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
2013
€44m
Series C
€92
51-200
2013
€38m
Series A
€166
51-200
Sifted Take
2012
€102m
Series B
€340
11-50
Sifted Take
2012
€93m
Series C
€318
201-500
2012
€61m
Series C
€205
51-200
2012
€56m
Series B
€250
51-200
2011
€240m
Late VC
€568
51-200
2011
€112m
Series E
€232
51-200
Sifted Take
2011
€70m
Late VC
€75
201-500
Sifted Take
2011
€37m
Series B
€80
11-50
2011
€20m
€64
51-200
2010
€137m
Series D
€500
51-200
Sifted Take
2010
€47m
Grant
€160
201-500
Sifted Take
Sifted Take
2009
€141m
Series E
€243
201-500
Sifted Take
eCential Robotics
Health, Robotics /
ecential-robotics.comGières, France
2009
€115m
Growth Equity VC
€54
51-200
Sifted Take
2009
€115m
Growth Equity VC
€54
51-200
Sifted Take
2008
€72m
Series C
€270
201-500
Sifted Take
2007
€168m
Series B
€700
200-500
Sifted Take
2007
€152m
Series D
€500
201-500
Sifted Take
2007
€32m
Late VC
€143
11-50
Sifted Take
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