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August 10, 2026

‘I’m not here to be acquired’: Meet Nabla’s new CEO Brian Manning

Manning took on the role of CEO at the Paris-based healthtech six months after Alexandre Lebrun’s departure

Brian Manning, the newly-appointed CEO of buzzy Parisian startup Nabla, which builds AI-powered tools for healthcare providers, has big shoes to fill.

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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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