Analysis

November 25, 2019

These are the 12 French startups with the fastest growing teams

Some of these fast-hiring French startups have quadrupled their team size in just a year.


Kim Darrah

8 min read

You've probably heard of France's big startup success stories like Alan, Blablacar and Deezer. But it's harder to say what will come next.

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