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Firecell

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Firecell
TypePrivate
Founded2021
FounderClaude Seyrat
Olivier Dhotel
Cedric Thienot
Ulla Saari
Headquarters
Nice
,
France
Key people
Claude Seyrat (CEO)
Websitehttps://firecell.io

Firecell is a French company specializing in private 5G network solutions, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Nice.[1][2]

History

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The company was founded in May 2021 by Claude Seyrat, Olivier Dhotel, Cedric Thienot, and Ulla Saari—former executives from Expway-Enensys and Orange—following the opening of private mobile network frequencies in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.[3]

In March 2022, Firecell's GEO-5G project, backed by a consortium including Stellantis, Axians, Euroutils, Miodex, TMF, AW2S, and Sequans,[4][5] was selected under the French government's 5G Acceleration Plan.[6][7]

In March 2024, The company raised €6.6 million in equity funding from Ventech, Matterwave Ventures, Bpifrance Digital Venture, and Bouygues Telecom Initiatives.[8][9]

Recognition

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  • 2022: Winner of the 24th i-Lab Innovation Competition.[10]
  • 2022: Selected among the laureates of the French Tech DeepNum20 excellence program.[11][12]
  • French Tech 2030 Initiative: Recognized in the "Mastering Sovereign & Secure Digital Technologies" category.[13]
  • 2025: Listed in Challenges magazine’s "100 Startups to Invest in" selection.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ Coutures, Alix (27 March 2025). "Firecell, la start-up qui déploie des réseaux 5G privés". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Firecell carbure à la 5G". mesinfos (in French). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "La niçoise Firecell reçoit le label Hi France - Le Journal des Entreprises". LeJournalDesEntreprises.com (in French). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Au ralenti en France, la 5G industrielle bénéficie d'un plan de relance - Le Monde Informatique". LeMondeInformatique (in French). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Spectronite et Firecell parmi les lauréats soutenus par la stratégie d'accélération sur la 5G industrielle - Le Journal des Entreprises". www.lejournaldesentreprises.com (in French). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "5G à l'usine chez Stellantis : le projet GEO-5G de Firecell gagne le soutien du plan d'accélération 5G" (in French). 10 March 2022.
  7. ↑ SitePoint. "Radware Page". radware.com. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Pionnière de la 5G industrielle, la niçoise Firecell lève 6,6 millions d'euros - Le Journal des Entreprises". www.lejournaldesentreprises.com (in French). 25 March 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "5G industrielle : le français Firecell clôture une levée de fonds de 6,6 millions d'euros". lembarque.com (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "24ème concours d'innovation d'i-Lab" [24th i-Lab innovation competition] (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2024.
  11. ↑ Berthoux, Pierre (28 October 2022). "Le gouvernement annonce les premiers lauréats du French Tech DeepNum20". www.alliancy.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Spectronite, MyDataModels, Firecell et Iadys, lauréats du French Tech Deepnum20 - Le Journal des Entreprises". www.lejournaldesentreprises.com (in French). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "La promotion 2023 du programme French Tech 2030 dévoilée". info.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "100 Start-up où investir en 2025". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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