Analysis

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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