Emoticonnect selected for Business France’s SaaS Lander program: accelerating emotional AI in North America

Emoticonnect has been selected as one of the 13 companies joining SaaS Lander, an international acceleration program led by Business France. This initiative supports high-potential French tech companies in structuring and scaling their expansion into the North American market.

This milestone reflects more than a selection — it marks a strategic step in our international development.

Why North America: the epicenter of AI transformation

North America currently stands as the most advanced and competitive market for artificial intelligence deployment. It is also where the next generation of AI applications is being defined — particularly in emotional AI.

Emotional AI is rapidly becoming a critical layer in decision-making systems, enabling:

• deeper behavioral understanding

• real-time analysis of human interactions

• enhanced decision intelligence at scale

The maturity of this market, combined with its openness to innovation, makes it a natural environment for accelerating the adoption of these technologies.

A European leader in emotional AI

Emoticonnect operates at the forefront of this transformation as Europe’s first certified emotional AI.

Our positioning is deliberately hybrid:we sit at the intersection of data infrastructure and decision intelligence, combining capabilities that can be compared to:

• Scale AI, for structuring and enriching data

• Palantir, for transforming complex data into strategic insights

Our ambition is to bridge the gap between raw emotional signals and actionable intelligence — enabling organizations to better understand, anticipate, and act.

CES 2026: validating market readiness

Our participation at CES 2026 in Las Vegas provided direct confirmation of the market dynamics in North America.

We observed:

• strong and immediate demand for emotional AI solutions

• already well-defined use cases across industries

• a clear readiness for large-scale deployment

These insights reinforced the relevance of accelerating our presence in this market.

SaaS Lander: a government-backed growth accelerator

Joining SaaS Lander is part of this broader trajectory.

Led by Business France, the national agency responsible for supporting the international development of French companies, the program provides:

• go-to-market structuring for the US

• access to local experts and mentors

• connections to investors and strategic partners

• immersion in the North American SaaS ecosystem

More importantly, it reflects a strong institutional commitment:the French government actively supporting the emergence of globally competitive technology leaders.

A strategic milestone for global expansion

Being selected among 13 companies places Emoticonnect within a highly selective framework designed to accelerate international growth.

This step reinforces our ambition to position emotional AI as a key component of next-generation decision systems — and to contribute to the global reach of French innovation.

The journey ahead is clear:scale, structure, and deliver impact where the market is moving fastest.