by Ekrem Duman | Aug 10, 2026 | Software, Tech & Platforms, Startup
⚡ TL;DROVHcloud is Europe’s largest cloud-computing provider and its leading champion of ‘sovereign cloud’ — keeping data under European control, beyond the reach of American tech giants and US law. Founded by the Klaba family in 1999 in Roubaix, it...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 10, 2026 | Software, Tech & Platforms, Startup
⚡ TL;DRSTMicroelectronics is Europe’s leading chipmaker and one of the world’s largest, a Franco-Italian semiconductor giant that both designs and manufactures its own chips. After a booming few years, 2024 brought a brutal downturn — revenue fell 23% to...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 10, 2026 | Software, Tech & Platforms, Startup
⚡ TL;DRAtos is a French IT-services giant that nearly collapsed under a mountain of debt, undergoing one of Europe’s largest-ever financial restructurings in 2024. Once a national tech champion running everything from supercomputers to Olympic Games IT, it...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 10, 2026 | Software, Tech & Platforms, Startup
⚡ TL;DRCapgemini is one of the world’s largest IT services and consulting firms, with €22.1 billion in 2024 revenue and around 340,000 employees. It helps big organisations design, build and run their technology — from cloud and cybersecurity to AI and digital...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 10, 2026 | Software, Tech & Platforms, Startup
⚡ TL;DRDassault Systèmes is France’s software champion and a world leader in 3D design and ‘virtual twin’ technology, with €6.2 billion in 2024 revenue and 370,000 customers. Its 3DEXPERIENCE platform lets companies design, simulate and manage...
