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France startup funding in Q4 2013

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q4 2013.

In Q4 2013, 45 startups in France closed 47 funding rounds and raised €178M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 0.9% versus Q4 2012. Marketing was the most active sector, and Elaia Partners was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€178M
-0.9% vs Q4 2012 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
47
+62.1% vs Q4 2012
Companies
45
Top sector
Marketing
Rank in Europe
#4
12.1% of European funding
Top-10 round share
68.8%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
France — funding by month, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Oct€39M14
Nov€83M22
Dec€56M11

Top sectors

by € raised
France — top sectors by capital, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
France — top sectors by capital, Q4 2013
Healthtech€47M
Marketing€44M
Semiconductors€19M
Telecom€19M
Transportation€18M
Media€17M
Fintech€14M
Software€6.6M

Stage mix

by € raised
France — stage mix, Q4 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
France — stage mix, Q4 2013
Other€86M
Series C€25M
Series B€22M
Growth/Late€19M
Series A€12M
Seed€7.4M
Early VC€6.6M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2013
CompanyStageDateAmount
MetaPackOtherNov 2013€28M
Sequans CommunicationsGrowth/LateDec 2013€19M
Pixium VisionOtherNov 2013€15M
THERAVECTYSOtherOct 2013€15M
Mister-AutoSeries CDec 2013€10M
PREt d‚ÄôUnionSeries CNov 2013€10M
Gecko BiomedicalOtherDec 2013€9.9M
SensioLabsOtherDec 2013€6.2M
Egr RenovationOtherDec 2013€5.0M
LeCabSeries BNov 2013€5.0M
TROD MedicalSeries BOct 2013€4.8M
FlayrSeries ANov 2013€4.5M
Mobiles RepublicSeries BOct 2013€4.4M
News RepublicSeries BOct 2013€4.4M
TeadsSeries COct 2013€3.9M
View all 47 France deals in Q4 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2013, by deal count
← All 2013 France funding