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France startup funding in Q2 2010

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q2 2010.

In Q2 2010, 42 startups in France closed 42 funding rounds and raised €154M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 107.4% versus Q2 2009. Marketing was the most active sector, and A Plus Finance was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€154M
+107.4% vs Q2 2009 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
42
+55.6% vs Q2 2009
Companies
42
Top sector
Marketing
Rank in Europe
#2
24.0% of European funding
Top-10 round share
68.4%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
France — funding by month, Q2 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Apr€56M7
May€37M12
Jun€60M23

Top sectors

by € raised
France — top sectors by capital, Q2 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
France — top sectors by capital, Q2 2010
Healthtech€28M
Cybersecurity€20M
Media€17M
Telecom€15M
Cloud€15M
Software€13M
Marketing€11M
Transportation€9.0M

Stage mix

by € raised
France — stage mix, Q2 2010 — interactive chart.
Data table
France — stage mix, Q2 2010
Growth/Late€35M
Series D+€25M
Other€24M
Series A€22M
Early VC€19M
Series C€18M
Series B€7.8M
Seed€2.6M

Exits & M&A

2 Acquisition

2 exits · €200M disclosed.

PriceMinisterAcquisitionApr 2010€200M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2010
CompanyStageDateAmount
ISAIGrowth/LateApr 2010€24M
GenticelSeries CApr 2010€13M
CylandeGrowth/LateApr 2010€11M
Inside SecureSeries D+May 2010€11M
NanobiotixOtherMay 2010€9.9M
ScopelecEarly VCJun 2010€8.9M
ZenpriseSeries D+Jun 2010€8.1M
OoctoEarly VCMay 2010€6.6M
ATEMESeries AJun 2010€6.5M
EkinopsSeries D+Jun 2010€6.0M
PharnextOtherJun 2010€5.2M
CRITEOSeries CMay 2010€4.8M
ScalitySeries AJun 2010€4.1M
OxatisSeries BJun 2010€4.0M
HydrelisSeries BJun 2010€3.8M
View all 42 France deals in Q2 2010 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2010, by deal count
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