The “Video Game Incubator” program, for the incubation of nine Moroccan startups specializing in the gaming field, was launched on Monday, March 10, 2025, in Rabat, in the presence of the Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, a delegation from the French Embassy in Morocco, as well as several stakeholders in the sector.

This program aims to support Moroccan video game entrepreneurs in structuring, developing, and sustaining their businesses, while accelerating their skills development and strengthening synergies between Moroccan players in this ecosystem internationally.

Spanning five months of incubation and two months of follow-up, this program will offer the participating companies comprehensive training covering video game pre-production, brand and communication strategy, business management, production monitoring, as well as commercial and financial strategy.

It also includes exchanges of experiences with international gaming leaders, as well as partners and investors in the sector.

This project is part of the implementation of the Declaration of Intent signed between Morocco and France last October, under the presidency of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and the President of the French Republic Mr. Emmanuel Macron, relating to the support and structuring of the ecosystem of the cultural and creative video game industry, Mr. Bensaid told the press.

The gaming industry now holds increasing importance internationally, the minister emphasized, expressing the wish to see leading Moroccan companies emerge globally in this sector.

Thanks to this partnership with the French Embassy in Morocco, this program will support nine Moroccan startups invested in gaming, equipping them with the necessary tools to position themselves on the international market, he indicated, highlighting the importance of this initiative to strengthen the structuring and develop the gaming ecosystem in the Kingdom.

Support for cultural and creative industries, particularly the video game industry, constitutes a strong new focus of Franco-Moroccan cultural cooperation, which was initiated during the French President’s state visit to the Kingdom, said Agnès Humruzian, Cooperation and Cultural Action Advisor at the French Embassy in Rabat.

Gaming represents a new creative sector, a source of employment and geared towards youth, with promising prospects for partnerships between the two countries, Ms. Humruzian emphasized, who is also the Director General of the French Institute in Morocco, adding that it is a “very beautiful story that is being written with significant cultural and economic stakes.”

For his part, the founder and director of LLP (Level Link Partners), Julien Villedieu, explained that the “Video Game Incubator” program was designed by video game experts with the aim of supporting the development and structuring of the video game industry in Morocco.

Nine video game creation companies in Morocco will be supported by this program to bring them to a level of international skills and requirements, while connecting them to the industry globally, he added, considering that this extremely ambitious program lays one of the essential cornerstones for the development of a structured video game creation ecosystem in Morocco.

The Innovative Incubation Program is designed for video game studios to enhance their skills in game development and business activities while providing opportunities to connect with video game publishers and international investors.

The program relies, on the one hand, on a practical guide that includes conferences on video games, project presentation practices, advisory sessions, and a dedicated project showcase day. On the other hand, it offers real player feedback, providing video game studios the opportunity to test their games globally with professional international testers and consult experts based on the results of the game tests. Additionally, the program provides access to the G.Round game testing platform, which has over 425,000 players and more than 1,000 professional testers.

Application details will be published soon on the platform moroccogamingindustry.ma.

The Video Game Incubation Program is designed for Moroccan startups specializing in video game production and pursuing ambitious projects in the gaming industry. This program provides comprehensive training to enhance entrepreneurial and technical skills, personalized mentoring by industry experts, and a grant to help startups successfully complete their projects.

Additionally, the program offers unique opportunities for collaboration and networking within the international gaming ecosystem, as well as participation in major global industry events. Applications will open on January 20, 2025, on the platform moroccogamingindustry.ma.

The Huawei Cloud Startup program, launched by HUAWEI Morocco, aims to support Moroccan startups operating in the gaming industry as part of the partnership agreement signed during the “Gaming Startups Meeting Day.” The program provides free assistance for cloud migration and offers free access to Huawei Cloud services.

Leveraging Huawei’s leadership in technology and innovation, the program offers technical support, entrepreneurial guidance, and integration with Google Tag Manager (GTM).

Moroccan gaming startups interested in this program can submit their applications via the following link: https://forms.gle/dFrqn9tRKgNWxEQy7 before the deadline.