European tech funding raised by France startups during H2 2016.
In H2 2016, 312 startups in France raised a combined €1.6B across 319 funding rounds, up 86.8% versus H2 2015. Software was the most active sector, and Bpifrance was the most active investor. Data as of 23 Aug 2026.
37 exits · €856M disclosed.
| SoLocal Group | IPO | Oct 2016 | €399M |
| AB Groupe | Acquisition | Jul 2016 | €270M |
| Zenly | Acquisition | Oct 2016 | €182M |
| Lucibel | IPO | Nov 2016 | €4.0M |
| Viadeo | Acquisition | Sep 2016 | €1.5M |
| Jul 2016 |
| €50M |
| LINKBYNET | Growth/Late | Jul 2016 | €50M |
| Teads | Debt | Aug 2016 | €43M |
| Genfit | Growth/Late | Oct 2016 | €34M |
| Wynd | Series B | Nov 2016 | €30M |
| Navya | Growth/Late | Oct 2016 | €30M |
| EcoVadis | Growth/Late | Dec 2016 | €30M |
| Molotov | Series B | Dec 2016 | €23M |
| BlaBlaCar | Growth/Late | Sep 2016 | €21M |
| Skill & You | Early VC | Dec 2016 | €21M |
| Zenly | Series B | Sep 2016 | €21M |
| Alkemics | Series B | Sep 2016 | €20M |