The NEXT40
360Learning
360Learning enables companies to upskill from within by turning their experts into champions for employee, customer, and partner growth. With our LMS for collaborative learning, Learning & Development teams can accelerate upskilling with the help of internal experts instead of slow top-down training. 360Learning is the easiest way to onboard and upskill employees, train customer-facing teams, and enable customers and partners–all from one place. Founded in 2013, 360Learning powers the future of work at 1,700 organizations.
AB Tasty
AB Tasty is the platform for customer experience optimization, with features like experimentation, personalization, and product optimization to streamline your users along the buyer journey. Whether your KPI is a fast conversion, a subscription, or frequency of use, our platform is built to optimize every digital touchpoint from paid landing page to mobile checkout.
Back Market is the first market place dedicated to refurbished electrical and electronical products, done by certified professionals. Launched in 2014, Back Market is now present in France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium and in the United States. On Back Market, consumers can have access to thousands of repaired, verified and guaranteed products, directly from certified repackaging plants, distributors, and consumer brands at prices 30% to 70% lower than brand new ones. Consumers can also resell devices they no longer use. In 2020, Back Market raises $120 millions to make refurbished products the norm.
Believe
Believe is world leader in digital services for independent musical artists (audio and video distribution, promotion, marketing…). By combining technological and artistic skills with digital distribution, the group has developed a unique expertise. With more than 1,000 employees in 45 countries, the group distributes more than one third of the world’s digital music in volume and has achieved an average annual growth of 30% over the past ten years. Believe’s mission is to serve all artists and enable their development via a caring, transparent, fair, professional and innovative service in each local market. Believe received a prestigious award in France : the “Grand Prix” of the 2020 Future Unicorns Trophies !
BioSerenity
Bioserenity is an innovative company aiming at creating connected medical solutions in partnership with healthcare institutions and industry players to assist in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with chronic pathology related to cardiology, neurology, sleep disorders, and urology. Bioserenity uses connected textiles, an Internet of things’ platform, applications and A.I. to detect digital biomarkers. Bioserenity now works with more than 200 hospitals in Europe and in the USA and has successfully helped diagnose tens of thousands of patients. In 2019, BioSerenity raises €65 million to extend its activity into the US and deepen its IoT and AI solutions.
Blablacar
With more than 80 millions members in 22 countries, Blablacar is the world largest long-distance carpool community with 71 million passengers per year in the world, and 60% of them outside Europe. The platform connects drivers with empty seats to people looking for a ride. They share the ride and the associated costs. With the integration of buses and short-distance carpooling on its platform, Blablacar wants to become the reference on the market for shared mobility on the road. Convenient, economical, pleasant, eco-friendly, wherever there is a route, there is a Blablacar.
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Cegid Talentsoft
Cegid Talentsoft is a global technology company that provides cloud-based software solutions for businesses in various industries, including retail, hospitality, manufacturing, services, and more. Their solutions are designed to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance customer experience. Cegid offers a wide range of software products and services, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), point-of-sale (POS) systems, human resources management, payroll, financial management, customer relationship management (CRM), and more. With a focus on innovation and digital transformation, Cegid helps businesses optimize their processes, manage their operations, and drive growth in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape.
Cityscoot is a shared electric scooter service that offers several thousand vehicles for rent in only 3 clicks in Paris, Nice, Milan and Rome. After a successful launch in Paris in june 2016, Cityscoot is now present in 4 markets, with the intention of becoming the leader in each of them. At a continental level, Cityscoot is the leader in terms of journeys and fleet sizes. in 2019, Cityscoot ranked 78th in #FW500, the annual ranking of French Tech growth companies by Frenchweb.
Cybelangel
CybelAngel is the world-leading digital risk protection platform that detects and resolves external threats before these wreak havoc. Because more data is being shared, processed or stored outside the firewall on cloud services, open databases and connected devices, the digital risk to enterprises has never been greater.
Deezer
Deezer is a world leader in audio streaming with 14 million monthly active users from more than 180 countries. We provide instant access to one of the largest and most diverse catalogues in the world with 56 million songs, available on all devices. Our interface includes exclusive features such as FLOW, a personalized “algoritorial” soundtrack based on the tastes of users and the recommendations of our publishers. We are located in Paris, Sao Paulo, Berlin, London, Miami and Dubai. Deezer is available as a free download for iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows or over the Internet via deezer.com.
DentalMonitoring
DenalMonitoring is the world’s first digital dentistry solutions powered by AI, revolutionising the field of orthodontics with virtual practice. We revolutionize the field of orthodontics with the virtual practice solutions, including the only available AI-based remote monitoring system applicable to both aligner and braces treatments of all types and brands.
Descartes Underwriting
Descartes collaborates with brokers across the world to protect their corporate clients & governments against natural catastrophes, weather, and emerging risks, through a unique data-driven approach. Founded by a team of insurance veterans and climate scientists, Descartes Underwriting operates at a global scale, offering data-driven parametric insurance against climate risk.
Devialet
Devialet has received more awards than any other audio company. Devialet’s success is based on a series of radical innovations integrated in all Devialet products: Expert Pro amplifiers, Phantom Premier speakers and the brand-new Phantom Reactor. Every day, Devialet’s engineers work tirelessly to achieve a single objective: to convey emotion to many people with a powerful immersive sound, without distortion, saturation or background noise.
DNA Script
DNA Script was created to revolutionize DNA writing with enzymes. Our core R&D efforts have produced innovations in enzyme engineering, surface and nucleotide chemistries, and instrumentation. The integration of these innovations has resulted in SYNTAX, the world’s first benchtop DNA printer powered by enzymatic technology. With continued advancement and innovation, we believe DNA Script’s enzymatic DNA synthesis technology is poised to become a major engine of genomics research and personalized medicine.
Doctolib
Doctolib has 2 missions since the first day: to make our health system more human, efficient and connected and to build a society with thousands of people united around humanist values. In 5 years, Doctolib has become the first e-health service in Europe. The company records 40 million patient visits per month to its website and mobile applications. 100,000 professionals and 2,000 health facilities use its calendar software and services in France and Germany, including the largest public and private hospital facilities. In 2020, Doctolib opens a new regional center in Nantes.
Evaneos
Evaneos is the leader in tailor-made travel online in France and Europe. It is the market place that connects travellers with local travel agents, based in our destinations, to create a 100% personalized trips together. Evaneos has 1,300 local agent partners in 160 destinations. Evaneos is present in Europe and North America and more than 300,000 consumers have travelled with us since 2009. Evaneos is the alternative to mass tourism.
Exotec
Applying the most advanced technologies of robotics to the logistics, Exotec has designed an ultra-innovative robotic system to optimize order preparation.
Finalcad
Finalcad is a global leader in digital transformation for businesses in construction, infrastructure, energy and concession. Its mobile apps and predictive analytics help companies, architects, construction operation managers to manage observations, controls and progress. Our mission: to increase quality, reduce cost, and make it accessible to all. Since 2012, FINALCAD has supported more than 20,000 projects in 35 countries, raising more than $63M from Draper Esprit, Cathay Innovation, Salesforce Ventures, Serena Capital, Aster Capital, and Caphorn Invest.
Frichti
Frichti was born from the conviction that an alternative way of consuming food is possible, more in accordance with urban lifestyles, more respectful of taste and the environment and without impact on its budget. So we imagined this app that gives access to the “Tasty” every day. On Frichti you will find home-cooked dishes, top restaurants and also a SUPER market with daily arrivals of extra fresh and quality products. All delivered to your door in an average of 20 minutes. Ding Dong. Good, convenient and affordable: that’s the Frichti magic.
Heetch
Heetch is a ride-hailing app connecting professional drivers (VTC) and passengers looking for a ride. Our mission? Put conviviality and proximity at the heart of our product. At Heetch we build a friendly app to make mobility more accessible and turn tech into human solution.
HomeExchange
We are Homeexchange, the world’s first home exchange community. Homeexchange is a service that allows travelers from around the world to easily exchange their home or apartment, safely and without financial transaction between them. It is the first and most reliable community of home exchange, offering everyone authentic, responsible and affordable vacation opportunities.
HR Path
HR Path, an expert and committed player in human resources, supports companies for whom human capital is at the heart of their digital transformation. Advise, Implement & Run are the 3 levers of the HR Path group that benefit the HR performance of organizations. Created in 2001 in Paris (France) and with its 900 talents, HR Path advises, integrates and operates for more than 1200 clients in 14 countries. With both organic and external growth, the goals of HR Path are to: reach a turnover of 130 million euros in 2020, and 240 million euros within 5 years, increase its workforce and become the world leader in global solutions for human resources.
IAD
IAD was created in 2008, the 1st digital real estate network, based on 3 pillars: REAL ESTATE, MLM (Multi-Level Network Marketing) , and DIGITAL. IAD has become the GAME CHANGER of the real estate market by breaking with the sector’s traditional codes. With annual growth of over 40%, targeted strategic investments and a major international development, today, iad is recognized as the leading European network of independent real estate agents: – More than 300 employees and 17,000 agents in 6 countries – A turnover of €405M (2021) – A fundraising of €300M (2021) – 70,000 properties online – More than 400,000 real estate projects concluded since its creation.
iadvize
Iadvize – The Conversational Platform. iAdvize is the conversational platform that humanizes the digital experience in a cost-effective and scalable way, combining the best of human and artificial intelligence. More than 2,000 brands use iAdvize in 100 countries around the world.
Ivalua
Recognized as “Leader” by Gartner and other analysts, the Ivalua suite is leveraged by more than 300 renowned customers around the world and managing more than €500 billion in direct and indirect spending. The Ivalua solution, which combines simplicity of use, stability and flexibility of integration, guarantees a strong adoption by employees and suppliers. It offers an accelerated return on investment and flexibility to meet all its customers’ needs. For proof, its customer loyalty rate, unmatched on the market, is above 98%.
Jobteaser
JobTeaser is the leader in recruiting young talents in Europe. Our mission is to prepare the new generation to reveal all its potential and fulfill itself to the benefit of the society. To do this, we have built a platform integrated with school intranets, which combines guidance solutions with internship and employment opportunities. Our ecosystem represents more than 80,000 businesses, 700 partner institutions and 3 million students and young graduates!
Kineis
Kinéis is a satellite operator and global connectivity provider. The company inherits the forty years of expertise of the ARGOS system, founded by the CNES (French Space Agency) and historically operated by CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites) to develop a reliable technology providing easy access to useful satellite data. In order to simplify and multiply the uses of professionals and individuals, Kinéis locates and connects objects wherever they are on the planet. In doing so, it deploys all its technological innovation capacities to bring together NewSpace and IoT.
Klaxoon
Klaxoon is the productivity tool adopted by millions of teams around the world. Addressing all the moments, all the contexts where a team needs to collaborate, Klaxoon facilitates the interaction and makes exchanges more fluid: everyone speaks, we make decisions faster and we save time. Founded in Rennes in 2015, Klaxoon has more than 5,000 clients in 120 countries and is a key player in effective meetings and project management.
Ledger
Ledger is a security expert in cryptocurrency and blockchain applications. Ledger’s mission is to secure cryptoassets for individuals, businesses and connected objects. With offices in Paris, New York and Hong Kong, the French start-up offers its services in 165 countries.
Lifen
Lifen develops operating systems for the healthcare sector that aim to positively reshape the key components of interoperability, data security, reliability, and compliance standards for digital health. Using the best Artificial Intelligence has to offer, we craft and train algorithms that reliably and automatically structure and integrate health information for a truly complete and dependable system of record that allows for more informed decision-making and diagnosis.
Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital is a true end-to-end service provider letting our customers rapidly deploy and operate their payloads on reliable high-performance satellites at an unprecedented simplicity and affordability. Using their Payload Hub, Loft Orbital can seamlessly integrate with multiple payloads and buses out of box, offering customers the development times of CubeSats without sacrificing heritage, performance, or reliability.
Lumapps
LumApps is a cloud-based intranet solution for G Suite that offers tools for managing and sharing employee information, social feeds and collaborative workspaces.The solution enables communication between employees, allows users to access Google’s search functionality within a repository of company files and lets users share files, information and comments.
Lydia
Lydia is an alternative to top banking apps, for those who want superior design, and a unique mobile app, to track all their money with a glance and move it with a gesture.
Malt
Founded in 2013, Malt connects businesses with freelancers, finding the perfect match for every project. We help both parties manage their administrative, legal, and payment processes in a safe and secure way. Malt is happy to have gained the trust of more than 290,000 freelancers and 40,000 clients so far (85% of the CAC 40 in France), thus becoming the leading marketplace for digital talents.
ManoMano
Its interface is completely customisable. Cards, accounts and receipts can be differentiated and illustrated with photos to be more beautiful and better organised.
Meero
Meero and its A.I. allow access to customized photo and video solutions worldwide by managing all production of visual content from start to finish, guaranteeing unbeatable prices, delivery times shorter than 24 hours and standardized professional photo quality. By taking charge of all the laborious and time-consuming tasks that parasite the activity of photographers, Meero allows them to devote themselves to their passion and generate additional income. Meero became a French unicorn in 2019.
Mirakl
Mirakl offers innovative and customized solutions to companies wishing to develop and launch a marketplace platform. Targetting both B2C and B2B players, Mirakl offers its customers an easy-to-integrate turnkey solution. More than 200 customers in 40 countries now trust Mirakl’s technologies and expertise, including Galeries Lafayette, Conforama, Carrefour, Siemens, Best Buy, Go Sport, and Walmart. In 2020, Mirakl raised $70 million to power the platform economy. The company launched StopCOVID19.fr platform in partnership with the French Government to facilitate distribution of essential commodities.
October
October is number one’s European lending platform for SMEs. October allows small businesses to borrow directly from individual and institutional lenders. Lenders use their savings in a useful and cost-effective manner while facilitating the financing of the real economy. This way businesses have a new source of financing, simple and efficient, beyond banks. October has already funded more than 600 SME development projects of all sizes and sectors for more than 300 million euros. October operates in France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and in Germany.
OpenClassrooms
OpenClassrooms makes education accessible to all and everywhere. Openclassrooms is Europe’s leading online education platform with a community of 3 million passionate users around the world. Its mission is to make education accessible to all by delivering more than 30 professional trainings 100% online. The platform revolutionizes pedagogy through a unique educational approach based on personalized follow-up and on leveraging technologies. We ensure the best quality via key partnerships with prestigious universities, engineering schools, and leading tech companies such as Google and IBM.
Ornikar
Ornikar dedicates its mission to transform the overall car mobility experience for drivers around the world. They are developing innovative solutions that bring them closer everyday to becoming the key partner in car mobility : from learning how to drive, to ensuring your car, we create a positive and empowering experience for all drivers in France, in Spain, and shortly further beyond!
OVHCloud
OVHcloud is a global provider of hyperscalable cloud that provides companies with industry-leading value and performance and that aims at being an alternative in the cloud. The group manages 28 datacenters on 12 sites and 4 continents, deploys its own global fiber optic network and controls the entire hosting chain. Building on its own infrastructure, OVHCloud offers simple and powerful tools and solutions that set technology to work and revolutionize the ways of working of more than a million customers around the world.
Payfit
Payfit revolutionizes and simplifies payroll and HR process management for businesses. Fast, intuitive and automated, the Payfit solution allows employers to manage payroll and human resources easily and independently, saving them valuable time and giving employees access to a dedicated online space. PayFit transforms complicated issues into an enjoyable experience thanks to powerful technology and human expertise. We are a European company serving thousands of SMEs.
Qonto
Our mission is to create the finance solution all businesses love through technology, elegant design, and an outstanding sense of customer care. At Qonto, we believe that great services come from great thinkers, that’s why we strive to provide an environment that will allow you to feel comfortable and help you excel in your work (read more about their method).
Recommerce Sol.
Recommerce Group is the expert in reselling, repackaging and trade in of used smartphones. We give mobile phones a second life thanks to innovative technologies and methods, from collection to resale. Thanks to a highly technological approach in the sector, Recommerce Group offers a wide range of refurbished products under our own brand, online and point-of-sale trade in solutions, and services dedicated to the needs of the second mobile life. We are present internationally and work with the largest European distributors and telephone operators in the French, Swiss and Iberian markets.
Sendinblue
Sendinblue helps companies around the world to establish and develop relationships with their customers, through a wide range of tools (emailing, mobile text msg, lead generation, email campaign automation, CRM…). It is respectful of data confidentiality (GDPR) with all customer data on servers hosted in Europe. This flexibility and reliability have attracted more than 80,000 customers worldwide, including LVMH, BMW, Carrefour, Greenpeace. The Sendinblue team has 250 employees from 20 different nationalities. They are based in 4 offices located in New Delhi, Seattle, Paris and Berlin.
Shadow
Shadow has anticipated the future of the computer, freed from any hardware constraints. Shadow’s solution is to transfer all the processing power to data centers, and take advantage of high-speed internet to end hardware obsolescence for the consumer. And so Shadow is the first high end computer totally dematerialized – a technology revolution announced for years but considered by most as impossible. Shadow key figures: more than 222 employees, 65,000 customers and more than 60 million euros raised from top investors.
Shift Technology
Shift Technology is the only provider of AI-based fraud detection and claims management automation solutions specifically designed for insurers. Our Saas solutions identify individual and network frauds and provide contextual advice to help insurers resolve their claims faster and more accurately. Shift Technology was named the 2020 Global Claims Solutions for Insurance Market Leadership Award Winner by Frost & Sullivan.
Sigfox
Sigfox is the inventor of the “0G” network, the world’s largest IoT network designed to connect simple, low-power, low-cost devices to the Internet. Sigfox’s unique technology allows you to send and receive data without the need for complex connections or SIM cards. The devices simply listen to and receive radio messages that are formatted all over the world. The network links objects that need to communicate very small messages and allows numerous use case scenarios, from the tracking of container shipments to the monitoring of fire hydrants and the securing of buildings.
Skeepers
SKEEPERS offers “people-smart” SaaS solutions to enable brands to create value from and for their customers. Its offer focuses on 3 key levers to strengthen the relational intelligence of brands in a win-win paradigm with their audiences: engage, improve and activate.
Sorare
Founded in 2018, Sorare was created by football fans for football fans. Through blockchain digital collectibles and its global fantasy football, the company is on a mission to become ‘the game within the game’. Sorare is transforming online sports fandom and giving its community a new way to connect to the clubs and players that they love. Our mission is simple yet ambitious: to become the game within the game.
Spendesk
Spendesk is the complete spend management platform that gives 100% visibility into company spend. With Spendesk, you get a 7-in-1 solution with corporate cards, invoice payments, expense reimbursements, budgets, approval, reporting, compliance, and pre-accounting in one simple, scalable solution. Trusted by thousands of businesses from start-ups to established brands, Spendesk is designed to save time and money across the entire spending process with 100% visibility, built-in automation, and an easily adopted approval process.
Swile
The first all-in-one card for employee benefits and an app for team life! We’ve made it our mission to create a more fulfilling world of work. The secret? Making people smile. Celebrating with your team after closing a big project. Grabbing lunch with coworkers at your favorite sushi place. Spending your employee benefits with a hassle-free payment solution.
VadeSecure
Vade Secure is the world leader in predictive messaging defense, with more than 600 million secure mailboxes in 76 countries. We help MSPs (Managed Service Providers) and SMEs to ensure the security of their Office 365 users from sophisticated threats from emails, phishing, spear phishing and malware.
Veepee
Veepee had pushed consumer boundaries by creating the concept of sales events on the Internet: good brands’ discounted products sold in limited quantity and for a limited time. Thanks to a successful European development strategy, Veepee is now a global brand active in 12 European countries and has become an expert in all the sectors it covers: Fashion, Home Decoration, Accessories, Sport, Children, Travel, Leisure, Beauty, Wine and Gastronomy. With 6,000 employees and 72 million members worldwide, Veepee achieved a turnover of 3.7 billion euros in 2018.
Vestiaire Collective
Vestiairecollective.com is the world’s leading marketplace for high-end and luxury second-hand fashion. The platform encourages consumers to join the circular economy trend, offering a sustainable alternative to “fast fashion” through its unique catalogue of 1 million items. All articles are checked by experts to ensure their conformity and authenticity. Vestiairecollective.com has more than 8 million members in 50 countries around the world, with offices in Paris, London, New York, Milan, Berlin and Hong Kong. More than 40,000 new items are submitted by our community of sellers each week. In 2020, Vestiaire Collective raised $64,2 million.
Voodoo
Our mission is to help your game reach the top of the charts. We coach developers of all sizes on finding ideas and developing their games. Voodoo also takes care of marketing and helps studios out with live ops to keep players coming back!
Wynd
Wynd publishes a unified SaaS trading platform for sales, cashing and omnichannel logistics. Our teams support the digital transformation of retail outlets and brands, creating new seamless customer journeys on online and offline channels resulting in an improvement in the value chain of retailers.
Ynsect
The world leader in breeding and transforming insects into premium ingredients. Ynsect offers a sustainable, high-performance alternative for animal and plant health and nutrition, when global demand for protein is growing. Ÿnsect has secured $70M of orders. Ynsect raised $175M to finance the construction of a 4.0 plant in Amiens, France, protected by 25 patents, with high environmental benefits. Ynsect wants to build dozens of plants to generate 5 billion euros per year
Younited Credit
Younited Credit is revolutionizing the personal credit sector in Europe by using the most advanced technologies to provide a user journey that is as simple and fast as possible for its customers, with loans ranging from €1,000 to €50,000. Since the end of 2018, Younited has been developing a leasing offer for its technology platform to banking and e-commerce players, enabling them to offer credit to their customers. Younited is the only platform in Europe that has a Credit Establishment approval, valid in 31 countries of the European Economic Area. Younited has raised more than 165 million euros in capital since its launch, employs 320 people in Paris, Rome and Barcelona (including 1/3 in the fields of data science and technology). Younited financed €1.5 billion of credit to about 240,000 individuals.
Yubo
Yubo is a social live-streaming platform that celebrates the true essence of being young. We inspire a new generation to be themselves – Yubo is a place where anyone can belong, feel safe, and hang out. And if others don’t get it? Well, too bad. Our universe wasn’t made for them.
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