France startup funding in H2 2012

European tech funding raised by France startups during H2 2012.

In H2 2012, 55 startups in France closed 57 funding rounds and raised €263M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 93.1% versus H2 2011. Media was the most active sector, and CM-CIC Capital Prive was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€263M

+93.1% vs H2 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+29.5% vs H2 2011

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

12.6% of European funding

Top-10 round share

84.0%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€6.0M	11
Aug	€20M	6
Sep	€56M	11
Oct	€136M	10
Nov	€37M	9
Dec	€6.4M	10

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, H2 2012
Media	€136M
Marketing	€40M
Fashion	€28M
Consumer	€21M
Telecom	€20M
Healthtech	€14M
Hardware	€10M
Software	€6.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, H2 2012
Series D+	€132M
Series C	€32M
Early VC	€27M
Series A	€25M
Other	€25M
Series B	€11M
Seed	€10M

Exits & M&A

6 Acquisition

6 exits · €9.1M disclosed.

DocTrackr

Acquisition

Jul 2012

€9.1M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H2 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Deezer	Series D+	Oct 2012	€101M
CRITEO	Series D+	Sep 2012	€32M
Spartoo	Series C	Oct 2012	€25M
Devialet	Series A	Nov 2012	€15M
SIGFOX	Series B	Sep 2012	€10M
Sipartech	Early VC	Aug 2012	€10M
Base79	Other	Nov 2012	€7.7M
THERAVECTYS	Other	Sep 2012	€7.5M
Biom'Up	Early VC	Oct 2012	€6.8M
Movea	Series C	Aug 2012	€6.5M
Lekiosque.fr	Other	Nov 2012	€6.4M
melty.com	Early VC	Jul 2012	€3.6M
LeCab	Series A	Dec 2012	€3.1M
Mister Bell	Series A	Aug 2012	€2.8M
mailjet	Series A	Nov 2012	€2.5M

View all 57 France deals in H2 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H2 2012, by deal count

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