France startup funding in Q1 2013

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q1 2013.

In Q1 2013, 33 startups in France closed 33 funding rounds and raised €61M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 39.0% versus Q1 2012. Debt rounds added €8.0M. Media was the most active sector, and Iris Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€61M

-39.0% vs Q1 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€8.0M debt

Funding rounds

+6.5% vs Q1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Media

Rank in Europe

8.9% of European funding

Debt financing

€8.0M

11.6% of total

Top-10 round share

89.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€23M	13
Feb	€30M	13
Mar	€16M	7

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q1 2013
E-commerce	€16M
Healthtech	€12M
Fintech	€12M
Media	€9.8M
Marketing	€9.0M
Telecom	€8.0M
Semiconductors	€8.0M
Fashion	€4.6M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q1 2013
Series B	€15M
Series A	€15M
Early VC	€12M
Series C	€10M
Debt	€8.0M
Seed	€4.2M
Other	€2.8M
Growth/Late	€2.0M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €82M disclosed.

Base79	Acquisition	Jan 2013	€58M
Voxmobili	Acquisition	Feb 2013	€24M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
AppGratis	Series A	Jan 2013	€10M
EyeTechCare	Series C	Mar 2013	€10M
Teads	Debt	Feb 2013	€8.0M
DelfMEMS	Series B	Jan 2013	€8.0M
Recommerce Solutions	Early VC	Feb 2013	€7.1M
Sparkow	Series B	Feb 2013	€7.0M
Videdressing	Series A	Mar 2013	€4.6M
Greenweez.com	Early VC	Feb 2013	€3.5M
Hospimedia	Growth/Late	Feb 2013	€2.0M
BuyBox	Early VC	Jan 2013	€1.7M
TOSA (Tests On Software Applications)	Other	Mar 2013	€1.1M
Sensorly	Other	Jan 2013	€1.0M
Shoptimise	Seed	Feb 2013	€1.0M
Mention	Seed	Mar 2013	€609k
La Belle Assiette	Seed	Jan 2013	€500k

View all 33 France deals in Q1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2013, by deal count

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