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January 11, 2022

Qonto valued at €4.4bn after French fintech funding record

The neobank raised €486m to target SMEs.


Chris O’Brien

4 min read

Steve Anavi and Alexandre Prot, the cofounders of Qonto, which has raised 2022's second-biggest round

French neobank Qonto has continued the nation’s fintech hot streak today with a €486m funding round it will use to expand its small business and freelancer banking services.

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Chris O’Brien

Chris O’Brien is a writer for Sifted. He covers French tech, and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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