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
€58m
Series A
€227
51-200
2018
€52m
Series B
€175
501-1000
2018
€21m
Series A
€80
51-200
2018
€17m
Early VC
€85
51-200
2018
€17m
Convertible
€50
51-200
2018
11.7mm
Series A
€50
51-200
2017
€83m
Series B
€325
201-500
Sifted Take
2017
€73m
Series B
€300
201-500
Sifted Take
2017
€57m
Series B
€235
51-200
2017
€51m
Series B
€200
51-200
Sifted Take
2017
€49m
Series B
€191
201-500
Sifted Take
2017
€47m
Series B
€175
51-200
Sifted Take
2017
€45m
Grant
€212
51-200
Sifted Take
2017
€42m
Series A
€700
51-200
2017
€39m
Late VC
€100
51-200
2017
€33m
Series A
€95
51-200
Sifted Take
2017
€25m
Early VC
€85
11-50
Sifted Take
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