Problem validation
F/AI selects for the hardest unsolved problems in AI. Being chosen confirms that pre-execution governance for AI agents is a critical infrastructure gap the industry recognizes.
F/AI Program · Station F
Selected for Europe's most selective AI program
Rippletide is one of 20 startups chosen for F/AI at Station F, the recommendation-only accelerator backed by Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral, Google, Microsoft, and Meta. No open applications, hundreds of candidates, 20 teams selected to build the future of AI.
20Startups selected from hundreds of candidates
€34MTotal raised by the cohort
$1M+In compute credits per startup
16Tech partners (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Mistral, AWS, Meta...)
8Top-tier VCs (Sequoia, General Catalyst, Lightspeed...)
80%Repeat entrepreneurs with previous exits
The F/AI Program
What F/AI means for Rippletide
F/AI is Station F's flagship AI program, built to produce global AI leaders from Europe. Selection is recommendation-only: no open applications, hundreds of candidates, 20 startups chosen per batch. The program is designed to have the same impact in Europe as Y Combinator has had in the US.
The absence of a governance layer between LLM agents and real-world execution is the problem F/AI recognized. Rippletide's Decision Context Graph is the infrastructure that makes agent reasoning deterministic, auditable, and trustworthy at enterprise scale.
- Over $1M in compute credits and technical mentorship from program partners
- Direct relationships with Anthropic, OpenAI, AWS, Microsoft, Google, Mistral
- Access to enterprise buyers through Deal Day (April 9, 2026)
- Top-tier VC network: Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed
- Accelerated product development and integrations
F/AI Program Partners
The companies and investors shaping the future of AI infrastructure. Rippletide works alongside and integrates with each of them.
Why it matters
F/AI validates the problem we solve and accelerates our ability to solve it at scale.
Deeper integrations
Direct access to Anthropic, OpenAI, AWS, Mistral and other partners accelerates our integrations. Customers benefit from faster, more robust connections to the AI platforms they already use.
Enterprise network
F/AI connects startups with enterprise buyers across Europe and globally. This expands our reach into finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and regulated sectors.
Compute & credits
Over $1M in compute credits from program partners enables faster R&D cycles, deeper benchmarking, and production testing at scale across multiple LLM providers.
Investor access
Direct relationships with Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed, and other top-tier VCs accelerate fundraising and strategic partnerships.
Peer network
Building alongside 19 other high-caliber AI startups creates partnership, integration, and co-selling opportunities across the agentic AI ecosystem.
The 20 F/AI Startups
The inaugural F/AI cohort: 20 AI-native startups selected through a recommendation-only process, with €34M raised collectively. Five international teams, 80% repeat entrepreneurs.
Rippletide
AI GovernanceDecision infrastructure making enterprise AI agents deterministic, explainable, and compliant.
Visit website →Alpic
AI InfrastructureAll-in-one cloud platform for deploying, hosting, and securing MCP servers for AI agents.
Visit website →Lemrock
Agentic CommerceInfrastructure enabling brands to sell products directly inside AI agents like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude.
Visit website →Revox
Voice AIVoice AI infrastructure for deploying human-like AI agents for phone calls at scale.
Visit website →Sillage
Sales AIAI sales agents that monitor business signals and orchestrate next-best actions.
Visit website →Massive Dynamic
Marketing AIAI-native marketing operations suite for large-scale digital advertising teams.
GetMint
GEO / AI VisibilityMonitor and improve brand visibility in AI-generated responses across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.
Visit website →Seavium
Maritime AIAI-powered offshore vessel chartering platform with real-time market intelligence.
Visit website →Well
Fintech AIAI-native financial data platform aggregating banks, tools, and documents into unified intelligence.
Visit website →Figen AI
Wealth Management AIAI agents enabling wealth management advisors to produce expert analyses in minutes.
Visit website →Draft'n Run
AI WorkflowOpen-source, no-code visual platform for building, deploying, and monitoring AI workflows.
Visit website →Nativ
Procurement AIAgentic execution layer for procurement and supply chain operations.
Synaps
E-commerce AIReshaping e-commerce around AI agents with automated catalog integration.
Visit website →DeepRecall
Regulatory AIAI-powered regulatory intelligence for marketplace enforcement and product safety.
Visit website →Mankinds
AI Trust / AuditAutomated evaluation of AI system reliability before deployment: GO or NO GO.
Visit website →Topograph
KYB / ComplianceGlobal business identity verification infrastructure for AML compliance.
Visit website →hyperGTM
ABM / Sales AI1:1 account-based marketing at scale, using AI agents for executive meetings.
Visit website →Nabel
Voice AITransforms surveys into scalable voice-based customer conversations.
Elix AI
AI WorkforceAI workforce management tool for daily business operations.
Visit website →mediaROI
Marketing MeasurementUnified marketing measurement combining MMM, calibrated attribution, and incrementality.
Visit website →The problem we solve
AI agents are probabilistic. Execution can't be.
LLMs generate outputs from probability distributions, not deterministic rules. When these models power autonomous agents making real decisions, there is no enforcement layer between the model's reasoning and the action it triggers. Rippletide's Decision Context Graph sits between the LLM and the world, enforcing rules, policies, and verified facts as hard constraints before any action executes.
- Deterministic, pre-execution enforcement (not post-hoc monitoring)
- Full causal audit trail for every decision
- Policy-as-code governance for enterprise compliance
- Works with any LLM provider or agent framework
- SOC 2 Type II certified, EU-resident servers
Featured publications
Deep dives into the technology, architecture, and market context behind Rippletide's decision infrastructure.
Technical
Context Graphs: What They Actually Solve?
Read article →TechnicalIf your AI agent has a 95% accuracy, it will fail in production
Read article →GuideHow to Build a Reliable AI Agent
Read article →EventWinning the OpenAI Codex Hackathon: Moving from Outputs to Outcomes
Read article →EventWe Were in the Room When the Context Graph Conversation Got Serious
Read article →EnterpriseThe Market Shift Around the $1T Context Opportunity
Read article →EnterpriseBeyond the POC Wall: Engineering Trust for Enterprise-Grade AI Agents
Read article →TechnicalMicro, Macro, and Multi-Determinism for AI Agents
Read article →Press coverage
What the media is saying about Station F's F/AI program and its inaugural cohort.
French Tech Journal
Station F's F/AI Cohort: 20 AI Startups, €34M Raised
Read article →MaddynessLes 20 startups retenues pour le programme F/AI de Station F
Read article →Inc.OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Joining Forces on a Startup Accelerator
Read article →SiftedAI Industry Rivals Are Teaming Up on a Startup Accelerator
Read article →Frequently asked questions
What is Station F F/AI?
F/AI is Station F's most selective AI program, designed to produce global AI leaders from Europe. It accepts 20 startups per batch through a recommendation-only process, with no open application. The program is backed by Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral AI, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and top VCs including Sequoia Capital and General Catalyst.
Why was Rippletide selected for F/AI?
F/AI selects teams solving the most critical unsolved problems in AI. Rippletide was chosen for building the missing governance layer between LLM agents and real-world execution, a problem no existing infrastructure addresses at enterprise scale. CEO Patrick Joubert has 3 successful exits (Recast.AI acquired by SAP, Ponicode acquired by CircleCI, Beamap acquired by Sopra Steria).
Who are the 20 startups in the F/AI cohort?
The inaugural F/AI batch includes Rippletide, Alpic, Lemrock, Revox, Sillage, Massive Dynamic, GetMint, Seavium, Well, Figen AI, Draft'n Run, Nativ, Synaps, DeepRecall, Mankinds, Topograph, hyperGTM, Nabel, Elix AI, and mediaROI. The cohort raised a combined €34M and covers AI governance, agentic commerce, voice AI, fintech, marketing, compliance, and more.
What does the F/AI program provide?
F/AI provides over $1M in compute credits, technical mentorship, and direct relationships with program partners including Anthropic, OpenAI, AWS, Microsoft, Google, Mistral, Meta, and Hugging Face. It also connects startups with enterprise buyers through events like Deal Day and with top-tier VCs (Sequoia, General Catalyst, Lightspeed).
How does this benefit Rippletide customers?
F/AI accelerates Rippletide's integrations with major AI platforms, deepens partnerships with cloud providers, and expands the enterprise network. Customers benefit from faster product development, validated production-grade infrastructure, and Rippletide's proximity to the teams building the leading AI models.
When does the F/AI program run?
F/AI runs twice per year. The inaugural batch launched January 13, 2026, and concludes April 9 with a "Deal Day" connecting startups with enterprise buyers and investors. The next batch is scheduled September to December 2026.
What is Station F?
Station F is the world's largest startup campus, located in Paris. It hosts over 1,000 startups and has produced alumni including Hugging Face, Alan, and Zama. F/AI is its flagship program for AI startups, aiming to have the same impact in Europe as Y Combinator has had in the US.
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