# France

French crypto sector in shock after wave of violent attacks
Analysis
May 16, 2025
French crypto sector in shock after wave of violent attacks
A botched abduction in central Paris this week is the latest in a series of attacks targeting top execs at crypto companies
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
PayFit cofounder raises €16m seed for new defence tech startup
News
May 14, 2025
PayFit cofounder raises €16m seed for new defence tech startup
Florian Fournier spent a decade growing PayFit into a billion-dollar business. Now he’s launching a startup in defence
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
My 5-point plan to save the tech podcast
Analysis
May 12, 2025
My 5-point plan to save the tech podcast
We’re all ears for startup war stories — but the pod format has become predictable and the conversation not often forensic
Éanna Kelly
Mistral models ‘60 times more likely to produce child exploitation material’ than competitors, study says
News
May 9, 2025
Mistral models ‘60 times more likely to produce child exploitation material’ than competitors, study says
The French startup’s models were significantly more likely to generate harmful content when prompted
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Mistral unveils new enterprise AI assistant to compete with Microsoft and OpenAI
News
May 8, 2025
Mistral unveils new enterprise AI assistant to compete with Microsoft and OpenAI
The French startup is now offering products that compete directly with Big Tech
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Qonto power players: the leadership team behind the French fintech unicorn
Analysis
May 6, 2025
Qonto power players: the leadership team behind the French fintech unicorn
The business banking fintech is one of France’s most famous fintech exports
Tom Matsuda
Exclusive: H Company quietly acquires open-source AI agents startup
News
May 1, 2025
Exclusive: H Company quietly acquires open-source AI agents startup
The operation was carried out in the second half of 2024, sources say
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1
Analysis
April 30, 2025
These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1
Investors pile into the fad of the moment; Y Combinator, EQT and Antler the quarter’s three biggest backers
Éanna Kelly and Ruggero Di Spigna
French healthtech unicorn Doctolib hits €348m ARR, eyes profitability
News
April 29, 2025
French healthtech unicorn Doctolib hits €348m ARR, eyes profitability
Doctolib, France’s most highly-valued VC-backed company shared financial results for the first time
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Sorry! My Prada's at the cleaners — how to dress tech bro in 2025
Analysis
April 21, 2025
Sorry! My Prada's at the cleaners — how to dress tech bro in 2025
The evolution of European tech style — and what it says about the industry
Éanna Kelly
Europe’s fintechs want to bank the rich — can they succeed?
Analysis
April 21, 2025
Europe’s fintechs want to bank the rich — can they succeed?
Europe’s digital private banking fintechs spot opportunity as Revolut and Robinhood push into targeting wealthy clients.
Tom Matsuda
Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages
News
April 19, 2025
Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages
A ruling by a UK court found Ammar liable for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Women-focused VC Sistafund pauses investments after losing managing partner, reports say
News
April 18, 2025
Women-focused VC Sistafund pauses investments after losing managing partner, reports say
The Paris-based VC launched in 2022 to back female founders and gender-diverse teams
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics
News
April 15, 2025
Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics
The French-American industry leader will sell humanoid robot Reachy 2
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Paris-based AVP raising first-time €1.5bn growth fund
News
April 15, 2025
Paris-based AVP raising first-time €1.5bn growth fund
The fund is one of the largest in Europe, with support from French insurer AXA and the European Investment Fund
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Insect protein startup Ÿnsect replaces CEO, secures €10m bridge funding
News
April 7, 2025
Insect protein startup Ÿnsect replaces CEO, secures €10m bridge funding
Ÿnsect says the new funding will provide ‘several months’ of runway
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Pennylane doubles valuation to €2bn in fresh €75m fundraise
News
April 7, 2025
Pennylane doubles valuation to €2bn in fresh €75m fundraise
Just over a year after raising a €40m Series C, as Pennylane prepares for a “huge opportunity” with the arrival of electronic invoicing
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Mistral inks €100m deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM
News
April 6, 2025
Mistral inks €100m deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM
The deal will see Mistral help the leading logistics company develop new use cases and build AI models and agents
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Can French gigafactory Verkor avoid Northvolt’s fate?
Analysis
April 3, 2025
Can French gigafactory Verkor avoid Northvolt’s fate?
With the collapse of Swedish gigafactory Northvolt, all eyes are now on France’s Verkor
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Fairmat raises €51.5m Series B to recycle carbon composites ‘infinitely’
News
April 2, 2025
Fairmat raises €51.5m Series B to recycle carbon composites ‘infinitely’
Paris-based Fairmat says it can recycle carbon composites — nearly — forever
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Europe’s largest all-women led VC Revaia closes €250m growth fund
News
April 2, 2025
Europe’s largest all-women led VC Revaia closes €250m growth fund
Revaia's new fund will back companies in Europe and Israel at Series B and beyond
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
‘We can’t exist only in Europe’: Why Pigment’s CEO has doubts about tech sovereignty
Interview
March 26, 2025
‘We can’t exist only in Europe’: Why Pigment’s CEO has doubts about tech sovereignty
In just five years Pigment has become a poster child of French tech. CEO Eléonore Crespo says it’s just the beginning
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Daphni launches €250m climate tech fund to back ‘scientist-entrepreneurs’
News
March 25, 2025
Daphni launches €250m climate tech fund to back ‘scientist-entrepreneurs’
Daphni’s new fund will back up to 40 startups across Europe building science-based tech for climate
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source
News
March 21, 2025
Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source
Mensch previously said Mistral was not for sale and planned to IPO
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

# France

French crypto sector in shock after wave of violent attacks

PayFit cofounder raises €16m seed for new defence tech startup

My 5-point plan to save the tech podcast

Mistral models ‘60 times more likely to produce child exploitation material’ than competitors, study says

Mistral unveils new enterprise AI assistant to compete with Microsoft and OpenAI

Qonto power players: the leadership team behind the French fintech unicorn

Exclusive: H Company quietly acquires open-source AI agents startup

These 65 AI agent startups raised in Q1

French healthtech unicorn Doctolib hits €348m ARR, eyes profitability

Sorry! My Prada's at the cleaners — how to dress tech bro in 2025

Europe’s fintechs want to bank the rich — can they succeed?

Exclusive: The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar ordered to pay £6.5m in damages

Women-focused VC Sistafund pauses investments after losing managing partner, reports say

Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics

Paris-based AVP raising first-time €1.5bn growth fund

Insect protein startup Ÿnsect replaces CEO, secures €10m bridge funding

Pennylane doubles valuation to €2bn in fresh €75m fundraise

Mistral inks €100m deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM

Can French gigafactory Verkor avoid Northvolt’s fate?

Fairmat raises €51.5m Series B to recycle carbon composites ‘infinitely’

Europe’s largest all-women led VC Revaia closes €250m growth fund

‘We can’t exist only in Europe’: Why Pigment’s CEO has doubts about tech sovereignty

Daphni launches €250m climate tech fund to back ‘scientist-entrepreneurs’

Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source