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February 26, 2025

Bpifrance has over $30m on the line in Ÿnsect collapse

The French public sector investment bank is Ynsect's biggest backer.

Bpifrance, the French public sector investment bank, has over $30m of public money on the line after one of its portfolio companies filed for insolvency.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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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