France startup funding in Q4 2012

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q4 2012.

In Q4 2012, 28 startups in France closed 29 funding rounds and raised €180M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 204.2% versus Q4 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

€180M

+204.2% vs Q4 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+26.1% vs Q4 2011

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

17.6% of European funding

Top-10 round share

95.1%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€136M	10
Nov	€37M	9
Dec	€6.4M	10

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q4 2012
Media	€132M
Fashion	€27M
Consumer	€15M
Healthtech	€6.8M
Software	€5.8M
Marketing	€4.5M
Travel	€3.5M
Transportation	€3.1M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q4 2012
Series D+	€101M
Series C	€25M
Series A	€23M
Other	€16M
Early VC	€11M
Seed	€4.7M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Deezer	Series D+	Oct 2012	€101M
Spartoo	Series C	Oct 2012	€25M
Devialet	Series A	Nov 2012	€15M
Base79	Other	Nov 2012	€7.7M
Biom'Up	Early VC	Oct 2012	€6.8M
Lekiosque.fr	Other	Nov 2012	€6.4M
LeCab	Series A	Dec 2012	€3.1M
mailjet	Series A	Nov 2012	€2.5M
Mirakl	Series A	Nov 2012	€2.3M
YouScribe	Early VC	Nov 2012	€2.0M
DocTrackr	Seed	Oct 2012	€1.8M
FAGUO	Early VC	Nov 2012	€1.5M
Epawn	Seed	Dec 2012	€1.0M
iAdvize	Early VC	Oct 2012	€1.0M
Adikteev	Other	Dec 2012	€720k

View all 29 France deals in Q4 2012 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2012, by deal count

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