France startup funding in 2012
European tech funding raised by France startups during 2012.
In 2012, 107 startups in France closed 115 funding rounds and raised €445M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Media was the most active sector, and Alven Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€445M
excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
115
Companies
107
Top sector
Media
France: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €415M | +80.1% | 121 | +55.1% | — |
| 2011 | €293M | -29.4% | 113 | -6.6% | €1.1M |
| 2012 | €445M | +51.9% | 115 | +1.8% | — |
Rank in Europe
#3
11.4% of European funding
Top-10 round share
63.9%
of disclosed capital
Rounds ≥ €100M
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Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFrance — funding by month, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €63M | 10 |
| Feb | €14M | 7 |
| Mar | €23M | 14 |
| Apr | €34M | 9 |
| May | €33M | 8 |
| Jun | €15M | 10 |
| Jul | €6.0M | 11 |
| Aug | €20M | 6 |
| Sep | €56M | 11 |
| Oct | €136M | 10 |
| Nov | €37M | 9 |
| Dec | €6.4M | 10 |
Top sectors
by € raisedFrance — top sectors by capital, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — top sectors by capital, 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Media | €167M |
| Marketing | €73M |
| Fashion | €46M |
| Healthtech | €31M |
| Consumer | €23M |
| Telecom | €20M |
| Software | €19M |
| Transportation | €13M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFrance — stage mix, 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — stage mix, 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series D+ | €132M |
| Other | €68M |
| Series B | €56M |
| Early VC | €50M |
| Growth/Late | €45M |
| Series A | €41M |
| Series C | €32M |
| Seed | €21M |
Exits & M&A
11 Acquisition · 1 Merger12 exits · €32B disclosed.
| SFR | Acquisition | Jan 2012 | €17B |
| Numericable | Merger | Feb 2012 | €15B |
| LaFourchette | Acquisition | Jun 2012 | €127M |
| Jeuxvideo | Acquisition | Jun 2012 | €90M |
| Auto Escape Group | Acquisition | Apr 2012 | €77M |
| eNovance | Acquisition | May 2012 | €70M |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deezer | Series D+ | Oct 2012 | €101M |
| CRITEO | Series D+ | Sep 2012 | €32M |
| Amplitude Technologies | Series B | Jan 2012 | €30M |
| Spartoo | Series C | Oct 2012 | €25M |
| Viadeo | Growth/Late | Apr 2012 | €24M |
| Neolane | Growth/Late | Jan 2012 | €21M |
| Sensee | Other | May 2012 | €18M |
| Devialet | Series A | Nov 2012 | €15M |
| SIGFOX | Series B | Sep 2012 | €10M |
| Sipartech | Early VC | Aug 2012 | €10M |
Top investors
most active in 2012, by deal count- Alven Capital8 deals
- Kima Ventures5 deals
- XAnge4 deals
- IDInvest Partners3 deals
- Elaia Partners3 deals
- A Plus Finance3 deals
- Partech Ventures3 deals
- ISAI3 deals
- CM-CIC Capital Prive3 deals
- Atlas Venture2 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology