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French Tech Next 40 / 120
The Sixth Promotion · Archived Edition
Figure A · Cohort Flow
Six cohorts at a glance
Movement between tiers, 2020 — 2025. 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
275
Next 40
40
FT 120
81
SOURCE: LA FRENCH TECH, MESR · NAVIGATOR ENTITY GRAPH
READING: 2024 → 2025 TRANSITION HIGHLIGHTED; EARLIER YEARS DESATURATED FOR EMPHASIS.
READING: 2024 → 2025 TRANSITION HIGHLIGHTED; EARLIER YEARS DESATURATED FOR EMPHASIS.
Figure B · Arrivals
The thirty-seven newcomers
Two to the top, thirty-five below
N40Agryco
AgriTechVillejuif
N40Alice & Bob
DeepTechParis
—
120Acheel
InsurTechParis
120Adikteev
—
120AKUR8
InsurTechParis
120Bioptimus
BioTechParis
120Bump
—
120Chargemap
—
120Elicit Plant
BioTechVilhonneur
120ElicitPlant
—
120Energy Pool
—
120Fairmat
Artificial IntelligenceParis
120Filigran
Artificial IntelligenceParis
120Gleamer
Artificial IntelligenceParis
120GravitHy
DeepTechMarseille
120H
—
120Kiln
OtherParis
120Locala
AdTechParis
120Metron
CleanTechParis
120MWM
—
120Odaseva
—
120OuiHelp
HealthTechParis
120Papernest
—
120Pixmania
MobilityParis
HealthTechParis
120Sekoia
CybersecurityRennes
120Shippeo
SaaSParis
120Stockly
E-commerce & RetailParis
120Stych
EdTechParis
120Superprof
—
120TSE
—
120Veesion
Artificial IntelligenceParis
120Voltalis
—
120Wandercraft
DeepTechParis
120Yubo
Paris
Movements ledger
The 2025 changes
All inter-cohort transitions, 2024 → 2025.
New
37
Promoted
9
Demoted
1
Exited
36
CompanyFromTo
Eighty-three movements in all.
Figure C · Sectors
SaaS leads, DeepTech climbs
Area proportional to count. Twelve SaaS-classified members lead; composition shown for 85 of 121 members with a recorded sector.
Figure D · Where they sit
Geography of the cohort
71 Paris14 Province
City Ranking
01Paris71+5
02Clermont-Ferrand2·
03Lyon2·
04Marseille2·
05Montpellier2·
06Rennes2+1
07Aix-en-Provence1-1
08Grenoble1-1
09Nantes1·
Located: 85 of 121 members with a recorded city.
The Tape · Active cohort, alphabetical
360Learning · 52 Entertainment · Acheel · Adikteev · Agicap · Agryco · Akeneo · AKUR8 · Alan · Alice & Bob · Alma · Aqemia · Back Market · Bioptimus · BlaBlaCar · Braincube · Brevo · Brut · Bump · Certideal · Chapsvision · Chargemap · ClubFunding · Contentsquare · CorWave · Deepki · Descartes Underwriting · Doctolib · Driiveme · EcoVadis · Ekimetrics · ekWateur · Electra · Elicit Plant · ElicitPlant · Energy Pool · Equativ · Exotec · Exotrail · Fairmat · Filigran · Flowdesk · Flying Whales · Foodles · FreelanceRepublik · Gleamer · Gojob · + 74 more
Figure E · The Promotion
The 2025 cohort in full
All 121 members of Promotion 2025, by tier and alphabetical.
Next 40 · 40
01
Agryco
AgriTech · Paris
02
Alan
FinTech · Paris
03
Alice & Bob
DeepTech · Paris
04
Back Market
Hardware · Paris
05
BlaBlaCar
Mobility · Paris
06
07
Chapsvision
Cybersecurity · Paris
08
ClubFunding
FinTech · Paris
09
Contentsquare
SaaS · Paris
10
Descartes Underwriting
FinTech · Paris
11
Doctolib
HealthTech · Paris
12
EcoVadis
SaaS · Paris
13
ekWateur
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
14
Electra
Mobility · Paris
15
16
Exotec
Mobility · Clermont-Ferrand
17
Flying Whales
SpaceTech & Aerospace · Paris
18
Gojob
Artificial Intelligence · Aix-en-Provence
19
20
Innovafeed
AgriTech · Paris
21
Ledger
FinTech · Paris
22
LeHibou
SaaS · Paris
23
Malt
MarTech · Paris
24
Mirakl
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
26
Mistral AI
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
27
28
PayFit
SaaS · Paris
29
Pennylane
FinTech · Paris
30
Pigment
SaaS · Paris
31
Qair
Hardware · Montpellier
32
Qonto
FinTech · Paris
33
Spendesk
SaaS · Paris
34
Swile
SaaS · Paris
35
Verkor
Energy · Grenoble
36
Vestiaire Collective
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
37
39
Worldia
TravelTech · Paris
40
FT 120 · 81
01
360Learning
Artificial Intelligence
03
Acheel
InsurTech · Paris
04
05
Agicap
FinTech · Lyon
06
Akeneo
SaaS · Nantes
07
AKUR8
InsurTech · Paris
08
Alma
FinTech · Paris
09
Aqemia
BioTech · Paris
10
Bioptimus
BioTech · Paris
11
Braincube
Artificial Intelligence · Clermont-Ferrand
12
Brut
MedTech · Paris
13
14
Certideal
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
16
CorWave
HealthTech · Paris
17
Deepki
SaaS · Paris
18
20
Elicit Plant
BioTech · Vilhonneur
23
Exotrail
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
24
Fairmat
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
25
Filigran
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
26
Flowdesk
FinTech · Paris
27
Foodles
FoodTech · Paris
29
Gleamer
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
30
GravitHy
DeepTech · Marseille
31
Greenly
SaaS · Paris
32
33
34
ImCheck Therapeutics
BioTech · Marseille
36
37
Kiln
Other · Paris
38
La Belle Vie
Mobility · Paris
39
La Fourche
FoodTech · Paris
40
Le Collectionist
TravelTech · Paris
41
42
Locala
AdTech · Paris
43
44
45
46
Metron
CleanTech · Paris
47
Moon surgical
HealthTech · Paris
48
49
Mylight150
BioTech · Lyon
50
51
52
Ornikar
EdTech · Paris
53
OuiHelp
HealthTech · Paris
55
Pasqal
DeepTech · Paris
56
Pixmania
Mobility · Paris
57
Planity
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
58
59
Resilience Care
HealthTech · Paris
60
Sekoia
Cybersecurity · Rennes
61
Seyna
FinTech · Paris
62
63
Shift Technology
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
64
Shippeo
SaaS · Paris
65
SparingVision
BioTech · Paris
66
Stockly
E-commerce & Retail · Paris
67
Stych
EdTech · Paris
69
Swan
FinTech · Paris
70
Sweep
ClimateTech · Montpellier
71
Tissium
Other · Paris
72
74
Umiami
AgriTech · Paris
75
Unseenlabs
SpaceTech & Aerospace · Rennes
76
Upsun
SaaS · Paris
77
Veesion
Artificial Intelligence · Paris
78
79
Waat
CleanTech · Paris
80
Wandercraft
DeepTech · Paris
81
Yubo
Paris
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