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May 22, 2025

How Bpifrance transformed French tech in a decade

French public bank Bpifrance has been instrumental in growing the ecosystem


Bpifrance

Of the hundreds of French startups to have raised funds between 2013 and 2021, almost 80% benefitted, at some point, from support from public bank Bpifrance, according to the group’s own figures.

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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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