Bengaluru: MeitY Startup Hub and La French Tech, Bengaluru, have launched the Indo-French Tech Programme to support Indo-French startup collaboration.

It is also for facilitating a rapid convergence of the French and Indian startup ecosystems, and establishing linkages between Indian and French incubators and startups. This programme is jointly supported by the Ministry of Electronics and IT of India, and the French Government, a joint statement said.

The Indo-French Tech Programme was launched on the occasion of the visit to India of French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian during a French tech event at the Indian office of Meero, a French on-demand photography unicorn, on Thursday.

"The visit of Minister Le Drian was an opportunity to highlight the growing Indo-French partnership in the digital sector and promoted cooperation between the two countries in the field of technological innovation," the statement added.