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Top VCs for French startups

Updated 23 Oct 2026

1,641
Startups in France with investors recorded
219
VCs backing 3 or more
40 / 50
Of the top list based in France
VC firms by startups backed in France, ten largestKima Ventures187Elaia51Partech40Newfund36Serena33Isai33Axeleo Capital30Omnes Capital30Seventure Partners29Alven29
Figure 1. VC firms by startups backed in France, ten largest. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,641.

Venture capital firms

#InvestorBased in StartupsSince 2024Best-funded companies
1 Kima Ventures Paris, France 187 62 Pennylane, Akeneo, Agicap
2 Elaia Paris, France 51 12 Alice & Bob, SESAMm, Sonio
3 Partech Paris, France 40 11 Pennylane, Akeneo, Upsun
4 Newfund Paris, France 36 8 REEV, Haiku, Visiblee
5 Serena Paris, France 33 7 Descartes Underwriting, Wecasa, Augure
6 Isai Paris, France 33 6 Naboo, Wecasa, Kestra Technologies
7 Axeleo Capital Lyon, France 30 7 Kestra Technologies, Happydemics, Check & Visit
8 Omnes Capital Paris, France 30 5 Scality, Coave Therapeutics, Sekoia
9 Seventure Partners Paris, France 29 9 Talentsoft, Sekoia, Standing Ovation
10 Alven Paris, France 29 3 Akeneo, OpenClassrooms, Kaiko
11 XAnge Paris, France 27 5 Welcome to the Jungle, Greenly, AB Tasty
12 Evolem Start Lyon, France 26 9 Sopht, Beamy, Tilkee
13 Founders Future San Francisco, United States 23 11 La Fourche, Veesion, Neat
14 Motier Ventures Paris, France 23 11 Filigran, Payflows, Adaptive ML
15 Seedcamp London, United Kingdom 23 11 Dust, Meilisearch, Rayon
16 Pareto Holdings New York, United States 23 10 Syntetica, Equitable Earth, CastorDoc
17 Karista Paris, France 22 7 Incepto Medical, Leanspace, Admo.tv
18 Ventech Paris, France 21 8 Reveal, Olyzon, 365talents
19 BREEGA Paris, France 21 3 Exotec, Alice & Bob, Gojob
20 GO CAPITAL Rennes, France 20 6 Augure, Energiency, BuyCo
21 CapHorn Invest Paris, France 20 1 Naboo, Tilak Healthcare, Check & Visit
22 Better Angle Paris, France 19 17 Naboo, Syntetica, Generare
23 IRIS Paris, France 19 2 Scality, WeeFin, Escape
24 360 Capital Paris, France 18 3 Wakeo, Via Sana, Tediber
25 Innovacom Paris, France 18 2 Upciti, Active Circle, Avicenna.ai
26 Frst Paris, France 17 9 Pigment, Orus, Maki
27 Daphni Paris, France 17 5 Kolet, Apiday, Archeon
28 Aglaé Ventures Paris, France 16 4 Veesion, Livestorm, Karos
29 OneRagtime Paris, France 16 1 Sonio, Welink, MatchTune
30 FJ Labs New York, United States 15 9 Lokki, Blobr, Edda
31 Ring Capital Paris, France 15 7 WeeFin, Goodvest, Dolead
32 Supernova Invest Paris, France 15 6 Alice & Bob, CrowdSec, Micropep Technologies
33 Accel Palo Alto, United States 15 3 Shift Technology, Filigran, Swan
34 Hi Inov - Dentressangle Lyon, France 15 3 Upsun, Famoco, ForePaaS
35 Starquest Capital Paris, France 15 2 auum, Yogosha, Wildmoka
36 MAIF Avenir Paris, France 14 2 Naboo, Rise Up, Expensya
37 Asterion Ventures Paris, France 13 7 Spark Cleantech, WeeFin, Edonia
38 The Moon Venture Rennes, France 13 5 Check & Visit, Ramdam, Origami Marketplace
39 Demeter Paris, France 13 4 Geoflex, Minitrucks Robotics, Deepki
40 Speedinvest Vienna, Austria 12 5 Finary, Qovery, Apiday
41 Sofinnova Partners Paris, France 12 4 ENYO Pharma, Bon Vivant, Kiro
42 Cathay Innovation San Francisco, United States 12 3 Descartes Underwriting, Nabla, Stratumn
43 Financiere Saint James Paris, France 12 3 Wecasa, Pricemoov, Modjo
44 Index Ventures San Francisco, United States 12 3 Spendesk, Strapi, Adaptive ML
45 KREAXI Limonest, France 12 1 365talents, Tilkee, CroquetteLand
46 Ace Capital Partners Paris, France 12 0 Egerie, TrustInSoft, QUARKS LAB
47 AFI Ventures Paris, France 11 9 vorteX-io, Kor, Nova Carbon
48 Antler Singapore, Singapore 11 7 MuchBetter, Wispra, Boilr
49 Global Founders Capital Berlin, Germany 11 4 Pennylane, Upway, Maki
50 Crédit Mutuel Innovation Paris, France 11 3 NEOBRAIN, Patrowl, HarfangLab

Venture capital firms by startups in France in their portfolio. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,641 startups.

Accelerators, incubators and public funders

#InvestorTypeBased in StartupsSince 2024
1 Bpifrance Government investment office, Investment bank Maisons-alfort, France 326 105
2 WILCO Startup accelerator Paris, France 48 7
3 Techstars Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm New City, United States 45 15
4 Y Combinator Startup accelerator Mountain View, United States 37 16
5 Plug and Play Startup accelerator, Co-working space, University program, Venture capital firm Sunnyvale, United States 24 5
6 50 Partners Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Paris, France 23 6
7 The Family Startup accelerator, Angel group, Startup incubator, Syndicate Paris, France 16 1
8 European Innovation Council Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Brussels, Belgium 15 7
9 Inovexus Startup accelerator, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm Paris, France 14 6
10 Crédit Agricole Startup accelerator, Corporate venture arm, Fund of funds, Startup incubator, Investment bank Montrouge, France 14 2
11 Newchip Accelerator Startup accelerator, Startup incubator, Venture capital firm Austin, United States 10 0
12 HUB612 Startup accelerator, Corporate venture arm Lyon, France 9 4
13 IMT Starter Startup incubator Évry, France 9 1
14 Les Business Angels des Grandes Écoles Startup accelerator, Angel group, Startup incubator Paris, France 8 3
15 Breizh Up Startup accelerator, Venture capital firm Paris, France 7 4
16 STATION F Startup incubator Paris, France 6 3
17 500 Global Startup accelerator, Micro VC fund, Venture capital firm Palo Alto, United States 6 0
18 OBRATORI Startup accelerator, Co-working space, Corporate venture arm, Venture capital firm Marseille, France 5 3
19 Bpifrance Digital Venture Startup accelerator, Venture debt fund Paris, France 5 1
20 Incubateur Belle de Mai Startup incubator Marseille, France 5 1

Accelerators, incubators and government investors by startups in France. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,641 startups.

Method

A startup counts for an investor when the investor is among the investors recorded for the company across all its rounds. The startups are companies headquartered in France whose most recent round is pre-seed, seed, angel or Series A through J. "Since 2024" counts the companies whose most recent round is dated 1 January 2024 or later. Venture capital firms are investors typed as venture capital or micro VC and not also as accelerator, incubator or government office. An investor needs 3 companies to be ranked. Ties go to the higher count since 2024. Best-funded companies are the three with the most total funding.

Other countries

United States3,096 China574 United Kingdom438 Germany303 India263 Canada227 Israel168 Singapore166 South Korea137 Japan130 Brazil111 Australia102 Spain84 The Netherlands78 Switzerland66 Mexico54 Indonesia47 Poland45 Sweden44 United Arab Emirates40 Turkey40 Italy36 Finland36 Denmark31 Saudi Arabia28 Belgium26
Cite: FundingWatcher, top vcs for french startups, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/top/france/