France startup funding in H2 2014
European tech funding raised by France startups during H2 2014.
In H2 2014, 83 startups in France closed 86 funding rounds and raised €326M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 1.0% versus H2 2013. Debt rounds added €12M. Software was the most active sector, and Bpifrance was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€326M
-1.0% vs H2 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€12M debt
Funding rounds
86
+0.0% vs H2 2013
Companies
83
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#4
6.2% of European funding
Debt financing
€12M
3.6% of total
Top-10 round share
65.9%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthFrance — funding by month, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — top sectors by capital, H2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Transportation | €80M |
| Cleantech | €49M |
| Energy | €42M |
| Software | €38M |
| Fintech | €34M |
| Fashion | €32M |
| Consumer | €28M |
| Cybersecurity | €27M |
Stage mix
by € raisedFrance — stage mix, H2 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
| France — stage mix, H2 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Series C | €115M |
| Series A | €42M |
| Series B | €35M |
| Seed | €34M |
| Early VC | €26M |
| Growth/Late | €25M |
| Other | €25M |
| Series D+ | €23M |
| Debt | €12M |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition3 exits · €101M disclosed.
| Allopneus | Acquisition | Oct 2014 | €60M |
| Easyvoyage | Acquisition | Dec 2014 | €40M |
| Bringr | Acquisition | Nov 2014 | €700k |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2014| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlaBlaCar | Series C | Jul 2014 | €73M |
| Neoen | Series C | Oct 2014 | €42M |
| Finsecur | Growth/Late | Nov 2014 | €25M |
| Menlook | Series D+ | Nov 2014 | €23M |
| Intersec | Series B | Nov 2014 | €18M |
| Finexkap | Debt | Nov 2014 | €12M |
| Melijoe.com | Other | Nov 2014 | €9.0M |
| Lendix | Seed | Nov 2014 | €7.0M |
| Alpha Mos | Early VC | Nov 2014 | €6.7M |
| Tag Commander | Series B | Oct 2014 | €6.5M |
| Happn | Series A | Dec 2014 | €6.4M |
| ISORG | Early VC | Jul 2014 | €6.4M |
| Finexkap | Series A | Nov 2014 | €6.0M |
| Ynsect | Series B | Dec 2014 | €5.5M |
| Capitaine Train / Captain Train | Series B | Dec 2014 | €5.0M |
Top investors
most active in H2 2014, by deal count- Bpifrance9 deals
- Kima Ventures7 deals
- Alven Capital4 deals
- ISAI3 deals
- Partech Ventures3 deals
- XAnge3 deals
- Sofimac Partners3 deals
- Ventech2 deals
- Elaia Partners2 deals
- 123Venture2 deals