France startup funding in H1 2010

European tech funding raised by France startups during H1 2010.

In H1 2010, 65 startups in France closed 67 funding rounds and raised €194M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 40.6% versus H1 2009. Marketing was the most active sector, and A Plus Finance was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€194M

+40.6% vs H1 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+31.4% vs H1 2009

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

17.9% of European funding

Top-10 round share

57.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€26M	13
Feb	€8.8M	6
Mar	€5.1M	6
Apr	€56M	7
May	€37M	12
Jun	€60M	23

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, H1 2010
Healthtech	€28M
Cybersecurity	€23M
Software	€21M
Marketing	€19M
Telecom	€19M
Media	€17M
Cloud	€15M
Fashion	€14M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, H1 2010
Growth/Late	€38M
Other	€31M
Early VC	€30M
Series D+	€25M
Series A	€24M
Series B	€20M
Series C	€18M
Seed	€7.6M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €200M disclosed.

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Acquisition

Apr 2010

€200M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
ISAI	Growth/Late	Apr 2010	€24M
Genticel	Series C	Apr 2010	€13M
Spartoo	Series B	Jan 2010	€12M
Cylande	Growth/Late	Apr 2010	€11M
Inside Secure	Series D+	May 2010	€11M
Nanobiotix	Other	May 2010	€9.9M
Scopelec	Early VC	Jun 2010	€8.9M
Zenprise	Series D+	Jun 2010	€8.1M
Oocto	Early VC	May 2010	€6.6M
ATEME	Series A	Jun 2010	€6.5M
Ekinops	Series D+	Jun 2010	€6.0M
Pharnext	Other	Jun 2010	€5.2M
CRITEO	Series C	May 2010	€4.8M
Scality	Series A	Jun 2010	€4.1M
Oxatis	Series B	Jun 2010	€4.0M

View all 67 France deals in H1 2010 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2010, by deal count

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