About us

A community of French tech people in London, ten years in.

Still run by volunteers. Still open to anyone building across the Channel.

01

Connect

Meet the people who have already done it. Breakfasts, dinners and a community that actually gets used.

02

Accelerate

Practical help to land, hire and grow in the UK. Workshops, mentoring and straight answers from people one step ahead of you.

03

Represent

We put French tech on the map in London and in the UK, alongside the French Embassy, Business France and the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce.

Community in numbers

Ten years, and still counting.

3,500+members in London
10+years of the London hub
12events a year
66startups and scale-ups in the Barometer

We are founders, startup employees, investors, tech enthusiasts and academics. We all believe in sharing, giving back and inspiring others. The London hub was one of the first French Tech communities outside France, founded in 2015.

Board

The people who keep it running.

Entrepreneurs, executives and ecosystem builders who give their time. Organised around three groups: DeepTech, Sustainable Finance and Tech for Good.

Raph Crouan
Raph Crouan President. Founding team in 2015. Founder and investor, Managing Director Tech Clients Europe at Orrick. Get in touch
Pierre Fred Jaffre
Pierre Fred Jaffre DeepTech lead. Leads data and AI delivery teams EMEA at Microsoft. Get in touch
Matthieu Ruatti
Matthieu Ruatti DeepTech co-lead. Co-founder of Founders DAO. French Foreign Trade Advisor (CCEF). Get in touch
Gaelle Drory-Liaudet
Gaelle Drory-Liaudet Sustainable Finance lead. Head of Client Engagement at Kite Insights. Trustee at 1001 Fontaines. Get in touch
Emilie Bellet
Emilie Bellet Sustainable Finance. Founder of Vestpod, author of You're Not Broke, You're Pre-Rich. Get in touch
Cyrus Tchahardehi
Cyrus Tchahardehi Tech for Good lead. Serial entrepreneur, founder of Aucturus and the La Voie des Grands podcast. Get in touch
Sebastien Joly
Sebastien Joly Managing Director, French Chamber of Great Britain (CCFGB). LinkedIn
Karine Maillard
Karine Maillard Economic advisor, French Embassy in the UK. Tracks industrial, environmental and digital issues. Get in touch
Henri Baissas
Henri Baissas Managing Director, Business France UK and Ireland. On the board since September 2024. Get in touch
Volunteers

The ones who make the room happen.

Events, communication, partnerships, community. The hub runs on volunteers, and there is always room for one more.

Offer an hour a month
Our experts

Founders and operators who answer the call.

A small group of specialists across legal, finance, hiring and go-to-market, who give their time to answer member questions directly. Not a directory of consultants. People who have done it, and will pick up the phone.

  • Ask a specific question, get a straight answer
  • One call or one email, no engagement required
  • Members only
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Our history

From a handful of founders to 3,500 members.

2015 The London hub is founded by Albin and a handful of French entrepreneurs, one of the first French Tech communities outside France.
2019 First large-scale event at the London Science Museum.
2023 First edition of the FTL Barometer. The same questions, every quarter, from here on.
2024 DeepTech Gala at the IMAX: 400 members in one room.
2025 AI in Health at the Science Museum, on the official road to the Paris AI Action Summit. Women in Tech becomes a flagship programme.
2026 Ten years of the London hub. 3,500 members, and counting.