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// HALL OF FLAME · STARTUP AUTOPSY
Founded2009
Closed2017
CountryFrance
SectorFintech
Total raised€50M
FounderCéline Lazorthes

Leetchi

"France's group payment app. Crédit Mutuel Arkéa acquired it. Product focus lost."

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RAISED
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EMPLOYEES
96
MONTHS
acquisition gone wrong
🔥 Hall of Flame 75%🏆 Hall of Fame 25%

Leetchi, France's pioneering group money collection platform, raised €50M and reached 5M users.

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