Analysis

June 26, 2023

The 15 fastest-growing French startups

From quantum computing to warehouse robotics, we pick out the startups whose teams are growing at light speed


Alexandra Bacon

5 min read

Paris, France

France is one of Europe’s top tech hubs, and was the only major European startup ecosystem to raise more money in 2022 than it did in the year before. The French government is also on a mission to become the dominant tech force on the continent — €54bn has been planned for France 2030, a state initiative aimed at accelerating environmental technologies, and Bpifrance, the French public sector investment bank, has poured €7.2bn into tech startups since 2016.

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Alexandra Bacon

Alexandra Bacon was an editorial intern at Sifted. Find her on Twitter and LinkedIn

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