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July 2, 2025

Ÿnsect pitches a ‘possible relaunch’ after €8.6m in bridge funding and mass layoffs

The scaleup, which has raised over €600m to date, has been facing growing financial difficulties for nearly a year

Embattled French startup Ÿnsect has secured €8.6m in bridge funding from historical investors to stay afloat until the end of the year. 

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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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