France startup funding in 2014
European tech funding raised by France startups during 2014.
In 2014, 169 startups in France closed 179 funding rounds and raised €672M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Debt rounds added €15M. Software was the most active sector, and Bpifrance was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€672M
excl. debt & grants · +€15M debt
Funding rounds
179
Companies
169
Top sector
Software
France: last three years
change vs the year before| Year | Equity | Change | Rounds | Change | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | €445M | +51.9% | 115 | +1.8% | — |
| 2013 | €548M | +23.2% | 165 | +43.5% | €14M |
| 2014 | €672M | +22.6% | 179 | +8.5% | €15M |
Rank in Europe
#4
7.2% of European funding
Debt financing
€15M
2.2% of total
Top-10 round share
50.9%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFrance — funding by month, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | €84M | 21 |
| Feb | €9.3M | 7 |
| Mar | €40M | 15 |
| Apr | €62M | 16 |
| May | €51M | 15 |
| Jun | €103M | 19 |
| Jul | €82M | 8 |
| Aug | €4.8M | 9 |
| Sep | €36M | 23 |
| Oct | €64M | 16 |
| Nov | €126M | 20 |
| Dec | €25M | 10 |
Top sectors
by € raisedFrance — top sectors by capital, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — top sectors by capital, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Fashion | €108M |
| Software | €95M |
| Marketing | €94M |
| Transportation | €94M |
| Healthtech | €84M |
| Cleantech | €79M |
| Energy | €50M |
| Telecom | €42M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFrance — stage mix, 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — stage mix, 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €135M |
| Growth/Late | €131M |
| Other | €89M |
| Series D+ | €75M |
| Series B | €72M |
| Series A | €67M |
| Seed | €60M |
| Early VC | €43M |
| Debt | €15M |
| Crowdfunding | €600k |
Exits & M&A
12 Acquisition12 exits · €147M disclosed.
| Allopneus | Acquisition | Oct 2014 | €60M |
| Easyvoyage | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €40M |
| Appsfire | Acquisition | Jan 2014 | €27M |
| Social Moov | Acquisition | Feb 2014 | €19M |
| Bringr | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €700k |
Largest equity rounds
by disclosed amount, 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarenza | Growth/Late | Jun 2014 | €74M |
| BlaBlaCar | Series C | Jul 2014 | €73M |
| Neoen | Series C | Oct 2014 | €42M |
| uTest_Vamsi | Series D+ | Jan 2014 | €31M |
| Finsecur | Growth/Late | Nov 2014 | €25M |
| Menlook | Series D+ | Nov 2014 | €23M |
| VocalCom | Other | Jan 2014 | €23M |
| Voluntis | Series D+ | Apr 2014 | €21M |
| Leosphere | Growth/Late | Apr 2014 | €20M |
| Intersec | Series B | Nov 2014 | €18M |
Largest debt rounds
debt financing, 2014; not in the equity totalTop investors
most active in 2014, by deal count- Bpifrance13 deals
- Alven Capital13 deals
- Kima Ventures11 deals
- Partech Ventures8 deals
- XAnge6 deals
- IDInvest Partners5 deals
- Elaia Partners5 deals
- ISAI5 deals
- Index Ventures4 deals
- Kerala Ventures3 deals
Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 6 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology