This article showcases our top picks for the best France based News companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the News industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top France News Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Brut
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Brut is a global media company that creates short-form video content.
Capgemini
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Capgemini provides consulting, technology, and digital transformation services.
Euronews
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Euronews is an online news portal that cover world news from a european perspective.
News Republic
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News Republic is a fast and convenient way to stay informed with latest news from India & around the world from various sources.
Palico
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Palico is an online marketplace for the private equity fund community.
Cafeyn
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Cafeyn offering an ultra high-performance platform, based on advanced technology and backed up by a team of more than 90 people.
Melty
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Melty is a website aimed at young people providing entertainment news and trending topics.
Eutelsat
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Eutelsat is a commercial satellite provider with coverage spanning the European continent, the Middle East, Africa India, and the Americas.
Groupe Xerfi
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Groupe Xerfi is in France the first private institute of economic studies, totally independent.
Storyzy
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Storyzy is an ad tech company that offers a solution for brands to exclude their ads from fake news and inappropriate context.
Madmagz
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Madmagz is an online software that enables anyone with basic internet knowledge to create with its team custom digital or print magazines.
MinuteBuzz
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MinuteBuzz is an independent French media site, which covers the most entertaining topics on the web daily
Dailymotion
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Dailymotion is the leading destination for video discovery and exploration.
Webedia
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Webedia is a global media and technology company, specialized in the recreation and entertainment industries.
wezzoo
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Wezzoo is a mobile application that provides real-time weather updates.
InvestiGroup
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InvestiGroup assists individuals in learning, understanding, and starting financial investments
Ownpage
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Ownpage is a providesr of technology services that help publishers to personalize their newsletters, website, and application
Les Echos
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The Groupe Les Echos is the leading economic information media source in France.
Prisma Media
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Prisma Media was founded in 1978 under the leadership of Axel Ganz, sent to Paris by the German publisher Gruner + Jahr, to launch a……..
Agence France Presse (AFP)
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AFP (Agence France-Presse) is the world’s oldest international news agency.
Le Monde
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Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris.
Calameo
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Calaméo is a free document publishing platform that creates interactive web publications in real time.
12Bis
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Publishes predominantly bande dessinée comic books and manga in France
Le Figaro
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Le Figaro is first mainstream daily news website in France.
THEMA
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Thema is a distributor of pay TV channels to cable, IPTV, DTH, operators and also for mobile packages.
EM
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EM is a online portal that publishes news about sports, elections, current affairs and information services to its users.
Konbini
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Konbini is a media company and an advertising agency focused on delivering creative content over the internet.
France 24
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France 24 is an international news and current affairs television channel that offers a French perspective on world events.
CB News
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CB News is magazine of professional press to agencies, advertisers, media and communication professionals.
Maddyness
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Since its creation in 2012, Maddyness has become the first news outlet for startup and entrepreneurship in France.
i24news
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i24news is a news channel that provides news under economy, technology, sport, culture, and more.
France Télévisions
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France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster.
AFPBB News
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AFPBB News “AFPBroadBand News” is a news service of the Japanese that 2007 AFP communication has been launched
Mediapart
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Mediapart is a French online investigative and opinion journal.
01net
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01net presents news of high-tech products, innovations, testing, and comparative products made by experts.
Le Point.fr
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Le Point.fr is a magazine that features articles and news pieces on culture, economy, technology, automobile, and more.
My Little Paris
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My Little Paris provides locations for little known and out of the way boutiques.
International Chamber of Commerce
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ICC is the world business organization, helping businesses of all sizes and in all countries to operate both internationally.
M6 Web
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M6 Web is a joint venture of M6, part of RTL Group, which operate internet and mobile operations
Worldcrunch
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Worldcrunch is an English language news website that curates and translates news from international media sources and partner organizations.
Millenium
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Millenium is the first news media of esport and hardcore gaming.
Dromadaire.com
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Dromadaire.com is an online platform for e-cards, e-invitations, and virtual maps.
SeedTable
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SeedTable is a weekly newsletter for founders, investors, and senior employees to stay up to date with European tech scenes.
Le Journal du Geek
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Le Journal du Geek is a reference site dedicated to the high technology and geek culture.
L’Atelier BNP Paribas
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L’Atelier BNP Paribas is a technology and innovation tracking unit that helps organizations transform ideas into operational projects.
20minutes.fr
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20minutes.fr is a mobile apps developer company and has developed various 20 min. duration appsvfor the iPhone users. Some of their great
Biopharma-reporter
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BioPharma-reporter brings you all the latest new views and issues impacting the fast moving global biomanufacturing sector.
Voxe.org
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Voxe.org offers a free newsletter as an independent medium aimed at young working people.
Cryptoast
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Cryptoast is a media company that offers accurate news online on blockchain technology, crypto assets, bitcoin, and emerging fintech trends.
FrenchWeb
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FrenchWeb is a media source for internet news, startups, and tech trends in France. FrenchWeb.fr is edited by AdsVark Media
CNews
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CNews is a live news channel that provides 24-hour national and global news coverage.
Le Parisien
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Le Parisien is the first generalist newspaper France.
Crowdspark France (formerly Citizenside)
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Citizenside is news video and photo agency based in France, sharing and selling content produced by amateur and independent reporters.
La Tribune
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La Tribune is a French newspaper that features the latest local and international market, economic, and financial information.
ADN CONTENTS
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ADN CONTENTS is a web agency focused in media.
Usbek & Rica
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USBEK & Rica is the magazine that explores the future. This is a quarterly, sold at newsstands and bookstores, who wants to understand the
Le JDD
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Le Journal du Dimanche is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France.
Daily Geek Show
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The most amazing scientific news, unusual, and technology geek.
SOCIETE OUEST-FRANCE
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SOCIETE Ouest-France groups are moderated and facilitated by a representative of Southwest France.�Ouest-France reserves the righ
UbiCast
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UbiCast develops autonomous plug and webcast systems that enable non-specialist users to capture and stream their videos and webinars.
Midi Libre
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Midi Libre serves as the information medium for Languedoc-regional Roussillon’s daily press.
BFMTV
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BFMTV is a French news channel available globally via digital television, cable, and satellite.
La Provence
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La Provence is a publisher of daily newspaper.
nice-matin
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Nice-matin is a news company and has developed apps like corse-matin pour iPhon
Coin24
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Coin24 is a French media outlet for cryptocurrency news.
IONIS Education Group
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IONIS Education Group – News of our 20 colleges.
Topito
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Topito is an online media that provides news about the internet, travel, TV series, sport, cinema, and entertainment.
L’ADN
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L’ADN reports everyday news Innovation, marketing, communication and advertising in France.
Purepeople
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Purepeople.com is the most comprehensive French website on celebrity news.
Radio France
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Radio France is a French public service radio broadcaster which specialises in entertaining and informative talk mixed with a wide variety
L’Equipe
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L’Équipe is a French newspaper specializing in sports and also offers live streaming, Live commentary, results & rankings for all sports.
Radio France Internationale
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RFI French radio news broadcast worldwide in French and 12 foreign languages.
Le Monde Informatique
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Le Monde Informatique, an IT-based website, offers information about software companies, telecommunication, economy, and human resources.
Wikio
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Wikio Shopping is an e-commerce platform that enables users to find, compare, and purchase products and services.
Europe 1
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Europe 1 is a private general radio belonging to Lagardère.
Presstalis
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Presstalis is a press distribution company that engages in the sale of newspapers and magazines across the nation.
Terrafemina.com
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Terrafemina is the reference news for women.
Nubio
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Nubio daily makes and online sells Detox cleanses all over France
Eventiz Media Group
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Leading media group for Digital Tourism.
Big Monday
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Big Monday is an application for mobile devices that creates a story with the user events and geo-location.
Groupe Bayard
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Balyard is a public limited company that offers digital, audio-visual, and media services.
MIPCOM
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MIPCOM is the year’s most anticipated global market for entertainment content across all platforms.
The Global Dispatch
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The Global Dispatch is an online news platform that delivers everything from news coverage to health and disease to pop culture.
Plus Que pro
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More than PRO brings together the Best Companies of France in the professions of housing, building and service delivery.
TV5MONDE
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TV5MONDE is a television network broadcasting several channels in French language.
La Montagne
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La Montagne to preserve its independence and evolve with the media consumption.
Rude Baguette
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Rude Baguette is a blog that discusses technology, entrepreneurs, and other analysis.
J’aime les Startups
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J’aime les Startups is the french media for entrepreneurs
CosmeticsDesign-Europe
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CosmeticsDesign-Europe.com is the leading and highest read European news website in the cosmetics industry.
LUnion
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L’Union is a daily newspaper company with regional information.
Demotivator
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Demotivator is a French social media platform.
Derni̬res Nouvelles d’Alsace
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Derni̬res Nouvelles d’Alsace is a regional daily press newspaper that provides election result by municipality, sport ,culture ,etc.
Metronews, France
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MetroNews, France is a news source that features local and international news, entertainment content, sports updates, games, and horoscopes.
Sud Ouest
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Sud Ouest is a french newspaper that provides live news and regional information.
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