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
2018
€21m
Series A
€80
51-200
2018
€17m
Early VC
€85
51-200
2018
€17m
Convertible
€50
51-200
2017
€39m
Late VC
€100
51-200
2017
€25m
Early VC
€85
11-50
Sifted Take
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