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Interestingly, the only recent French tech company to be even remotely globally relevant (Criteo), is also affected. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comp
by umeshunni 7y ago
Interestingly, the only recent French tech company to be even remotely globally relevant (Criteo), is also affected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_of_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_of_France is a good list to look at. There is only one other software/internet company founded in France since 2000 in the 'Notable' list - 360Learning. About a third of the list was founded before 1900. A very different list than what you'd see in the US.
- bojan 7y agoSogeti is also very large, founded in 2002.
- umeshunni 7y agoLooks like they were acquired by Capgemini
- user5994461 7y agoIt's not a tech company. It's a contractor body shop, like Accenture. Sogeti merged very soon after it was formed. It's never really been known as its own company.
- gourou 7y agoFrance is an ecosystem where smaller (tech) companies get acquired by massive conglomerates (Vivendi, LVMH...). Or more recently like Zenly's acquisition by Snapchat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivendi https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/21/snapchat-buys-zenly/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/21/snapchat-buys-zenly/ While there are some French tech unicorns (BlaBlaCar, Criteo, Veepee, Doctolib) a lot of French founders just create their company in the US (Docker, Lending Club, Wit-AI) because the labor code is simpler and there are more VC funds. The current administration is trying to change that with Station F and by making it easier to get foreign workers visas but it's a long shot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Station_F https://visa.lafrenchtech.com/ https://visa.lafrenchtech.com/