France startup funding in Q4 2010

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q4 2010.

In Q4 2010, 15 startups in France closed 15 funding rounds and raised €57M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 63.3% versus Q4 2009. Software was the most active sector, and Alven Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€57M

+63.3% vs Q4 2009 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+36.4% vs Q4 2009

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

3.7% of European funding

Top-10 round share

99.6%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€201k	2
Nov	€42M	5
Dec	€15M	8

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q4 2010
Healthtech	€35M
Fintech	€6.6M
Media	€6.4M
Software	€4.9M
Fashion	€2.0M
Marketing	€2.0M
Edtech	€300k
Travel	€66k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q4 2010
Series C	€35M
Series A	€8.4M
Early VC	€8.1M
Other	€4.6M
Seed	€866k

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition · 1 Buyout

4 exits · €52M disclosed.

Jetcost	Acquisition	Oct 2010	€31M
FlexyCore	Acquisition	Oct 2010	€21M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2010

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
SuperSonic Imagine	Series C	Nov 2010	€35M
E-Blink	Early VC	Dec 2010	€6.1M
Smartdate	Other	Nov 2010	€4.5M
Teads	Series A	Dec 2010	€4.0M
Anatole	Early VC	Nov 2010	€2.0M
Smallable	Series A	Dec 2010	€2.0M
Linkfluence	Series A	Dec 2010	€1.9M
Moodstocks	Seed	Dec 2010	€500k
Greendizer	Series A	Nov 2010	€500k
eduPad	Seed	Nov 2010	€300k
TOSA (Tests On Software Applications)	Other	Oct 2010	€135k
Clerk	Seed	Oct 2010	€66k

View all 15 France deals in Q4 2010 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2010, by deal count

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