Startups in France News | November, 2026 (STARTUP EDITION)

TL;DR: Startups in France News, November 2026 and Where Small Founders Can Win

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Startups in France news, November, 2026 shows you where the real opening is: vertical AI tools for trades and small businesses. Violetta Bonenkamp (Mean CEO), founder of CADChain and Fe/male Switch, reads the numbers so you know what to build next.

Steady growth, heavy concentration: France grew +4.7%, ranks #11 globally, and counts 6,999 startups with over $6.1B in funding (StartupBlink). Mistral AI alone shows $6.2B on Dealroom but €2.8B on Failory. Add a source and date to every stat in your pitch deck.
More first cheques: France closed 501 rounds averaging about €8.8M, against roughly €14.2M per round in the comparison market. Your odds of early funding are better, but expect more rounds and more dilution.
Big money vs. bootstrapper money: Large rounds go to sovereign AI and hardware (Verkor, Pasqal, Poolside AI). New launches like Aidoo, AUTILIA, Jafy and Fleeti show you can win by pointing existing AI models at artisans, fleets and accounting teams.
Compliance sells: France's e-invoicing reform starts phasing in from September 2026. Together with the AI Act and DORA, it gives customers a deadline to buy. Build those rules into a simple product.
Look beyond Paris: Grenoble suits batteries, Palaiseau quantum, Toulouse aerospace, Lyon B2B SaaS and Marseille logistics.

Want the trend line? Compare this edition with the October 2026 French startup news and the French tech mistakes to avoid. Then pick one unglamorous niche, call ten customers in French, and test demand with no-code before you hire a developer.

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Startups in France news for November 2026 starts with a set of numbers every European founder should keep in view. France’s startup ecosystem grew +4.7% in 2026, now ranks #11 globally, and counts 6,999 startups with total startup funding above $6.1 billion, according to the StartupBlink France startup ecosystem ranking. Those figures look calm on paper. Underneath them sits a market where a single AI company has raised more money than many national ecosystems, where Paris holds most of the country’s research talent, and where some of the most interesting new launches this month are AI tools for plumbers, electricians and small accounting teams.

I am Violetta Bonenkamp, better known as Mean CEO. I run several ventures in parallel: CADChain, a deeptech company building IP protection and compliance tools for CAD and 3D files, and Fe/male Switch, a game-based startup incubator for women. I have five higher education degrees, including an MBA, and more than 20 years of international work behind me. I also grew CADChain from about 4 people to around 25 full-time staff during the pandemic years. I read French startup data as a neighbour, a competitor and sometimes a partner. This article gives you the news, the numbers and my honest read on what founders, freelancers and business owners should DO with them.

What are the biggest Startups in France news headlines for November 2026?

Here is the short version for busy readers. These are the data points and stories shaping French startup conversations this month, pulled from public trackers and ecosystem reports.

Ecosystem growth: France grew +4.7% in 2026 and holds the #11 global spot with 6,999 startups and over $6.1B in total startup funding (StartupBlink).
Mistral AI keeps its crown: the Paris-based large language model company, founded in 2023, is listed at $6.2B in funding by Dealroom, while Failory reports €2.8B. The gap between those numbers is a story of its own (more on that below).
AI for biology is getting funded fast: Bioptimus raised $76M in its first year to build AI models for biology.
Paris concentrates the brains: the city holds 39% of France’s R&D workforce and 29% of its scientists and engineers (Choose Paris Region, via Startup Guide).
DNA as a hard drive: Paris deeptech startup Biomemory built the DNA DRIVE, a DNA-based data storage appliance for data centers that keeps data at room temperature with no ongoing energy use.
Fresh launches, late October to 3 November 2026: new entries on Les Pépites Tech include Aidoo (connects the Odoo ERP to Claude and ChatGPT), AUTILIA (an AI phone switchboard that answers when the craftsperson is on site), Binz France with its Jafy invoicing software for artisans, and Fleeti (fleet telematics plus vehicle financing).

Let’s break down what each of these means for you, because the headlines alone hide the useful part.

How big is the French startup ecosystem in 2026?

The answer depends on who is counting, and that matters more than most founders realise. StartupBlink counts 6,999 startups nationally on its ecosystem page and lists a total of 6,973 on its StartupBlink list of top startups in France. Startup Guide, citing regional data, says Paris alone hosted more than 25,000 startups by early 2025, accounting for more than 1 million jobs in the region.

So which one is right? Both, within their own definitions. One tracker counts companies with a verified online footprint and activity signals. The other counts every young company registered in a broad tech or emerging-sector category. When you see “France has X startups” in a pitch deck (the slide presentation founders use to raise money from investors), always ask which definition sits behind the number.

Shocking statistics founders should remember

One company versus a whole country: Dealroom lists Mistral AI at $6.2B in cumulative funding. StartupBlink lists total French startup funding at over $6.1B. The two figures use different scopes and time frames, yet the comparison shows how extreme capital concentration has become.
Paris outgrew London on value creation: between 2017 and 2024, the combined enterprise value of Paris startups rose 5.3 times, compared with 4.2 times for London (Dealroom, 2025).
France funds more companies with smaller cheques: the French Treasury describes France as the #1 startup ecosystem in continental Europe, with €4.4bn raised through 501 rounds, against €4.1bn through 289 rounds for the comparison market. That works out to roughly €8.8M per round in France versus about €14.2M on the other side.
VivaTech pulls the world in: the 2024 edition of Viva Technology attracted 165,000 visitors and 13,500 startups.
International founders are normal: roughly one-third of startups at STATION F, the giant startup campus in Paris, are led by international teams.

That round-size statistic is the one I keep coming back to. More rounds at smaller sizes means French investors spread bets widely. For an early-stage founder, that is good news: your odds of getting a first cheque are higher. The flip side is that you may need more rounds, more paperwork and more dilution before you reach real scale.

Which French startups have raised the most money?

The Dealroom ranking of top startups in France by funding gives a clear picture of where the big money went. Here is a selection of the leaders, with founding year, headquarters and total funding as listed.

Mistral AI (2023, Paris): $6.2B. Large language models and AI tools.
Verkor (2020, Grenoble): $2.1B. Low-carbon batteries for the European market.
Poolside AI (2023, Paris): $1.6B. AI models for software development.
ContentSquare (2012, Paris): $1.3B. Digital experience analytics.
Pasqal (2019, Palaiseau): $588M. Neutral atom quantum computers.
Ledger (2014, Paris): $584M. Security hardware and infrastructure for crypto assets.
Getaround (2011, Paris): $565M. Peer-to-peer car sharing.
BlaBlaCar (2006, Paris): $561M. Shared travel marketplace.
InnovaFeed (2016, Paris): $554M. Insect farming for animal and plant feed.
Doctolib (2013, Levallois-Perret): $536M. Healthcare booking and practice software.
Kyutai (2023, Paris): $363M. AI research lab working on artificial general intelligence.
AURA AERO (2018, Cugnaux): $357M. Aircraft and aviation.
DNA Script (2014, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre): $338M. Enzymatic DNA synthesis for biology and medicine.
Owkin (2016, Paris): $335M. AI for drug development and precision medicine.

Why does Mistral AI show €2.8B in one place and $6.2B in another?

Failory’s Failory list of top France startups to watch in 2026 says Mistral AI has secured €2.8B since 2023. Dealroom lists $6.2B. Trackers differ on whether they include debt, strategic partnerships, announced but unclosed commitments, and how they convert currencies. Neither source is “lying”. They are measuring different things at different moments.

My advice from years of investor meetings: ALWAYS put the source and the date next to every market number you show. Investors who know the space will spot inconsistent figures in seconds, and a single sloppy stat can cost you credibility for the entire meeting. I have watched founders lose a room because they quoted a competitor’s funding from a two-year-old article.

What does the top of the list tell us?

Two of the top three companies were founded in 2023. Both build AI models. The third, Verkor, builds batteries in Grenoble. French capital in 2026 flows toward two bets: sovereign AI (European-controlled AI models) and industrial reindustrialisation (batteries, aviation, quantum hardware). If your startup touches either theme, you are swimming with the current. If it does not, you need a sharper story about why your niche matters.

Is the French AI boom good or bad for small founders?

Here is my provocative take. The Mistral effect is a mixed blessing for solo founders and small teams. On the positive side, it puts Paris on every global investor’s map and pulls AI talent into the city. On the negative side, it sets a mental benchmark that distorts expectations. Junior founders start believing that an AI startup must raise hundreds of millions to matter.

Look at the launches from the last days of October and the first days of November 2026 on Les Pépites Tech, the French startup directory. None of them is trying to build a foundation model. They take existing models and point them at boring, expensive, real problems:

Aidoo connects Odoo, the open-source ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning software that runs accounting, stock and sales), to Claude and ChatGPT through MCP, the Model Context Protocol that lets AI assistants talk to external software. Users run Odoo in plain language.
AUTILIA sells an AI phone switchboard that picks up calls while the craftsperson is on a construction site.
Binz France publishes Jafy, invoicing software for artisans with quotes, compliant e-invoicing and a voice AI assistant.
Fleeti combines vehicle telematics and fleet management on one platform and helps businesses finance vehicles.
Kaloritech builds thermal energy management to cut heating consumption in buildings.
Teetche offers an all-in-one platform for training organisations.
Zumeo created a digital pet health record that links families, breeders, shelters and vets.

This is the part of French startup news I find most useful. The money is at the top, but the opportunity for bootstrappers sits at the bottom, in vertical tools for trades, small businesses and regulated workflows. As I like to say, “AI is a force multiplier for small teams and solo founders.” You do not need a GPU cluster to sell an AI receptionist to 50,000 French electricians. You need distribution, trust and a product that works on a noisy job site.

Why compliance is the hidden sales engine in France

Binz France explicitly sells compliant e-invoicing. That is no accident. France’s e-invoicing reform is being phased in from September 2026, starting with the obligation for businesses to receive electronic invoices and then extending issuing duties to smaller firms. Several other launches on the same directory list tags like #AiAct, #DORA and #ISO27001. The AI Act is the EU’s regulation on artificial intelligence. DORA is the Digital Operational Resilience Act for the financial sector. ISO 27001 is the international information security standard.

This matches one of my firmest operating principles: “Protection and compliance should be invisible.” At CADChain, we put IP protection directly inside CAD software so engineers never have to become lawyers. French founders who hide regulatory pain inside a simple tool have a built-in reason for customers to buy NOW, because deadlines create urgency that no marketing campaign can match.

Is France only about Paris?

Paris dominates, with 39% of the national R&D workforce and 29% of scientists and engineers. Yet the funding list above tells a more spread-out story. Verkor sits in Grenoble, Pasqal in Palaiseau on the Paris-Saclay research cluster, AURA AERO in Cugnaux near Toulouse, and Koolboks in Rosny-sous-Bois east of Paris.

StartupBlink also highlights strong regional players:

Paris: Criteo (adtech), Back Market (refurbished electronics marketplace), Qwant (privacy-focused search and cybersecurity).
Lyon: Indy (accounting software for freelancers), Agicap (cash management SaaS), mylight150 (home energy).
Marseille: Skeepers (customer reviews and enterprise tech), MailInBlack (email security), Ceva (logistics).

One warning for anyone reading rankings uncritically. StartupBlink’s list of top hiring “startups” in France includes Oui Care, a home services group with more than 10,001 employees, and Capgemini Engineering. Those are mature companies. Rankings blend young ventures and grown-up businesses, so treat them as a map of activity, and use your own filters before drawing conclusions about competition.

Which French city fits which kind of startup?

Paris: AI, fintech, consumer apps, investor access, international talent, events like VivaTech and France Digitale Day.
Paris-Saclay (Palaiseau): quantum computing, physics-heavy deeptech, links to research labs.
Grenoble: batteries, semiconductors, photonics and hardware engineering.
Toulouse area: aerospace and aviation.
Lyon: B2B SaaS for finance and freelancers, energy, health.
Marseille: logistics, Mediterranean trade links, enterprise software.

Which sectors in France deserve founder attention right now?

1. Deeptech and AI for science

Deeptech means startups built on scientific or engineering breakthroughs, as opposed to business model tweaks. France is strong here: Biomemory stores data in DNA, Pasqal builds quantum computers, Scintil Photonics works on optical semiconductors, DNA Script synthesises DNA, and Bioptimus and Owkin apply AI to biology and drug development. Startup Guide also features Cellectis among Paris healthcare names.

From my CADChain experience, deeptech founders lose the most value in one place: intellectual property hygiene. Engineers share files with suppliers, universities and freelancers long before anyone files a patent at INPI, the French national IP office, or registers rights at the EU level. Lock your IP early. Track who touched which file. It is far cheaper than fighting over ownership during due diligence.

2. Climate and industrial tech

According to La Mission French Tech’s guide to joining French startups, France has about 1,800 startups working on the ecological transition, employing 70,000 people, with fundraising up 210% between 2020 and 2021. That growth figure is several years old, so read it as a signal of momentum. Names to know include Hoffmann Green Cement (clinker-free cement), Atawey (hydrogen charging stations), ROSI Solar (recycling materials from photovoltaic waste) and HySiLabs (hydrogen carrier). Failory’s list adds Koolboks, which makes solar-powered off-grid freezers and fridges, raised $15.4M through Series A and counts Bpifrance, the French public investment bank, among its investors.

3. AgriFoodTech

Around 1,000 French agri-food tech startups are active, and the agricultural component of the France 2030 investment plan is worth €2.3 billion. Examples include AGRIODOR (natural alternatives to insecticides), Sencrop (hyper-local weather sensors for farms) and InnovaFeed (insect protein, $554M raised).

4. Fintech and developer tools

Failory highlights Finary (personal wealth management) and Qovery, a DevOps automation platform that lets developers deploy cloud apps without being infrastructure experts. Qovery was founded in 2019 by Morgan Perry, Pierre Mavro and Romaric Philogene and has raised $17.1M, backed by Techstars, Speedinvest and Crane Venture Partners. Paris also hosts FinTech R:Evolution, a dedicated event for fintech founders, regulators and investors.

5. Vertical AI for small businesses and trades

This is my favourite category for solo founders, and November 2026 launches prove it is heating up. AI receptionists, voice invoicing, natural-language ERP control and fleet tools all target small business owners who have zero time and real money to spend on anything that saves them hours.

How do you launch or move a startup to France? A step-by-step guide

Next steps, practical edition. This is the playbook I would follow if I were opening a French entity for one of my ventures tomorrow.

Pick your city by sector fit. Use the city list above. A battery startup in central Paris pays Paris rents without Grenoble’s engineering pool.

Pick your city by sector fit. Use the city list above. A battery startup in central Paris pays Paris rents without Grenoble’s engineering pool nearby.
Validate with no-code before hiring developers. My rule: “Default to no-code until you hit a hard wall.” I built the whole Fe/male Switch game and incubator with no-code tools. Test demand with landing pages, AI agents and manual service before you write custom code.
Choose your legal structure. Most French startups use an SAS (simplified joint-stock company) or an SASU (its single-shareholder version), like Zumeo SASU from this month’s launch list. Read the Business France guide to creating a startup in France for incorporation, tax and social security steps.
Sort your visa if you are from outside the EU. The French Tech Visa for Founders procedure eases the arrival of international entrepreneurs.
Map public money early. Talk to Bpifrance, check France 2030 calls for projects, and ask an accountant about the research tax credit (Crédit d’Impôt Recherche) if you run R&D. Public funding in France is generous but slow, so start applications months before you need the cash.
Plug into the community. Apply to STATION F programmes, attend VivaTech in summer, Hello Tomorrow and Deep Tech Days for deeptech, and France Digitale Day for the broader tech scene. Underrepresented founders should look at French Tech Tremplin and STATION F’s Fighters Program.
Get listed and visible. Submit your startup to Les Pépites Tech and keep your profiles on Dealroom and StartupBlink accurate. Investors and journalists use these databases to build shortlists.
Build compliance into the product. E-invoicing, GDPR, the AI Act and sector rules like DORA should live inside your workflows from day one, so customers stay compliant without thinking about it.
Prepare a sourced data room. Every market figure in your deck needs a source and a date. Mention which tracker you used when you cite ecosystem numbers.

What are the most common mistakes founders make in the French market?

Copying Mistral’s playbook without Mistral’s team. Raising at foundation-model scale requires founders with elite research track records. Most of us should build on top of models, never against them.
Quoting mismatched statistics. Mixing a €2.8B figure and a $6.2B figure for the same company in one deck signals you did not check your sources.
Ignoring French-language sales. Artisans, small business owners and public buyers expect French. Your English-only landing page loses them in five seconds. As a linguist, I can tell you that language is the interface layer between your product and your buyer.
Treating public funding as free and fast. Grants and Bpifrance programmes come with reporting duties and timelines. Plan cash flow as if the money arrives late.
Leaving IP to “later”. Deeptech teams share CAD files, code and lab data freely in the early months. Ownership disputes surface during due diligence, at the worst possible moment.
Reading rankings as competitor maps. Lists that mix Capgemini Engineering with seed-stage companies will make your market look more crowded or less crowded than it is.
Skipping events because they feel like “networking theatre”. In France, relationships made at VivaTech or France Digitale Day often turn into pilots and introductions months later.
Chasing hype valuations. Sorare raised a $680M Series B in 2021 at a $4.3B valuation during the crypto boom. Hype cycles end. Build a business that survives when the cycle turns.

What is Mean CEO’s honest analysis of the French startup scene?

Ranking #11 globally is a warning sign dressed as a trophy

France leads continental Europe and Paris is outpacing London on value growth. Yet the country sits at #11 in the world, with +4.7% growth. That is solid, though far from explosive. Concentration in a handful of AI and industrial champions can make an ecosystem look stronger than its middle layer really is. The real test for France is whether Series A and Series B companies like Qovery, Koolboks and Finary can reach the next stage without leaving for the US.

Women need infrastructure, and France is building some of it

I say this often: “Women do not need more inspiration; they need infrastructure.” Paris initiatives like the Female Founder Challenge and the LVMH Innovation Award at VivaTech give visibility. Visibility helps, though it does not replace access to capital, IP knowledge and safe spaces to practise pitching and negotiation. At Fe/male Switch we treat startup building as a game with real consequences, because “education must be experiential and slightly uncomfortable.” Women founders entering France should combine French programmes with structured practice environments before burning real money.

Parallel entrepreneurship fits the French model

Smaller average round sizes mean many French founders run lean for longer. That makes parallel entrepreneurship, running several linked ventures that share knowledge, tools and networks, a smart hedge. I run CADChain and Fe/male Switch side by side, and the learning from one feeds the other. A freelancer in Lyon building an AI invoicing tool for artisans could easily run a consulting practice for the same customers and reuse every insight.

Treat your French launch like a strategy game

My view on any market entry: the goal is to collect information, assets and relationships faster than competitors. Run small, cheap experiments. Call 30 artisans before building the AI switchboard. Book a stand at a regional event before renting a Paris office. Track every test in a spreadsheet with a clear hypothesis. Hustle is structured experimentation, measured in learning per euro, never in hours burned.

Frequently asked questions about startups in France in 2026

How many startups are there in France in 2026?

StartupBlink counts 6,999 startups in France for 2026. Broader definitions put the Paris region alone above 25,000 startups as of early 2025. The difference comes from how each source defines and verifies a startup.

What is the most funded startup in France?

Mistral AI, the Paris-based developer of large language models founded in 2023, leads Dealroom’s French ranking with $6.2B in funding. Verkor ($2.1B) and Poolside AI ($1.6B) follow.

Where does France rank among global startup ecosystems?

France ranks #11 globally according to StartupBlink, and the French Treasury describes it as the #1 startup ecosystem in continental Europe.

Can foreign founders start a company in France?

Yes. Non-EU founders can use the Tech Visa for Founders, and roughly one-third of STATION F startups are led by international teams. Business France publishes step-by-step guidance on incorporation, taxation and social security.

Which startup sectors are growing in France?

AI, deeptech (quantum, photonics, DNA storage), climate and industrial tech, agri-food tech, health tech and fintech lead the pack. Among new launches, vertical AI tools for artisans and small businesses stand out in late 2026.

Where can I find newly funded or hiring startups in Paris?

Check the Topstartups list of newly funded and hiring Paris startups, the Startup Guide overview of the Paris startup ecosystem, and daily launches on Les Pépites Tech.

What should founders do after reading this month’s French startup news?

The November 2026 picture is clear. France is growing steadily, ranks #11 globally, funds many companies with mid-sized cheques, and pours its biggest money into sovereign AI and industrial hardware. Paris holds the research talent, while Grenoble, Palaiseau, Toulouse, Lyon and Marseille host serious players in their own niches. The freshest launches show small teams building AI tools for trades and regulated workflows, where deadlines like e-invoicing create instant demand.

Here is what I would do this week if I were you:

Audit your pitch deck and add a source and date to every market number.
Pick one unglamorous French niche (artisans, training organisations, fleets, farms) and interview ten potential customers in French.
Build your first version with no-code and AI agents before hiring a single developer.
Bake compliance and IP protection into the product so customers never have to think about it.
Put VivaTech, France Digitale Day or Hello Tomorrow on your calendar and set a goal of five real conversations per event.
Apply for Bpifrance and France 2030 programmes early, because public money moves slowly.

The founders who win in France over the next year will be the ones who read these numbers critically, ignore the mega-round noise, and ship something useful to people who pay. The window for vertical AI in French small business is open right now, and it will not stay this empty for long. As I tell every player in Fe/male Switch: “Stop collecting inspiration. Start collecting evidence.”

FAQ on Startups in France in 2026

Is Montpellier a cheaper alternative to Paris for healthtech and fintech founders?

Often, yes. Montpellier combines strong universities, French Tech Méditerranée support and lower costs, and it reportedly drew over €500 million in venture investment across 2024, 2026. Rouen offers a similar cost advantage near Paris, with strength in cleantech. Test local accelerators before committing to Paris rent. Explore top Montpellier startups

What can founders learn from AI adoption in Nice's startup scene?

Nice shows AI working inside physical industries. Vulog uses smart data and AI to optimise car-sharing fleets, while other local startups apply similar tools to energy storage, healthcare and food tech. Copy the pattern: pick one asset-heavy operation and use AI to raise utilisation and margins. See Nice startup success stories

Which French startups are approaching unicorn status in 2026?

Adcytherix, WAAT, InterCloud and Pennylane are among the companies nearing unicorn valuations across biotech, deeptech and fintech. They share a common recipe: deep niche expertise, Bpifrance public funding, venture capital and talent from schools like École Polytechnique. Plan international expansion early. Read about French near-unicorns

What business models make French startups most durable?

France's strongest companies attach software to costly, repeated real-world workflows. Examples include Doctolib for medical appointments, Back Market for device resale, Pennylane for accounting and Electra for EV charging. Before building, confirm that your customer performs the task weekly and loses money when it goes badly. Learn which French workflows win

Does Paris centralisation create risks for French founders?

Yes. Concentration in Paris eases fundraising and hiring but pushes up salaries, rents and competition for the same investors. AI also absorbs investor attention, which squeezes non-AI founders. Counter this with export plans, healthy gross margins and disciplined hiring, which investors now weigh above hype. Read the June French startup snapshot

How should European founders choose between France and other EU countries as a base?

Compare four factors: grant access, visa speed, talent cost and language needs. France offers Bpifrance, France 2030 and the Tech Visa, but it expects French-language sales. Benchmark it against Germany, the Netherlands or Estonia before incorporating, and apply for EU-level funding alongside national schemes. Use the European Startup Playbook

What roles are French climate and agritech startups hiring for?

Beyond software engineers, these startups recruit IP engineers, maintenance technicians, project draughtspersons, GreenTech industrial project managers, field agronomists, analytical chemistry technicians and data analysts. ROSI Solar, HySiLabs, AGRIODOR and Sencrop are examples. Job seekers with industrial backgrounds should target these sectors through official listings. Browse La French Tech startup jobs

How can I find Paris startups backed by Y Combinator or Accel?

Filter startup trackers by investor. Topstartups lists Paris companies such as Slite (Y Combinator, $15M raised in 2020), BulldozAIR and Station, all backed by Accel or Y Combinator. Check funding dates, because older rounds may signal companies that pivoted or need new capital. Find newly funded Paris startups

Registration depends on your personal status and legal structure, so decide between an SAS and an SASU first. Register with social security immediately to secure personal coverage, and map your tax obligations early. If your company is R&D-heavy, ask an accountant about Jeune Entreprise Innovante status. Read Business France's startup creation guide

Why does France's startup count keep changing month to month?

StartupBlink updates its data continuously. It reported roughly 6,900 startups in June 2026, 6,933 in August and 6,999 by November. Companies enter, exit or grow beyond startup criteria. Always quote the month alongside the number, and treat small shifts as noise, not a trend. Check the StartupBlink France ranking

Violetta Bonenkamp

Violetta Bonenkamp, also known as Mean CEO, is a female entrepreneur and an experienced startup founder, bootstrapping her startups. She has an impressive educational background including an MBA and four other higher education degrees. She has over 20 years of work experience across multiple countries, including 10 years as a solopreneur and serial entrepreneur. Throughout her startup experience she has applied for multiple startup grants at the EU level, in the Netherlands and Malta, and her startups received quite a few of those. She’s been living, studying and working in many countries around the globe and her extensive multicultural experience has influenced her immensely. Constantly learning new things, like AI, SEO, zero code, code, etc. and scaling her businesses through smart systems.