Venture Capital/Analysis/ Breakout Paris startups of 2021: The ranking Which are the most exciting Parisian startups and scaleups to watch in 2021? By Sifted reporters 4 August 2021 Credit: Malt Credit: Malt \Venture Capital How VCs' lack of succession planning is leaving big firms without a future By Mimi Billing 27 January 2023 Venture Capital/Analysis/ Breakout Paris startups of 2021: The ranking Which are the most exciting Parisian startups and scaleups to watch in 2021? By Sifted reporters 4 August 2021 It’s been a big six months for startups in Paris, which have raised €4.1bn in fresh venture capital funding. This is compared to €2.9bn in all of 2020 — the city is already having a record year. So, it’s time we updated our Europe-famous (soon to be world-famous) Paris startup ranking, which lists the most exciting young companies in town. We’ve cleaned up the data (courtesy of Dealroom), removed the dead weights and also welcomed several newbies onto the list, which includes the biggest established players as well as new voices. Over 20 new startups have ascended the ranks. The criteria for selection extended to those who, over the past 12 months, announced a notable Series A and B round; or saw strong growth numbers or a healthy new valuation; or led an ‘up-and-coming’ sub-sector. To dive straight into the 2021 Paris rankings, click here! Or, if you can’t wait, here’s a sneak peek at some of the newbies that have made their debut: Monisnap, Electra, iconoClass, Malt, Virtuo, Epsor, Ornikar, Qare, Cubyn, Pennylane, Lydia, Andjaro, ManoMano, Bankin’ and Sorare. Related Articles The fragmentation of venture capital By Nicolas Colin Click here to read more The state of European unicorns: 2021 wrapped By Federico Scolari Click here to read more European VC firm Balderton’s heavy hitters By Amy Lewin Click here to read more Calling all European female angel investors and syndicates By Amy Lewin Click here to read more Most Read 1 \Venture Capital How to raise a $33m Series A during an economic downturn 2 \Fintech Six fintech ideas VCs want you to pitch in 2023 3 \Deeptech Europe’s most active deeptech investors 4 \Deeptech Europe’s generative AI startups, mapped 5 \Consumer 20 foodtech startups to watch, according to investors