Welcome to the Sifted 50: France Leaderboard, which ranks the fastest-growing startups in the region by revenue growth.
Combined, the 50 startups have generated revenues of €2bn over the past three financial years, employing more than 5,084 people.
To be eligible, startups had to meet the following criteria: headquartered in France; founded in or after 2014; maximum full-time headcount of 999; private and independent; majority of revenue must be generated by proprietary technology; at least three years of revenue data; and revenue (annualised if necessary) of at least €50k in the base year (2020 or 2021) and at least €500k in the most recent financial year (2022 or 2023). Companies were required to submit signed documentation to support disclosed financial information not publicly available. Most chose not to make their latest revenue figure public information.
Click on each company's box to find a more in-depth profile.