Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn
- Fintech unicorn Pennylane raises €175m round at €3.6bn valuationNews
January 20, 2026
Fintech unicorn Pennylane raises €175m round at €3.6bn valuation
- Trump’s tariff threats boost EU tech sovereignty push
Trump’s tariff threats boost EU tech sovereignty push
- 15 open-source startups to watch in Europe, according to VCs
15 open-source startups to watch in Europe, according to VCs
- Exclusive: Ananda Impact Ventures closes €73m for new deeptech fund
Exclusive: Ananda Impact Ventures closes €73m for new deeptech fund
- The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar faces tax fraud probe, reports sayNews
January 15, 2026
The Family cofounder Oussama Ammar faces tax fraud probe, reports say
- Yann LeCun poaches from Meta, Google DeepMind for new startup
Yann LeCun poaches from Meta, Google DeepMind for new startup
- French drone maker Harmattan AI raises $200m Series B at $1.4bn valuationNews
January 12, 2026
French drone maker Harmattan AI raises $200m Series B at $1.4bn valuation
- What’s in store for European deeptech in 2026, according to investors
What’s in store for European deeptech in 2026, according to investors
- Octopus Energy losses mount after two years of profitabilityNews
December 30, 2025
Octopus Energy losses mount after two years of profitability
- Octopus Energy to spin off tech arm Kraken at $8.65bn valuationNews
December 30, 2025
Octopus Energy to spin off tech arm Kraken at $8.65bn valuation
- What’s in store for French tech in 2026? Investors weigh in
What’s in store for French tech in 2026? Investors weigh in
- 17 voice AI startups to watch, according to VCs
17 voice AI startups to watch, according to VCs
- Yann LeCun raising €500m at €3bn valuation for new AI startupNews
December 18, 2025
Yann LeCun raising €500m at €3bn valuation for new AI startup
- Tackling Europe’s chip bottleneck: Semiconductor VC Cloudberry closes €30m fund
Tackling Europe’s chip bottleneck: Semiconductor VC Cloudberry closes €30m fund
- Forward deployed engineers, the ‘red hot’ role shaking up Europe’s top AI startups
Forward deployed engineers, the ‘red hot’ role shaking up Europe’s top AI startups
- Earlybird partners launch €60m independent fund for deeptech university spinoutsNews
December 10, 2025
Earlybird partners launch €60m independent fund for deeptech university spinouts
- 'Huge companies adopted new technologies thanks to FDEs’: H Company COO's Palantir-inspired hiring spree
'Huge companies adopted new technologies thanks to FDEs’: H Company COO's Palantir-inspired hiring spree
- ‘Where the competition will play out’: Robotics startups are racing to secure their data moat
‘Where the competition will play out’: Robotics startups are racing to secure their data moat
- Yann LeCun taps European talent for new startup, says Silicon Valley is ‘hypnotised’ by generative AINews
December 4, 2025
Yann LeCun taps European talent for new startup, says Silicon Valley is ‘hypnotised’ by generative AI
- Salesforce challenger Brevo becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with €500m share saleNews
December 4, 2025
Salesforce challenger Brevo becomes Europe’s newest unicorn with €500m share sale
- Mistral pushes into robotics, open-sources flagship models
Mistral pushes into robotics, open-sources flagship models
- Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt backs voice AI startup Gradium in $70m seed roundNews
December 2, 2025
Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt backs voice AI startup Gradium in $70m seed round