Here are the 5 hottest startups in France

Immense over competition in Silicon Valley (plus Donald Trump), have been causing many top engineers and VCs to look to Europe. With the UK, France’s longtime tech rival, facing the instability and uncertainty of Brexit, the country has been positioning itself to seize the moment and become next in line. And the chances are looking good. In 2017, President Macron announced France would become a “startup nation”, introducing tax incentives, visa schemes, and a €10 billion government fund. This caused a surge in startups being created at the end of 2017, leading France to beat out the Brits in terms…

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http://bit.ly/2Dw8VmN Andrea Hak February 11, 2019 at 06:00AM