Doctolib co-founders (l-r) Ivan Schneider, Jessy Bernal and Stanislas Niox-Chateau
Billy Clark
Population 2.2 million
Size 105.4km2
Global cities index ranking 3
On April 14 this year, Emmanuel Macron, France's minister for the economy, and Axelle Lemaire, minister for the digital economy, travelled to London to launch the French Tech Hub, an entrepreneurial network to support the 450 French startups that have offices in London. "Politicians like Lemaire and Macron are genuinely interested in what goes on in the digital economy," says Yann Lechelle, COO of AI startup Snips.
They can't afford not to be interested: in 2015, French startups raised more than £1.38 billion, including £77 million raised by Sigfox and £137 million by BlaBlaCar. It's an indication that its tech industry no longer suffers from a dearth of global ambition. And at CES 2016, 256 companies represented France, the third-highest number of exhibitors, behind only the US and China.
Doctolib co-founders (l-r) Ivan Schneider, Jessy Bernal and Stanislas Niox-Chateau
Billy Clark
Population 2.2 million
Size 105.4km2
Global cities index ranking 3
On April 14 this year, Emmanuel Macron, France's minister for the economy, and Axelle Lemaire, minister for the digital economy, travelled to London to launch the French Tech Hub, an entrepreneurial network to support the 450 French startups that have offices in London. "Politicians like Lemaire and Macron are genuinely interested in what goes on in the digital economy," says Yann Lechelle, COO of AI startup Snips.
They can't afford not to be interested: in 2015, French startups raised more than £1.38 billion, including £77 million raised by Sigfox and £137 million by BlaBlaCar. It's an indication that its tech industry no longer suffers from a dearth of global ambition. And at CES 2016, 256 companies represented France, the third-highest number of exhibitors, behind only the US and China.
