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May 14, 2026

Exclusive: H Company cofounder steps down as CTO

Laurent Sifre has been appointed ‘head of scientific council’, stepping away from operational functions

Laurent Sifre, the cofounder of buzzy Paris-based agentic AI startup H Company, has stepped down as chief technology officer (CTO), taking on a non-operational role as “head of scientific council”.

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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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