French Tech Next 40/120 — 2023 Edition

Figure A · Cohort Flow

Four cohorts at a glance

Movement between tiers, 2020 — 2023. 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

121

Cumulative since 2020

213

Next 40

FT 120

SOURCE: LA FRENCH TECH, MESR · NAVIGATOR ENTITY GRAPH
READING: 2022 → 2023 TRANSITION HIGHLIGHTED; EARLIER YEARS DESATURATED FOR EMPHASIS.

Figure B · Arrivals

The twenty-nine newcomers

Six to the top, twenty-three below

N40ClubFunding

FinTechParis

N40Electra

MobilityParis

Electra is an electric vehicle charging company that specializes in deploying and operating charging points for electric vehicles.

N40Flying Whales

SpaceTech & AerospaceSuresnes

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

N40SAFTI

—

N40Wifirst

—

N40Zeplug

—

12052 Entertainment

—

120Brevo

—

120Campings.com

—

120Chapsvision

CybersecuritySuresnes

ChapsVision is a software development firm that support businesses and government organizations in their digital transformation.

120Deepki

SaaSParis

Deepki est une jeune entreprise de haute technologie, positionnée sur le marché de la Transition énergétique, qui utilise la puissance des…

120HelloCSE

—

120ITEN

—

120Le Collectionist

TravelTechParis

120LeHibou

SaaSBoulogne-Billancourt

120Little Worker

SaaSParis

120Lucca

SaaSParis

120Matawan

—

120Myditek

—

120Okamac

—

120Prophesee

Artificial IntelligenceParis

Prophesee est une start-up fondée en 2014 par une équipe internationale composée de scientifiques, entrepreneurs et investisseurs dont l’objectif est…

120Qair

HardwareMontpellier

120Sarbacane

—

120Seyna

FinTechParis

Insurance-platform + product management for brokers; licensed as an insurance carrier (non-life) in France

120Superprof

—

120Sweep

ClimateTechMontpellier

120TapNation

GamingParis

120Tootila

—

120Yespark

SaaSParis

Movements ledger

The 2023 changes

All inter-cohort transitions, 2022 → 2023.

New

Promoted

Demoted

Exited

CompanyFromTo

↑Back MarketFT 120Next 40

↑EcoVadisFT 120Next 40

↑InnovafeedFT 120Next 40

↑NWFT 120Next 40

↑PigmentFT 120Next 40

↑VerkorFT 120Next 40

↓AlediaNext 40FT 120

↓AlmaNext 40FT 120

↓BioSerenityNext 40FT 120

↓BrutNext 40FT 120

↓KineisNext 40FT 120

↓LifenNext 40FT 120

↓LumappsNext 40FT 120

↓MaltNext 40FT 120

↓OrnikarNext 40FT 120

↓SkeepersNext 40FT 120

+ClubFunding—Next 40

+Electra—Next 40

+Flying Whales—Next 40

+SAFTI—Next 40

+Wifirst—Next 40

+Zeplug—Next 40

+52 Entertainment—FT 120

+Brevo—FT 120

+Campings.com—FT 120

+Chapsvision—FT 120

+Deepki—FT 120

+HelloCSE—FT 120

+ITEN—FT 120

+Le Collectionist—FT 120

+LeHibou—FT 120

+Little Worker—FT 120

+Lucca—FT 120

+Matawan—FT 120

+Myditek—FT 120

+Okamac—FT 120

+Prophesee—FT 120

+Qair—FT 120

+Sarbacane—FT 120

+Seyna—FT 120

+Superprof—FT 120

+Sweep—FT 120

+TapNation—FT 120

+Tootila—FT 120

+Yespark—FT 120

−360LearningNext 40Exit

−All Mol TechnologyFT 120Exit

−AmarisoftFT 120Exit

−Amolyt PharmaFT 120Exit

−DeezerNext 40Exit

−E.Z DriveFT 120Exit

−GitGuardianFT 120Exit

−HappnFT 120Exit

−HeetchFT 120Exit

−HoppenFT 120Exit

−HubsideFT 120Exit

−iAdvizeFT 120Exit

−JobTeaserFT 120Exit

−JooneFT 120Exit

−LukoFT 120Exit

−MadboxFT 120Exit

−Matawan MobilityFT 120Exit

−MeeroNext 40Exit

−MeilleurtauxFT 120Exit

−MWMFT 120Exit

−OkwindFT 120Exit

−PerfectstayFT 120Exit

−RecommerceFT 120Exit

−SelectraFT 120Exit

−SendinblueFT 120Exit

−Vade SecureFT 120Exit

−WandercraftFT 120Exit

−WoosmapFT 120Exit

Seventy-three movements in all.

Figure C · Sectors

SaaS leads, SaaS climbs

Area proportional to count. Twenty SaaS-classified members lead; composition shown for 75 of 121 members with a recorded sector.

Figure D · Where they sit

Geography of the cohort

61 Paris15 Province

City Ranking

01Paris61+10

02Aix-en-Provence2·

03Grenoble2·

04Montpellier2+2

05Clermont-Ferrand1·

06Lyon1-1

07Marseille1·

08Nantes1·

09Rennes1·

Located: 76 of 121 members with a recorded city.

The Tape · Active cohort, alphabetical

52 Entertainment · Adikteev · Agicap · Agriconomie · Akeneo · Alan · Aledia · Alma · Ankorstore · Anycommerce · Anywr · Back Market · BioSerenity · BlaBlaCar · Botify · Brevo · Brut · Campings.com · Certideal · Chapsvision · ClubFunding · Contentsquare · CorWave · Crosscall · Cubyn · Deepki · DentalMonitoring · Descartes Underwriting · Devialet · DNA Script · Doctolib · EcoVadis · ekWateur · Electra · Equativ · Exotec · Flying Whales · Geosat · Gojob · HelloCSE · HOMA · HR Path · IAD France · Igyxos · Ilek · ImCheck Therapeutics · Innovafeed · + 74 more

Figure E · The Promotion

The 2023 cohort in full

All 121 members of Promotion 2023, by tier and alphabetical.

Next 40 · 39

FinTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

Hardware · Paris

Mobility · Paris

FinTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

HealthTech

Descartes Underwriting

FinTech · Paris

BioTech · Paris

HealthTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

Mobility · Paris

Mobility · Clermont-Ferrand

Flying Whales

SpaceTech & Aerospace · Paris

PropTech · Lieusaint

AgriTech · Paris

FinTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

Mirakl

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

SaaS · Paris

SaaS · Paris

FinTech · Paris

Artificial Intelligence · Paris

Web3 · Paris

SaaS · Paris

SaaS · Paris

Energy · Grenoble

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

BioTech · Fontaine

FT 120 · 82

FinTech · Lyon

SaaS · Nantes

Other · Grenoble

FinTech · Paris

SaaS · Marcq-en-baroeul

HealthTech · Paris

MedTech · Paris

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

Chapsvision

Cybersecurity · Paris

CorWave

HealthTech · Paris

Crosscall

Telecom · Aix-en-Provence

Cubyn

Other · Paris

Deepki

SaaS · Paris

Devialet

Entertainment · Paris

ekWateur

E-commerce & Retail · Paris

Equativ

Geosat

Gojob

Artificial Intelligence · Aix-en-Provence

SaaS · Paris

BioTech · Marseille

SaaS · Paris

Other · Rennes

Mobility · Paris

TravelTech · Paris

SaaS · Paris

FinTech · Paris

Artificial Intelligence · Paris

SaaS · Paris

SaaS · Paris

MarTech · Paris

BioTech · Paris

EdTech · Paris

EdTech · Paris

FinTech · Paris

Entertainment · Paris

Prophesee

Artificial Intelligence · Paris

Qair

Hardware · Montpellier

FinTech · Paris

Paris

SaaS · Paris

BioTech · Paris

ClimateTech · Montpellier

TapNation

Gaming · Paris

Tissium

Other · Paris

Tootila

Tree Frog Therapeutics

SaaS · Paris

Mobility · Paris

SaaS · Paris

SaaS · Caen

Paris

Edition

The Navigator · Bulletin Nº 4
Promotion 2023 · Paris

Sources

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

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