The Next40 stack

The 40 companies at the head of the French Tech 120

Companies
40
Tools identified
383
Categories
16
Last update
Oct 2026

About the cohort

40 companies

See all 40 companies

Most adopted tools

Across all 16 categories

Data & Analytics

39 of 40 companies Β· 45 tools identified

HR & Talent

38 of 40 companies Β· 45 tools identified

IT & Infrastructure

38 of 40 companies Β· 14 tools identified

Developer & Engineering

36 of 40 companies Β· 42 tools identified

02Cursor

Marketing

36 of 40 companies Β· 31 tools identified

04Livestorm

Productivity & Collaboration

34 of 40 companies Β· 35 tools identified

Sales

31 of 40 companies Β· 42 tools identified

Artificial Intelligence

29 of 40 companies Β· 11 tools identified

Security & Compliance

29 of 40 companies Β· 20 tools identified

Operations

21 of 40 companies Β· 16 tools identified

Finance

20 of 40 companies Β· 27 tools identified

Commerce

19 of 40 companies Β· 15 tools identified

02Adyen
03PayPal
04Checkout
05GoCardless

Design & Creative

19 of 40 companies Β· 8 tools identified

03Abyssale
04Ausha
05Loom

Customer Experience

15 of 40 companies Β· 13 tools identified

01Zendesk
03
UN
Unifix
04Mayday
05Fin

Industry Software

13 of 40 companies Β· 12 tools identified

01Bridge
02Powens
03Swan
04Autodesk
05Advizeo

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