want
to know.
Do I already need a precise idea?
You can start from a growth objective, know-how to leverage or a problem to solve. The first conversation identifies the useful work: bringing out avenues or studying a project’s feasibility.
Do I need to be a defence company?
Civil projects are fully welcome. Hexablock’s experience in defence and dual-use technologies also makes it possible to explore those markets when your project lends itself to it.
Is the 50% automatic?
Approval depends on your eligibility, the project and Bpifrance’s validation. We check these points before starting the assignment. No funding amount is guaranteed by this first contact.
How much will I actually pay?
Your quote sets the price and your share. On an eligible basis of €10,000 excl. VAT, the 50% split means €5,000 for Bpifrance and €5,000 payable by you on this pre-tax basis. Applicable VAT and travel are specified in the quote.
What happens after the diagnostic?
You have the elements to decide what comes next. If you wish to continue with Hexablock, we scope a separate support engagement together: development, introductions, market access or funding preparation.
The next move starts here.
Bring out your next growth opportunity.
We bring the method and the expertise. Bpifrance can fund 50% of the diagnostic.
