1,053 French founders.
31 countries.

Where they went. What they're building. The first comprehensive directory of French entrepreneurship abroad.

1,053
Qualified founders
31
Countries
2020+
Acceleration year
76%
In top 4 countries
0
1+
France

Top countries

🇪🇸Spain266
🇦🇪UAE258
🇬🇧UK141
🇵🇹Portugal134
🇲🇽Mexico46
🇧🇷Brazil39
🇵🇪Peru18
🇨🇴Colombia17

Top industries

Real Estate
96
Consulting
75
Advertising
59
Software
57
Financial Services
44
IT Services
41
Travel
38
Events
37

Founding year trend

Companies founded per year

n = 656
0
50
100
150
21
35
34
51
47
100
67
72
152
77
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

COVID doubled the baseline — 2023 was the biggest year yet

Pre-COVID
Post-COVID
2020 (pandemic year)

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