France startup funding in Q3 2012

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q3 2012.

In Q3 2012, 27 startups in France closed 28 funding rounds and raised €83M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 7.6% versus Q3 2011. Travel was the most active sector, and Intel Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€83M

+7.6% vs Q3 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+33.3% vs Q3 2011

Companies

Top sector

Travel

Rank in Europe

7.8% of European funding

Top-10 round share

94.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€6.0M	11
Aug	€20M	6
Sep	€56M	11

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q3 2012
Marketing	€35M
Telecom	€20M
Hardware	€10M
Healthtech	€7.6M
Consumer	€6.7M
Semiconductors	€6.5M
Media	€4.0M
Transportation	€2.2M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q3 2012
Series D+	€32M
Early VC	€16M
Series B	€11M
Other	€9.3M
Series C	€6.5M
Seed	€5.4M
Series A	€2.8M

Exits & M&A

6 Acquisition

6 exits · €9.1M disclosed.

DocTrackr

Acquisition

Jul 2012

€9.1M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
CRITEO	Series D+	Sep 2012	€32M
SIGFOX	Series B	Sep 2012	€10M
Sipartech	Early VC	Aug 2012	€10M
THERAVECTYS	Other	Sep 2012	€7.5M
Movea	Series C	Aug 2012	€6.5M
melty.com	Early VC	Jul 2012	€3.6M
Mister Bell	Series A	Aug 2012	€2.8M
AVOB	Early VC	Sep 2012	€2.5M
Drivy	Seed	Sep 2012	€2.2M
Capitaine Train / Captain Train	Seed	Sep 2012	€1.4M
Lemon Curve	Other	Aug 2012	€1.0M
Social Moov	Other	Jul 2012	€750k
Azendoo	Seed	Jul 2012	€700k
Gemmyo	Series B	Sep 2012	€619k
MorningCroissant	Seed	Jul 2012	€400k

View all 28 France deals in Q3 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2012, by deal count

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