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.
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
2014
Series C
€31.8m
€283.2m
Paris, France
2011
Late Vc
€4.5m
€239.8m
Paris, France
2016
Series C
€140m
€204.8m
Paris , France
2007
Series B
€137m
€168m
Paris, France
2013
Series C
€109.1m
€155.6m
Paris, France
2007
Series D
€16m
€151.4m
Paris, France
2013
Series C
€70m
€149m
Paris, France
2009
Series E
€18.2m
€141.2m
Paris, France
2010
Series D
€100m
€136.6m
Paris, France
2013
Series C
€50m
€128.7m
Paris, France
2018
Series B
€109.1m
€127.9m
Paris, France
2021
Series A
€100m
€124m
Lyon, France
2016
Series B
€100m
€119m
Paris, France
2015
Series C
€54.5m
€116.6m
Gières, France
2009
Growth Equity VC
€100m
€115m
Paris, France
2016
Series C
€68.2m
€114.5m
Paris, France
2013
Growth Equity VC
€80m
€112.5m
Paris, France
2013
Series C
€72m
€111.7m
Paris, France
2011
Series E
€46.3m
€111.5m
Marseille, France
2012
Series B
€68m
€102m
Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France
2018
Early VC
€100m
€100m
Grenoble, France
2020
Series B
€100m
€100m
Paris, France
2019
Series B
€73m
€99m
Illkirch, France
2016
Series C
€50m
€97m
Montpellier, France
2020
Series B
€68m
€93m
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, France
2012
Series C
€63.6m
€92.7m
Paris, France
2020
Series B
€54m
€92m
Paris, France
2017
Series B
€65m
€83m
Paris, France
2014
Series C
€23.6m
€78.6m
Pessac, France
2018
Grant
€3.5m
€78m
Toulouse, France
2014
Series B
€55m
€77.1m
Paris, France
2017
Series B
€60m
€72.6m
Paris, France
2016
Series B
€50m
€72m
Paris, France
2008
Series C
€54m
€72m
Paris, France
2011
Late VC
€15m
€70m
Paris, France
2013
Series B
€3.6m
€66.8m
Paris, France
2017
Series B
€50m
€64m
Paris, France
2012
Series C
€40.9m
€60.8m
Paris, France
2014
Late VC
-
€59.4m
Paris, France
2014
Series C
€26.3m
€58.3m
Paris, France
2018
Series A
€45.5m
€57.9m
Paris, France
2017
Series B
€44m
€56m
Nantes, France
2013
Series C
€41.8m
€55.9m
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
2012
Series B
€50m
€55.8m
Paris, France
2014
Lending Capital
€258m
€55m
Paris, France
2014
Late VC
€35m
€53.4m
Paris, France
2018
Series B
€35m
€51.5m
Paris, France
2016
Series C
€40m
€51m
Cesson-Sévigné, France
2014
Late VC
-
€50.5m
Nantes, France
2017
Series A
€50m
€50m
Paris, France
2017
Series B
€38.2m
€49.4m
Paris, France
2016
Late VC
€42m
€47.5m
Nantes, France
2010
Grant
€50k
€47.1m
Paris, France
2013
Series B
€33m
€47m
Paris, France
2017
Series B
€35m
€46.6m
Paris, France
2016
Series B
€40m
€46.4m
Lyon, France
2016
Series B
€35m
€46m
Paris, France
2021
Series A
€36m
€46m
Paris, France
2021
Series A
€40m
€45m
Lyon, France
2014
Series B
€40m
€44.7m
Montpellier, France
2017
Grant
€2m
€44.5m
Vaudreville, France
2013
Series C
€18.3m
€43.5m
Paris, France
2021
Series A
€36.4m
€43m
Paris, France
2017
Series A
€31m
€42m
Paris, France
2016
Series A
€40m
€40m
Paris, France
2017
Late VC
€13m
€39.4m
Caen, France
2013
Series A
€33.3m
€38.8m
Paris, France
2014
Late VC
€30.9m
€37.5m
La Courneuve, France
2015
Series A
€25m
€37.5m
Grenoble, France
2011
Series B
€7m
€37m
Paris, France
2016
Grant
€2.5m
€33.9m
Palaiseau, France
2019
Series A
€25m
€33.3m
Paris, France
2017
Series A
€19m
€32.5m
Baillargues, France
2007
Late VC
€28.5m
€31.5m
Paris, France
2020
Series A
€3m
€30m
Paris, France
2015
Series A
€23m
€30m
Paris, France
2017
Series B
€11.1m
€29.6m
Paris, France
2020
Early VC
€29m
€29m
Rennes, France
2015
Series B
€20m
€27.5m
Paris, France
2019
Series A
€20m
€26.1m
Caille Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , France
2021
Series A
€18m
€26m
Paris, France
2016
Series B
€20m
€25m
Paris, France
2016
Series B
€20m
€25m
Paris, France
2017
Early VC
€17m
€24.9m
Paris, France
2019
Series A
€18.7m
€24m
Paris, France
2020
Series A
€20m
€24m
Paris, France
2017
Series A
-
€21.6m
Paris, France
2011
-
-
€20m
Paris, France
2014
Early VC
€14.2m
€17.6m
Paris, France
2018
Early VC
€17m
€17m
Paris, France
2016
-
€4m
€17m
Paris, France
2018
Acquired
€4m
€16.5m
Palaiseau, France
2017
Series A
€15m
€15.1m
Paris, France
2018
Series A
€12.7m
€12.7m
Paris, France
2016
Early VC
€9.1m
€12.7m
Paris, France
2018
Series A
€10m
€11.7m
Paris, France
2015
Series A
€10m
€10m