Supported by Nantes Saint-Nazaire Développement, La Cantine numérique and French Tech, "Un job à Nantes #Tech" is an initiative launched at the beginning of 2021 to help local companies recruit in the IT sector. Involving more than fifteen digital companies in Nantes, a collective brainstorming process has led to the creation of a programme open to any company in Nantes Metropole that plans to recruit more than five technological profiles within the year. Several Nantes-based companies have already joined the scheme. Eight actions are proposed until 31 December 2021 to meet the challenges of the digital sector in the Loire Valley.  

Among these, three initiatives aim to strengthen their employer brand. “…” In addition, induction services have been made available to future technology employees via a partnership with the Switch Up job mobility platform. The services offered to new recruits from this site include help in finding accommodation, a job for the spouse or a school for the children, facilitation of administrative procedures and help with integration.

Every year, Nantes is short of a thousand digital professionals. To attract these talents, Nantes Saint-Nazaire Développement, the Cantine Numérique and French Tech are joining forces to promote the area and welcome newcomers via a specific scheme called "Un job à Nantes #Tech". 500,000 euros are being invested in this initiative.

The territory is therefore working with Switch up to set up a reception platform for newcomers to facilitate their settlement by putting them in touch with local hosts. 

What if Switch Up was the new Blablacar or Airbnb? Of course, it is still too early to say, but this platform could be quite successful. It offers many services to people on the move to help them settle into their new environment.

Finding a new home for your family, enrolling your children in their new school... Moving can be stressful, especially when you arrive from abroad. The founder of Switch up, Gabrielle Rodier, knows this feeling well:

"I followed my husband to New Caledonia. There I started helping Canadian expatriates to settle down. Since my return to Nantes in 2013, I have been thinking about a solution that would allow me to arrive in a new city under good conditions.

As a traveller and former expatriate, Gabrielle has lived in various countries where she has experienced the importance of welcoming and integrating. It is through her personal experience that Gabrielle found the inspiration that gave birth to Switch Up. Switch Up today is about building a world where everyone can feel welcome in their new home. It is a complementary economic resource for the territories and a beautiful (r)evolution in the process of integration of employees by the human resources of companies.

It was in April 2017 that Gabrielle joined the very first promotion of 1Kubator Nantes. In this interview, Gabrielle talks about her entrepreneurial adventure and her journey at 1Kubator.

The Nantes-based startup Switch Up, which created a platform to help employees relocate, has announced that it has raised €300K to finance its development. Part of this sum (200 K€) is provided in the form of a fundraising. The network of business angels Abab, the investment club Le Mans Sarthe Investissements and a private shareholder participated. It was completed by bank contributions, to which Bpifrance in particular contributed.

The French startup SWITCH UP, a relocation platform that accompanies you in your arrival, has completed a first round of funding in the amount of 0.3 million euros.Founded in 2016 by Gabrielle RODIER , SWITCH UP is a startup in the Transport & Logistics sector - , based in Pays de la Loire.

The investors involved in this round are ABAB, LMSI, business angels.