Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovators 2017: France ranks again 3rd with 7 of the most innovative companies or research centers in the world...
France is a "Startup Nation" with no fewer than 12,000 startups and hosts the largest incubator in the world, Station F, with more than 1,000 startups...
France is the European leading market for Venture capital in number of transactions, ahead of the UK (Dealroom, 2017)