Analysis

October 23, 2023

These French VCs are the best at spotting unicorns

France loves a unicorn — but which are the VCs that are best at spotting them early?

Jean de La Rochebrochard and his team at Kima Ventures have topped a ranking of French VCs best able to spot billion-dollar businesses. 

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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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