France startup funding in H2 2010
European tech funding raised by France startups during H2 2010.
In H2 2010, 54 startups in France closed 54 funding rounds and raised €221M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 138.8% versus H2 2009. Marketing was the most active sector, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€221M
+138.8% vs H2 2009 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
54
+100.0% vs H2 2009
Companies
54
Top sector
Marketing
Rank in Europe
#3
10.8% of European funding
Top-10 round share
65.8%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFrance — funding by month, H2 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €65M | 16 |
| Aug | €41M | 5 |
| Sep | €58M | 18 |
| Oct | €201k | 2 |
| Nov | €42M | 5 |
| Dec | €15M | 8 |
Top sectors
by € raisedFrance — top sectors by capital, H2 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — top sectors by capital, H2 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Fashion | €60M |
| Healthtech | €59M |
| E-commerce | €42M |
| Software | €38M |
| Marketing | €27M |
| Media | €17M |
| Energy | €14M |
| Cleantech | €14M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFrance — stage mix, H2 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — stage mix, H2 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €55M |
| Series C | €45M |
| Early VC | €36M |
| Series A | €33M |
| Series B | €27M |
| Other | €16M |
| Series D+ | €7.0M |
| Seed | €2.0M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2010| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| showroomprive.com | Growth/Late | Aug 2010 | €37M |
| SuperSonic Imagine | Series C | Nov 2010 | €35M |
| Nexway | Series B | Jul 2010 | €14M |
| McPhy | Growth/Late | Jul 2010 | €14M |
| EspaceMax | Series A | Sep 2010 | €13M |
| uTest_Vamsi | Series C | Sep 2010 | €10M |
| Sequans Communications | Series D+ | Jul 2010 | €7.0M |
| E-Blink | Early VC | Dec 2010 | €6.1M |
| Private Outlet | Early VC | Sep 2010 | €4.9M |
| Global Imaging Online | Early VC | Jul 2010 | €4.8M |
| AudiSoft Group | Series A | Jul 2010 | €4.5M |
| Smartdate | Other | Nov 2010 | €4.5M |
| SEMCO Engineering | Early VC | Jul 2010 | €4.5M |
| Bee Ware | Series B | Sep 2010 | €4.3M |
| EffiCity | Early VC | Sep 2010 | €4.2M |
Top investors
most active in H2 2010, by deal count- Kima Ventures3 deals
- CM-CIC Capital Prive3 deals
- Alven Capital3 deals
- Seventure Partners3 deals
- Amundi Private Equity Funds2 deals
- GIMV2 deals
- Sigma Gestion2 deals
- Demeter1 deals
- Elaia Partners1 deals
- Emanuele Levi1 deals