Hot on the heels of Emmanuel Macron’s promise to turn France into a ‘start-up nation’, the biggest start-up campus on the planet has just opened its doors
Emmanuel Macron, France's president, center, stands for a selfie photograph with an attendee while exiting during the Station F startup campus launch party in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. One of France's richest people, Niel spent 250 million euros ($268 million) to transform a former freight station into an incubator area, with some 3,000 desks for rent and numerous hangout areas. Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg
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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 25: Director of Station F Roxanne Varza (R) and French entrepreneur Xavier Niel (L) present the soon to be largest start-up incubator on August 25, 2016 in Paris, France. Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo receives Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for his first international work trip at Station F which will become the largest start-up incubator in the world thanks to the French entrepreneur, Xavier Niel. (Photo by Nicolas Kovarik/IP3/Getty Images)
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Attendees stand near Amazon.com Inc. Web Services signage during the Station F startup campus launch party in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. One of France's richest people, Niel spent 250 million euros ($268 million) to transform a former freight station into an incubator area, with some 3,000 desks for rent and numerous hangout areas. Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg
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Attendees walk past Edhec Business School signage during the Station F startup campus launch party in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. One of France's richest people, Niel spent 250 million euros ($268 million) to transform a former freight station into an incubator area, with some 3,000 desks for rent and numerous hangout areas. Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg
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Microsoft Corp. signage is seen during the Station F startup campus launch party in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. One of France's richest people, Niel spent 250 million euros ($268 million) to transform a former freight station into an incubator area, with some 3,000 desks for rent and numerous hangout areas. Photographer: Christophe Morin/Bloomberg
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Eoin O'Hara
