Venture capital firms in France
France has 259 active venture capital firms and 851 active angels in our database, and 3,197 investors worldwide have already backed a French startup. Seed is the busiest stage, and Kima Ventures, XAnge and Eurazeo lead by French deal count.
The most active investors in France
What the numbers say about France
Angels outnumber funds 3 to one. 851 angels against 259 VC firms
Only 147 of the 259 funds are classic VC firms. The rest are syndicates, family offices and private equity
Seed is the busiest stage. 876 active investors, Series A follows with 528
247 of the 259 funds have already backed a French company, and 204 of them led the round
How a founder raised from investors like these
Frequently asked
Do I need a French investor to raise in France?
No. 3,197 investors worldwide have already backed at least one French startup, against 1,110 based in the country. Domestic and foreign investors are usually mixed in one round; a local lead mostly helps with follow-on and with public co-investors.
How many investors do founders contact to get meetings?
Founders in our Raise Benchmarks reached 45 to 900 investors per round. EchoWi closed €750K from 8 investors after 4 first meetings. Besample reached 900 investors for 55 first meetings. A wide, well-targeted list beats ten warm names.
How do I get a warm intro to these investors?
Fundraisly's Warm Intro maps your team's LinkedIn connections against every investor in this database and shows which of these funds and angels a colleague can introduce you to.
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