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March 11, 2025

10 French soonicorns to watch

In 2024 three startups became unicorns in France. Who’s next?

In 2024 three companies were added to the list of French unicorns — accounting software startup Pennylane, SaaS company Pigment and AI-for-coding startup Poolside

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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