Announcement ·
Cegid steps up and supports 12 startups, with AI as its compass
Original title, in French: “Cegid monte en puissance et accompagne 12 startups, l’IA comme boussole”
- Publication
- La Revue du Digital (France)
- Author
- Lucas Rivoli
- Published on
- 19 September 2026 · read in the page metadata · updated on 19 September 2026
Summary
Business management software provider Cegid is launching the sixth edition of its startup support programme, focused on AI, with 12 young companies hosted for nine months at Station F, working on retail, fintech, AI infrastructure, HR and accounting. Since 2022, the programme has welcomed 72 startups. At the same time, Cegid has announced its merger with Silae, driven by the investment fund Silver Lake, to create an AI-driven European player for SMEs and accounting firms. According to Cegid, the combined group, including Shine, would serve 2 million customers and 15,000 firms, produce 13 million payslips a month and be valued at more than €10 billion. Christian Pedersen, formerly of IFS, becomes CEO of the group.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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12 startups
Number of startups supported in the 6th edition of the Cegid Startup Program
France, 2026
« Le programme accompagne 12 startups pendant neuf mois. »
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72 startups
Total number of startups hosted by the Cegid Startup Program since 2022
France, since January 2022
« Lancé en janvier 2022, le Cegid Startup Program a accueilli depuis ses début 72 startups, dont huit ont rejoint le classement Future 40 de Station F. »
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10 EUR billion
Target valuation of the combined Cegid-Silae group
Europe, following the Cegid-Silae merger
« Ce rapprochement devrait valoriser le groupe combiné à plus de 10 milliards d’euros en valeur d’entreprise, selon Cegid. »
Source: Cegid
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2,000,000 customers
Number of end customers served by Cegid, Silae and Shine
Europe
« Ensemble, Cegid, incluant sa récente acquisition de Shine, et Silae assurent la comptabilité, la fiscalité, la finance et la paie de 2 millions de clients finaux et de plus de 15 000 cabinets d’expertise-comptable, et produisent 13 millions de bulletins de paie par mois à travers l’Europe. »
Source: Cegid
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15,000 firms
Number of accounting firms that are clients of Cegid, Silae and Shine
Europe
« Ensemble, Cegid, incluant sa récente acquisition de Shine, et Silae assurent la comptabilité, la fiscalité, la finance et la paie de 2 millions de clients finaux et de plus de 15 000 cabinets d’expertise-comptable, et produisent 13 millions de bulletins de paie par mois à travers l’Europe. »
Source: Cegid
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13,000,000 payslips/month
Number of payslips produced per month by the combined group
Europe
« Ensemble, Cegid, incluant sa récente acquisition de Shine, et Silae assurent la comptabilité, la fiscalité, la finance et la paie de 2 millions de clients finaux et de plus de 15 000 cabinets d’expertise-comptable, et produisent 13 millions de bulletins de paie par mois à travers l’Europe. »
Source: Cegid
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1,400 developers
Number of software developers brought together after the Cegid-Silae merger
combined Cegid-Silae group
« En fusionnant les deux entreprises, cela permet de réunir une équipe de 1400 développeurs logiciels afin d’accroître les investissements en recherche et développement. »
Classification
- Country
- France
- Company size
- SMEs, All sizes
- Industries
- Banking, insurance, asset management, finance departments · Consulting, legal, accounting, business services · Software vendors, IT services companies, telecoms · Retail and distribution, e-commerce
- Companies
- Dailycent (supplier), Shine (cited), Caudia (supplier), Légipilot (supplier), Umamy (supplier), Agentice (supplier), Prevaia (supplier), KomAInu (supplier), Silver Lake (cited), IFS (cited), POWER.xyz (supplier), Thunders (supplier), Cegid (deploys AI), Silae (deploys AI), Acompia (supplier), Boonty (supplier), Repost Fashion (supplier)
- Keywords
- AI startups, business management software, accounting, SMEs, merger, human resources
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to La Revue du Digital and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.