STATION F unveiled the 2025 Future 40, its annual pick of the most promising pre-seed and seed startups on campus. The cohort represents roughly the top 4 percent of applicants and will be showcased in an online demo day where investors can request introductions to selected teams and past alumni. Since the program’s inception, 280 featured companies highlighted across seven editions have collectively raised more than €900 million.
Founder Profiles and Track Record
The 2025 class features a notable shift toward seasoned operators and repeat founders. STATION F reports that 42 percent of the batch are second-time or multi-time entrepreneurs, complemented by former VPs and founding team members from scaleups such as Meta, Airbnb, Spendesk, PayFit, and Dataiku. Standout examples include Thunders CEO Karim Jouini, who previously exited Expensya for over €100 million, and serial Future 40 founder Arnaud Weiss, who sold HeyAxel to LumApps and helped scale it to a $650 million exit.
Funding Highlights
Two companies are announcing new financing in tandem with their selection. Freeda secured $3.9 million from Frst Capital and Brick & Mortar Ventures, while Pearl raised $1.4 million led by 20VC with participation from Sunrise Ventures, Kima Ventures, and roughly thirty angels. Pearl’s founders, Alexis Pawlik and Adrien Gabizon, bring sales depth and AI expertise from roles at Pigment, Meta, and Algolia, having helped scale Pigment’s revenue engine from zero to multi-million ARR.
Technology and Sector Trends
Technical firepower defines the cohort, with nearly 75 percent of founders trained as engineers and 17 holding PhDs. AI agents feature prominently across customer support, finance, productivity, sales, integration, security, and data, while robotics and clean energy expand the innovation frontier. Notable threads range from on-device AI to green hydrogen, reflecting a push to automate physical work and accelerate decarbonization.
Representative Companies
Genesis AI is building a universal model for automating physical labor and previously raised $105 million led by Eclipse and Khosla Ventures. Thunders develops AI test agents for web and mobile apps that aim to cut test creation and maintenance time by 90 percent. Additional entrants include Airbuds for music discovery, Opsima for cloud cost optimization, Sphinx for automating compliance operations, and Recupere Metals for copper wire made from 100 percent recycled feedstock.
Product Depth Across Functions
The list includes Qantum, which is creating AI-native accounting for legal compliance and simulation, and Moby Analytics, which targets automated, traceable audit workflows. Pletor and Pronto address go-to-market operations by orchestrating creative pipelines and building outreach lists across more than 100 data sources. Sandra AI and Voicing AI focus on intelligent voice and SMS assistants for dealerships and enterprise contact centers, aiming to improve conversion and operational throughput.
Scientific and Industrial Edge
Several teams sit at the intersection of deeptech and industry. HyReveal is developing decision-making tools for mining and energy operators, InSpek applies real-time sensing to biomanufacturing optimization, and HABS pursues non-intrusive brainwave decryption for applications in healthcare, cybersecurity, robotics, and marketing. Aerleum and Vema Hydrogen advance climate technologies by converting atmospheric CO₂ to fuels and pioneering engineered mineral hydrogen, respectively.
International Cohort and Ecosystem Context
Diversity is another defining feature, with 20 nationalities represented across the 2025 slate. Founders hail from the United States, China, Peru, Australia, Ukraine, South Africa, Tunisia, India, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, and Russia, among others. As context, startups based on the STATION F campus raised more than €1 billion in 2024 through September, marking a new yearly high for the Paris hub.
Investor Access and Alumni Signal
STATION F’s Future 40 has historically surfaced companies like Tomorro, Genomines, 900.care, Spore.bio, Fintecture, Qantev, and Stonly. These companies have been backed by investors including Accel, Khosla Ventures, EQT, Runa Capital, Northzone, LocalGlobe, Singular, RTP Global, and 20VC. Investors can request access to connect with startups from all seven editions at future40.stationf.co.
The 2025 Future 40 underscores a campus shifting toward experienced founders, faster execution, and technically dense products. With AI agents, robotics, and clean energy at the forefront, the cohort reflects where early innovation is concentrating in the coming cycle. Coupled with fresh funding announcements and broad international representation, this year’s class positions STATION F as a continued bellwether for European seed innovation.