French Tech Next 40/120 — 2021 Edition

Figure A · Cohort Flow

Two cohorts at a glance

Movement between tiers, 2020 — 2021. 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

118

Cumulative since 2020

155

Next 40

FT 120

SOURCE: LA FRENCH TECH, MESR · NAVIGATOR ENTITY GRAPH
READING: 2020 → 2021 TRANSITION HIGHLIGHTED; EARLIER YEARS DESATURATED FOR EMPHASIS.

Figure B · Arrivals

The thirty-four newcomers

Three to the top, thirty-one below

N40Kineis

—

N40Skeepers

—

N40Yubo

Paris

120Alma

FinTechNeuilly-sur-Seine

120Ankorstore

SaaSParis

120CorWave

HealthTechParis

120Enterome

BioTechParis

Biopharma company developing immunomodulatory drugs for cancer and inflammatory diseases

120Flying Whales

SpaceTech & AerospaceSuresnes

FLYING WHALES est une société française créée en 2012 pour concevoir, produire, commercialiser et opérer des dirigeables charges lourdes (« LCA60T…

120Geosat

—

120Gojob

Artificial IntelligenceAix-en-Provence

Gojob est une agence d’intérim digitalisée dont l’ambition est d’offrir un travail avec un salaire décent, une protection sociale et une capacité à…

120Happn

—

120Hoppen

—

120Innovafeed

AgriTechParis

Programme de Recherche pour une Production d'Insectes Compétitive

120Joone

—

120Kovers

—

120Luko

—

120Madbox

—

120Medadom

—

120Meilleurtaux

—

120Mistertemp' group

—

120MWM

—

120Okwind

—

120Pharmedistore

—

120PulseSight

BioTechParis

120Robocath

—

120Selectra

—

120Shadow

—

120SparingVision

BioTechParis

SparingVision, une société de biotechnologies dédiée au développement de nouveaux traitements pour les maladies dégénératives de la rétine

120Swile

SaaSParis

120TalentSoft

—

120Ultra Premium Direct

—

120Virtuo

MobilityParis

120Withings

—

120Worldia

TravelTechParis

Movements ledger

The 2021 changes

All inter-cohort transitions, 2020 → 2021.

New

Promoted

Demoted

Exited

CompanyFromTo

↑AB TastyFT 120Next 40

↑AkeneoFT 120Next 40

↑AlediaFT 120Next 40

↑BrutFT 120Next 40

↑CybelAngelFT 120Next 40

↑Exotec SolutionsFT 120Next 40

↑HeetchFT 120Next 40

↑LumappsFT 120Next 40

↑LydiaFT 120Next 40

↑QontoFT 120Next 40

↓DevialetNext 40FT 120

↓FinalcadNext 40FT 120

↓FrichtiNext 40FT 120

↓HR PathNext 40FT 120

↓iAdvizeNext 40FT 120

↓LedgerNext 40FT 120

↓RecommerceNext 40FT 120

↓SigfoxNext 40FT 120

↓Vade SecureNext 40FT 120

↓Vestiaire CollectiveNext 40FT 120

+Kineis—Next 40

+Skeepers—Next 40

+Yubo—Next 40

+Alma—FT 120

+Ankorstore—FT 120

+CorWave—FT 120

+Enterome—FT 120

+Flying Whales—FT 120

+Geosat—FT 120

+Gojob—FT 120

+Happn—FT 120

+Hoppen—FT 120

+Innovafeed—FT 120

+Joone—FT 120

+Kovers—FT 120

+Luko—FT 120

+Madbox—FT 120

+Medadom—FT 120

+Meilleurtaux—FT 120

+Mistertemp' group—FT 120

+MWM—FT 120

+Okwind—FT 120

+Pharmedistore—FT 120

+PulseSight—FT 120

+Robocath—FT 120

+Selectra—FT 120

+Shadow—FT 120

+SparingVision—FT 120

+Swile—FT 120

+TalentSoft—FT 120

+Ultra Premium Direct—FT 120

+Virtuo—FT 120

+Withings—FT 120

+Worldia—FT 120

−360LearningFT 120Exit

−Acticor BiotechFT 120Exit

−AdyoulikeFT 120Exit

−AircallFT 120Exit

−Amolyt PharmaFT 120Exit

−AnotherbrainFT 120Exit

−Atempo WooxoFT 120Exit

−BotifyFT 120Exit

−CereaproFT 120Exit

−CrosscallFT 120Exit

−CubynFT 120Exit

−DiabeloopFT 120Exit

−Digital InsureFT 120Exit

−EasyMileFT 120Exit

−ePack HygieneFT 120Exit

−FeedFT 120Exit

−Fortia Financial SolutionsFT 120Exit

−FretlinkFT 120Exit

−HawkFT 120Exit

−HighLifeFT 120Exit

−HomeExchangeNext 40Exit

−IPM FranceFT 120Exit

−KayrrosFT 120Exit

−Le Slip FrançaisFT 120Exit

−LGOFT 120Exit

−LifenFT 120Exit

−LimFlowFT 120Exit

−Loisirs EnchèresFT 120Exit

−Mistertemp'FT 120Exit

−PHENIXFT 120Exit

−SaagieFT 120Exit

−ShadowNext 40Exit

−SwileFT 120Exit

−Talent.ioFT 120Exit

−Tree Frog TherapeuticsFT 120Exit

−VisiperfFT 120Exit

−YesparkFT 120Exit

Ninety-one movements in all.

Figure C · Sectors

SaaS leads, BioTech climbs

Area proportional to count. Thirteen SaaS-classified members lead; composition shown for 55 of 118 members with a recorded sector.

Figure D · Where they sit

Geography of the cohort

44 Paris12 Province

City Ranking

01Paris44+6

02Lyon2-1

03Aix-en-Provence1·

04Grenoble1-1

05Marseille1·

06Nantes1·

07Rennes1·

Located: 56 of 118 members with a recorded city.

The Tape · Active cohort, alphabetical

AB Tasty · AFYREN · Agriconomie · Akeneo · Alan · Aledia · All Mol Technology · Alma · Amarisoft · Ankorstore · Anycommerce · Anywr · Back Market · Believe · Biolog-id · BioSerenity · BlaBlaCar · Brut · Certideal · Cityscoot · Contentsquare · CorWave · CybelAngel · Deezer · Devialet · DNA Script · Doctolib · Dreem · Dynacure · EcoVadis · ekWateur · Enterome · ENYO Pharma · Evaneos · Exotec Solutions · Finalcad · Flex Fuel Energy Development · Flying Whales · Frichti · Geosat · Gojob · Happn · Happytal · Heetch · Hoppen · HR Path · iAdvize · + 71 more

Figure E · The Promotion

The 2021 cohort in full

All 118 members of Promotion 2021, by tier and alphabetical.

Next 40 · 40

SaaS · Nantes

FinTech · Paris

Other · Grenoble

Hardware · Paris

HealthTech · Paris

Mobility · Paris

MedTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

HealthTech · Paris

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

Mobility · Paris

Other · Rennes

SaaS · Paris

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

Meero

Mirakl

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

MedTech · Paris

EdTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

FinTech · Paris

Artificial Intelligence · Paris

BioTech · Fontaine

Paris

FT 120 · 78

AFYREN

Artificial Intelligence · Lyon

FinTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

SaaS · Marcq-en-baroeul

Biolog-id

BioTech · Bernay

Certideal

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

CorWave

HealthTech · Paris

Devialet

Entertainment · Paris

BioTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

Enterome

BioTech · Paris

ENYO Pharma

BioTech · Lyon

Finalcad

SaaS · Paris

Flex Fuel Energy Development

Flying Whales

SpaceTech & Aerospace · Paris

Frichti

Geosat

Gojob

Artificial Intelligence · Aix-en-Provence

SaaS · Paris

BioTech · Marseille

AgriTech · Paris

FinTech · Paris

BioTech · Baillargues

MisterFly

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

EdTech · Paris

BioTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

BioTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

SaaS · Paris

Other · Paris

SaaS · Paris

Cybersecurity · Hem

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

Virtuo

Mobility · Paris

Withings

Worldia

TravelTech · Paris

Edition

The Navigator · Bulletin Nº 2
Promotion 2021 · Paris

Sources

La French Tech / DGE · Ministère de l'Économie · INSEE · Navigator entity graph

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