Facebook Is Building Its First Startup Incubator in Paris

Some companies will have access to the social giant's resources

Facebook is starting to friend—and maybe even poke—a new area of innovation outside of Silicon Valley: France.

Facebook has picked Paris as the place to house Startup Garage, its first official startup hub. It will be located inside of Station F, a former railway depot that covers 34,000 square meters. According to a report today in The Financial Times, the space—big enough to hold 1,000 startups—will also be home to a restaurant, auditorium and 3D manufacturing lab.

For its area within Station F, Facebook will host a six-month program for between 10 and 15 startups "dedicated to data," according to a Medium

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