The French East India Company was the last to be formed between Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, and French.
The company established its first factory at Surat under Francis Caron , in 1667.
The second factory was established at Masulipatnam a year later, in 1668.
Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded the
Fresh East India Company in 1664. Francois Martin of the French East India Company established a trading center in 1674 at Pondicherry.
In 1674, the François Martin of the French East India Company established a trading center at Pondicherry, which eventually became the chief French settle.