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France startup funding in Q3 2011

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q3 2011.

In Q3 2011, 21 startups in France closed 21 funding rounds and raised €77M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 53.2% versus Q3 2010. Marketing was the most active sector, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€77M
-53.2% vs Q3 2010 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
21
-46.2% vs Q3 2010
Companies
21
Top sector
Marketing
Rank in Europe
#3
13.0% of European funding
Top-10 round share
96.3%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
France — funding by month, Q3 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jul€3.1M5
Aug€30M5
Sep€44M11

Top sectors

by € raised
France — top sectors by capital, Q3 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
France — top sectors by capital, Q3 2011
Media€26M
Marketing€14M
Consumer€3.8M
Software€3.1M
E-commerce€3.0M
Healthtech€2.5M
Travel€692k
Fintech€377k

Stage mix

by € raised
France — stage mix, Q3 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
France — stage mix, Q3 2011
Other€38M
Series B€30M
Series A€6.0M
Seed€3.2M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2011
CompanyStageDateAmount
QosmosOtherSep 2011€26M
TeadsSeries BAug 2011€23M
BonitaSoftSeries BSep 2011€7.6M
L'Usine √† DesignOtherSep 2011€3.6M
PolySpotOtherAug 2011€3.1M
PREstaShopSeries AAug 2011€3.0M
Base79Series ASep 2011€3.0M
PharnextOtherSep 2011€2.5M
SurikateOtherJul 2011€1.6M
TVTYSeedAug 2011€1.5M
FrenchWebSeedSep 2011€692k
TekoraOtherJul 2011€610k
AdsvarkSeedJul 2011€525k
GreenbureauSeedSep 2011€277k
The Football Social ClubOtherSep 2011€270k
View all 21 France deals in Q3 2011 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2011, by deal count
← All 2011 France funding