France startup funding in Q1 2014

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q1 2014.

In Q1 2014, 43 startups in France closed 43 funding rounds and raised €131M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 114.8% versus Q1 2013. Debt rounds added €1.8M. Software was the most active sector, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€131M

+114.8% vs Q1 2013 · excl. debt & grants · +€1.8M debt

Funding rounds

+30.3% vs Q1 2013

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

6.8% of European funding

Debt financing

€1.8M

1.4% of total

Top-10 round share

73.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€84M	21
Feb	€9.3M	7
Mar	€40M	15

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	France — top sectors by capital, Q1 2014
Software	€39M
Healthtech	€33M
Marketing	€31M
E-commerce	€15M
Hardware	€14M
Telecom	€14M
Media	€14M
Travel	€8.9M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	France — stage mix, Q1 2014
Other	€38M
Series D+	€31M
Series B	€14M
Series C	€14M
Seed	€13M
Series A	€11M
Early VC	€9.5M
Debt	€1.8M

Exits & M&A

9 Acquisition

9 exits · €46M disclosed.

Appsfire	Acquisition	Jan 2014	€27M
Social Moov	Acquisition	Feb 2014	€19M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q1 2014

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
uTest_Vamsi	Series D+	Jan 2014	€31M
VocalCom	Other	Jan 2014	€23M
SIGFOX	Series C	Mar 2014	€14M
PREstaShop	Series B	Mar 2014	€6.7M
Ymagis	Other	Jan 2014	€5.0M
Evaneos	Series B	Jan 2014	€4.4M
Sefaireaider	Seed	Jan 2014	€4.3M
Shoptimise	Series A	Mar 2014	€3.5M
Linkfluence	Series B	Mar 2014	€3.0M
Ceetiz	Series A	Jan 2014	€3.0M
Ouicar	Early VC	Feb 2014	€3.0M
Yellow Korner	Other	Mar 2014	€2.5M
mailjet	Series A	Mar 2014	€2.2M
Monsieurdrive.com	Other	Mar 2014	€2.0M
Drive	Other	Jan 2014	€2.0M

View all 43 France deals in Q1 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q1 2014, by deal count

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