France startup funding in Q1 2011

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q1 2011.

In Q1 2011, 36 startups in France closed 36 funding rounds and raised €64M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 63.4% versus Q1 2010. Marketing was the most active sector, and Alven Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€64M

+63.4% vs Q1 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+44.0% vs Q1 2010

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

8.6% of European funding

Top-10 round share

71.5%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€30M	17
Feb	€16M	7
Mar	€18M	12

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q1 2011
Marketing	€16M
Software	€15M
E-commerce	€9.1M
Healthtech	€8.6M
Fashion	€8.3M
Fintech	€5.1M
Media	€4.8M
Foodtech	€3.3M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q1 2011
Other	€30M
Series A	€17M
Series B	€10M
Early VC	€5.5M
Seed	€1.8M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Sensee	Other	Mar 2011	€7.5M
mobile tag	Other	Feb 2011	€6.6M
Impeto Medical	Other	Jan 2011	€6.1M
Scality	Series B	Feb 2011	€5.1M
Limonetik	Series B	Jan 2011	€5.1M
Lekiosque.fr	Other	Jan 2011	€3.4M
LaFourchette	Other	Jan 2011	€3.2M
ividence	Series A	Mar 2011	€3.0M
TalentSoft	Early VC	Jan 2011	€3.0M
happyview	Series A	Feb 2011	€3.0M
Antidot	Series A	Jan 2011	€2.6M
EntropySoft	Series A	Mar 2011	€2.5M
MobPartner	Series A	Mar 2011	€2.5M
Bon-Priv√É¬©	Early VC	Jan 2011	€1.5M
EVIAGENICS	Other	Jan 2011	€1.3M

View all 36 France deals in Q1 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2011, by deal count

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