France startup funding in H1 2011

European tech funding raised by France startups during H1 2011.

In H1 2011, 68 startups in France closed 69 funding rounds and raised €157M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 19.1% versus H1 2010. Marketing was the most active sector, and Alven Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€157M

-19.1% vs H1 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+3.0% vs H1 2010

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

10.0% of European funding

Top-10 round share

57.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€30M	17
Feb	€16M	7
Mar	€18M	12
Apr	€29M	9
May	€38M	13
Jun	€25M	11

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, H1 2011
Marketing	€57M
Gaming	€23M
Software	€20M
Media	€19M
E-commerce	€9.4M
Robotics	€9.0M
Healthtech	€8.6M
Fashion	€8.4M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, H1 2011
Other	€41M
Early VC	€27M
Series A	€26M
Series B	€25M
Series C	€18M
Growth/Late	€16M
Seed	€3.5M

Exits & M&A

1 IPO

1 exit · €1.5B disclosed.

CRITEO

IPO

Jun 2011

€1.5B

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Next Performance	Growth/Late	May 2011	€16M
Mediastay	Series B	Apr 2011	€15M
Oocto	Early VC	May 2011	€10M
Alderbaran Robotics	Series C	Jun 2011	€9.0M
Aldebaran Robotics	Series C	Jun 2011	€9.0M
Sensee	Other	Mar 2011	€7.5M
mobile tag	Other	Feb 2011	€6.6M
Impeto Medical	Other	Jan 2011	€6.1M
Kobojo	Series A	Apr 2011	€5.3M
Scality	Series B	Feb 2011	€5.1M
Limonetik	Series B	Jan 2011	€5.1M
Celoxica	Early VC	May 2011	€3.5M
Lekiosque.fr	Other	Jan 2011	€3.4M
oodrive	Early VC	Apr 2011	€3.4M
LaFourchette	Other	Jan 2011	€3.2M

View all 69 France deals in H1 2011 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2011, by deal count

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