France startup funding in H1 2012
European tech funding raised by France startups during H1 2012.
In H1 2012, 56 startups in France closed 58 funding rounds and raised €182M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 16.3% versus H1 2011. Marketing was the most active sector, and Alven Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€182M
+16.3% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
58
-15.9% vs H1 2011
Companies
56
Top sector
Marketing
Rank in Europe
#4
10.0% of European funding
Top-10 round share
73.3%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFrance — funding by month, H1 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 |
Top sectors
by € raisedFrance — top sectors by capital, H1 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — top sectors by capital, H1 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Marketing | €33M |
| Media | €31M |
| Fashion | €18M |
| Healthtech | €16M |
| Software | €12M |
| Fintech | €11M |
| Foodtech | €9.4M |
| E-commerce | €9.1M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFrance — stage mix, H1 2012 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — stage mix, H1 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Series B | €45M |
| Growth/Late | €45M |
| Other | €43M |
| Early VC | €23M |
| Series A | €16M |
| Seed | €10M |
Exits & M&A
5 Acquisition · 1 Merger6 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 |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplitude Technologies | Series B | Jan 2012 | €30M |
| Viadeo | Growth/Late | Apr 2012 | €24M |
| Neolane | Growth/Late | Jan 2012 | €21M |
| Sensee | Other | May 2012 | €18M |
| Pharnext | Other | Feb 2012 | €8.0M |
| LaFourchette | Other | May 2012 | €7.9M |
| BlaBlaCar | Series B | Jan 2012 | €7.7M |
| E-Blink | Early VC | Apr 2012 | €7.0M |
| MenInvest | Other | May 2012 | €5.6M |
| Pearltrees | Early VC | Feb 2012 | €5.0M |
| Wedia | Early VC | Jun 2012 | €5.0M |
| Enterome | Series A | Mar 2012 | €5.0M |
| Leetchi | Series B | Mar 2012 | €4.1M |
| Commerce Guys | Series A | Mar 2012 | €3.7M |
| Alize Pharma | Seed | Jun 2012 | €3.3M |
Top investors
most active in H1 2012, by deal count- Alven Capital5 deals
- Kima Ventures4 deals
- XAnge4 deals
- ISAI3 deals
- IDInvest Partners2 deals
- Creathor Venture2 deals
- Partech Ventures2 deals
- Seventure Partners2 deals
- Balderton Capital1 deals
- Banexi Ventures1 deals