Radar · High Tech in France
Best High Tech Companies in France
The 2102 best High Tech companies in France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mistral AI.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
2102companies tracked
$11.3Bdisclosed funding
8unicorns
636have raised
France's High Tech sector has quietly become one of Europe's most closely watched funding arenas, and this directory ranks 2,102 companies across it by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. That's $11.3 billion in total disclosed capital, eight unicorns, and a concentration of bets that tells you something real about where serious money is pointing.
The numbers are uneven in the best way. Mistral AI and Ami Labs anchor the top tier at $1.0 billion each in disclosed funding, and Owkin sits at $321 million, with Bpifrance and Kima Ventures among the most active backers keeping deal flow moving. So what separates the companies worth your attention from the noise? Honestly, it's the ones building durable revenue positions rather than riding a single funding spike. I'd note that France's regulatory environment, particularly around AI and data sovereignty, is shaping which models can actually scale here. Alice&Bob ($33 million) and PASQAL ($152 million) represent the quantum computing thread running through this cohort, a category that's early but attracting patient capital. The directory surfaces all of it, ranked hard by the figures that matter.
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FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × FRANCE
Our analysis of 50 High Tech companies
$5.7b in tracked funding; 85% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
85%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
6unicorns
2019median founding year
2.7Mcombined LinkedIn audience
75%of audience held by top 3
8companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in France
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mistral AI 🦄 Provider of customizable, open-source artificial intelligence models and solutions for various applications 96Funding top 10%Innovation top 18%Tech top 19%News top 20% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 10% Innovationtop 18% Techtop 19% Newstop 20% Growthtop 21% Customerstop 22% Talenttop 23% AItop 26% Moattop 26% Partnerstop 32% Producttop 34% Markettop 39% Globaltop 42% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 3 yrs (2.7/yr) Innovation: 6 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $1.0B | 2 mo ago | Series C | 22 | Arthur Mensch Co-Founder & CEO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+23 | 48 signals ▲200% Funding · Capital raise · Contracts | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 2 | Ami Labs Developer of AI systems that understand the real world data 48Funding top 19%Talent top 23%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 41% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Talenttop 23% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 41% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 6 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $1.0B | 3 mo ago | Seed | — | Pascale Fung Co-Founder & CRIO | WebflowApple iCloud MailjQuery+10 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Sorare 🦄 Provider of blockchain-powered fantasy sports marketplace for a variety of sports 74Funding top 23%Moat top 26%Market top 28%Customers top 30% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Moattop 26% Markettop 28% Customerstop 30% Techtop 32% Growthtop 45% Producttop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $739M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $739M | 43 mo ago | Series B | 160 | Nicolas Julia Co-Founder & CEO | SentryAtlassian StatuspageApple iCloud Mail+20 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Ledger 🦄 Blockchain based hardware wallet for cryptocurrency 80Innovation top 15%Tech top 18%Patents top 22%Customers top 22% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 15% Techtop 18% Patentstop 22% Customerstop 22% Moattop 22% Fundingtop 25% Talenttop 28% Newstop 39% Producttop 40% Globaltop 45% Growthtop 47% Marketbottom 44% Innovation: 128 patents (top 15% of patent-holders) · 117 filings since 2022 vs 11 in 2017-21 Tech: 103 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $575M | 39 mo ago | Series C | 2 | Eric Larcheveque Co-Founder & CEO | ContentfulSentryApple iCloud Mail+39 | — | 128 patents Secure hardware wallets for crypto private-key storage and multi-signature account management | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 5 | Hugging Face 🦄 Platform offering collaborative tools for sharing and deploying machine learning models 87Market top 24%Funding top 24%Tech top 25%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾Markettop 24% Fundingtop 24% Techtop 25% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 30% AItop 30% Producttop 37% Globaltop 42% Growthbottom 42% Newsbottom 24% Market: 170 employees (top 14% of High Tech) · Top-5,000 web property Funding: Raised $400M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 10 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $400M | 33 mo ago | Series D | 170 | Thomas Wolf Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+19 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Owkin 🦄 AI generative biology company to create the new standard of biology reasoning 89AI top 18%Innovation top 21%Patents top 21%Funding top 23% All 12 signals ▾AItop 18% Innovationtop 21% Patentstop 21% Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 23% Moattop 25% Globaltop 34% Fin. healthtop 37% Talenttop 38% Markettop 40% Techtop 46% Newsbottom 27% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 49 patents (top 29% of patent-holders) · 39 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $321M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 47 | Gilles Wainrib Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | 25 patents AI-powered medical imaging analysis for cancer prognosis and federated learning networks | 1 launch |
| 7 | H Company Developer of an AI agent platform for web interface automation 72AI top 20%Innovation top 26%Talent top 28%Moat top 31% All 11 signals ▾AItop 20% Innovationtop 26% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 32% Techtop 36% Growthtop 45% Productbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% AI: Classified as an AI company Innovation: 4 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $220M | 24 mo ago | Seed | — | Charles Kantor Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Node.jsVue.jsGSAP+11 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Aledia Provider of micro LED-based display systems 45Patents top 18%Innovation top 21%Moat top 26%Talent top 28% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 18% Innovationtop 21% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Techbottom 37% Growthbottom 35% Fin. healthbottom 23% Newsbottom 22% Patents: 1,360 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 608 filings since 2022 vs 595 in 2017-21 Innovation: 1,360 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 608 filings since 2022 vs 595 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $206M | 32 mo ago | Series E | 210 | Philippe Gilet CTO & CO-FOUNDER | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+11 | — | 1,360 patents 3D micro‑LED optoelectronic devices and advanced light‑extraction manufacturing processes | 2 partnerships |
| 9 | PASQAL Developer of neutral atom quantum computers, offering hardware, cloud access, and software. 80AI top 15%Patents top 16%Innovation top 18%Growth top 25% All 13 signals ▾AItop 15% Patentstop 16% Innovationtop 18% Growthtop 25% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 26% Newstop 27% Talenttop 28% Techtop 32% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 44% Partnersbottom 34% Fin. healthbottom 23% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 139 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 139 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $152M | 7 mo ago | Series B | 189 | Benno Broer ex-Co-Founder | WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+16 | 11 signals ▲1000% Funding · IPO · M&A | 139 patents Quantum hardware control, error mitigation, and quantum algorithms for chemistry and AI | 1 partnership |
| 10 | Zama 🦄 Developer of protocol enabling confidential smart contracts on any blockchain 62Funding top 22%Tech top 27%Moat top 31%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Techtop 27% Moattop 31% Talenttop 38% Markettop 43% Globalbottom 46% Innovationbottom 44% Patentsbottom 34% Funding: Raised $130M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $130M | 11 mo ago | Series B | — | Pascal Paillier Co-Founder & CTO | GitBookZendeskNode.js+13 | — | 5 patents Privacy-preserving encrypted computation of real-valued functions via homomorphic encryption | — |
| 11 | Wandercraft Provider of AI-powered exoskeleton solutions 74Innovation top 19%Patents top 22%Moat top 26%Talent top 28% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 19% Patentstop 22% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 35% Producttop 36% AItop 45% Markettop 46% Fin. healthbottom 46% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 18% Innovation: 132 patents (top 15% of patent-holders) · 78 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 Patents: 132 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 78 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $67M | 12 mo ago | Series D | 117 | Alexandre Boulanger Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceWebflowAxeptio+15 | — | 132 patents Powered lower-body exoskeletons with 3‑DOF hip joints and AI‑based gait stabilization | 2 partnerships |
| 12 | Aqemia Provider of an AI and quantum physics to discover therapeutic molecules 60Funding top 28%AI top 30%Moat top 38%Tech top 39% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% AItop 30% Moattop 38% Techtop 39% Innovationtop 44% Growthtop 48% Patentstop 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $62.7M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $63M | 14 mo ago | Series A | 60 | Maximilien Levesque Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | 4 patents Small-molecule inhibitors of METTL3 RNA methyltransferase and MAP4K1 kinase for therapeutic use | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 13 | Vizzia Provider of mobile surveillance devices and related software solutions 53Funding top 25%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%Tech bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $54.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $54M | 3 mo ago | Series B | — | Catherine Proyart Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPreCAPTCHA+15 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Sequans Provider of cellular IoT chips, modules, and intellectual property solutions 60Innovation top 28%Tech top 30%Funding top 31%Product top 32% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 28% Techtop 30% Fundingtop 31% Producttop 32% Newstop 36% Talenttop 41% Globaltop 42% Marketbottom 49% Growthbottom 48% Moatbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 32% Innovation: 3 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Blockchain, Tech Hardware Tech: 40 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $54M | 11 mo ago | Acquired | 258 | Georges Karam Chairman & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 11 signals ▼35% Earnings | — | — |
| 15 | Calyxia Provider of diversified green chemicals 57Funding top 27%Patents top 28%Talent top 28%Innovation top 39% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Patentstop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 39% Moattop 41% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 42% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $53.7M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 7 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 117 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 42 filings since 2022 vs 75 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $54M | 21 mo ago | Series B | 89 | Jerome Bibette Co-Founder | WordPressWordPress Block EditorMySQL+16 | — | 117 patents Microencapsulation systems for controlled release of volatile and agrochemical ingredients | 1 launch |
| 16 | CINTOO Provider of a platform for reality capture data and digital twins 64Global top 26%Funding top 31%Growth top 35%Moat top 39% All 8 signals ▾Globaltop 26% Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Partnerstop 45% Markettop 48% Techtop 49% Newsbottom 18% Global: Serving 60+ countries worldwide · Legal entities in 2 countries: France, United States Funding: Raised $49.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 9 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $50M | 19 mo ago | Series B | 39 | — | HubSpot CMS HubAzureIsotope+18 | — | — | 1 award |
| 17 | Nabla Provider of an AI assistant for streamlining clinical documentation workflows 72Moat top 22%AI top 23%Funding top 25%Talent top 28% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 22% AItop 23% Fundingtop 25% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Producttop 40% Techtop 42% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $45M | 12 mo ago | Series C | 46 | — | WebflowYouTubeGSAP+17 | — | — | 1 award |
| 18 | Tomorro Provider of AI-powered contract management software 74Talent top 23%Tech top 24%Funding top 30%AI top 30% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Techtop 24% Fundingtop 30% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 34 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $39M | 14 mo ago | Series B | — | Thibaut Caoudal Co-Founder & CRO | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+16 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 19 | Ecoat Manufacturer of bio-based binders for paints, varnishes, and coatings 24Funding top 32%Global bottom 46%Tech bottom 39%Market bottom 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Globalbottom 46% Techbottom 39% Marketbottom 38% Patentsbottom 36% Innovationbottom 35% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $36.1M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Global: Investors from 3 countries beyond France rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $36M | 14 mo ago | Series A | 39 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | 14 patents Aqueous polymer binders for water‑resistant coatings that capture formaldehyde, plus 3D‑printed polyester treatment | — |
| 20 | Alice&Bob Manufacturer of superconducting qubit-based universal quantum computers 80AI top 15%Innovation top 16%Patents top 20%Funding top 24% All 11 signals ▾AItop 15% Innovationtop 16% Patentstop 20% Fundingtop 24% Newstop 33% Growthtop 35% Moattop 37% Techtop 46% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 112 patents (top 18% of patent-holders) · 112 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $33M | 2 mo ago | Series B | 80 | Theau Peronnin Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 3 signals ▲200% Funding · Capital raise | 112 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 21 | Cosmo Tech Augmented intelligence software for utility asset optimization and infrastructure planning application 53Product top 25%Innovation top 34%Funding top 35%Tech top 37% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 25% Innovationtop 34% Fundingtop 35% Techtop 37% Moattop 39% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 48% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 20% Product: 8 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C Innovation: 8 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $30M | 18 mo ago | Series C | 92 | Michel Morvan Executive Chairman and Co-founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — | 1 award |
| 22 | C12 Quantum Electronics Developer of carbon-based quantum computing hardware using unique qubit connections 67AI top 15%Moat top 25%Patents top 28%Innovation top 30% All 11 signals ▾AItop 15% Moattop 25% Patentstop 28% Innovationtop 30% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 37% Newsbottom 22% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 22 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $29M | 23 mo ago | Series A | 37 | Matthieu Desjardins Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | — | 22 patents Quantum hardware packaging, cQED topology design, carbon nanotube characterization, nano-deposition, magnetic quantum components | 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 23 | GetVocal AI Conversational AI phone agents for automating customer service processes 60AI top 8%Funding top 28%Tech top 36%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾AItop 8% Fundingtop 28% Techtop 36% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 45% Marketbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company Funding: Raised $28.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $29M | 6 mo ago | Series A | — | Antonin Bertin Co-Founder | SanityTurbopackNode.js+25 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Arago Developer of photonic AI accelerator optimized for energy efficiency and high throughput 48AI top 20%Talent top 28%Funding top 31%Global top 46% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 31% Globaltop 46% Techbottom 42% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $26M | 11 mo ago | Seed | — | Nicolas Muller Co-Founder & CEO | PrismicNode.jsThree.js+10 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 25 | Inbolt Vision system for industrial robots enabling real-time decision-making based on AI 60AI top 15%Talent top 28%Patents top 29%Innovation top 33% All 11 signals ▾AItop 15% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 29% Innovationtop 33% Techtop 36% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 40% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 18% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $22M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 15 | Rudy Cohen Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | 25 patents Robotic tool positioning and manual operation control for automated assembly processes | 1 award |
| 26 | Dust AI-based design and deployment platform for large language models 67AI top 19%Tech top 24%Funding top 28%Growth top 35% All 9 signals ▾AItop 19% Techtop 24% Fundingtop 28% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 21% AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company · Product described with: ai-based, llms Tech: 43 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $22M | 1 mo ago | Series B | 9 | Stanislas Polu Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+21 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 27 | Quobly Provider of quantum computing solutions for energy distribution, drug discovery, and other industries 42Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 39% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 39% Patentstop 50% Innovationbottom 44% Moatbottom 44% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 17% Funding: Raised $21.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $21M | 12 mo ago | Seed | 4 | Maud Vinet Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | 3 patents Isotopically purified Si‑28 semiconductor device fabrication for quantum computing applications | 2 partnerships |
| 28 | Gladia Provider of speech-to-text APIs for developers 60AI top 20%Tech top 23%Funding top 36%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Techtop 23% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Globaltop 50% Innovationbottom 40% Marketbottom 37% Patentsbottom 34% AI: Classified as an AI company Tech: 49 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $20M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 21 | Jonathan Soto Cofounder and CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | 2 patents Dynamic allocation of compute resources for machine learning workloads | 2 launchs |
| 29 | Lactips Manufacturer of natural polymer solutions for reducing plastic waste 62Talent top 28%Funding top 30%Patents top 30%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 30% Patentstop 30% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Techtop 45% Moattop 45% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 39% Newsbottom 24% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $19.9M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 10 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $20M | 18 mo ago | Series C | 50 | Frederic Prochazka Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | 29 patents Biodegradable casein-based thermoplastic films and multilayer packaging materials. | 1 job opening · 3 launchs |
| 30 | Drone Volt UAV manufacturer for professional uses 60Product top 19%Funding top 30%Innovation top 38%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 19% Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 38% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 41% Techtop 45% Markettop 48% Newstop 48% Growthbottom 47% Partnersbottom 34% Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $19.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $20M | 1 mo ago | Public | — | Dimitri Batsis Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | 7 signals ▼71% Earnings · Contracts · Announcements | — | 1 launch · 3 partnerships |
| 31 | KEEY Aerogel Provider of aerogel based solutions 21Patents top 31%Product top 36%Innovation top 37%Moat top 45% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 31% Producttop 36% Innovationtop 37% Moattop 45% Fundingtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 23% Techbottom 17% Patents: 39 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 21 filings since 2022 vs 18 in 2017-21 Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $20M | 16 mo ago | Series A | 10 | Francisco Ruiz CEO & President & Managing Director | — | — | 39 patents Hydrophobic silica aerogel synthesis and lignin‑coated cellulose aerogel insulation/battery separators | — |
| 32 | SurgAR Developer of augmented reality surgical guidance solutions for minimally invasive surgery 42AI top 15%Moat top 25%Patents top 27%Innovation top 31% All 11 signals ▾AItop 15% Moattop 25% Patentstop 27% Innovationtop 31% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 24% Fin. healthbottom 10% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 31 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $14M | 20 mo ago | Series A | 35 | Nicolas Bourdel CEO | WordPressProton MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | 31 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening |
| 33 | RDS Developer of wearable sensor devices for monitoring cardiac health 35Innovation top 36%Moat top 38%Patents top 45%Funding top 46% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 36% Moattop 38% Patentstop 45% Fundingtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 20% Innovation: 28 patents (top 43% of patent-holders) · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 28 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $14M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Elie Lobel CEO | — | — | 28 patents Wearable vital‑sign and cardiac monitoring technologies for health tracking | 1 award |
| 34 | Lattice Medical Provider of 3D-printed technology for soft tissue reconstruction 32Funding top 31%Growth top 35%Moat top 38%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 35% Moattop 38% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Techbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $13.5M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $14M | 7 mo ago | Series B | — | Julien Payen Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Balyo Developer of material handling robots 62AI top 15%Funding top 34%Growth top 35%Patents top 38% All 12 signals ▾AItop 15% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Patentstop 38% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 43% Fin. healthtop 43% Globaltop 44% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 42% Techbottom 40% Newsbottom 27% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $13.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 16 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $13M | 18 mo ago | Public | 1 | Pascal Rialland CEO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+17 | — | 62 patents Autonomous material-handling robots with fleet control and precise gripper positioning | — |
| 36 | Zaion Provider of conversational artificial intelligence solutions for customer relationship management 64AI top 26%Growth top 35%Funding top 39%Tech top 46% All 6 signals ▾AItop 26% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Techtop 46% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, natural language processing Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $11M | 16 mo ago | Series A | 80 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | — | — |
| 37 | White Circle Provider of automated AI vulnerability detection and protection 42AI top 20%Funding top 42%Tech bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 42% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $11.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $11M | 1 mo ago | Seed | — | Denis Shilov Founder & CEO | TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+11 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 38 | Veesion Provider of AI-based video analytics solution for video surveillance 57AI top 26%Talent top 28%Funding top 38%Moat top 39% All 11 signals ▾AItop 26% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Markettop 45% Techtop 50% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 17% Customersbottom 17% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based, deep learning Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $11M | 12 mo ago | Series B | 163 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailHubSpot+14 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 39 | Galam Robotics Developer of a modular robotic solution to optimize storage in the warehouse 42Talent top 28%Moat top 32%Patents top 34%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Moattop 32% Patentstop 34% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 39% Innovationtop 43% Techbottom 47% Productbottom 45% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 20% Newsbottom 17% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 23 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $11M | 15 mo ago | Series A | 10 | — | WebflowMicrosoft 365jQuery+7 | — | 23 patents Automated 3D modular warehouse storage and retrieval robotics systems | — |
| 40 | pyannoteAI Provider of AI-powered speaker diarization and intelligence solutions 62Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Funding top 45%AI top 45% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 45% AItop 45% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $9M | 14 mo ago | Seed | — | Herve Bredin Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer | Framer SitesThree.jsReact+13 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 41 | Licify Developer of wiring solutions to enable quantum computing at scale 24Talent top 28%Funding top 42%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 35% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 42% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 35% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $8.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $9M | 8 mo ago | Seed | — | Theodore Amar Co-Founder & COO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+6 | — | — | 1 internship |
| 42 | Donecle Provider of automated drone-based inspection solutions for aircraft and aerospace components 35Talent top 28%Product top 30%Funding top 38%Moat top 38% All 10 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Producttop 30% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 39% Patentstop 41% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 35% Techbottom 15% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $7M | 2 mo ago | Series B | 22 | Matthieu Claybrough Co-Founder | — | — | 31 patents Autonomous aerial 3D surface mapping and inspection for industrial asset monitoring | 3 partnerships |
| 43 | Energisme AI-driven building energy management solution for buildings 32Product top 22%Talent top 38%Funding top 43%Market top 45% All 13 signals ▾Producttop 22% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 43% Markettop 45% AItop 45% Moattop 45% Fin. healthbottom 47% Growthbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 24% Patentsbottom 24% Innovationbottom 23% Newsbottom 17% Product: 2 published apps (3.7k installs) · Company stage: Public Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $6M | 2 mo ago | Public | 81 | Thierry Chambon CEO | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+19 | — | 2 patents Demand‑side load control and consumer electricity management | 2 partnerships |
| 44 | Clarifeye Provider of a knowledge server designed for agentic enterprise applications 65Talent top 25%Funding top 41%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 25% Fundingtop 41% Globalbottom 48% Talent: 6 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $4.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $5M | 8 mo ago | Seed | — | Mathieu Grisolia Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Overmindlab Developer of an AI platform providing security and observability to systems 53Talent top 28%Funding top 44%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 48% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $2.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $3M | 4 mo ago | Acquired | — | Sam Brunt Co-Founder & COO | — | — | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 46 | 2501.ai Platform offering autonomous AI agents for automating IT tasks 45AI top 8%Talent top 28%Funding top 48%Global bottom 48% All 6 signals ▾AItop 8% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 48% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $2M | 8 mo ago | Seed | — | Alex Zhuk Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowMixpanelLeadfeeder+16 | — | — | — |
| 47 | Solaya Provider of AI-powered 3D scanning and content creation services 67Growth top 35%Tech top 40%AI top 45%Talent top 45% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 40% AItop 45% Talenttop 45% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 27 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $2M | 4 mo ago | Seed | — | Mariem Farhat Co-Founder and COO | Framer SitesThree.jsReact+14 | — | — | 7 job openings · 1 launch |
| 48 | CTIBiotech Develops 3D human tissue models 19Tech top 45%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 47%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 25% Tech: 17 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $1M | 1 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | Nico Forraz CEO | Hostinger Website BuilderNginxOpenResty+14 | — | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 49 | Exwayz Developer of real-time 3D LiDAR processing SDKs 9Talent bottom 49%Patents bottom 48%Innovation bottom 42%Moat bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 48% Innovationbottom 42% Moatbottom 42% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 15% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Patents: 3 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 3 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 9/100 | $1M | 7 mo ago | Seed | 3 | Hassan Bouchiba Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 3 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 50 | Hummink Developer of nanoscale additive manufacturing solutions 48Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Patents top 38%Innovation top 39% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Patentstop 38% Innovationtop 39% Moattop 42% Fundingtop 48% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 26% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $823K | 7 mo ago | Series A | 13 | Lyderic Bocquet Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | 10 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 2 internships |
Top 12 High Tech companies in France
#1
Series C · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2023 · 22 employees$1Braised▾
Series C · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2023 · 22 employees
Provider of customizable, open-source artificial intelligence models and solutions for various applications. It is a company specializing in open-source large language models and generative AI, providing cutting-edge language models for various applications.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 96how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 10%Innovation
top 18%Tech
top 19%News
top 20%Growth
top 21%Customers
top 22%Funding: Raised $1.0B across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 3 yrs (2.7/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2026)
Innovation: 6 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Tech: 49 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy
Audience (LinkedIn): 680k LinkedIn followers — 25.1% of this cohort's audience · 1132 engagements/post (46.7× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. BNP Paribas) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$830M
- Sep 2025Series C$2B
- Feb 2025Series B$5.4M
- Jun 2024Conventional Debt$142M
Founders & team
Investors
Microsoft, Databricks, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Bpifrance
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAxeptioCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#2
Seed · Paris · founded 2026$1Braised▾
Seed · Paris · founded 2026
Developer of AI systems that understand the real world data. It builds intelligent systems with persistent memory that can reason and plan. The company focuses on creating controllable and safe AI for various applications. These applications include industrial process control, automation, wearable devices, robotics, and healthcare. The company advances AI research through open publications and open source contributions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Talent
top 23%Global
bottom 48%Tech
bottom 41%Market
bottom 37%Funding: Raised $1.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2026)
Talent: 6 named leaders on record · 6 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Global: Investors from 6 countries beyond France
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Seed$1B
Founders & team
Investors
Cathay Innovation, Greycroft, Hiro Capital, HV Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Nvidia
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag Manager
#3
Owkin 🦄Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016 · 47 employees$321.1Mraised▾
Owkin 🦄
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016 · 47 employees
AI generative biology company to create the new standard of biology reasoning. The company is creating the only large-scale reasoning model trained natively on patient-level multimodal data and reinforced through real biological feedback — a closed-loop system that continuously improves itself. It is building the operating system for biology a platform in general-purpose biology intelligence.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 18%Innovation
top 21%Patents
top 21%Funding
top 23%Growth
top 23%Moat
top 25%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Innovation: 49 patents (top 29% of patent-holders) · 39 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Patents: 49 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 39 filings since 2022 vs 10 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Audience (LinkedIn): 67k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$33M
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$216.4K
- Jun 2022Series B$80M
- Nov 2021Series B$180M
Founders & team
Investors
Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Google Ventures, MACSF, Cathay Innovation, Bpifrance
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 80 employees$32.7Mraised▾
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2020 · 80 employees
Manufacturer of superconducting qubit-based universal quantum computers. It designs and develops quantum computers for business use cases that use qubits in a superconducting position to compute. Its features include automated corrections, fault tolerance, a stimulating environment, and a non-linear driven system that exhibits sub-harmonic generation.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%Innovation
top 16%Patents
top 20%Funding
top 24%News
top 33%Growth
top 35%AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Innovation: 112 patents (top 18% of patent-holders) · 112 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 112 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 112 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 57k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Cloé Poisbeau Cantelli, Calysbeau M. Perrault
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Bud) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Grant (prize money)$3.9M
- Jan 2025Series B$104.8M
- Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$17.8M
- Mar 2022Series A$29.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Elaia, Bpifrance, Supernova Invest, Breega, AXA Venture Partners, Europa
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileContact Form 7CookieyesCore-Js
#5
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2022 · 9 employees$21.5Mraised▾
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2022 · 9 employees
AI-based design and deployment platform for large language models. It enables users to design workflows on top of LLMs and semantic search and to sequence calls to models, code execution, and inquiries to other services arbitrarily.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 19%Tech
top 24%Funding
top 28%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company · Product described with: ai-based, llms
Tech: 43 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Nginx, Varnish
Funding: Raised $21.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 40k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: engineering, product
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series B$40M
- Jun 2024Series A$16M
- Jun 2023Seed$5.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Sequoia Capital, XYZ Venture Capital, Seedcamp, Motier, Tiny, AI Grant
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDatadogGoogle Analytics
#6
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016 · 189 employees$152.3Mraised▾
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2016 · 189 employees
Developer of neutral atom quantum computers, offering hardware, cloud access, and software. It builds quantum computers, transforming scientific breakthroughs into business solutions. The company provides quantum computing resources accessible through the cloud. It serves various industries, including aerospace and defense, banking and finance, energy, government, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and transportation.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%Patents
top 16%Innovation
top 18%Growth
top 25%Funding
top 26%Moat
top 26%AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Patents: 139 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 139 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 139 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 139 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Audience (LinkedIn): 55k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. AEPONYX Enterprises inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series B—
- Jan 2023Series B$108.8M
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$590.6K
- Jun 2021Series A$30.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Quantonation, Bpifrance, Runa Capital, Daphni, Eni Next, Europa
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailAxeptioFont AwesomeGoogle Tag ManagerHsts
#7
Series B · France · founded 2021$54.2Mraised▾
Series B · France · founded 2021
Provider of mobile surveillance devices and related software solutions. The company delivers tools intended to support public safety and urban maintenance. Offerings include devices for monitoring illegal dumping and supporting municipal teams. The company provides resources for local governments to evaluate and improve their services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Growth
top 28%Talent
top 38%Tech
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Market
bottom 31%Funding: Raised $54.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$35.3M
- Sep 2025Series A$18.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Base10 Partners, Headline, SISTAFUND
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsGoogle Font Api
#8
Public · Villepinte, Ile de France · founded 2011$19.6Mraised▾
Public · Villepinte, Ile de France · founded 2011
DRONEVOLT designs and manufactures drones for professional purposes. The company is present in France,Canada and Denmark.Its customers include TF1, France TV, Bouygues, CNRS, Figaro, the Ministry of Defense, SPIE, RAID etc. DRONEVOLT is also a service provider of aerial photography by drone and is also present in many other fields such as security, inspection etc.The company is developing sector-specific drones adapted to many sectors such as television, cinema, architecture, engineering structure control etc. It also has a pilot training center for professional drone. It filed IPO in April 2015.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 19%Funding
top 30%Innovation
top 38%Talent
top 38%Global
top 41%Tech
top 45%Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $19.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Post IPO (May 2026)
Innovation: 3 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 26k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 3 partnerships (incl. ARDPI AIR AND SECURITY) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Post IPO$3.6M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$11.7M
- Dec 2017Post IPO$4.4M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianz
#9
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2025$11Mraised▾
Seed · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2025
Provider of automated AI vulnerability detection and protection. It offers a platform that automatically detects and fixes AI vulnerabilities, including jailbreaks, data leaks, and compliance risks. The platform simulates real-world attacks to stress-test AI systems and provides real-time visibility into blocked and flagged interactions. Integration is achieved via API, SDK, or middleware, supporting various models and deployments, including on-premises solutions. Vulnerability detection leads to automatic patching, eliminating manual intervention. The system minimizes latency and offers configurable logging options.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Funding
top 42%Tech
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 37%Global
bottom 25%AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $11.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (May 2026)
Tech: 14 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Http/3
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Seed$11M
Founders & team
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle AnalyticsHttp/3Next.JsNext.Js App Router
#10
Series B · Labege, Occitanie · founded 2015 · 22 employees$6.9Mraised▾
Series B · Labege, Occitanie · founded 2015 · 22 employees
Provider of automated drone-based inspection solutions for aircraft and aerospace components. The company offers a system using autonomous drones and image analysis for defect detection. This technology supports inspections of aircraft, landing gear, and engines. The solution aims to improve inspection speed, consistency, and traceability. It provides digital records and reporting capabilities for various inspection types.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Product
top 30%Funding
top 38%Moat
top 38%Innovation
top 39%Patents
top 41%Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Funding: Raised $6.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 partnerships (incl. Air Europa) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B$11.8M
- Oct 2023Series A$5.9M
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$574.6K
- 2016Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Akzo Nobel, Europa, IRDI Capital Investissement, SWEN Capital Partners, ARIS, Grand Sud Ouest Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpDebianApache Http Server
#11
Zama 🦄Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019$130Mraised▾
Zama 🦄
Series B · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2019
Developer of protocol enabling confidential smart contracts on any blockchain. It uses fully homomorphic encryption to keep onchain data encrypted at all times. The protocol utilizes coprocessors to offload computation from the base chain. It enables compliant confidentiality to onchain finance, token swaps, lending, and yield farming.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 22%Tech
top 27%Moat
top 31%Talent
top 38%Market
top 43%Global
bottom 46%Funding: Raised $130M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Jun 2025)
Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Devops: Nginx
Moat: IP moat: 5 patents · Unicorn
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series B$57M
- Mar 2024Series A$73M
Founders & team
Investors
Multicoin Capital, Protocol Labs, Metaplanet, Blockchange, VSquared Ventures, Stake Capital
Tech stack
AlgoliaCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDiscourseEmber.JsFont Awesome
#12
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2023$28.8Mraised▾
Series A · Paris, Ile de France · founded 2023
Conversational AI phone agents for automating customer service processes. It features AI conversations, advanced conversational intelligence, and Continuous learning. It helps companies to automate customer service processes with advanced conversational AI technology. Its goal is to assist companies in growing their sales without needing to increase their payroll.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 8%Funding
top 28%Tech
top 36%Talent
bottom 49%Moat
bottom 45%Market
bottom 36%AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company
Funding: Raised $28.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2025)
Tech: 28 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series A$26M
- Jan 2025Seed$2.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Speedinvest, Elaia, Creandum
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
Funding & investor landscape
$11.3Btotal disclosed funding
592companies funded
1,225disclosed rounds
8rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Arthur Mensch
Co-Founder & CEO · Mistral AI
Timothee Lacroix
Co-Founder · Mistral AI
Pascale Fung
Co-Founder & CRIO · Ami Labs
Laurent Solly
Co-Founder & COO · Ami Labs
Gilles Wainrib
Co-Founder · Owkin
Thomas Clozel
Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder · Owkin
Theau Peronnin
Co-Founder & CEO · Alice&Bob
Stanislas Polu
Co-Founder · Dust
Gabriel Hubert
Co-Founder & CEO · Dust
Benno Broer
ex-Co-Founder · PASQAL
Georges Reymond
Co-Founder · PASQAL
Catherine Proyart
Co-Founder & CEO · Vizzia
Prism market signals · France · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,086,066 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · France
How research on Semiconductors is moving in France
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,795 France-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 42% → 56% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique413
- IMEC343
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives339
- Laboratoire d'Électronique des Technologies de l'Information204
- CEA Grenoble197
leading researchers
Alexandre Boyer · Geert Van der Plas · Eric Beyne · Erik Jan Marinissen · P. Batude · Herman Oprins · Pascal Vivet · Giorgio Di Natale
▲
Breakthroughs619 · 34%
▲ 30%→39% share
▲1.3× share momentum3 median citations39% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photonic integrated circuit research is surging — French semiconductor papers quadrupled from 10 to 34, signaling rapid breakthroughs.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics9→40
- Photonic integrated circuit10→34
- Detector3→15
- Electronics4→13
- Power (physics)6→13
Newly emergingSchematic 0→5 · Gallium nitride 0→5 · Lithium niobate 0→5
Landmark Integrated Circuits and Logic Operations Based on Single-Layer MoS2 · 1,321 cites
◆
Advancements772 · 43%
▼ 48%→38% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations30% since 2021mostly methods-led
Pixel fabrication is newly emerging in French semiconductor advancements, with 9 papers appearing alongside Fabrication rising from 5 to 13.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fabrication5→13
- Resonator2→7
- Semiconductor device8→13
- NMOS logic2→6
- Photodiode1→5
Newly emergingPixel 0→9 · Degradation (telecommunications) 0→5 · Gallium nitride 0→5
Landmark Electrical Modeling and Characterization of Through Silicon via for Three-Dimensional ICs · 581 cites
▼
Concerns196 · 11%
▼ 12%→10% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations31% since 2021mostly empirical
Electronics concerns are intensifying — French semiconductor risk papers quadrupled from 2 to 9, mirroring Photonics concerns rising similarly.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronics2→9
- Photonics4→9
- Sensitivity (control systems)1→4
- Chip4→5
- Photonic integrated circuit3→4
Landmark On the Correct Extraction of Interface Trap Density of MOS Devices With High-Mobility Semiconductor Substrates · 362 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · France
Where semiconductors is researched across France
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Paris323 · +0.56
Grenoble304 · +0.54
Lyon75 · +0.56
Toulouse69 · +0.43
Marseille25 · +0.51
Strasbourg8 · +0.56
PATENT SIGNAL · France
Who's filing semiconductors patents in France
France semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 5,203 filings from 1,647 assignees (2016–2025), led by Commissariat Energie Atomique, Soitec Silicon ON Insulator, ST Microelectronics Crolles 2 SA; annual filings 590→239.
5,203 filings1,647 assigneespeak 647/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Commissariat Energie Atomique1920
- Soitec Silicon ON Insulator745
- ST Microelectronics Crolles 2 SA654
- ST Microelectronics Rousset533
- ST Microelectronics518
- Centre NAT RECH Scient263
- ST Microelectronics Grenoble 2231
- Aledia215
Common questions
How many High Tech companies are there in France?
Radar tracks 2102 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in France that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in France?
The High Tech companies in France on this list have raised a combined $11.3B in disclosed equity funding across 592 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in France?
Mistral AI is the highest-funded High Tech company in France, with $1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in France are funded?
592 of the 2102 High Tech companies in France on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in France?
8 High Tech companies in France on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in France High Tech companies?
The most active investors in France High Tech companies on this list include Europa, Bpifrance, Le Village by CA, Kima Ventures, EIC Fund.
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Riya reads income statements for fun. She covers the real money in a sector — revenue, growth, who actually earns — and never met a vague claim she didn't want a number for.