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France's startup ecosystem shows strength across many sectors, from artificial intelligence to biotechnology and sustainable technology. The country is home to both new, fast-growing companies and more established market leaders.
For instance, AI company Mistral AI has secured €2.8B in funding since its founding in 2023. Another newcomer, Bioptimus, raised $76M in its first year to develop AI for biology.
Below is our list of 100 France startups worth keeping an eye on.
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Get the Sheet for $50Mistral AI creates powerful large language models, offering both open-source and commercial versions for enterprise use. The company’s platform provides a suite of AI services and APIs tailored to diverse business applications.
EcoVadis created a collaborative platform for companies to assess the environmental and social performance of their suppliers. Their business sustainability ratings are used to manage risk and drive improvements across global supply chains.
Koolboks builds solar-powered freezers and refrigerators that provide continuous, off-grid cooling. Their technology helps businesses and households preserve perishables without relying on a traditional power grid.
Scintil Photonics develops augmented photonic integrated circuits that combine all active and passive components onto a single chip. This fabless approach allows them to create cost-effective optical interconnects for data centers, 5G, and high-performance computing.
Withings develops a range of connected health devices, including smart scales, watches, and blood pressure monitors. These products are known for their sophisticated design and ability to sync with a mobile app for tracking personal health metrics.
Qovery built a DevOps automation platform that gives engineering teams a simple way to deploy and manage applications in the cloud. Their product handles underlying infrastructure complexity, allowing developers to ship code faster without needing to be DevOps experts.
Finary builds a wealth management platform that allows investors to track their entire portfolio in real time. Their service aggregates a wide range of assets, from stocks and crypto to real estate, into a single comprehensive dashboard.
Genomines develops bio-engineered plants that can extract valuable metals directly from the soil. Their technology aims to create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly approach to mining critical resources like nickel.
Cailabs develops innovative photonics solutions to increase the capacity of optical fibers. Their technology allows clients in telecommunications and industrial manufacturing to significantly upgrade the performance of existing fiber networks.
Bioptimus builds a foundation model for biology to fuel breakthrough discoveries and accelerate research. Their AI platform gives scientists the tools to analyze complex biological data and uncover new insights.
Our top 10 picks offer a glimpse into a much wider story. Across the country, founders are building in fields from AI and healthcare to climate tech, raising billions of dollars along the way.
Some of these companies are just getting started, while others are already well known. Here is a look at the other startups shaping France's startup ecosystem.
| Startup | Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | 2020 | $162.6M | Series B | |
| Healthcare | 2015 | $91M | Series C | |
| Analytics | 2023 | $220M | Convertible Note | |
| Healthcare | 2020 | $22M | Series A | |
| Crypto | 2020 | $5.5M | Venture Round | |
| Enterprise | 2021 | $214M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2018 | $130M | Venture Round | |
| Logistics | 2015 | $447.2M | Series D | |
| Retail | 2012 | $196.4M | Series D | |
| Media | 2022 | $40.3M | Grant | |
| Biotech | 2011 | $8.7M | Series A | |
| Other | 2025 | $6M | Pre-Seed | |
| Retail | 2009 | $722.3M | Equity Crowdfunding | |
| AI | 2018 | $114.7M | Series C | |
| Cloud | 2009 | $172M | Series E | |
| Enterprise | 2001 | $973M | Debt Financing | |
| Mobility | 1974 | $3.4B | Debt Financing | |
| Fintech | 2020 | $23.9M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2014 | $137.8M | Venture Round | |
| Environment | 2023 | $640k | Pre-Seed | |
| Media | 2007 | $226.9M | Venture Round | |
| Food | 2019 | $59M | Series B | |
| Security | 2017 | $56M | Series B | |
| AI | 2023 | $20M | Series A | |
| Energy | 2009 | $7.7B | Debt Financing | |
| Fintech | 2019 | $166.6M | Series C | |
| Infrastructure | 2021 | $8.5M | Series A | |
| Crypto | 2018 | $39.6M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2009 | $65.7M | Series C | |
| Fintech | 2018 | $57M | Venture Round | |
| Mobility | 2021 | $9.3M | Seed | |
| Healthcare | 2013 | $815M | Series F | |
| Fintech | 2009 | $63.6M | Private Equity | |
| Energy | 2021 | $677.1M | Series A | |
| Manufacturing | 2020 | $84M | Series B | |
| Crypto | 2020 | $282M | Debt Financing | |
| Retail | 1992 | $541M | Private Equity | |
| Hardware | 2019 | $138.7M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2022 | $4M | Initial Coin Offering | |
| Sports | 1970 | $531.3M | Secondary Market | |
| AI | 2021 | $10.7M | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2022 | $10.8M | Series A | |
| Crypto | 2021 | $68M | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2024 | $5.5M | Seed | |
| Healthcare | 2017 | $5.1M | Venture Round | |
| Retail | 2013 | $195.3M | Series D | |
| Healthcare | 2012 | $170.6M | Series D | |
| Infrastructure | 2015 | $101M | Series C | |
| Environment | 2020 | $99.9M | Series B | |
| Mobility | 2020 | $20M | Series A | |
| Mobility | 1916 | — | — | |
| AI | 2021 | $6.7M | Seed | |
| AI | 2022 | $71M | Series B | |
| Marketing | 2014 | $87.4M | Series C | |
| Manufacturing | 1990 | $300M | Debt Financing | |
| Enterprise | 2022 | $19.4M | Venture Round | |
| Environment | 1928 | $17.7M | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2019 | $3M | Seed | |
| Fintech | 2019 | $100M | Series B | |
| Marketing | 2015 | $725M | Debt Financing | |
| Food | 2021 | $10M | Series A | |
| Retail | 2018 | $80.7M | Series C | |
| Infrastructure | 2001 | $260M | Debt Financing | |
| AI | 2023 | $7M | Pre-Seed | |
| Fintech | 2020 | $213.5M | Venture Round | |
| SaaS | 2023 | $12M | Seed | |
| Security | 2022 | $52.3M | Series B | |
| Travel | 2022 | $2.9M | Undisclosed | |
| Biotech | 2019 | $8.6M | Seed | |
| AI | 2014 | $105M | Series C | |
| Hardware | 2014 | $1B | Series E | |
| Fintech | 2023 | $32M | Debt Financing | |
| Biotech | 2017 | $89.1M | Grant | |
| AI | 2016 | $35.5M | Series A | |
| Marketing | 2010 | $55.1M | Grant | |
| Real Estate | 2020 | $50M | Series B | |
| Crypto | 2020 | $30.6M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2016 | $78.6M | Series C | |
| Hardware | 2017 | $67.5M | Series B | |
| Fashion | 1883 | $700M | Debt Financing | |
| AI | 2018 | $6M | Seed | |
| Hardware | 2022 | $3.5M | Seed | |
| Manufacturing | 2015 | $750M | Debt Financing | |
| Media | 2012 | $102M | Private Equity | |
| Retail | 2019 | $60.6M | Series B | |
| Crypto | 2023 | $22.5M | Series A | |
| Biotech | 2020 | $12M | Series A | |
| Media | 2020 | $90M | Series B | |
| Enterprise | 2024 | $4M | Seed | |
| Infrastructure | 2011 | $12M | Series A |
