Grants for software publishing and SaaS
In brief
Despite its name, this trade lists no scheme specific to software publishing or SaaS: it is overwhelmingly made up of local digital transformation grants, video game schemes, and tax statuses open to any innovative business (CIR, CII, JEI). This page lists them honestly, with their funder and maximum amount where known, and points you to the more precise needs-based pages.
This trade currently has no funding scheme specifically designed for software publishing or SaaS as such: the grants attached to it are broader schemes.
Most are local digital transformation grants (Chèque TIC, Kap Numérik, Transfo Num' and equivalents), paid to the business that adopts a digital tool — that is, most often the customer of a software publisher, not the publisher itself. A SaaS publisher therefore benefits from them indirectly: these grants make it easier for its customers to buy its solution, without directly funding its own development activity.
Others relate to video games (regional funds, tax credit), or to tax statuses open to any innovative business: Crédit d'Impôt Recherche, Crédit d'Impôt Innovation, Jeune Entreprise Innovante — these fund the publisher directly if its work is eligible.
If your business develops software or a SaaS product, these schemes remain available to you, but none is designed specifically for this trade — contrary to what its name suggests.
This page helps you identify relevant funding leads. It does not, however, replace an individual check of your eligibility.
Run a personalised scan to identify the public grants and funding your company may be able to access.
What families of grants are listed here?
None of the three families below is specific to software publishing: they are simply available to a business in this sector as they are to many others.
Local digital transformation
Dozens of intermunicipal and regional grants fund the digitalization of any business. They are paid to the customer who adopts a digital tool, not to the publisher who builds it: a software publisher benefits from them indirectly, by making it easier for its customers to buy its solution.
Video games
If your business is video game creation or production, the dedicated needs-based page lists grants that are far more precisely targeted.
Innovation tax statuses
The CIR, the CII, and the Jeune Entreprise Innovante status are open to any business that incurs R&D or innovation spending, regardless of its sector.
What amount can be obtained?
Details of amounts are given on the needs-based pages "funding a video game" and "funding an artificial intelligence project", depending on the actual nature of your project.
How do you identify the funding suited to your business?
This trade's name does not accurately reflect the grants attached to it: a search by actual need (digital transformation, video games, R&D) is more reliable.
The Capital OS scan automatically cross-references your criteria with the full set of referenced public grants, to identify the ones that genuinely apply to you:
- The actual nature of your project (digitalization, video games, R&D)
- Your location
- The size of your business
Public grants listed under this trade
Page 1 of 2 — 30 grants in total
Crédit d'impôt en faveur des créateurs de jeux vidéo
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), Ministère de la Culture, Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Up to €6,000,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2031
Crédit d'Impôt Innovation (CII)
Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Espace, Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Up to €400,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Jeune Entreprise Innovante (JEI) - Exonération des cotisations sociales patronales
URSSAF
Up to €231,840
Closes on 31 Dec 2028
Jeune entreprise innovante (JEI) - Exonération fiscale (impôt sur les bénéfices, CFE, taxe foncière sur les propriétés bâties)
Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Espace, Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Up to €200,000
CAP'TN - Transformation Numérique
Région Centre-Val de Loire
Up to €200,000
Fonds régional d'aide au jeu vidéo
Région Hauts-de-France
Up to €200,000
Aide à la production de jeux vidéos
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Up to €150,000
INNO Expé Numérique
Région Bretagne
Up to €150,000
Aide au prototypage et à la production de jeu vidéo
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Up to €100,000
Aide au prototypage de jeux vidéo
Région Grand Est
Up to €25,000
Pays de la Loire Investissement numérique
Région Pays de la Loire
Up to €15,000
Aide à la traduction de ressources numériques en langue bretonne
Région Bretagne
Up to €12,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2028
Aide à la digitalisation des processus
Région Grand Est
Up to €10,000
Aide à la transformation numérique - Coup de pouce digital
Limoges Métropole
Up to €10,000
Chèque TIC
Région Guadeloupe, Union Européenne-FEDER
Up to €10,000
Aide à la transition numérique des entreprises
Grand Dax Agglomération
Up to €7,000
Kap Numérik
Région Réunion, Union européenne
Up to €3,200
Transfo Num'
CC des Grands Lacs
Up to €3,000
Aide au développement numérique
CC Gorges Causses Cévennes
Up to €1,000
Aide au développement numérique
CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche
Up to €750
Human-validated links (AideTagLink, VALIDATED status only — unreviewed proposals are never shown here). Sorted by amount, highest first (then by internal identifier to break ties between the many identical titles).
Grants your clients can access
You do not receive these grants directly: they are paid to your client, who can use them to fund the service they buy from you. Pointing them out can help your client decide — and so help your sale.
France 2030 - Appel à projets 'Pionniers de l’intelligence artificielle'
Bpifrance
Up to €8,000,000
CAP'TN - Transformation Numérique
Région Centre-Val de Loire
Up to €200,000
Pack IA (Intelligence Artificielle)
Région Ile-de-France
Up to €18,500
Aide au diagnostic Data Intelligence Artificielle
Bpifrance
Up to €10,000
Aide à la digitalisation des processus
Région Grand Est
Up to €10,000
Aide à la transformation numérique - Coup de pouce digital
Limoges Métropole
Up to €10,000
Aide à la digitalisation des entreprises
CC Nièvre et Somme
Up to €5,000
Aide à la transformation numérique - Coup de pouce cyber
Limoges Métropole
Up to €5,000
Diagnostic cybersécurité
Région Grand Est
Up to €5,000
+ 13 more grants your clients can access, not shown here.
Frequently asked questions about grants for software publishing
Is there a public grant specific to software publishing or SaaS?
Not to date, among the 30 schemes listed under this trade: these are general digital transformation grants, video game schemes, or tax statuses open to any innovative business.
If your project is specifically AI, cybersecurity, or a prototype, the corresponding needs-based pages are more targeted.
Is the Crédit d'Impôt Innovation reserved for software publishers?
No, it is open to any SME that designs a prototype or a pilot installation for a new product, regardless of sector.
It is therefore not a scheme specific to software publishing, even though it is available to this sector.
Is my business eligible for these grants?
This depends entirely on the family of grant and the actual nature of your project, not just on belonging to this trade.
This page does not presume your business's eligibility; a personalized diagnostic checks it against your actual criteria.
How do you apply for this type of grant?
The process depends entirely on the targeted scheme: a local grant, Bpifrance, or a tax filing for tax credits.
A personalized diagnostic first identifies the schemes that are genuinely relevant to your business, before starting the process.
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Check the grants suited to your company
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