First French East Indies Company

The first French East Indies Company (French: Compagnie française des Indes orientales), sometimes referred to as the Company de Dieppe or Compagnie Le Roy et Godefroy, was the first of several attempts by the Kingdom of France to charter a trading company to compete with the English East India Company (est. 1600) and Dutch East India Company (est. 1602). It was in existence between 1604 and 1615, when it was replaced by a successor venture, the Company of the Moluccas (French: Compagnie des Moluques). None of these endeavors proved durably impactful.

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