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France startup funding in Q3 2014

European tech funding raised by France startups during Q3 2014.

In Q3 2014, 40 startups in France closed 40 funding rounds and raised €122M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 18.9% versus Q3 2013. Software was the most active sector, and Kima Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding
€122M
-18.9% vs Q3 2013 · excl. debt & grants
Funding rounds
40
+2.6% vs Q3 2013
Companies
40
Top sector
Software
Rank in Europe
#5
3.8% of European funding
Top-10 round share
83.4%
of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month
France — funding by month, Q3 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
FundingRounds
Jul€82M8
Aug€4.8M9
Sep€36M23

Top sectors

by € raised
France — top sectors by capital, Q3 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
France — top sectors by capital, Q3 2014
Transportation€77M
Consumer€10M
Marketing€7.1M
Cleantech€6.4M
Healthtech€5.3M
Software€5.2M
E-commerce€4.2M
Agritech€3.8M

Stage mix

by € raised
France — stage mix, Q3 2014 — interactive chart.
Data table
France — stage mix, Q3 2014
Series C€73M
Series A€16M
Other€12M
Early VC€12M
Seed€9.0M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2014
CompanyStageDateAmount
BlaBlaCarSeries CJul 2014€73M
ISORGEarly VCJul 2014€6.4M
Alize PharmaSeries ASep 2014€5.0M
Be-BoundSeries ASep 2014€3.4M
Primo1DEarly VCSep 2014€3.0M
KoolicarOtherSep 2014€2.6M
DynadmicSeries ASep 2014€2.3M
CeloxicaOtherSep 2014€2.1M
monEchelleOtherSep 2014€2.0M
ManoManoSeries ASep 2014€2.0M
NightswappingSeedSep 2014€2.0M
AkeneoOtherSep 2014€1.8M
YnsectSeries AAug 2014€1.8M
WizbiiSeries ASep 2014€1.6M
GenymobileSeedSep 2014€1.5M
View all 40 France deals in Q3 2014 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2014, by deal count
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