Titre : Venture Capital as A Facilitator of High Tech Innovation in Clusters: The Case of French “Pôles de Compétitivité” Auteurs : Hélène Perrin-Boulonne, Revue : Technology and Innovation Numéro : Issue 1 Volume : 1 Date : 2016/08/5 DOI : 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2016.0105 ISSN : 2399-8571 Résumé : Silicon Valley and Route 128 are the most frequently presented cases when we talk about clusters and technological innovation. The literature on the success of these areas is extensive, but little emphasis is placed on this question in French literature on clusters and the specific case of the pôles de compétitivité. To exist, innovate and grow, entrepreneurs need access to finance. The venture capital in all its forms plays a major role in financing innovative entrepreneurship. The presence of venture capitalists and innovative entrepreneurs is not enough; a market is necessary to foster the matching between the demand of capitals from start-ups and the supply of capital by venture capitalists. We establish a typology of different situations in financing innovative companies in the territories. We will look at the different types of existing public policies to support the capital financing of innovative technology companies. We will examine in an explanatory work the presence of venture capital in the French competitiveness clusters, and show the need for further research in this field. Éditeur : ISTE OpenScience