Analysis

December 6, 2024

The PayFit founders factory: Meet 18 employees-turned-founders

The French HR tech has seen many former employees starting their own thing. Meet those who launched a tech startup in Europe

Launched in 2016 in Paris, HR tech PayFit is one of French tech’s early success stories. 

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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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