France startup funding in Q4 2011
European tech funding raised by France startups during Q4 2011.
In Q4 2011, 21 startups in France closed 23 funding rounds and raised €59M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 4.6% versus Q4 2010. Debt rounds added €1.1M. Media was the most active sector, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€59M
+4.6% vs Q4 2010 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.1M debt
Funding rounds
23
+53.3% vs Q4 2010
Companies
21
Top sector
Media
Rank in Europe
#5
6.9% of European funding
Debt financing
€1.1M
1.8% of total
Top-10 round share
96.7%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFrance — funding by month, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Oct | €35M | 6 |
| Nov | €7.8M | 8 |
| Dec | €18M | 9 |
Top sectors
by € raisedFrance — top sectors by capital, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — top sectors by capital, Q4 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | €27M |
| Software | €15M |
| Healthtech | €13M |
| Fashion | €7.8M |
| Fintech | €3.8M |
| Media | €2.9M |
| E-commerce | €2.0M |
| Travel | €1.2M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFrance — stage mix, Q4 2011 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — stage mix, Q4 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €40M |
| Series B | €11M |
| Early VC | €3.1M |
| Other | €2.9M |
| Series A | €1.8M |
| Debt | €1.1M |
| Seed | €581k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2011| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zenprise | Series D+ | Oct 2011 | €27M |
| uTest_Vamsi | Series D+ | Dec 2011 | €13M |
| Vestiaire Collective | Series B | Oct 2011 | €7.3M |
| PREt d‚ÄôUnion | Series B | Nov 2011 | €3.8M |
| Shopmium | Early VC | Dec 2011 | €1.6M |
| miLibris | Early VC | Nov 2011 | €1.5M |
| viavoo | Series A | Dec 2011 | €1.5M |
| fotopedia | Debt | Nov 2011 | €1.1M |
| Weezevent | Other | Dec 2011 | €1.0M |
| eNovance | Other | Nov 2011 | €800k |
| Yooneed.com | Other | Dec 2011 | €450k |
| Gemmyo | Series A | Nov 2011 | €329k |
| Just around Us | Other | Nov 2011 | €189k |
| mailjet | Seed | Dec 2011 | €180k |
| HeyCrowd | Seed | Dec 2011 | €164k |
Top investors
most active in Q4 2011, by deal count- Kima Ventures4 deals
- Accel1 deals
- Balderton Capital1 deals
- CapHorn Invest1 deals
- Greylock Partners1 deals
- ISAI1 deals
- Omnes Capital1 deals
- A Plus Finance1 deals
- Ventech1 deals