Brune Poirson, class sponsor, and the Grand Jury selected the Impact 40/120 winners of 2025

The Impact 40/120 index returns for a 2nd edition with the renewed ambition of highlighting the 120 most promising impact start-ups, and among them the 40 future impact unicorns.

Hundreds of impact start-ups applied to benefit from the visibility provided by the index, as well as the support offered to future winners, including meetings with major corporations, funders and political figures.

For this new edition, the leading experts in impact innovation have selected the start-ups that will remain, enter or exit the index in 2025:

The Selection Committee, made up of organizations from the impact and start-up ecosystems (makesense, Ticket for Change, Bpifrance le Hub, France Digitale, Pulse, INCO, La Ruche, Impact France) selected the 120 winners from among the applicants.

The Grand Jury, made up of inspiring and committed personalities, then chose the 40 future impact unicorns from among the 120 winners. 

For the first time, the Class of 2025 will also be supported by a Patron, Brune Poirson, whose mission will be to help the future unicorns of impact shine throughout the year.

Jury members and the Impact France team look forward to seeing you on April 24 at 7pm at ChargeNOW to discover the most promising impact start-ups, in the presence of Véronique Louwagie, French Minister for Trade, Craft Trades, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Social Economy. 

A big thank you to the partners supporting the 2025 index: Accor, Act for Impact, Doctolib, Banque des Territoires, Les Echos and LinkedIn.