France startup funding in Q3 2010

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q3 2010.

In Q3 2010, 39 startups in France closed 39 funding rounds and raised €164M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 184.0% versus Q3 2009. Marketing was the most active sector, and CM-CIC Capital Prive was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€164M

+184.0% vs Q3 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+143.8% vs Q3 2009

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

30.8% of European funding

Top-10 round share

69.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€65M	16
Aug	€41M	5
Sep	€58M	18

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q3 2010
Fashion	€58M
E-commerce	€42M
Software	€33M
Marketing	€25M
Healthtech	€25M
Cleantech	€14M
Energy	€14M
Telecom	€13M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q3 2010
Growth/Late	€55M
Early VC	€28M
Series B	€27M
Series A	€24M
Other	€12M
Series C	€10M
Series D+	€7.0M
Seed	€1.1M

Exits & M&A

8 Acquisition · 2 Buyout

10 exits · €1.1B disclosed.

SeLoger	Acquisition	Jul 2010	€634M
Leboncoin	Acquisition	Jul 2010	€400M
Webedia	Buyout	Jul 2010	€70M
CCM Benchmark	Buyout	Jul 2010	€27M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
showroomprive.com	Growth/Late	Aug 2010	€37M
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
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
SEMCO Engineering	Early VC	Jul 2010	€4.5M
Bee Ware	Series B	Sep 2010	€4.3M
EffiCity	Early VC	Sep 2010	€4.2M
Alyotech	Early VC	Jul 2010	€4.0M
Bestofmedia Group	Growth/Late	Sep 2010	€3.1M
WiThings	Series A	Sep 2010	€3.0M

View all 39 France deals in Q3 2010 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2010, by deal count

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