France startup funding in Q3 2013

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q3 2013.

In Q3 2013, 38 startups in France closed 39 funding rounds and raised €151M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 82.4% versus Q3 2012. Debt rounds added €6.0M. Software was the most active sector, and IDInvest Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€151M

+82.4% vs Q3 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€6.0M debt

Funding rounds

+39.3% vs Q3 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

13.9% of European funding

Debt financing

€6.0M

3.8% of total

Top-10 round share

80.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jul	€99M	18
Aug	€4.7M	3
Sep	€53M	18

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q3 2013
Software	€47M
Semiconductors	€34M
Healthtech	€33M
Fashion	€24M
Media	€16M
HRtech	€15M
E-commerce	€4.3M
Travel	€4.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q3 2013
Series B	€41M
Series D+	€34M
Series C	€32M
Other	€15M
Seed	€15M
Series A	€11M
Debt	€6.0M
Early VC	€2.9M

Exits & M&A

4 Acquisition

4 exits · €727M disclosed.

Fotolia

Acquisition

Jul 2013

€727M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Crocus Technology	Series D+	Jul 2013	€34M
WiThings	Series B	Jul 2013	€23M
Scality	Series C	Jul 2013	€17M
Vestiaire Collective	Series C	Sep 2013	€15M
TalentSoft	Series B	Sep 2013	€15M
eNovance	Debt	Jul 2013	€6.0M
PathoQuest	Other	Jul 2013	€4.5M
fotopedia	Series A	Jul 2013	€4.0M
Deepclass	Other	Jul 2013	€3.9M
Videdressing	Series A	Aug 2013	€3.8M
Linkfluence	Series B	Sep 2013	€3.4M
GamaMabs Pharma	Series A	Sep 2013	€3.1M
Newzulu	Seed	Sep 2013	€2.9M
Nuxeo	Early VC	Sep 2013	€2.9M
Nanobiotix	Other	Jul 2013	€2.8M

View all 39 France deals in Q3 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2013, by deal count

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