The Navigator · Institutional IntelligenceVol. VII · Bulletin Nº 7Promotion 2026 · ParisAll editions →
French Tech Next 40 / 120
The Seventh Promotion · Special Edition
Figure A · Cohort Flow
Seven cohorts at a glance
Movement between tiers, 2020 — 2026. Each annual cohort holds forty in the Next 40 and eighty in FT 120; ribbons trace retentions, promotions, and demotions between adjacent years, with strips above and below quantifying new arrivals and exits.
Next 40FT 120PromotedDemotedNew entrantsExited
Total cohort
120
Cumulative since 2020
297
Next 40
40
FT 120
80
SOURCE: LA FRENCH TECH, MESR · NAVIGATOR ENTITY GRAPH
READING: 2025 → 2026 TRANSITION HIGHLIGHTED; EARLIER YEARS DESATURATED FOR EMPHASIS.
READING: 2025 → 2026 TRANSITION HIGHLIGHTED; EARLIER YEARS DESATURATED FOR EMPHASIS.
Figure B · Arrivals
The twenty-five newcomers
Six to the top, nineteen below
N40AMI Labs
Artificial Intelligence—
N40AURA AERO
DeepTechCugnaux
N40H Company
Artificial IntelligenceParis
N40Hublo
HealthTechParis
N40LegalPlace
SaaSParis
N40Quobly
DeepTechGrenoble
120Animaj
Artificial IntelligenceParis
120Bigblue
MobilityParis
120Foodflow
MobilityParis
120GitGuardian
CybersecurityParis
120Gradium
HealthTechParis
120HomeExchange
—
120Jimmy
EnergyParis
120Latitude
SpaceTech & AerospaceReims
120MyUnisoft
SaaSMassy
120Naboo
SaaSParis
120Partoo
MarTechParis
DeepTechGrenoble
120Shopopop
E-commerce & RetailNantes
120Spore.Bio
Artificial IntelligenceParis
120Step Pharma
BioTechSaint-Genis-Pouilly
120Stoïk
CybersecurityParis
120Verley
FoodTech—
120Yespark
SaaSParis
Movements ledger
The 2026 changes
All inter-cohort transitions, 2025 → 2026.
New
25
Promoted
9
Demoted
9
Exited
26
CompanyFromTo
Sixty-nine movements in all.
Figure C · Sectors
SaaS leads, SaaS climbs
Area proportional to count. Sixteen SaaS-classified members lead; composition shown for 92 of 120 members with a recorded sector.
Figure D · Where they sit
Geography of the cohort
73 Paris17 Province
City Ranking
01Paris73+2
02Grenoble3+2
03Lyon2·
04Montpellier2·
05Nantes2+1
06Rennes2·
07Clermont-Ferrand1-1
08Marseille1-1
Located: 90 of 120 members with a recorded city.
The Tape · Active cohort, alphabetical
360Learning · 52 Entertainment · Acheel · Adikteev · Agicap · Agryco · Akeneo · AKUR8 · Alan · Alice & Bob · Alma · AMI Labs · Animaj · Aqemia · AURA AERO · Back Market · Bigblue · BlaBlaCar · Bump · Chapsvision · Chargemap · ClubFunding · Contentsquare · CorWave · Crème de la Crème · Deepki · Descartes Underwriting · Doctolib · EcoVadis · Ekimetrics · Electra · Elicit Plant · Energy Pool · Exotec · Exotrail · Fairmat · Flowdesk · Flying Whales · Foodflow · Foodles · FreelanceRepublik · GitGuardian · Gradium · GravitHy · Greenly · H Company · HelloCSE · + 73 more
Figure E · The Promotion
The 2026 cohort in full
All 120 members of Promotion 2026, by tier and alphabetical.
Next 40 · 40
01
Alan
FinTech · Paris
02
Alice & Bob
DeepTech · Paris
03
Alma
FinTech · Paris
04
AMI Labs
Artificial Intelligence
05
Aqemia
BioTech · Paris
06
AURA AERO
DeepTech · Cugnaux
07
Back Market
Hardware · Paris
08
BlaBlaCar
Mobility · Paris
09
Chapsvision
Cybersecurity · Paris
10
Contentsquare
SaaS · Paris
11
Descartes Underwriting
FinTech · Paris
12
Doctolib
HealthTech · Paris
13
EcoVadis
SaaS · Paris
15
Electra
Mobility · Paris
16
Exotec
Mobility · Clermont-Ferrand
17
Flying Whales
SpaceTech & Aerospace · Paris
18
Foodles
FoodTech · Paris
19
H Company
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
20
Hublo
HealthTech · Paris
21
Innovafeed
AgriTech · Paris
22
Ledger
FinTech · Paris
23
LegalPlace
SaaS · Paris
24
Malt
MarTech · Paris
25
26
Mistral AI
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
27
28
Pasqal
DeepTech · Paris
29
PayFit
SaaS · Paris
30
Pennylane
FinTech · Paris
31
Pigment
SaaS · Paris
32
Qonto
FinTech · Paris
33
Quobly
DeepTech · Grenoble
34
Shift Technology
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
35
Spendesk
SaaS · Paris
36
Swile
SaaS · Paris
37
Tissium
Other · Paris
38
Verkor
Energy · Grenoble
39
40
Wandercraft
DeepTech · Paris
FT 120 · 80
01
360Learning
Artificial Intelligence
03
Acheel
InsurTech · Paris
04
05
Agicap
FinTech · Lyon
06
Agryco
AgriTech · Paris
07
Akeneo
SaaS · Nantes
08
AKUR8
InsurTech · Paris
09
Animaj
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
10
Bigblue
Mobility · Paris
11
13
ClubFunding
FinTech · Paris
14
CorWave
HealthTech · Paris
16
Deepki
SaaS · Paris
17
Elicit Plant
BioTech · Vilhonneur
19
Exotrail
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
20
Fairmat
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
21
Flowdesk
FinTech · Paris
22
Foodflow
Mobility · Paris
24
GitGuardian
Cybersecurity · Paris
25
Gradium
HealthTech · Paris
26
GravitHy
DeepTech · Marseille
27
Greenly
SaaS · Paris
28
29
32
33
Jimmy
Energy · Paris
34
La Fourche
FoodTech · Paris
35
Latitude
SpaceTech & Aerospace · Reims
36
LeHibou
SaaS · Paris
37
38
Locala
AdTech · Paris
39
Metron
CleanTech · Paris
41
Moon surgical
HealthTech · Paris
42
43
Mylight150
BioTech · Lyon
44
MyUnisoft
SaaS · Paris
45
Naboo
SaaS · Paris
46
Ornikar
EdTech · Paris
47
OuiHelp
HealthTech · Paris
49
Partoo
MarTech · Paris
50
Pixmania
Mobility · Paris
51
Planity
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
52
53
Qair
Hardware · Montpellier
54
Resilience Care
HealthTech · Paris
55
Scintil Photonics
DeepTech · Grenoble
56
Sekoia
Cybersecurity · Rennes
57
Seyna
FinTech · Paris
58
59
Shippeo
SaaS · Paris
60
Shopopop
E-commerce & Retail · Nantes
61
SparingVision
BioTech · Paris
62
Spore.Bio
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
63
Step Pharma
BioTech · Saint-Genis-Pouilly
64
Stockly
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
65
Stoïk
Cybersecurity · Paris
66
Stych
EdTech · Paris
68
Swan
FinTech · Paris
69
Sweep
ClimateTech · Montpellier
70
71
Unseenlabs
SpaceTech & Aerospace · Rennes
72
Upsun
SaaS · Paris
73
Verley
FoodTech
74
Vestiaire Collective
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
75
76
Waat
CleanTech · Paris
78
Yespark
SaaS · Paris
79
Yubo
Paris
80
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