France startup funding in January 2011
European tech funding raised by France startups during January 2011.
In January 2011, 17 startups in France closed 17 funding rounds and raised €30M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 17.0% versus January 2010. Software was the most active sector, and Alto Invest was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€30M
+17.0% vs January 2010 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
17
+30.8% vs January 2010
Companies
17
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#4
14.2% of European funding
Top-10 round share
95.2%
of disclosed capital
Top sectors
by € raisedFrance — top sectors by capital, January 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — top sectors by capital, January 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Healthtech | €8.6M |
| Software | €6.9M |
| E-commerce | €5.4M |
| Fintech | €5.1M |
| Media | €3.5M |
| Foodtech | €3.2M |
| HRtech | €3.0M |
| Marketing | €1.4M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFrance — stage mix, January 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — stage mix, January 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Other | €15M |
| Series B | €5.1M |
| Series A | €4.8M |
| Early VC | €4.5M |
| Seed | €923k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in January 2011| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impeto Medical | Other | Jan 2011 | €6.1M |
| Limonetik | Series B | Jan 2011 | €5.1M |
| Lekiosque.fr | Other | Jan 2011 | €3.4M |
| LaFourchette | Other | Jan 2011 | €3.2M |
| TalentSoft | Early VC | Jan 2011 | €3.0M |
| Antidot | Series A | Jan 2011 | €2.6M |
| Bon-Priv√ɬ© | Early VC | Jan 2011 | €1.5M |
| EVIAGENICS | Other | Jan 2011 | €1.3M |
| ETHERA | Series A | Jan 2011 | €1.2M |
| Sellsy | Series A | Jan 2011 | €1.0M |
| Videdressing | Seed | Jan 2011 | €674k |
| Prixing | Other | Jan 2011 | €400k |
| Boosket | Seed | Jan 2011 | €150k |
| Storific | Other | Jan 2011 | €100k |
| OpinewsTV | Seed | Jan 2011 | €100k |
Top investors
most active in January 2011, by deal count- Alto Invest1 deals
- CM-CIC Capital Prive1 deals
- Kima Ventures1 deals
- Newfund1 deals
- Orkos Capital1 deals
- Otium Capital1 deals
- Seventure Partners1 deals