Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a reporter for Sifted, based in Paris, covering French tech. You can find her on X and LinkedIn

Ledger founder David Balland released after kidnapping in France
News
January 24, 2025
Ledger founder David Balland released after kidnapping in France
The cofounder and his partner were kidnapped earlier this week, with assailants demanding a ransom in cryptocurrencies
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Mistral AI is ‘not for sale’ and plans to IPO, says cofounder Arthur Mensch
News
January 21, 2025
Mistral AI is ‘not for sale’ and plans to IPO, says cofounder Arthur Mensch
Speaking to Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mensch denied that Mistral could be taken over
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Winning in AI will require millions more GPUs. Can Europe get there?
Interview
January 21, 2025
Winning in AI will require millions more GPUs. Can Europe get there?
Karim Beguir, founder of London HQed AI company InstaDeep, tells Sifted what he thinks is missing in Europe to give AI companies a chance to compete
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Prominent French investor Jean De La Rochebrochard joins US-based VC Cassius
News
January 20, 2025
Prominent French investor Jean De La Rochebrochard joins US-based VC Cassius
The move comes 10 months after De La Rochebrochard left another early-stage VC, Newwave, following management drama
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Anne Sraders
‘We need a DOGE for Europe!’ Elon Musk’s White House takeover inspires – and divides – Europe’s tech leaders
Analysis
January 20, 2025
‘We need a DOGE for Europe!’ Elon Musk’s White House takeover inspires – and divides – Europe’s tech leaders
European founders and VCs are speaking up as Trump 2.0 arrives
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet, Miriam Partington, Anne Sraders and Martin Coulter
IbanFirst broke away from VCs in 2021. Now it’s profitable and eyeing €100m ARR
News
January 17, 2025
IbanFirst broke away from VCs in 2021. Now it’s profitable and eyeing €100m ARR
The Belgian fintech made €65m in revenues last year, and is now profitable
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Mistral inks content deal with AFP to power conversational AI assistant
News
January 16, 2025
Mistral inks content deal with AFP to power conversational AI assistant
The move comes just a day after Google and OpenAI announced similar media partnerships
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French space tech Loft Orbital hits billion-dollar valuation with €170m raise
News
January 14, 2025
French space tech Loft Orbital hits billion-dollar valuation with €170m raise
The startup, which is HQed in France and in the US, is one of Europe’s only space tech unicorns
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France almost doubled AI investment in 2024 but trails UK and Germany overall
News
January 14, 2025
France almost doubled AI investment in 2024 but trails UK and Germany overall
A growing number of unicorn mafias are launching the next generation of French startups
Martin Coulter and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Belgium’s Vertical Compute raises €20m seed to tackle AI chips’ memory bottleneck
News
January 14, 2025
Belgium’s Vertical Compute raises €20m seed to tackle AI chips’ memory bottleneck
Launched by Google alumni Sylvain Dubois and imec researcher Sebastien Couet, the startup says it is going after companies like Samsung, Micron and Hynix
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Exclusive: Google alumni and Owkin researchers raise $41m to build GenAI models for biology
News
January 14, 2025
Exclusive: Google alumni and Owkin researchers raise $41m to build GenAI models for biology
The funding comes less than a year after a $35m seed round, with no commercial product available yet
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Talent shortage hits quantum startups amid funding frenzy and tech breakthroughs
Analysis
January 10, 2025
Talent shortage hits quantum startups amid funding frenzy and tech breakthroughs
Quantum startups have picked up pace in recent years — and their demand for fresh talent is out-pacing the supply of experts
Kai Nicol-Schwarz and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
14 predictions for French tech in 2025
Analysis
January 8, 2025
14 predictions for French tech in 2025
VCs expect investments to pick up following a quieter year — particularly in AI and deeptech
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Europe’s 20 most valuable startups and scaleups
Analysis
January 6, 2025
Europe’s 20 most valuable startups and scaleups
From Revolut to Klarna, this ranking of Europe’s most valuable private tech companies includes nine fintechs — and only one AI startup
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What’s in store for deeptech in 2025? Experts weigh in
Analysis
December 30, 2024
What’s in store for deeptech in 2025? Experts weigh in
Sifted asked VCs to share their predictions for the deeptech sector in 2025 — and once more, it’s all about AI
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Major Italian corporates back 360 Capital’s new €200m climate tech fund
News
December 23, 2024
Major Italian corporates back 360 Capital’s new €200m climate tech fund
Italy’s A2A and De Nora’s investments in the new fund represent more than a third of the capital secured so far
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The year of AI: 12 events that shaped the sector in 2024
Analysis
December 19, 2024
The year of AI: 12 events that shaped the sector in 2024
It’s been another year of record-setting fundraises and eyebrow-raising valuations — with a dose of drama
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Funding for French tech startups set to drop by 50% in the second half of 2024
Analysis
December 17, 2024
Funding for French tech startups set to drop by 50% in the second half of 2024
Sifted data shows that VC activity significantly slowed in H2 2024 — a trend that investors say has been on-going this year
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Europe’s 10 fastest-growing deeptech startups by revenue
Analysis
December 12, 2024
Europe’s 10 fastest-growing deeptech startups by revenue
There were few deeptechs featured on Sifted’s ranking of Europe’s 250 fastest-growing startups. These are the ones that made the cut
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Startup associations call for the creation of a European Tibi to boost VC investments from pension funds and insurers
News
December 11, 2024
Startup associations call for the creation of a European Tibi to boost VC investments from pension funds and insurers
26 startup associations have signed an open letter to the EU’s new Commissioners, calling for greater involvement of Europe’s institutional investors in the tech ecosystem
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The PayFit founders factory: Meet 18 employees-turned-founders
Analysis
December 6, 2024
The PayFit founders factory: Meet 18 employees-turned-founders
The French HR tech has seen many former employees starting their own thing. Meet those who launched a tech startup in Europe
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‘We don’t know what sauce entrepreneurs are going to be eaten with’: What France’s government collapse means for startups
Analysis
December 4, 2024
‘We don’t know what sauce entrepreneurs are going to be eaten with’: What France’s government collapse means for startups
MPs voted to oust the prime minister just weeks before the 2025 budget has to be approved
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Parisian AI startup Pathway on moving to the US: 'We need to be in the room where it happens, and it happens in the Bay Area'
News
December 2, 2024
Parisian AI startup Pathway on moving to the US: 'We need to be in the room where it happens, and it happens in the Bay Area'
The Paris-founded startup has just closed a $10m seed round and is planning to double down on its US presence
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Does Mistral have what it takes to win the LLM market?
Analysis
November 29, 2024
Does Mistral have what it takes to win the LLM market?
Sources tell Sifted the company is set to hit €30m in revenues this year. How does it plan to compete against US Big Tech?
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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Ledger founder David Balland released after kidnapping in France

Mistral AI is ‘not for sale’ and plans to IPO, says cofounder Arthur Mensch

Winning in AI will require millions more GPUs. Can Europe get there?

Prominent French investor Jean De La Rochebrochard joins US-based VC Cassius

‘We need a DOGE for Europe!’ Elon Musk’s White House takeover inspires – and divides – Europe’s tech leaders

IbanFirst broke away from VCs in 2021. Now it’s profitable and eyeing €100m ARR

Mistral inks content deal with AFP to power conversational AI assistant

French space tech Loft Orbital hits billion-dollar valuation with €170m raise

France almost doubled AI investment in 2024 but trails UK and Germany overall

Belgium’s Vertical Compute raises €20m seed to tackle AI chips’ memory bottleneck

Exclusive: Google alumni and Owkin researchers raise $41m to build GenAI models for biology

Talent shortage hits quantum startups amid funding frenzy and tech breakthroughs

14 predictions for French tech in 2025

Europe’s 20 most valuable startups and scaleups

What’s in store for deeptech in 2025? Experts weigh in

Major Italian corporates back 360 Capital’s new €200m climate tech fund

The year of AI: 12 events that shaped the sector in 2024

Funding for French tech startups set to drop by 50% in the second half of 2024

Europe’s 10 fastest-growing deeptech startups by revenue

Startup associations call for the creation of a European Tibi to boost VC investments from pension funds and insurers

The PayFit founders factory: Meet 18 employees-turned-founders

‘We don’t know what sauce entrepreneurs are going to be eaten with’: What France’s government collapse means for startups

Parisian AI startup Pathway on moving to the US: 'We need to be in the room where it happens, and it happens in the Bay Area'

Does Mistral have what it takes to win the LLM market?