Acknowledgment

This publication would not have been possible without the invaluable contributions and insights of numerous experts who generously shared their knowledge and perspectives. We extend our deepest gratitude to the following individuals who supported our research through their expertise, critical feedback, and collaborative spirit:

Timothy Alcorn, Emma Angibault, Cédric Ardouin, Laurent Avet Le Veuf, Arnaud Aymé, Akram Azzam, Jeremy Beaufils, Philippe Berland, Nicolas Blaizot, Stefan Brinaru, Anne-Laure Bullière, Fabrice Cavarretta, Isabelle Catry, Julie Celton-Madeleine, Frank Chan, Yitch Cheng Yi Chiao, Anne Choktsang, Richard Colbourne, Isabelle Comyn-Wattiau, Matthieu Courtecuisse, Imane Dahou, Charlotte de Lorgeril, Laurent Deloire, Pierre Desjardins, Justine Destobbeleire, Nathalie Doré, Liza Donskaya, Renaud Dumora, Vincent Ducatel, Selma El Mouissi, Jon Egan, Vincenzo Esposito Vinzi, Jérémy Fétiveau, Marie-Kerguelen Fuchs, Paul Geerts, Aurore Geraud, Thomas Graffagnino, Karine Gouloumes, Daniel Han, Marc Horgues, Thomas Huber, Pierre Jacob, Florence Kern, Harris Kyriakou, Raoul Kübler, Marc Landré, Léonie Larribau, Alexis de La Tour du Pin, Pierre Leplatois, Alain Li, Yan Li, Charles Lonjaret, Julien Malaurent, David Martineau, Elsa Martineau, Eva Meshkova, Thierry Moineau, Christoph Mueller-Bloch, Cesar Moukarzel, Jan Ondrus, Anthony Oricoli, Cyril Pinson, Laurent Poupon, Nicolas Prat, Andy Raimbault, Mariam Rassai, Roberto Reno, Thomas Rocafull, Jeroen Rombouts, Nicolas Schmitt, Edmund Shing, Marc-Michel Stack, Deborah Tempesta, Charles Thurat, Lucas Tisserant, Lauren Waardenburg, Maciej Workiewicz, Mingyou Yuan, Romain Zaouali, David Zar.

We would also like to thank the companies and organizations that answered our questions and helped shape our analysis:

Aliena, Alice & Bob, AWS, BNP Paribas, Cathay Innovation, Cherry Ventures, Doctolib, Endowus, Google France and Asia Pacific Teams, Horizon Quantum, LinkedIn France, NVIDIA, OpenAI, PROTOTYPE | EU-INC, SAP, SIA, ST Engineering, Stripe, Tools for Humanity, VIGINUM, and Zalando.