France startup funding in Q2 2013

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q2 2013.

In Q2 2013, 46 startups in France closed 46 funding rounds and raised €158M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 92.2% versus Q2 2012. Marketing was the most active sector, and Iris Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€158M

+92.2% vs Q2 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+70.4% vs Q2 2012

Companies

Top sector

Marketing

Rank in Europe

10.8% of European funding

Top-10 round share

75.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Apr	€89M	12
May	€21M	15
Jun	€48M	19

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q2 2013
Healthtech	€59M
Marketing	€25M
Travel	€18M
Transportation	€12M
Energy	€10M
Semiconductors	€10M
Fashion	€8.5M
Cleantech	€8.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q2 2013
Series A	€73M
Early VC	€26M
Series D+	€25M
Series C	€13M
Other	€12M
Seed	€7.2M
Series B	€2.6M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q2 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
GenSight Biologics	Series A	Apr 2013	€32M
Genticel	Series D+	Apr 2013	€18M
MarcoVasco (Planetveo)	Series A	Jun 2013	€15M
Aledia	Series A	Apr 2013	€10M
BonitaSoft	Series C	May 2013	€9.9M
Sofinnova Partners	Other	Apr 2013	€8.0M
Cooltech Applications	Early VC	Apr 2013	€8.0M
Ekinops	Series D+	Apr 2013	€6.7M
AT Internet	Early VC	Jun 2013	€6.3M
Netatmo	Series A	Jun 2013	€4.5M
Shopmium	Early VC	Jun 2013	€4.3M
Gemmyo	Series C	Jun 2013	€3.1M
digiSchool	Series A	Jun 2013	€3.0M
Cinemur	Early VC	Jun 2013	€2.6M
Boxtal - Envoimoinscher	Series B	Apr 2013	€2.6M

View all 46 France deals in Q2 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q2 2013, by deal count

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