French tech has long nipped at the heels of the UK and Germany — the two largest European tech ecosystems. 2021 showed France’s startups were truly a force to be reckoned with.
French startups welcomed $13.1bn in funding in 2021, 11.6% of the total for the continent. There were 28 $100m+ deals, and more than 1,350 new startups were formed.
But which companies will be the breakout successes of this year? We’ve ranked the promising startups that we think are the ones to watch in 2022 as French tech goes from strength to strength.
Key
Year founded
Amount raised
Last funding round
Valuation
Employees
2021
€113m
Series A
€455
201-500
Sifted Take
2021
€46m
Series A
€45
51-200
Sifted Take
Sifted Take
2021
€45m
Series A
€200
11-50
Sifted Take
2021
€43m
Series A
€182
51-200
2021
€26m
Series A
€100
11-50
2020
€133m
Series A
€0
10-50
2020
€100m
Series B
€500
51-200
2020
€34m
Late VC
€75
51-200
2020
€30m
Series A
€0
11-50
Sifted Take
2020
€29m
Early VC
€145
11-50
Sifted Take
2020
€25m
Series A
€100
11-50
2019
€90m
Series B
€332
51-200
2019
€75m
Series A
€375
11-50
2019
€33m
Series A
€0
11-50
2019
€26m
Series A
€100
51-200
2018
€179m
Series C
€550
51-200
2018
€128m
Series B
€545
51-200
2018
€100m
Early VC
€500
51-200
2018
€78m
Grant
€320
51-200
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