What are the 26 French ‘unicorns’ hailed by the government?

In 2019, French President Emmanuel Macron set what seemed like an ambitious objective: having 25 French start-ups valued at over $1 billion by 2025.

These companies are colloquially referred to as “unicorns” or licornes in French.

The target was very on-brand. Macron had sold himself at a youthful, ambitious and liberalising president keen to lead France towards modernity.

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